Chris Perkins

Yes, you! Can you do me a separate email for each with a large picture in each. I'll then decide how to split this lot up into different forums, otherwise it's way too confusing.

Alright, you can stop now, that's too much and I'd like to organise them into other areas!

Can you also email me these picture at high res, best quality as you can. I'll certainly consider including them in the next book. cp@predecimal.com

It used to go back to just 1821, but I thought that illogical so pushed it back to 1797 as it marks the start of proper round machine made coins. In the future it could go back further, but then there will be the extra printing costs and weight to consider. With an under £5.00 price it can't contain everything. The best thing would be the Sylvester book covering milled up to 1800.

If die varieties are obvious to the naked eye on an average coin, and something different, as is the 1899 example above, then I see no harm in pointing them out in the book. I know what you mean though, and I'd really rather not go into the depth that Freeman etc go into!

There probably would, but making people find it and use it would be something else. For that kind of thing you would need a quite large and varied number of numismatists who collect various things to report on their types. And, I predict you'd probably have trouble confirming them! For example, an Australian emailed me the other day convinced that he had 1855 pennies, both plain trident with far colon and close colon. When I saw the pictures, although both worn, one was clearly ornamental! I think I'd only ever include varieties that I have seen photgraphic evidence, or the coin with my own eyes. Can you start another forum in this new area entitled 1899 wide date penny and put a copy of the picture in there? And also, do you have bigger, higher quality images to email me?

Yes, Mr Pulakis is a member of the forum and sent them from the Forum software. It's unsolicitored of course, but he doesn't actually know your email address unless you reply. His website is real and won't do anything dodgy by visiting it. He should have really asked me first, but I'll turn a blind eye this time.

It would never come out in print.

Unfortunately, that's too old for the book (which starts with cartwheels at 1797).

Thanks, I had one of those last year, not that nice. I need really good images of the detail really. When that prints, it'll just look normal.

They weren't all like that you know, although they did have a habit of knocking up designs and then throwing a few hundred thousand cars together just out of what they could find in the parts bin! Mainly because they never had any money. They did of course have a striking workforce too! And when they weren't on strike they were often plain sloppy. The workers that built the EU Triumph that I currently have on eBay (hence the registration) seemed like they knew what they were doing, purely because it still goes and consists mainly of non oxidised steel!

In the book you mean, not here? On here I'd just like to see evidence of unlisted stuff. In the book though, if you have 300dpi images of the usual culprits then, please do email the to me!

There's another seat for the wife Juan. Also useful for bags of potatoes...Whatever you prefer really.

I don't know how much shipping would be! Nor do I actually know where you are, you seem to be a citizen of the world.

I could do with a quality image of that for the next book too.

Oh really, well in that case I'll move this to the confirmed unlisted variety section.

I sent a CCGB2005 to him to see if he might be able to sell some. Never got a reply, and I seem to remember asking more than once. I won't be doing the same with CCGB2006! And the recent negative feedback where the reply admitted they were out of stock and then goes on the insult the buyers spelling skills is very tit for tat isn't it. Quite immature I thought.

Chard can be a little expensive, but they are well established and reliable as far as I've heard.

Can you become a member and add a good picture of it? (by attaching a file). If verified, I'll add it to the new area for unlisted varieties.

Please point me towards other unrecorded variety topics within the forum, if I missed any.

I spoke to the man that has designed the Spink Coins of England cover for the last few years. If he's good enough for Spink, I thought he'd just about be good enough for me He seems reasonable too and will send me some samples of his work. Interestingly he said he'd send me the samples of the Spink book design that were not approved. That'll be interesting, because I mentioned that coin book covers are basically always very similar and that I wanted something different, and he said that's what he offered Spink, but they went for conventional in the end. I probably won't be able to share the proof Spink designs with you (I'll certainly ask though!), but I'll certainly report back on how Spink 2006 might have looked.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1982-TRIUMPH-TR7-35-...1QQcmdZViewItem That's me selling it, under a different 'non coin' id. If anyone from the forum buys it, I'll send you a free CCGB each you for life!

I meant to say halfpennies and pennies, but it came out wrong!

She wouldn't be amused.

Orleans House Gallery in Twickenham is staging a quirky exhibition next year titled Collectors: A Cabinet of Curiosities. Drawing from the prestigious Richmond upon Thames Borough Art Collection and a range of private loans - many never shown to the public before - the exhibition will run from 14th January until 12th March. Mark De Novellis, Curator of Exhibitions and collections is requesting individuals to come forward with their collections: "Over the last few years, I have been astonished by some of the items I have viewed in local private collections and would like owners to contact me to exhibit their items to a wider public. The aim of the exhibition is to explore collectors and the relationship they have with collecting. Whether you amass rare porcelain or collect tea cosies or Royal memorabilia, each collection is unique and a reflection of its owner..." Alongside sections on the Borough Art Collections- including founder Nellie Ionides - the exhibition will feature collections of postcards and even botanical samples. "I aim to convey the breadth of objects collected - from the valuable to items which - though loved by their owners - have sentimental or other value. The final display will feel a bit like entering a vast Cabinet of Curiosities or Aladdin's Cave of treasures..." To lend an item please contact Mark De Novellis on 020 8831 6000 or email m.denovellis@richmond.gov.uk (Message posted on behalf of Mark De Novellis, Curator)