Chris Perkins

Because the obverse is so prooflike, and the reverse is weakly struck. I heard (and I know this to be the case for certain wreath crowns) that once the proof dies were used to create proof coins, they then sometimes got used to strike normal coins on unpolished blacks. I think the 1820 Shilling was struck with a proof obverse (and perhaps reverse too but not at proof pressure). I'm not turning American by making a song and dance about first strikes, merely observing what I see after seing many 1820 shillings along the way. (And why not play the Americans at their own game to a certain degree!) If Americans and others want to pay big money for first strikes and slabbed coins, then i'll see if I can find a few for them! The 1826 Half Crown is going ok isn't it.

The ads are annoying. It's best to stick at one thing JMD, when you've decided. Because when search engines get used to your page names and setup, if you change it, they'll have to find you again, and it won't help your rankings at all.

No, not unless it's in extremely good condition (which it probably isn't if it's been circulating as 1p). Interesting to find predecimal currency in change though, especially a farthing, which has not been legal tender for 45 years.

Done that. Gave you a mention on the bottom of the home page too, as the last link I had there hasn't been available for sometime.

Alright, 1s 8d sounds fine, I have loads of farthings laying around GV - EII

That all looks chavtastic to me Dave, well done. Are we ready to cross link now?

Yes, but when you're talking about mad things in general you can't include Americans in the equation because as they have recently demonstated on the world stage, and I think Axel Rose once put it perfectly when he sang (referring obviously to the rest of his countrymen): 'You're F*!£ing crazy'. (Points for song and album by the way, and no googling)

I know who that is. I saw one of the older editions go for £111 the other week.

Actually, I put the message board up so that I can try as often as possible to sell stuff to it's members! But seriously (although that does happen) I did also put this board up to serve as a reference point for interested parties, and it's also handy because if people ask questions in here it usually means I get one less email! Knowledge is the key, as Mr Kuhli says. And, I would never pay as much as 50p for a Churchill Crown. I'd wince if I had to pay (25p) face value!

Kuhli says (sorry Kuhli I moved this while you were posting): Simple motto of coin collectors: Buy the book before you buy the coin! If you do not take the time to research the material, and know what you are getting, then caveat emptor.

No, sod it, name and shame, but as long as you outline your negative experience first. If it's the truth then people can make up their own mind. If anyone lies and someone makes a complaint, then I'll remove the offending post and have words with the person that posted it. I don't mind about complaints, just don't write anything libelous!

Actually now you mention it Chris I used to have a spate of (sometimes daily!) emails from some Dr or another based in Nigeria, but they seem to have stopped now. Anyone else notice? Yes I had a few of those too. Usually wanting something and wanting to use Western Union or something. They do seem to have reduced though, you're right.

Yes, it's very good. But I think it should be in denomination order, not alphabetical.

I think you probably mean 2300 cc, or 2.3l ! I very much doubt a 2.3cc motorcycle could propel all that tubandpud! (Love Triumphs though, the bikes too. If I had a bike it would have to be a Triumph to go with the cars)

Or Nigeria!

Ok, feel free to name any ebay id's that you would rather not deal with again. Please ensure that anyone doing so also explains the trading situation and transaction details so that viewers of this area can make up their own minds. I don't want it to turn into a slanging match between eBayers, it should just be honest accounts of experiences and I see no reason why ID's should not be mentioned (certainly no personal details please).

I save BU German ones from change, it's logical to do so isn't it. I've noticed that the 2002 coins seemed to appear again brand new in 2003, which would imply they had an un-used stockpile or struck that date again. In Germany there are also different mint letters. I just take the BU (MS63+) ones and I'm not looking for date sets. The girlfriend collects all the foreign ones from change, unless she already has them.

Isn't this an exact copy of a previous equally dodgy message? loop7uhand5 anyone considering your offer would need your address, phone number, an email address that is not from a free provider, ebay id and all information you can give to verify your identity. Unless loop7uhand5 can post verifiable info, don't anyone think about it!

If I'd known you could have taken a couple of my books for him. He wanted to see them and I'm not sure if he has yet.

You never did join my affiliate/accessory scheme did you? (posting in one area is sufficient)

Thankyou.

I remember in the South East it was very well promoted in every pub window. It means people go and buy Guinness even if most people aren't Irish. Although it seems everyone has Irish in them. Those Irish certainly knew how to spread themselves around the world.

There's a business idea: Mormon Wife Slabbing. Send a wife off, get her graded and encased in plastic. The higher the grade, the better wives you can swap for. For an MS70 you should be able to swap for at least 10x VF35's! Or, you could take an attractive looking raw wife, send them off to be graded, and if they come back less than AU58, simply pay for plastic surgery break them out, and re submit them. I can just imagine the slabbed wife trade on eBay would bring their servers to a standstill.

That's because you spelt 'colour' the American way. No, not really, it's because there is a size limit so people don't go posting whoping great 1mb jpg's and using my precious bandwith.

By the way, I found out a month or so later that I'd got done twice on the originally mentioned journey from Kent to Chemnitz! This time though, two policemen turned up on my door (in Germany) because I gave them the UK address hoping it would put them off! It didn't. This one was EUR250.00 and 3 German points! The good thing is that German points will never affect me because I have a UK licence, and the DVLA don't get to know about them, so the points were rather pointless. I wondered then about what fun it would be to collect points from as many European countries as possible.