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  • The Heworth 1812 Hoard: A Cold Case Reconsidered – Hugh Pagan March 22, 2023
  • Edward IV Durham halfpennies: Some new examples? – Lee Stone March 21, 2023
  • Another UK Merchant Countermark Find – Eric C. Hodge March 7, 2023
  • An Example of a Henry VI Annulet Issue York Penny from the Ecclesiastical Mint? – Lee Stone February 28, 2023
  • A Counterfeit 1928 Australian Shilling – Gary Oddie February 27, 2023
  • A Die Study of Charles I Shillings – mm Heart – Gary Oddie February 26, 2023
  • Determining the Density of a Coin using Archimedes’ Principle – Gary Oddie February 25, 2023
  • An Unusual Counterfeit Charles I 1b2 Shilling, mm Heart – Gary Oddie February 24, 2023
  • A Token of Appreciation for a Jacobean Hoard – Gary Oddie February 23, 2023
  • A Mould for a 17th Century Lead Token – The Rose at Stony Lane, Southwark – Gary Oddie February 22, 2023
  • Vicar’s Jubilee, Churchstoke, 1896 – Gary Oddie & Nigel Lutt February 21, 2023
  • A Punch for the Octagonal Countermark of 1804 – Gary Oddie February 20, 2023
  • A Unique Farthing Token from the Thames – Simon Maslin February 20, 2023
  • Edward IV: A Possible Halfpenny for the Coventry Mint – Lee Stone February 14, 2023
  • Insertions in a copy of Robertson’s ‘A Handbook to the Coinage of Scotland’ – David Rampling February 12, 2023
  • Insights into Henry VI Rosette Mascle Pence – Dave Greenhalgh February 7, 2023
  • Cark Cotton Works, 4 Shillings 6 Pence, Manville 101 – A New Variety – K. V. Eckardt February 3, 2023
  • Early Anglo-Saxon Coins – Keeping the Corpus Current – Tony Abramson January 27, 2023
  • The Peckham gold shilling: A new, unique addition to the corpus of early Anglo-Saxon gold shillings – Tony Abramson January 26, 2023
  • An Unusual Late Edward IV London Penny – M.J. Wade January 26, 2023
  • Elizabeth I, 1562 Threepence, New Obverse Die – Adrian Curry January 25, 2023
  • A Murder at The Adelphi – William Terriss R.I.P. – Gary Oddie January 18, 2023
  • A New Bust Variety for 1676 Charles II Shillings – Gary Oddie January 18, 2023
  • Robert Welborne, “Unworthy Servant of Christ”, and his Coin Collection – Hugh Pagan January 12, 2023
  • Spink’s Numismatic Circular – A Personal Story – Gary Oddie January 5, 2023
  • An Unusual Hoard of 17thC Tokens and Coins – Gary Oddie January 5, 2023
  • Edward III, Durham, class 15d pennies. BNJ 2018 article  – A brief update – Denis Martin December 23, 2022
  • A New Mintmark for the Henry VIII Canterbury Penny? – Lee Stone December 23, 2022
  • Henry III Long Class Pennies – A Very Rare Class 5d1/5c3 Mule – The Missing Link? – Ian M Heavisides. December 20, 2022
  • The Last Galley Halfpenny – Joshua Cattermole December 11, 2022
  • Early letter forms in the Edward III Florin coinage 1344-51 (Part 2) – Some new developments – Denis Martin December 3, 2022
  • Early letter forms in the Edward III coinage 1344-1351 – Denis Martin November 30, 2022
  • In The Groove – Security Edges and Contemporary Counterfeiting in British West Africa and Nigeria – Gary Oddie November 27, 2022
  • Further Examples of an Unusual Lettering Variant, Edward I – Rob Page November 23, 2022
  • “MCHBI” – A BNS Online Map Application for Medieval Coin Hoards in Britain and Ireland – Rob Page November 22, 2022
  • The Fourth variety of Fleur-de-lis groats of James II of Scotland – David Rampling November 11, 2022
  • F.R. Reynolds of Yarmouth: Silver Token and Promissory Note Issuer, 1811 – Gary Oddie November 8, 2022
  • Bedford Numismatic Society Open Day: 23/10/2022 – Gary Oddie November 7, 2022
  • Women in British Numismatics – Gary Oddie November 6, 2022
  • A Day at The Fitzwilliam Museum – Defaced! Money, Conflict, Protest – Gary Oddie November 5, 2022
  • An Unrecorded George II Shilling Overdate – 1747/6 – Gary Oddie November 4, 2022
  • An Unusual Lettering Variant, Edward I, Lincoln – Rob Page October 26, 2022
  • The First English Coin Collection? – Dave Greenhalgh October 26, 2022
  • The “Tercentenary” of the South Sea Company “SSC” silver coins approaches.   Where the silver came from and how it got here – Graham Birch October 19, 2022
  • HYMAN MONTAGU 1844-1895 – PART 2: DEVELOPMENT OF THE COLLECTION FROM 1889 ONWARDS – Hugh Pagan October 13, 2022
  • Some Thoughts on the Ellerby Hoard – Weights of the Ellerby Hoard Guineas – Graham Birch October 13, 2022
  • Hyman Montagu 1844-1895: Part 1 : Family Background, Legal Career, Formation of Collection of British Coins and Medals – Hugh Pagan October 12, 2022
  • The First British Empire: Some Observations on the Coinage of Carausius AD 287 to 293 – Duncan Russell October 10, 2022
  • Arthur Mangy, Goldsmith: Clipper and Counterfeiter? – Gary Oddie October 8, 2022
  • Possibly a New Merchant Countermark? – An Amazing Find – Tom Ward and Eric C. Hodge October 7, 2022
  • The 16th International Numismatic Congress – Lucy Moore October 5, 2022
  • Palmers Green Hoard of Richard II Coins, 1911- Rob Page September 25, 2022
  • Reconstructing a Hoard of Joseph Heath 17th C Tokens (Cambridge W/D 52) – Gary Oddie September 25, 2022
  • A Contemporary Counterfeit 1681 Twopence – Gary Oddie September 25, 2022
  • A Die Study of James I Shillings – Third Issue, Sixth Bust, mm Trefoil – Gary Oddie September 18, 2022
  • Revisiting the Case of Joseph Hunton – Silver Token Issuer and Last Man Hanged for Forgery – Gary Oddie September 14, 2022
  • F.W. Wilkes, Great Colmore St., Birmingham – Gary Oddie September 12, 2022
  • Discovery of Nine Examples of UK Merchant Countermarked Dollars from an Old Collection Held in the National Archaeological Museum, Naples, Italy – Eric C. Hodge September 9, 2022
  • A Die Study of James I Shillings – Third Issue, Sixth Bust, mm Thistle – Gary Oddie September 1, 2022
  • Francis Edward Whelan (1848-1907) and the London Branch of the Rollin And Feuardent Firm – Hugh Pagan September 1, 2022
  • John Bluett of Taunton – Token Issuer and Collector – Gary Oddie August 22, 2022
  • MInts and Moneyers of the Pointed Helmet type of Edward the Confessor – Hugh Pagan August 13, 2022
  • A Die Study of James I Shillings – Third Issue, Sixth Bust, mm Lis – Gary Oddie August 10, 2022
  • Revisiting Some Lead Tokens from Huntingdon – Gary Oddie August 9, 2022
  • A New Reverse Die For Henry VI Half Groat, Pinecone-Mascle Issue – Luke Mundy July 23, 2022
  • The Tokens of Brentford and Kew Markets – Bob† and Pam Williams and Gary Oddie July 18, 2022
  • Charles I Counterfeit Shillings – Connecting the York, Oxford and one of the Tower Types – Gary Oddie July 16, 2022
  • 1843 Threehalfpence Varieties – Yaaseen Baksh July 13, 2022
  • Revisiting an Enigmatic Charles I Pattern Shilling – Gary Oddie July 10, 2022
  • XRF Analysis of Coins in Slabs etc – Gary Oddie July 9, 2022
  • A Mis-Struck Limerick Halfpenny of 1691- Gary Oddie July 8, 2022
  • Update to ‘A Poor Host Leaves a Bad Impression’ – Eric C. Hodge July 8, 2022
  • David Ramage Junior : A Discharged Apprentice – Hugh Pagan July 1, 2022
  • Henry III Long Cross Pennies –  Class 2bi- The Coinage of the Winchester Mint – Ian M. Heavisides and Rob Page June 26, 2022
  • A Die Study of James I Shillings – Third Issue, Sixth Bust, mm Rose – Gary Oddie June 26, 2022
  • Tracing The Elusive 1775 Pattern Shilling – Gary Oddie June 25, 2022
  • A Trial Note From The Limerick Soviet in April 1919 – Gary Oddie June 24, 2022
  • History of the Bedford Numismatic Society (1966-1986) – G.E. Dawson† June 22, 2022
  • Reuniting Sir George and Lady Chetwynd – A Tale of Two Catalogues – Gary Oddie June 21, 2022
  • History of the First Bedford Numismatic Society (1946-1948) – D.J. Gaunt† and Gary Oddie June 20, 2022
  • Henry III – Posthumous Long Cross Class 6 Pennies of the Durham Mint – Rob Page June 19, 2022
  • A Rare Mint Error – Dave Greenhalgh June 19, 2022
  • A Neglected Parcel from a Hoard Containing Cut Halfpence of Edward the Confessor – Hugh Pagan June 18, 2022
  • A New Reverse Die of Richard II Durham Pence – Dave Greenhalgh June 17, 2022
  • A New Legend Variant for Richard II Halfpence – Dave Greenhalgh June 16, 2022
  • A New Type of Edward IV First Reign Transitional Issue Canterbury Halfgroat – Dave Greenhalgh June 15, 2022
  • A Correction to Edward III Treaty A Halfgroat DIG 1- Dave Greenhalgh June 14, 2022
  • A Peculiar Reverse Die Cutting Error of Edward III Pre Treaty Series C Halfgroat – Dave Greenhalgh June 13, 2022
  • A New Die For Richard III Boar’s Head / Sun and Rose Halfpence – Dave Greenhalgh June 12, 2022
  • Some Attributions of Coins of Edward the Confessor of the Pointed Helmet Type Corrected – Hugh Pagan June 1, 2022
  • A true type Ia Edward I penny of Berwick with a double initial cross – Denis Martin May 17, 2022
  • EXPANDING CROSS/POINTED HELMET MULES : SIX NOW KNOWN – Hugh Pagan May 11, 2022
  • Letter Regarding the Countermarking of the Base Testoons of Edward VI at Bedford – 16th October 1560 – Gary Oddie March 31, 2022
  • Unrecorded White Metal 18th Century Tokens – Part 3 – The DNW Forgery Cabinet – Gary Oddie March 30, 2022
  • Henry III Long Cross Pennies – The Coinage of the Northampton Mint –  Class 2bi – Ian M Heavisides & Rob Page March 29, 2022
  • Numismatic Graffiti – End the BBC Monopoly – Fight for Free Radio – Gary Oddie March 29, 2022
  • A New Coin from the Collection of Sir Hans Sloane – Andrew Burnett March 26, 2022
  • The Limerick Soviet Shilling Notes – 1919 and 2019 – Gary Oddie March 19, 2022
  • The annotations of Robert Kerr in a copy of The Coinage of Scotland by Edward Burns – David Rampling March 17, 2022
  • Columbia Market and its Tokens – Bob Williams† and Gary Oddie March 8, 2022
  • Henry III Long Cross Pennies – Class 2bi – The Coinage of the Lincoln Mint – Ian M. Heavisides & Rob Page March 5, 2022
  • The Checks of George Prier, Borough Market – Gary Oddie March 5, 2022
  • Venetian Soldini in England : An Introduction – Josh Cattermole February 24, 2022
  • The R.C Lockett Collection – A New Resource on the BNS Website February 8, 2022
  • The Bank of England and Provincial Banking – Brian Williams January 31, 2022
  • An Unusual Long Cross Cut-Half of Henry III – Robert Page & Ian Heavisides January 28, 2022
  • The Jacks put to their Trumps: A Tale of a King James’s Irish Shilling – Gary Oddie January 27, 2022
  • Some gunmoney-related evidence in French diplomatic and military correspondence, 1689-90 – Oisín Mac Conamhna January 26, 2022
  • Tokens, Tickets and Notes of the De Beers Diamond Fields – Gary Oddie January 16, 2022
  • Where Have all the Four Reales Gone? January 15, 2022
  • Some Unusual Coin Measures – Gary Oddie January 14, 2022
  • Unrecorded White Metal 18th Century Tokens – Part 2 – Gary Oddie January 12, 2022
  • Guadeloupe, 1802 Issue of 4 & 1 Escalin Cut Countermarked Coins -The Modern Makers Mistake – K. V. Eckardt January 10, 2022
  • Contributors to British Numismatics – Introduction – Gary Oddie January 1, 2022
  • A New Type for the Halfpence of Richard III – Dave Greenhalgh & Lee Stone December 31, 2021
  • Further Lis-by-Neck Waterford Pennies of Edward IV or V and Richard III – Kelvin Brosz and Oisín Mac Conamhna December 24, 2021
  • An Unrecorded Privy Mark on Edward I Class IX  Pennies of Newcastle upon Tyne – Jonathan Morris November 24, 2021
  • Potential Tradesman Countermarked Dollar Issuers – Ken Eckardt November 15, 2021
  • A unique joint issue of King Eanred of Northumbrian and Archbishop Eanbald II – Bradley Hopper & Tony Abramson November 12, 2021
  • Die studies of the English Short Cross coinage, 1180-1247 – Glenn Gittoes November 1, 2021
  • The Forty-Shilling piece of James VI revisited – David Rampling October 28, 2021
  • Another Short Cross die link between London and Canterbury in class VIII – Glenn Gittoes October 28, 2021
  • BARBADOS – SOCIETY FOR ARTS – USEFUL ARTS PROMOTED – AN AWARD MEDAL – ‘ARE THERE ANY SURVIVORS?’ – Ken Eckardt October 27, 2021
  • An Unrecorded Variety for the Moneyer Ceolbald in Æthelred I of Northumbria’s Second Reign – A.G. Bliss October 26, 2021
  • Unrecorded White Metal 18th Century Tokens? – Gary Oddie October 19, 2021
  • The Curious Case of Pillam FitzErembald – Igor Koturbash October 18, 2021
  • Coins and Medallions of Lady Jane Grey – Gary Oddie October 18, 2021
  • A Pattern for King John’s Irish Coinage – Glenn Gittoes October 18, 2021
  • Cartouche Countermarks Revisited – Gary Oddie October 17, 2021
  • A New Bust Type for James I Shillings – Gary Oddie October 16, 2021
  • An Overlooked Series of English Card Tickets c.1811 – Gary Oddie October 10, 2021
  • Counterfeit Shillings of George III 1816-1820 (iv) A Contemporary Mould Revisited – Gary Oddie October 9, 2021
  • The Treason Act – 17 July 1649 – Gary Oddie October 8, 2021
  • Some recent discoveries of Henry III Class 5g Long Cross Pennies for John of Burnedisse (IOhS/ION) of Bury St Edmunds – Bob Thomas October 5, 2021
  • St. Kitts Cut and Countermarked Coins: A Re-examination – K.V. Eckardt October 5, 2021
  • Henry III Class 7 Pennies – Part 5, Dies of Phelip of London – Addendum – Robert Page October 2, 2021
  • Counterfeit Shillings of George III 1816-1820 (iii) Metallurgy – Gary Oddie October 1, 2021
  • The Coinage Trials of 1651 ‑ The Third Side of the Coin – Gary Oddie September 30, 2021
  • Will Bassett of Cambridge/Cowbridge – The Last Piece of the Jigsaw – Gary Oddie September 29, 2021
  • Victorian Gothic Florins: A Question – Joseph Short September 28, 2021
  • Henry III (Posthumous) Class 7 Pennies – Part 6:  The Ecclesiastical Mints – Robert Page September 22, 2021
  • Note on the 1,916 Bury St Edmunds class 6 coins from the 1969 Colchester Hoard – Bob Thomas September 22, 2021
  • Counterfeit Shillings of George III 1816-1820 (ii) The Observed Metals – Gary Oddie September 20, 2021
  • Fishy Tales from King’s Lynn – Gary Oddie September 19, 2021
  • Modern Edward VI Fine Shilling Copies (ii) Postscript – Gary Oddie September 18, 2021
  • Counterfeit Shillings of George III 1816-1820 Part (i) Reference Collection and Statistics – Gary Oddie September 5, 2021
  • An Act Touching the Moneys & Coyns of England – 17 July 1649 – Gary Oddie September 4, 2021
  • West Caicos Sisal Company Tokens – Gary Oddie September 3, 2021
  • Henry III Long Cross Pennies – An Analysis of Class 2a and the Identification of Two Previously Unidentified Subgroups – Ian Heavisides August 28, 2021
  • Contemporary Counterfeit Shillings of the Commonwealth 1649-1660 – Gary Oddie August 13, 2021

Research Notes: The Tudors and Stuarts, including Cromwell and the Commonwealth.

RN0003 – Gary Oddie – An Unusual Forgery

0005 – David Holt – Confirmation of a previously noted variety of a Charles 1 Tower Shilling

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