Chris Perkins

What weight is it? The Coin is 9ct Gold. That's just mind blowingly stupid. The fineness somehow is an accurate measure of the weight, no matter what the size is! Why are there fools to buy that kind of rubbish. It looks like someone's squeezed a disc of gold through a laser printer.

Yes, it's a Netherlands cent, non colonial.

Dutch, Wilhelm I.

Well if it ever becomes typed up in an orderly fashion, I may be interested to offer it somehow. Same applies to the shilling info. The thing I have found about miniscule varieties is that it's so difficult to distinguish without pictures.

I have the Gouby book, he gave it to me personally. I don't think he sells all that many, and even that is in need of an update. Putting a book on halfpennies in print would not be viable, but an electronic version, downloadable PDF or some kind of pay and view on the internet system would probably work. I could then mention it under the halfpenny section of CCGB2005...."For in depth specialist information on halfpennies, see www.rotographic.co.uk". Even at £2.00 a copy, when your selling something that involves no paper, no postage and no wrapping up, it could work. Anyway, I digress. Perhaps you could PM me Rob.

Is it typed up in an orderly fashion?

I wouldn't attempt to break into a house that receives mail from the Royal Mint....Obviously a complete ameteur with stacks of modern novelty items!

I'd thought of that long ago. Usually I just put my name and return address, with both website URL's (predecimal.com and rotographic). I don't mention 'coins' or anything specific, and it's my logic that you'd have to be a very bored postman/dustman to read all the return 'stickers' and look at all the websites written on them. And it's just common sense to shred envelopes with 'Spink, established 1666' written on them isn't it?

A coin weight perhaps? Can you post a picture?

Has he been in here recently? I thought he was all over the new girlfriend of his!

No, but i've pinned it to remind me!

Has to be the twits that buy them surely. If you look at it from a business point of view it's actually bloody clever! Get £30 worth of gold, spend about £2 making into a coin shape, and then sell it for £75! The public need to be better informed, but then the public generally wastes its money on pretty much everything. What about all the rubbish Pope stuff. There was a report on German TV, and they had the German Numismatic Society boss on, and he said in no uncertain terms that they are a waste of money and no coin dealer would touch them with a very long wurst. We need someone (ooo I don't know, perhaps me ) to go on telly and put people straight. The rich acquire assets, the poor just acquire liabilities marketed as assets. That's how it's always been.

You got your Harley, that's all that matters!

Head down, work hard, and I have no doubt in a couple of years you'll achieve you Anglia 105E Sylvester!

Certainly cutting edge technology compared to a TR7 and 2000! It has electric windows for example, which was unheard of in all Trimuphs! I like to think of the MGF as the Triumph TR9 that never was. It is basically made by the same people (some of my TR7 panels have 'ROVER' logos on the inside) and it is the first 100% British mass produced sportscar made since the TR7/8 in 1981. Triumph bikes were separate from the cars for quite some time, but I fail to see how MG will die. Even if the parent company do go under, someone will save MG. The recent MG's have enjoyed success and good sales volumes. The saviour stepping in straight away and MG remaining British are things that I am not so sure of though. I had a few company cars in late 90's/early nought ies. The usual Vectras and Astras mainly. I had a W reg Astra for a couple of years. That was always very reliable, and had decent looking alloy wheels and other spec. Too bland and boring for me though if I were actually to consider owning one.

Funny you should mention that krasnaya, as my next car will be an MGF. A tiny bit like the 'B' but a bit newer (on a '51 plate)! I'm getting it from a customer actually. I know that Rover/MGB appear to be going down the pan, but I'm sure even if they completely die (which would be sad), the parts will still be readily available, and the last cars will still be desirable.

Friend of a friend of mine bought one of the actual cars used in the series. Before it was shipped over he had to promise not to use it in any promotional work as KITT. Presumably, also not to wear a black leather jacket and tight trousers while driving it, or to launch a pop career that is just popular in Germany, no where else in the world. I like cars though, as many of you would have gathered. My 1981 34,000 mile TR7 will probably live in the UK soon (instead of Germany), and the 1972 Triumph 2000 will probably be sold to a former Rotographic bloke in Torquay. What am I going to drive here in Germany now???? I've got a 'new' toy to pick up in June

Lady of Leasure: 'Proof' is not a condition, it is a term used to describe coins struck with special dies on special blanks which result in a mirror like coin, superior to a normally struck coin. Proofs are usually very well looked after, and are usually of very high grade because they are not circulated (which was probably what you meant). The reverse coin you show, is not a proof coin, and it would appear that at some point the edge has been rounded off producing a rim, and removing the original millings. Lets see the head side, as it would be easier to grade. From the reverse I probably wouldn't quite stretch to VF. This is what one should look like: http://www.predecimal.com/forsale/7/shilling1787b.jpg (that one I have graded and is for sale on predecimal.com for £75)

it's 'Sovereign' and it's also common for them to have been soldered, pierced or otherwise mucked around with. I wonder how many people think they have gold coins, that are not in fact gold. I get asked a lot about this kind of thing, so I imagine it's very widespread...Usually from family chinese whispers, where someones great great nan said the coin was gold, and no generations thought to check.

Some people might still refer to them as 'New Pence' despite the wording. They are relatively new compared to the old pence of course.

It was probably just coloured or plated in gold at the time, possibly to be passed off as a sovereign (which people were actually hung for doing). More an item of jewellery now though, not a collectable coin.

Give them to a young person. The postage may cost more than they're worth.

It's a sixpence. Silver, not gold. Enamaling Jubilee year coins was very popular back then.

If they're all average circulated coins then they're worth perhaps £3.00 assuming the early pennies are readable.

Ah yes, Katy will be joining me with her hoard on Radio on the 10th June.