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Wow! Makes it quite a score then! I think I paid about £30 for the 4 penny, 3 halfpenny, 1 farthing and 1 brass threepence Whitman folders mostly complete! That one better go in my collection then.

I think the 1860 may be an F763 with the pattern obverse. Well done. Jerry

Well done Jerry and what i like about the forum ,pointing things out and helping others ........Hat off 👍

This one is 1863, I believe dies 6 and G so F42 - common but quite nice:

I mentioned picking up a decent Half Crown - 1927 proof version - in a bunch of Whitman folders this week. I also got a full range of other folders in the series - mostly full, much in low grade - but a few pleasant surprises like these (one per post): 1860 Beaded border - I believe dies 1 and B so F6 but please correct me if I am wrong.

Indeed, hope both he and Peter are OK.

https://rarestpennies.wordpress.com/1860-f763/ Jerry

... and finally a 1916 in rather good condition:

Next 1864 with Crosslet 4:

scott was deffo a manc he even knew where john minshull lived in whitefield yes i miss scott as well , he was quite young yes , he might be taking a break

That is amazing work Ian! Nice! Jerry

Using the top left quarter as TAS, then the opposing one must be RAM for DER(R)AM, because Bristol, Canterbury or London wouldn't work, and I think you can eliminate RACI because the last bit of the preceding quarter isn't an O, leaving Durham by default. With nothing in the centre of the reverse, I would think it's probably S2114, struck under Laurence Booth. A bit more detail would help!

I don't understand this thread now it's developed. I have some rather nice Swedish and Finnish glassware. I have some nice paintings. I have some nice small sculpture pieces. I have them all because they appealed to me, and continue to do so. They also have an accruing monetary value, which is nice to know for emergencies. I do not feel the need to pay for someone's opinion of them, and put them in plastic cases.

What on earth is the point of that? You've then got a slabbed coin carrying a garish "don't buy me" insert.