Chris Perkins

They are called Cumberland Jacks, and were made to poke fun at the then Duke of Cumberland, who no one liked, and everyone wanted to send him to Hannover. I stole this from the www24carat.co.uk website: Many brass imitations were made as publicity tokens or propaganda pieces. One very common example is the "Cumberland Jack", a brass imitation guinea issued around the time of Queen Victoria's accession in 1837. It features a young head portrait of Victoria on the obverse, and a mounted Duke of Cumberland, after the style of Pistrucci's famous Saint George and Dragon, on the reverse, with the inscription "To Hanover". This was a reference to the Duke, an unpopular character, becoming the ruler of Hanover, a title which Victoria was debarred from inheriting because she was female.

Yes if you like, and as you're a member now, you can post pictures.

The 1929 100 Schilling Gold, catalogues at about £300.00 if it's perfect. Good luck.

Because we seem so good at temporarily loosing the subject I thought I would start this area just to deviate in. Perhaps we can do the equivalent of going from nuts, through Hitler, to cabbage in less than 10 posts! Let me start the subject with, erm, well this is quite boring, but let's see where it goes...... Do the conservative party have a chance of winning a British election within the next 50 years? And just for good measure... who quite fancies Shania Twain?

Diana, We never heard from our Austrian guest again unfortunately. I don't know about your first coin. But I can tell you that the 10 korona 1907 is Hungarian (Austro-Hungarian) and worth about £30.00 unless it's in perfect condition. Is the Österreich 100 Schilling a gold coin, and in mint condition? I know nicht (nothing) about medals and commemorative plaques from Austria.

Mine is not curly, but kind of has a wave to it. It's been with me a long time, and really only trimmed since before 1995. In this forum we tend to deviate from the subject, but that's ok! I'm going to start a forum, especially so that we can deviate in it.

Oh, I just wondered because of the name, it implied you may have long hair, and perhaps you therefore look a little like my 'character' picture (Dee Snider of Twisted Sister)??? Not to worry if you don't , you're still most welcome

Hey Hippy, Do you look like my avatar too?

Probably an unofficial 1911 Coronation medal from the style. Geoff will confirm. Although like that, I doubt it's worth very much.

Well done Geoff, there could have been no better way to get us back on track. In the gents toilet at Altenburg-Leipzig airport in Germany, the toilet roll dispensers depict a 'Toilet roll dispenser cartoon character' named 'Big Willy'! Did I chuckle to myself!

They should all have 'SOHO' on them I believe. The only possible cause of a lack of SOHO would be because it has been worn away through use.

Geoff will know, where are you Geoff?

Now where else can you find Hitler compared to cabbage. You read it here first!

That's because it was struck in the Soho district of Birmingham (not London, like a lot of people think) by the bran new technology at Mathew Boultons steam coin press. It revolutioned the way coins were struck and was in use (as far as I know) right into Victorian times, when electricity took over.

And they minted the date '1967' right up until 1970 too. Conspiracy theory!

You're probably right, bloody PC. Aren't I showing my 25 years of age. Australian customers: I have a couple of semi regulars, nothing major.

No your wouldn't, you jumped up little pip squeak, because I would have been justified in my actions, and the Head would take me (Dr Krause) seriously, and certainly not you! I would be deeply offended if I was told to Go back to South Africa, where I belong. After probably being invited to the UK to help fill a shortage of teachers, leaving my home land and starting fresh in a foreign country. I remember I once asked an Australian supply teacher if he was decended from convicts or aboriginies, then I stated that he was too fair skinned to be of the latter. He marched me out of the class room and almost decked me! He wasn't very pleased and I'd been calling him Bruce all leason. But of course I look back now with maturity and realise that I would of bloody well deserved it if he had! It was early 90's so after the banning of physical punishment at schools, but he did almost loose it. So well done that man for keeping control. That'll loose me some Australian customers now!

Now just a minute! Perhaps we should now pop this film/patriotism/strage things to get stuck in your body subject in the non coin related area. Someone start a new subject!

Because they are the best usually, and if I were your teacher you would have got a detention everyday of the week for that remark! And I would have jolly well got Elliot's phone number and phoned home

10 for £3.00.

Should be ok in a 22.5mm, I tried a copper 1675 and that fit well. Better measure it in case, or don't you have it yet?

Yeah I think that's about it. I know there are specialist books on the hugely vast areas of colonial Indian coinage, and I've found that Krause can often be a little inaccurate one way or the other. Definately worth having though. One of my next book purchases should be the Krause 1701 - 1800 book. There are other world coin books similar to Krause, there is a German range, but I think Krause is the only one in English.

Some years were only issued in sets, so you know that's where they started out. As far as I knew, for the years when the coins also circulated normally the BU sets were just normal coins. You don't see many bag marks so perhaps they are treated more carefully after striking. I'm really not sure. I have a few high grade decimal coins, but I'm saving them for when there is a much higher demand. Perhaps if and when we go EURO.

I bought one myself and have it with me right here! I'll attach a scan, it's a good grade, AEF or so, has some edge dings on the bottom of the rev as you'll notice. I expect I'll put it in the next Newsletter or onto ebay, I have lots to do right now though. I did have a 1931 Wreath, but that sold from the newsletter before it even went into the Crown section.

No, your way too far North for that! And it's a pity they don't broadcast it online yet. I'll ask if they intend doing that when I'm next there. And don't worry, the forumees come first!