Thanks, it's about time I got back to collecting these, I've put it on hold for so long now. Now I need to find another Spink guide, I sold mine a while back.Stefanie, what is this "focus" of which you speak? LMAO as if I can focusActually maybe I do focus.......any coin that has toning on is my focus........lol
Here's a Henry II tealby penny (Winchester mint). Named the tealby penny after a hoard found in 1807 at Tealby, Lincolnshire, these coins are notoriously crude and poorly struck, until the short-cross pennies replaced them in 1180. Most interesting to me is the story of the power struggle between King Henry II and Thomas Becket. It's a cool story if you have time to read about it.