Chris Perkins

The whole concept of legal tender is taken rather loosely nowadays. They make silver £20 coins (with £6.50 silver content) and £100 coins (with £22 silver content) and sell them for 'face value' but I am confused about how these large denominations are all of a sudden legal tender just because the RM marketing dept says they are. As far as I can tell there has been no amendment to the laws to make them legal tender. They sell like hot cakes, £20 for £20 or £100 for £100. Shops don't take them, even a lot of banks/post offices won't take them. They sell on ebay for up to £30ish because people believe that they are proper currency. Is there anyone here with better legal knowledge on the current coins that actually are legal tender, because I'm quite sure the process is a fairly complicated one.

Pam said she'd pay £60 for it. And Pam is always very fair.

Those shown in "English Paper Money" only have 6 digits, but I suppose it's possible that they went over 1000000 with the serials. Unless it's 100,000? Be interesting to see a picture. Obviously if they only went up to 1m then started again with C40C then 7 digits is literally one in a million. I can ask Pam West if you like Mike? I was emailing her over the last week about something else.

Yes, looks like Beale, having gone through EPM for the other cashiers. I think the OP should speak to Pam West about it. Condition will obviously play a big part, but I really don't know what premium a 1000000 serial has over higher or lower, less round numbers.

Which chief cashier signature does it bear?

I don't think the modern Pistrucci St George is struck as nicely as the older ones were. The newer coins seem to all lack detail. Another excellent cheap way of getting a larger St George is to buy a 1951 Crown.

I had to buy all 3 of the different £20 coins so far to do pics of for the next CC Decimal.

Nice coin, practically full lustre.

£500 bit on the high side isn't it? £500 in BU could be about right (Spink copper UNC prices are BU I think). But you're right, I think £200 could be on the low side for a nice UNC.

Oh, I missed the 1862 R/B. I'll include it next time. The epub version is now available from the green epub link above (etc) or from here: http://mydgs.co/ERkjhz

1861 B/R halfpenny isn't it? Is there also an 1862 B/R?!

The kindle version is now on Amazon: http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00SVXNXV6/&tag=predecimalcoi-21

Thanks Dave. Yours was sent today Rooney. Which link exactly Peter, one of the links to Amazon in my sig? I think they should all work.

What have you tried a few times, Peter?

I've got loads here Dave, so 9.50 of your new Reichsmarks please.

Yes, got it. Thanks.

I certainly will Peck. £8 inc postage. There's a great thing on paypal where you can send a payment to family or friends with no charges, but you have to manually write your address. To: cp@predecimal.com

It's printed and available now! Expanded to 1760 (up to 1970) and I really have taken extra special care updating the prices, correcting a few silly things and adding stuff that you good people suggested last year. The Kindle/ebook version isn't quite ready, but I have printed stock and can send them from here if anyone wants one.

Did I point you here from the facebook activity by any chance?

I slipped a couple of tricky ones in that are easy to bungle if you don't read it right

Oh sorry, I'm sure it used to just be a webpage. I'm not really totally convinced about the benefits of social media either, but if it helps me build up another fan base that buy the odd book, I'm in.

Facebook membership is not a prerequisite, I think it should work without it, non?

That was you was it, I noticed that result and knew it must have been a silly mistake. If you're on fb, please like Rotographic Publications!

I wondered who on earth buys all those new coins and gold plated, diamond studded, Tuvalu etc modern issues that we all know and don't love. Well, it seems to be the people on Facebook! There are groups full of thousands of people, swapping, buying and selling such coins! And when you try to talk some sense into them, no one seems to be listening. I'm currently promoting a new Facebook group for Rotographic and thought I'd create a simple quiz to get people interested. So far, only one person out of 32 has got all the answers right. Here it is: https://apps.facebook.com/fb-quizzes/hzuuel And to like Rotographic on Facebook please go to here: https://www.facebook.com/rotographic and press the 'Like' whatsit.

They do yes. Round numbers can usually be sold for a little more than a normal UNC example. What kind of pound note? 1980s, or earlier?