Tag: Bronze

Collection Focus: The Ghost King (1936 East Africa 5 Cents – KN)

To round off this session, I am posting one of the most historically significant pieces in my collection. It represents the “Year of Three Kings,” the Abdication Crisis,…

Collection Focus: The Tusks of Empire (1937 East Africa 5 Cents)

Continuing the tour of the Heaton Mint’s global output, my collection lands in British East Africa (a currency union that covered modern-day Kenya, Uganda, and Tanganyika). This coin is a…

Collection Focus: The Unbeatable Bet (Edward VII Double-Obverse)

Every collection needs a curiosity—something that makes you look twice. At first glance, this looks like a standard penny of Edward VII. But if you flip it over,…

Collection Focus: The Birmingham Connection (1874-H Penny)

As I continue to catalogue my collection, I find myself returning to my numismatic roots. Like many, I started collecting as a child, grabbing whatever interesting shapes and…

Collection Focus: The 1860 “Bun Head” Penny

As part of the project to update my collection and seek out examples for a “Type Set”, I am starting with one of the most iconic designs in…