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I always like the half crown. Perhaps because my pocket money was increased from one shilling to 2/6d in 1964. That was a lot of money for a kid in those days. Anyway, I have five George V half crowns. This is perhaps the nicest:

You do realise that even if only 1% of the total mintage is one of those varieties, that's still 5m pennies?

For all things silver 19th century one of the bibles for silver coins 1816-1980 all silver and cupro issues. But best for 1816-1901. A must have book IMO and it isn't expensive. I remember a guy I met at a coin auction he must of been 508 years old well in knowledge years at least lol I said to him " what would you recommend as a first purchase" ? He half looked up at me with his eyes angled behind a pair of milk bottle thick bifocals and said "Son the first £200 purchase you should spend your hard earned on is books. Without them you will be in a dingy lost at sea" At first I thought silly old duffer what's he on about but after my first few purchases were disasters I realised why he said that. Being armed with as much knowledge as possible in the field of choice really is 50% of the battle the other 50% is a slow learning curve. I am not a big reader in fact I hate books with a passion . Probably because my mind works at breakneck speed and I find it difficult to concentrate but my memory recall is above normal not to the extent of once read never forgotten . I'll remember it all but just not in the correct order. there is a name for it probably (Rain main syndrome) . It's kind of like seeing something you liked or wanted to buy somewhere but you never made the purchase then 10 years on you see something similar. the memory comes to the fore like I had just seen it again for the first time. Sadly for me it isn't a perfect science and something are similar but are not the match I first thought. But I would be lost without the books.

Davies 766 4B 1879 -41 trefoils - NDN £470 Davies 767 3B 1879-48 trefoils - NDN £130 Davies 768 3B 1879-48 trefoils NDN £190 (reads britt) Davies 769 5B 1879-38 trefoils NDN £120 Obviously prices aren't current but seems of the 4 types it is the 2nd scarcest

have never met or heard of him but i can see you all have fond memories for him, Rip and my heartfelt condolences to you all and his family

I didn't even know Praktica were still around in the digital era! It seems I was wrong to assume yours was one of their venerable SLRs. In which case, stick with Macro Mode, or perhaps invest in a screw-in add-on closeup lens. Raynox won't cost you an arm and a leg, but do get the one that's the right size for your filter thread size.

The London Mint (I'm sure) closed down long before 1987.

My guess is that this is a child, possibly age around 12? (The clothing and fashions of the era, and the ageing effect of Victorian urban conditions, made kids look quite a lot older than a child of equivalent age today). "god knows what she is wearing it looks like parts of tree limbs" I think she's leaning over the back of a cane chair?

Me too, but sadly my collection doesn't survive until the next day...

1797 Copper Penny George III .Not a world beater but wow check the edges. Unbelievable a coin so old has come through the years pretty much unscathed. Especially knowing how easy these were to take damage. So I thought it needs to be kept that way. Just gives a real sense of history and the hands it may have passed through

It is the response you give when offered an extremely rare 1967 penny for no more than a few pounds.

I guess you're on a hiding to nothing anyway when you add a 1967 penny to your collection? One can presume at that stage you're hook-line-and-sinker, and may as well have the rarer 1967 penny too! Not my own personal bag, though, I'm sure you understand!

Unfotunately some people only really understand if you go down to there level.Being nice didnt work so dont report him just tell him to do one ....F%^c*N P$£%K

It would be instructive to know the difference between how blanks and dies are prepared for both proofs and specimen coins. The lines of demarcation may not be clear cut anyway - is the 1951 Crown a proof, or "prooflike"? I suspect the latter, as many were struck at the Festival of Britain. Then there are the "New York" strikes of the 1960 Crown - these may well be classed as 'specimens', as they certainly don't conform to the definition of proofs,

TPG again. Judge the coin on its merits. In particular pay attention to the excelent book on grading british coins produced by predecimal.com and make your own judgement. IMO with reference to the book on grading I think the coin has been under graded by NGC . No worries remove the coin from its slab and enjoy. It seems, in some people's mindset that when a coin is graded by a TPG it has been branded for all time. When in fact it is an opinion by a system that is littered with inconsistencies that can be easily rectified by the means suggested above.

I thought that. It annoys me when these fraudsters name drop to try and strengthen a lie. Scumbags. Just noticed as well £10 postage. It's safe to say it won't be selling for the time being with a price like that. Hopefully other people who see it will report it and it will get removed.

I think we can safely say the description is a lie. I don't think Mr Brand would appreciate being linked to that one.

We get found in grand dads belongings quite often or found in shed or garden but this is the new lie. Found under the floor boards. Wow do they all live in 14th century hamlets? Bloody terrible copy as well ? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ANTIQUE-SILVER-SHORT-CROSS-PENNY-FORMERLY-THE-PROPERTY-OF-JOHN-BRAND-R-N-S/322892100311

Ah. Cadbury mint halfpenny - I only have a penny so wasn't on the ball.

Although I contributed to this thread back in 2012, I have literally only just read the fantastic response from Michael Freeman above. As Pete would say "hat off". I refer to Mr Freeman's book literally on a daily basis. Obviously over time - a very protracted period of time - some of his estimates will be questioned and revised. But for the overwhelming most part, they are considered pretty much as accurate today as they were when first compiled back in the 1960's. That is some feat, and testament to his skill and dedication. Thank you MIchael.

I added this beautiful 1904 penny to my collection recently.

My won lot at the recent DNW auction, was an 1860 F17 in aUNC condition with good lustre. Although I've already got a GEF example, courtesy of Ian Fall, it does unfortunately have some light scratches on it. So when I saw this one, thought it was too good an opportunity to miss. It's lot No 1139.