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I think probably the opposite. People not using actual cash means they are exposed to less of it, or even none of it. So casual collectors who keep the odd shiny coin and perhaps get into coins that way will be far fewer. There will probably always be people who deliberately spend cash in order to get change to check and collect from but I wonder if the younger generation growing up now who have only ever paid electronically are a lot less likely to become coin collectors of any kind.

I’m wondering whether collecting from change could once again become a big thing, especially as we become more and more digital? I appreciate that the population today is much larger but, given the numbers of us actually using cash, I wonder how the annual issues compare to, say, the Victorian era?

I got my first Charles III 5p in change today - 2023.

This picture is from the Numista website. I have plenty of Whitman folders, these Silver coins inside them are of the WW2 time, 1937 to 1946. Same years appearing in both edges and about of the same condition.

Just to clear up any misunderstanding, it wasn’t me who sent it in for grading, but in this case I believe there are two errors: one regarding the proof/unc status and the other concerning cleaning. If that were the case (regarding my coin), some of the proof coins I’ve seen graded PF 62/63/64/65 would have to be considered as having been cleaned, but this isn’t always ‘noticed’ by the graders. For this reason, I believe that everyone should rely on their own experience and not blindly place their trust in these companies.

Slabbing companies often make many errors from what i have been told, the person paying for the slabbing should make sure the slabbing company knows what they have in their hands the peck number as well , personally I think any slabbing company worth its salt would have a copy of peck and also would refuse to slab a cleaned proof coin as it affects its value a lot , or maybe the slabbing company is just gready😢.

Good evening. I have this 1799 halfpenny graded as "UNC details – cleaned." Leaving aside the debate over whether or not it has actually been cleaned, I noticed that—given the three incuse dots on the truncation of the shoulder—it should have been graded at least as "Proof details." Is it possible that the grader missed the detail of the three incuse dots, or did he deliberately downgrade the coin from Proof to Uncirculated? If I am not mistaken, the coin should be classified as P-1242. If this is indeed an error, what should I do in your opinion? Send it in for regrading or simply crack it out of the holder? Thanks for your opinions.

Hi, Welcome to the forums It would help a lot if we knew the dates of those coins. My own thoughts are 1) the "different" coin may be a high grade compared to the other 3, whose edges look pretty worn. 2) it's even possible that the different coin is a proof (is it dated 1937?), whose edges are sharp and crisp and even (I sound like good king Wenceslas ) compared to currency coins. Picture of the reverse of all 4 coins would be helpful.

Hello Dear forum members I am new here, Registered to ask people with more knowledge. Hope someone here can help me. Came across pre 1947 Sixpences with two different edges, why is the edge different, is one of them fake or you have an explanation?

Well presented photos too.

I would agree with 9 + K. F317. The underside of the first leaf in the top 2 rows line thru. Date width covers 14 teeth. R16. Well spotted.

Will message you now, i go away in the morning at 5-00AM.

That's fine, I just want them to go to someone who will appreciate them. Please send me a PM and we'll discuss details.

I dont do these offer things over a few days, but would pay £60 NOW if acceptable for both. No problem if not and dont want them tomorrow Thursday 👍.

Yes, I think yours is a Ba Paddy, slightly wider and directly over a gap between teeth

Anyone interested? A figure of £40-50 has been mentioned, but I'll take the best offer by Saturday night. I also have a 1970 copy of Freeman I don't need.

I don't have Gouby and I haven't really got into these date width varieties, but I get from the above that mine is Ba?

.....actually, perhaps a bit narrower than Ba!!

For 'date width' collectors. Picked up quite a nice 1895 1mm penny, which looks to me to be something in between Gouby's Ba and Bb, with the centre base of the 5 neither directly over a gap (Ba) or directly over a tooth (Bb, wider).

There are hole drills without the centre drills - like these: A hole punch would leave different damage and would certainly have deformed the reverse.

Rather than an attempt at drilling, (the tip of the drill being pointed would remove material in the center first) Not around the edge. This looks like an attempt at using a hole punch.

Full House, Queens over Kings... 😎 Five generations of this coin from the Netherlands. 38 mm, 25 g .945 fine silver Willem II - 1848 Willem III - 1874 Wilhelmina - 1898 33 mm, 15 g .720 silver (the cost of 2 world wars) Julianna - 1959 But even that couldn't be sustained in the modern world... 29mm 10 g 100% Nickel which at least gives it a decent look and feel. This was the the last Rijksdaalders as the Euros came in. Beatrix - 2001 I still need an 1840 2 1/2 Gulden of Willem I to complete the set.

You only ever post links to coins you have for sale, which I don't mind now and again but because you have never actually participated in forum discussion and because I have no way of knowing if you are a genuine seller, I'm afraid I'm going to remove the link above and suspend your account for now.

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