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You sure it wasn't Mike Hunt? Has anyone seen Mike Hunt?

I like this part: postage include 100% insurance thats why expensive，so dont complain

Fantastic choices above! I have thousands of lp’s, but then I started in the ‘70’s, and am still buying. My preferred listening includes much of the above, but add Genesis King Crimson (especially Court of the Crimson King) Bowie Dire Straits but I also have folk , pop, jazz etc- quite a cross spectrum of the second half of the 20th century. One of my current favourite bands is ‘Big Big Train’ , great prog rock, saw them in concert last month. Have a listen on YouTube. Jerry

Some good ones there! Pink Floyd is still my go-to favourite. (Not so sure about Nik Kershaw, but nothing personal...) A few ideas for expanding you listening: Tangerine Dream - long melodious but unusual tracks somewhere between Mike Oldfield and Kraftwerk. Moody Blues - inventive but slightly more "pop" prog music than Floyd. The Strawbs - More "folky" prog music than Floyd or Moody Blues. Some excellent concept songs and albums. I could go on with many many more, but that will do for now!

It's a pity this thread went under a bit. Last Christmas I treated myself to a turntable setup and records have honestly become a favourite hobby of mine since- as well as the obvious of course. As a ' millennial ' (as much as I dislike the term ) I would have grown up with online digital music - where it's not so much albums as it is singles/hit songs. It really is great to stick on an LP and listen to the obscure as well as the well known tracks. Here's what I've been listening to lately: Mike Oldfield Pink Floyd Tears for Fears Yazoo (Upstairs at Erics is such an underrated early 80's record) Spandau Ballet (Before I'm shot their first two albums have some genuinely brilliant synth stuff akin to Depeche Mode etc. After that they went full cringe) Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark Nik Kershaw (I'm sorry) Kraftwerk

I had a customer years ago- nice guy- called Anthony P. Bacon. Oh please God why not Christopher???? Somewhere there is a Russel Sprout.

True story - we used to have a colleague called Mike Hunt, causing ribald laughter in the office every time he was called by tannoy to go somewhere. For a short time they tried "Mick Hunt", which caused even greater laughter. Eventually they just settled for "Mr Michael Hunt".....no sense of humour some people

Well two thoughts occur to me: 1. Some of the small denominations - particularly threepences and fourpences - are much better value and easy to pick up for well under £100 each (often only £20 or so), which gives you a good chance of getting representations of most of the early milled monarchs and years without breaking the budget. A few years back I built a collection of virtually all the pre-1800 3ds and 4ds without paying more than £50 on any one coin. Sixpences and shillings are especially expensive at the moment. Charles II Crowns are often cheaper than the mid-range coins of the same year. 2. Keep an eye on the non-coin specialist auction house. With the internet and using saleroom.com and easyliveauction.com you can see job lots and individual coins at small auction houses across the UK and the world. Often these go for a fraction of the price they would if presented at a coin specialist auction - but you do need to do your research and know what you are looking at. (A local auction near me had a job lot including a William III sixpence, a Charles II Fourpence, an 1862 Sixpence and a bunch of other silver coinage - hammer price just £80 plus commission - this week.) Often you can sell the bits you don't want out of a lot and almost get the ones you do want for free!

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2004-liberia-tiffany-art-2oz-silver-coin-rare-dont-offer-ridiculous-waste-time/183870257401 Whatever the merits of this "coin", I am glad I know to dont offer ridiculous waste time

Anyone writing a numismatic book will invariably use their own coins if suitable given the cost of procuring photographs from places like the BM. The days when it was performing a public service are long gone. 15 years ago they were charging £30 for a picture of a coin. By 2010 that had increased to £50 per side or £60 for both sides on one picture. God only knows how much it would be now. It's always nice to use an image that features in a publication, but again, a collector specialising in a particular area will frequently have a smattering of the best examples - which are also the pieces that attract the most attention at auction. i.e. I refer you to my previous post. Any definitive tome on a subject will usually ensure the plate coins are sought after.

Both not the highest grade but fill gaps and nice to look at for now: