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Contributors to British Numismatics – Introduction – Gary Oddie
This note will provide a brief description of the archive, the reasons behind setting it up and the sources that have been used already to create the 800+ entries in the archive. The project has been prompted by the difficulties sometimes experienced in finding images of past collectors, dealers and authors etc. The late Harry Manville’s five-volume encyclopaedias were published between 1986 and 2009 and are extremely useful and virtually complete, but contain few illustrations, and no portraits of the characters within. The aim of this archive is to add some faces to the names and bring the works up to date. Incidental images, such as book plates, coin tickets and envelopes have also been added. A separate section has been created that contains just images of coin tickets and envelopes which is expected to initially have a life of its own with many of the names not yet appearing in the main archive.A final section describes future plans and also
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A New Type for the Halfpence of Richard III – Dave Greenhalgh & Lee Stone
A recently discovered new type of Halfpenny for Richard III links the halfpenny series more closely with the Groats and Halfgroats.’
Further Lis-by-Neck Waterford Pennies of Edward IV or V and Richard III – Kelvin Brosz and Oisín Mac Conamhna
The purpose of this note is to document two further lis-by-neck pennies of Waterford of Edward IV or V, and Richard III, which have recently come to light.
An Unrecorded Privy Mark on Edward I Class IX Pennies of Newcastle upon Tyne – Jonathan Morris
A short article highlighting a potential privy mark observed on Newcastle coins of class IXb1.
Potential Tradesman Countermarked Dollar Issuers – Ken Eckardt
As a series the British (mainly Scottish) Tradesman Countermarked Dollars are considered very rare to scarce with only a few types generally readily available for collectors. The recall of these countermarked dollars by their issuers seems to have been generally very effective and relatively few pieces of most types have survived. I have often wondered how many issues have no surviving examples recorded. There may be a clue as to enterprises that could well have issued countermarked dollars and examination of some of the countermarked halfpenny coins is a good starting point.
A unique joint issue of King Eanred of Northumbrian and Archbishop Eanbald II – Bradley Hopper & Tony Abramson
Stewart Lyon, when discussing the coinage of ninth century Northumbria in the introduction to the SCBI 68, stated that ‘There are no coins of Eanbald II minted jointly with Eanred’. The appearance of a new coin has served to prove Lyon wrong. This brief note discusses the new joint regal and archiepiscopal issue and its place within early ninth century Northumbrian numismatics.
Die studies of the English Short Cross coinage, 1180-1247 – Glenn Gittoes
The note summarises the extent of die studies carried out for the Short Cross coinage and shows that quite a large proportion of the coinage has been studied. It is hoped that the summary will help co-ordinate further research.
The Forty-Shilling piece of James VI revisited – David Rampling
A rare Scottish Forty-Shilling piece of James VI, has recently featured on the ‘English hammered and early milled coin collectors’ group of Facebook. The coin is of interest for reasons briefly discussed in this article.
Another Short Cross die link between London and Canterbury in class VIII – Glenn Gittoes
In 1951 Elmore Jones exhibited two Short Cross pennies of class VIIIb from London and Canterbury both struck from the same die. This note publishes another die link between London and Canterbury in the same class.
