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We all have daydreams about coins or we wouldn't be here, I guess. But it's rare for me to have actual dreams about coins. So after having TWO this week, I thought I'd share them with you.

In the first, I acquired an 1882 London Mint penny. Despite being pretty worn (only half the legend visible), I managed to get it authenticated by no less a personage than Michael Freeman! He pointed out that he could easily tell it from the "grizzled" mouth (that's 'grizzle' as in what a baby does, not old-timer wrinkled).

So far, so near normal..

The second one must have been set when they changed the size of the 5p (early 90s). I noticed that instead of the Mint issuing a huge number of small 5p's all dated 1990, they had simply reduced every withdrawn coin to the new small size. I was picking tiny Victoria and George V "shillings" out of my change, when I noticed a type I never saw before : a monarch with a Rolling Stones head of hair, and the attribution was Edward V VI VII and VIII!

Anyone else had a dream about coins that's worth recounting?

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What, no-one ever had a dream about coins??

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It's only been 5 days, I'm trying! :D

Some ripe Stilton before you go to bed, with a Spink as your bedside read. That should do it!

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It's only been 5 days, I'm trying! :D

Some ripe Stilton before you go to bed, with a Spink as your bedside read. That should do it!

Ahhh, that'll be it, I've been drinking a bottle of port every night!

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Anyone else had a dream about coins that's worth recounting?
:D

I often have a dream where I find and pick up coins from the street,some of which are our currency and some of which are foreign. I suspect this has little to do with coins and more to do with money!

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It's only been 5 days, I'm trying! :D

Some ripe Stilton before you go to bed, with a Spink as your bedside read. That should do it!

Ahhh, that'll be it, I've been drinking a bottle of port every night!

Alchy lol. I only have penthouse at the side of my bed and an old sock :D

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no, i live the dreams of rare finds turning up :D

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It's only been 5 days, I'm trying! :D

Some ripe Stilton before you go to bed, with a Spink as your bedside read. That should do it!

Ahhh, that'll be it, I've been drinking a bottle of port every night!

Alchy lol. I only have penthouse at the side of my bed and an old sock :D

So THAT's where you store your coin collection!

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It's only been 5 days, I'm trying! :D

Some ripe Stilton before you go to bed, with a Spink as your bedside read. That should do it!

Ahhh, that'll be it, I've been drinking a bottle of port every night!

Alchy lol. I only have penthouse at the side of my bed and an old sock :D

So THAT's where you store your coin collection!

So THAT'S how you get that nice old cabinet tone, you old scallywag! ;)

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So THAT'S how you get that nice old cabinet tone, you old scallywag! ;)

Cabinet friction? Let's not go there...

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So THAT'S how you get that nice old cabinet tone, you old scallywag! ;)

Cabinet friction? Let's not go there...

:lol:

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Thrupenny bits :P

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Thrupenny bits :P

The ones that bob? :D

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Thrupenny bits :P

The ones that bob? :D

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Back on topic, and a true story.....

I had a dream last night (the first I ever remember about coins) where I was in a small auction room with Just 3 people plus the auctioneer. One of them was a regular here, though I've never met him.

We were bidding on a 1797 penny in a CGS slab, graded UNC96 (I can't imagine one even exists).

It was incredibly slow bidding, between the regular here and another guy, so I jumped in with a much higher bid of £2150 (for some reason!).

Just at that moment the auctioneer took a tea break and I had time to reflect. I realised I didn't really want the coin, or to spend that much money, so was really hoping the regular here would come back and outbid me.

At that point I woke up, so never found out what happened!

Anyway, back in the real world, today I went to London Coins and bought 3 pennies but certainly didn't spend that much! :)

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Well done :)

I look forward to the pickies.

My mother has just given me £3k (tax etc) so I am gagging at the bit. :)

Over the years at Xmas and birthdays when asked I have bought coins...seems to been a good idea :)

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Anyway, back in the real world, today I went to London Coins and bought 3 pennies but certainly didn't spend that much! :)

Did you make a note of any prices? I had bids on a few things, mostly farthings. There were some nice ones in the sale.

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Back on topic, and a true story.....

I had a dream last night (the first I ever remember about coins) where I was in a small auction room with Just 3 people plus the auctioneer. One of them was a regular here, though I've never met him.

We were bidding on a 1797 penny in a CGS slab, graded UNC96 (I can't imagine one even exists).

It was incredibly slow bidding, between the regular here and another guy, so I jumped in with a much higher bid of £2150 (for some reason!).

Just at that moment the auctioneer took a tea break and I had time to reflect. I realised I didn't really want the coin, or to spend that much money, so was really hoping the regular here would come back and outbid me.

At that point I woke up, so never found out what happened!

Anyway, back in the real world, today I went to London Coins and bought 3 pennies but certainly didn't spend that much! :)

Sure you weren't bidding on a 1797 gold proof twopence? :D

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Back on topic, and a true story.....

I had a dream last night (the first I ever remember about coins) where I was in a small auction room with Just 3 people plus the auctioneer. One of them was a regular here, though I've never met him.

We were bidding on a 1797 penny in a CGS slab, graded UNC96 (I can't imagine one even exists).

It was incredibly slow bidding, between the regular here and another guy, so I jumped in with a much higher bid of £2150 (for some reason!).

Just at that moment the auctioneer took a tea break and I had time to reflect. I realised I didn't really want the coin, or to spend that much money, so was really hoping the regular here would come back and outbid me.

At that point I woke up, so never found out what happened!

Anyway, back in the real world, today I went to London Coins and bought 3 pennies but certainly didn't spend that much! :)

Sure you weren't bidding on a 1797 gold proof twopence? :D

That would have made more sense! Amazing how clear the dream was at the time and how it fades now.

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Anyway, back in the real world, today I went to London Coins and bought 3 pennies but certainly didn't spend that much! :)

Did you make a note of any prices? I had bids on a few things, mostly farthings. There were some nice ones in the sale.

Only for the pennies, Rob. I have all of those prices.

I picked up the 1853 (Peck 1503) & 1806 (Peck 1328) proofs, both in nFDC, together with the 1853 (Peck 1500) circulation strike in UNC

Was pleased to see the 1926ME in UNC "best we've seen" go for £3k, as it's not as good as mine :)

The other two expensive pennies were a Freeman 38 for £2.4k (actually quite a reasonable price) and an 1860 with E over P in PENNY (quite a rough coin) for £3k

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i once dreamed i saw a 1933 penny on the floor.

also dreamt i found a old coin (1600's) at school. that had a real ife influence though.

I wish i had 2 1933 pennys. 1 to keep , 1 to glue onto the floor outside a auction place for coins

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1 to glue onto the floor outside a auction place for coins

LOL Welcome back Hello. Haven't seen you for a while!

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Anyway, back in the real world, today I went to London Coins and bought 3 pennies but certainly didn't spend that much! :)

Did you make a note of any prices? I had bids on a few things, mostly farthings. There were some nice ones in the sale.

Ahh so you were one of my competitors!! ;)

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Anyway, back in the real world, today I went to London Coins and bought 3 pennies but certainly didn't spend that much! :)

Did you make a note of any prices? I had bids on a few things, mostly farthings. There were some nice ones in the sale.

Ahh so you were one of my competitors!! ;)

Quite possibly. Were you there, and which pennies caught your eye?

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