Chris Perkins

Oh dear, yes that's a modern repro without a doubt.

The President told me that Peck left some out that were too worn, even if he was sure they were what he thought they were! Regardless of what was in, and what was out, there is no doublt that some little mistakes were made. Who's doing the next one?

Spink is not about varieties really JMD. Spink does an excellent job of covering over 2000 years of coinage. My book already contains far more varieties for the modern coins! Just imagine, a properly comprehensive book on the British coins of the last 200+ years with up to date values. Nothing like it exists. For those of you that don't follow things in here, here's a plug: http://www.predecimal.com/books/ccgb2005framed.htm

I was just contacted by the President of the London Numismatic Society, who got one of my fliers through the British Numismatic Society, and wanted one of my books. We got talking about varieties, and he was actually in the same room as C Wilson Peck when he wrote his bible! This man knows about varieties that were not included in the book because although Peck was sure, the examples were too worn and he felt they could not be included just in case! Since then, he's published papers, and really knows some super advanced stuff. He lives in Kent, not far from SE London actually, where I once lived, and he invited me along as his guest to the next London Numismatic society meeting (but I can't go, it's in early feb) He said he'll get the book, and give me a call so we can talk about what should be added. He even knows about decimal varieties (and has a 1983 New pence 2p) He said that there has never been a book that lists all the varieties for copper/bronze and silver and I said I'd like to be the first to publish a complete book if he's willing to help. CCGB2008 will be double the size at this rate!

Make sure you show me Livia's bum when I'm round in Feb Millimoo!

Yes it does doesn't it! That's even funnier than my Offa joke.

Yes, hopefully it's settled down. The host people (and I know them personally by now!) said that someone else with another website on the same server had probably installed some dodgy code, and it bought the whole lot down!

That's more difficult. How do you pronounce Stycca?

I wish I'd kept my mouth shut now. You see, none of them are in any particular order! Let me deal with your Nazi coins first!

Yes I have, but I'm not really passionate about them. I just have them from collecting as a kid, and the decimals from collections I've bought in the past. I don't offer them for sale because the time it would take to scan and list them all would be huge, and none of them are particularly valuable. Something for the future, and certainly something to offer if the UK should ever go EURO (which at the moment looks very unlikely)

So you won't be making an Offa? (Sorry, couldn't resist it, such a silly little joke, but I must admit when it came to me I was quite tickled)

Yes, I just got the same message for the first time. The SQL database that all this lot is stored on is called britishcoins, and if the front end is not able to find it, it would probably indicate that my hosts are having problems and are not able to serve the database. Hopefully they will be temporary.

Thanks for your message Miljan, Please DO NOT add your message to all the other bloody posts in the forum, I've just deleted 7 of them! In here will do, and I've also emailed you.

What are you playing at Miljan? Does this look like a Roman coin related topic? I received all 3 of your messages sent via the website, and have replied to the first one.

I don't mean to be picky, but at that time, and right up to the 1920's, Walthamstow was part of Essex. My Grandad was born there in 1900. Spot on with the Brutus partof course!

Grear news! Can I ask which branch it was in? Email me the book shop man details when you can. The book chain Ottakars should also be stocking it as standard in their 130 branches very soon. The pestering people, and buying your own books seems to pay off!

I think I basically understood what you were writing, despite the fact that it was composed liek a text message! It's a Diamond Jubilee medal, not really a coin. It shows the Queen as she was when she became Queen, and the Queen as she looked in 1897. If it's pretty average it'll just be worth a pounf or two. I think we've talked about these before in the forum, as they are a popular query.

Unfortunately they don't do Blau Peter in Gemany! In fact, the only English speaking channel (half English) was turned off on December 31st! Now I have to get a Satalite dish to pick up anything English.

I have no idea yet.

They don't give those badges away willy nilly you know! Not that I'd be able to use one, as you have to be under 16 for free entry into place, and accompanied by a paying adult.

The jazzy gold ones are apparently for massive things, like life saving and the like.

I was asked by the Beeb if I could let them have images of an 1890 Farthing and Penny. I had a wonderful farthing of my own, and borrowed a Penny picture from Colin Cooke (with permission!). The stills will be used on Blue Peter, and I've asked for a Blue Peter badge in return! I'll let you know exactly where and when they will be used.

Nothing....Unless it was once part of a colony. My geography isn't fab, but I don't suppose Somalia is the richest country in the world, and I expect they love the fact that Coincraft must of paid them something for the 'rights'. The only winner in this particular tragedy for numismatics is Somalia, and good luck to them!

The Gothic and Elizabeth I coins are basically along the same awful theme as the Cromwell. The Duke and Duchess coin is completely unrecognisable. Did the Somali mint get Stevie Wonder to engrave it?

I wish I could permit myself to blatantly swear in my own forum! That is absolutely awful, the most awful thing of 2005 so far (and quite likely of the whole of 2005). Will Coincraft stop at nothing in producing stupid novelty items that no true coin collector would ever want to own. The fact thay have the word 'Coin' in their name surely must go against the trade descriptions act, because a lot of what they sell is hyped up shit (hypedupshitcraft?). Novelty items designed to somehow fool people with an IQ of less than 20 into believing any of it is actually remotely collectable! And the mintage is limited to 1,500. How the $@?! they find 15 people to actually want to take that into their home is beyond me. Is the whole world bloody mad. If any of you forumees EVER notice any of that kind of tosh on my website you have permission to shoot me. And if I ever get wind that any of you have a Somalian Cromwell novelty item, I'll shoot you! Can I get sued for any of that?