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A good crop this year. Pollinating the vanilla orchid flowers is a tricky business.

1860 N over N Hi, I've had a look at Richard's site and at London Coins website. All images for 1860 N over N's have a die flaw from tip of the wreath to the rim. However I can't see any die flaw on my example. The A over A looks the same as other photos. My first assumption is that this is an early example. before the die flaw on the A over A obverse developed. It seems to be unusual, so my second assumption is that the die flaw could have developed quite quickly. Any thoughts ?

Many thanks for the feedback, Does anyone have a genuine 1967 "thicker lighthouse" or nearly "square upper section" or is it just die wear ? Best Regards

Thanks for that. It seems, if we take him exactly that the proofs are a lot more common that the much lower figures we had seen before (which I have always felt to be the case given the frequency of their sales). It does leave that bit of the auction record though....

I think this is one too. This one in Hong Kong and taken in 1986. The building is the Officer's mess of the Queens Gurkha Engineers - I suspect long since demolished by the new Chinese regime.

Good morning everyone! Haven't posted in a while! I was able to get in touch with Mr. Dyer back in September. Although I am still waiting for some additional clarification here is his initial take on the issues at hand. Firstly, concerning the existence of a silver crown: Secondly, concerning the whole VIP vs Proof vs whatnot debate: I shall update the thread in case I receive more details!

Just back from WA, the jacarandas are absolutely spectacular this time of year!

PS the tree in the foreground is a jacaranda from South America.

If they are listed on ebay they can fetch £40 to £200 which is not a lot even for a pos . unique coin Your best tip is to list it with a minimum bid and hope some variety collector sees it it could sell the day you put it on or it might take six months , best case scenario is two collectors take a shine to it.

He was great guy and will be missed. Always friendly and good for a chat as was his dad.

So....the best of the worse of the worn out Hammer coins.... I did have a look see through Spink and warmed towards the Edward I... so its a Longcross, City of London, Edward I .....Class 4a....? it looked very close possibility to me .... Any thoughts ?

It's worth 2p. This thread is a bit old, but see the post 3 up from yours, dated Sep 3rd 2018.

Welcome @Mark Acton-Smith to the forum. The 1971 two pence is one of the commonest coins ever produced. Nearly 1.5 billion were made as part of the decimalization process, so despite the rumour mill on Ebay and some social media sites, it is worth just the 2p face value. The only proviso is that the scrap value of copper is quite high, so in bulk they may be worth more in metal content, but you have to find a scrap metal merchant interested in processing them. Also, it may still be illegal! Sorry if that is a disappointment!

I have a 1971 two pence piece what is it worth?

Indeed! 🙂

Poinciania time. Trees just coming into bloom and an eastern water dragon a common harmless lizard in SE Queensland. Grows to about 2 ft in length.

That was the father. He passed away about 4 years ago. I don't think Dennis ever got over it.

Which Dunkerton was Dennis? I bought coins from Windsor Coins in the late 70s and the Dunkerton who ran that wrote beautifully neat card enclosures for what he sold.

Everyone likes a nice bar LOL

I'm pretty sure they were struck more often than on a weekly basis.... It does exist. I know my 17th century copper well enough to confirm the letter is an I, and which is even more obvious 'in hand'. I see people listing 1700 and 1701 on ebay, stating their coins to be the rare unbarred As variety. Unbarred is the norm. As with bars are the ones to look out for.

P > S looks like unbarred A's on reverse as well

These coins are a nightmare often weekly struck and with other things wrong with them they make a wonderful life's work for anyone sorry but we need a higher grade coin to confirm it but it probably does not exist , interesting and frustrating at the same time

There are advantages to having good old-fashioned reference books!

wow. I did do a search and found a confusing mixture of information. once again many thanks for you time taken in answering my questions. cheers "H"