Chris Perkins

Do you know Geoff, I have a beautiful 1888 EF or better Crown for £75.00 that i'm about to put in next weeks newsletter. Also have some other mid grade Jubilee head Crowns and Double florins. Don't tell anyone I told you, they'll all want exclusives! Chris

Super, another knowledgeable chap in the Forum! Welcome Geoff T. I heard there were some rare versions on the official medal with the wrong date on them also? Chris

Hello everyone, Now I know there is at least one of you with a condor token reference book, and i'd like to know what would be fair prices for these coins if I featured them on the site in the for sale section? Feel free to point me in the direction of any you have seen online, and pictures of mine are available on request. These are just sitting around, most are low grade, a couple are very nice and i'd like to shift them. The list: 1: Exeter Halfpenny 1792. Rev has coat of arms, obv shows Bishop with legend ‘SUCCESS TO THE WOOLEN MANUFACTORY’. ‘PAYABLE AT THE WAREHOUSE OF SAMUEL KINGDON’ on edge. Two M’s stamped on either side of the Bishop. Condition: Good, maybe NF at a push. 2: Kent Halfpenny Token 1794 Coat of arms and date on one side, another coat of arms with ‘SUSSEX’ under it and the legend ‘FOR CHANGE NOT FRAUD’ Edge Legend looks like ‘GIBBS SUSSEX PAYABLE BY’. Condition: Easily Fine perhaps even NVF. 3: Sheffield Penny Token 1815 (Have 2 of them) Standing figure on obv with ‘SHEFFIELD PENNY TOKEN’. Rev has legend ‘OVERSEERS OF THE POOR’ around an image of a building/house. Edge diagonally milled in centre like Soho issues. Condition: around Good/fair. 4: Liverpool Halfpenny 1791 Ship on obv with coat of arms on rev and latin legend which is not readable. Edge milled. Condition: Poor. 5: Monmouth Halfpenny 1795 ‘JAMES POWELL IMPORTER’ and 1795 on obv. Picture of a barrel in centre. Rev legend ‘J POWELL WINE & BRANDY MERCHANT MONMOUTH’ with grape picture. Edge says ‘PAYABLE AT MONMOUTH AND ABERGAVENNY’. Condition: As struck, no wear with a lacquered appearance. 6: Flint Lead works 1813 (Penny) Obv legend ‘FLINT LEAD WORKS’ and date, with image of the lead works. Rev has ‘ONE PENNY TOKEN’ in centre surrounded by ‘ONE POUND NOTE FOR 240 TOKENS’. Edge milled. Condition: Good/fair. 7: The Anglesey mines Halfpenny 1788 Parys miners company insignia on obv, druid on rev with wreath. Edge legend ‘PAYABLE AT ANGLESEY LONDON OR LIVERPOOL’. Condition: Good with scratches. 8: The Anglesey mines Halfpenny 1791 (Have 2 of them) As above but dated 1791 and edge reads ‘PAYABLE AT ANGLESEY OR LONDON’. Coin seems thicker. Condition: Good, perhaps better, but not the best dies used. 9: Hull Halfpenny 1791 Coat of arms, date, wreath, legend on obv. Rev has figure on horseback with legend ‘GULIELMUS TERTIUS REX’ (obviously a reference to William III) and a date MDCLXXXIX (1689 I think). Edge ‘PAYABLE AT THE WAREHOUSE ??????? GARTON’. Conditon: Good /fair. 10: Manchester Halfpenny 1793 Man carrying something on his back on obv. Rev has coat of arms and legend ‘SUCCESS TO NAVIGATION’. Edge is chevron milled. Condition: EF-UNC with much lustre. 11: Birmingham and Swansea halfpenny 1811 Quite plain with ‘ROSE COPPER COMPANY’ and diagonally milled edge. Condition: all readable struck with rubbish die, Good. 12: Bristol and South Wales Penny token 1811 Prince of Wales plume on obv. Rev shows a castle and ‘VIRTUTE ET INDUSTRIA’ Edge diagonal milled. Condition F-VF. 13: Birmingham One penny 1813 Picture of building on Rev. Coat of arms with ‘ONE POUND NOTE FOR 240 TOKENS’ and ‘PAYABLE AT THE WORKHOUSE’ on the rev. Edge diagonal centre milled. Condition: Good. 14: Edinburgh Halfpenny 1791 Coat of arms featuring castle on obv. Rev has ‘NEMO ME IMPUNE LACESSIT’ (as pound coin) with thistles and someone holding a large St Andrews cross. Edge says ‘PAYABLE AT THE WAREHOUSE OF THOs & ALEXr HUTCHISON’. Condition: around Fine. 15: Edinburgh Halfpenny 1792 Exactly as above but dated 1792. More to follow, depending how successful this is. Thanks, Chris

Looks nice, certainly isn't a coin of the spendable type. Must be some kind of commemorative, but I've never seen one i'm afraid. Although i'd say it's most definately British as it refers to his British titles and none of the German ones. Chris

Probably a small toy money coin, made for novelty purposes or for children to play with. Without knowing what's written (the legend should include the makers name) I cannot be sure. Chris

I'm 25, as many of you know. Chris

Does it show the Queens Jubilee head (crowned), and what is written on it? What is the diameter in mm, and does it feel heavy like gold, or is it probably brass? Chris

Is it silver or gold coloured? If it's silver it could be a small silver denomination. If it's gold it's most probably toy money. Can you post a picture? Thankyou, Chris

Users, When I get back from the UK on the 9th February I will be adding the forum users to my mailing list that have the 'Get added to my mailing list' option switched on. When you register in the Forum the default setting is 'Yes'. Some of you are already on it, but those of you that would rather not receive a fortnightly (maximum frequency) email from me to tell you about new coins I have available, books and accessories etc please turn off the 'Get added to my mailing list' switch in your profile. You can do this by logging in, clicking on 'My Controls' scrolling down the left pane to 'Edit profile info' and turning the lowest dropdown box (with the question) to the 'No' option. For a little bit of info on the Newsletter, please see here: http://www.predecimal.com/newsletterinfo.htm I won't be offended if you choose 'No' it is of course up to you. Thanks, Chris

I think that's a problem many collectors have, I mean how could you turn down an EF Edward VII florin, even if you are not collecting them, and if it was for a good price? Not a problem if you had limitless funds, but I suspect you don't! Maybe you should designate a monthly budget and promise yourself that at least 80% of it will go on the coins you specialise in, and not a % more. Chris

Everyone get into Led Zepplin this minute for a free 1967 Penny! Chris_Lander, why don't you actually register, you seem to contribute more than some members already. Chris

Well, as I'm sure the regulars have already noticed, I have juggled things around a bit in the forum, mainly in an attempt to make things easier to find for new people (and old people!). I found that everything had got very big and was starting to get out of control. I had a technical problem at first, which prevented me from being able to fully control the forum layout, but after I donned my thinking cap I was able to sort it out. I am now in complete control you'll be pleased to hear! The main changes basically involved the creation of 3 seperate areas; one for all British coin related things, the second for general coin/money related discussions and the third for this kind of non coin related nonsense! Because many of the topic titles contained no clue about what the information held within it was regarding I also undertook to rename some of the topics based on what they contained. If you're looking for something that you can't find anymore, you'll probably find it exists under a different name, so use the 'search' facility above. I have also approved quite a few new members, bringing the membership total up to almost 100 now, which is pretty impressive. Going by some emails I have received, I think a few of those should hopefully become regulars. Please forgive me if you are one of the new batch and waited a while to be approved (my fault entirely). Any other improvement ideas, and your opinions on the new layout will be gratefully received and treated with the utmost disrespect, and probably a few lies about how 'I had already thought of that and was going to do it soon' 'As you were'... Chris www.predecimal.com

Yes maybe you could start with all the major varieties. I didn't realise there were only 26 1864 die numbers. In that case yes, why not try to get every 1864 die number, and if that proved impossible move onto 1868 die numbers. (or start with 1868 die numbers) I think you know what you want to do already... you want to collect everything you have mentioned and like many collectors have trouble focusing. Whatever you decide to concentrate on you know that if something interesting comes along, you'll take it too! Chris

Well I think you have to start with Gothic florins by date, because it would be so difficult to get all the die numbers, considering some sellers (on ebay for eg) may not know they are there, and you'd have to ask, or take a chance. In fact it will be hard enough to collect by date in GVF minimum! It'll cost you a lot of money whichever! I think collecting all the 1864 die numbers would be another huge task that could take you a lifetime. Start doing it by date, test the availability and in the future perhaps acquire them by die number....Or not. Chris

You know, it is a strange phenomenon that from experience 99.9% of coin collectors/dealers always like proper music. I mean of course, with a proper band and talented people, usually with a leaning towards 'Rock' genres, not the mass marketed shite that the whole world is drowning in, and has been drowning for a while now. Chris

That's what happens when amateurs are free to sell any specialised item to a global audience with no experience. And ebay laugh all the way to their American bank. Chris

And even the Severn Bridge or one of those IKB west railway bridges etc.... I imagine it was an attempt by the very old established Royal mint to pick something a little bit new and trendy, perhaps that's what they thought the public wanted? (When of course most of us would prefer a proper bridge) Olli, I think those Euro sets are unnofficial pattern pieces made by I forget who, but it's the same people that did the Danish patterns and they are making a mint, I can tell you. Wouldn't touch them with a barge pole personally. Although maybe it is true that the Queen approved the bust. Chris

Point taken, it has got big and complicated since it started off. I'll work on making things a little more compact and organised today. How about you give me a coin when I sort it out? Chris

I'm sure they'll be nice coins, they sell a lot of very nice coins. Just don't be surprised if you find you paid a little extra for the convenience and packaging. Do also have a look at my Roman coins on this site: http://www.predecimal.com/forsale/romanforsale1.htm Chris

Erm, Queen II is ok definately, it spends quite a time in my CD player, but I'd probably go for the all time classic 'Dark side of the Moon', Led Zeppelin II (or III) or 'Division Bell' from the last 10 years. I only have Dark side and Led Zep II on Vinyl! Last year would of course be the Darkness - Permission to land. I'm also partial to a lot of Metallica, Yngwie J Malmsteen and Twisted Sister! Black Sabbath's Paranoid is also a pretty well balanced album. I have all bar 2 of Pink Floyd on Vinyl and all bar 1 Beatles Vinyl album. Chris

I don't know why the Germans wouldn't like the Churchill coin! The war was a long time ago now, and there are always bloody Churchill crowns on ebay.de. Landmarks is fine as long as they are not stupid bridges or disgusting 'modern art' landmarks. Chris

Yes the Edward VII Florin is a wonderful coin, shame it wears so badly. Have you seen the 1904 penny for sale on the site? Chris

Well I would say the Una and the Lion, but no one in the world ever sees them, including me! Gothic florin/Half Crowns are high on the list for me too. For some reason I like high grade Edward VII and George V stuff, I just like the heads for some reason, they look like distinguished gentleman even without Crowns or regalia. I also like crowns because of the dimensions, and wreath crowns are particularly nice. I like them all apart from the obvious monsters. Chris

£, Some nice ideas there but most would be impractical I think, for these reasons: 1. If we got rid of the 2p there would need to be millions more annoying 1p's surely, to make up for them? 2. Big coins cost a lot to produce, and notes work out cheaper. There is no way in the world the GOVt would want to spend more money than they need to, unfortunately. 3. Strictly speaking the notes in Scotland and in Northern Ireland are not even legel tender in the country of issue, they are in fact local 'tokens' used readily for all exchanges issued by local banks. So that in mind there already is a unified British note standard, ie those issued by the bank of England. And I don't think the Scots or the 'Ulster men' would want to give up their notes in favour of BofE ones!! Perish the thought, a little variety is ok, even if's a bloody pain passing them off in your English newsagents back home. 4. Until relatively recently there were £100 pound notes, I am not sure why they were withdrawn, but i'm sure something worked out cheaper for someone! Maybe they were not used enough. 5. I think the current paper choice evolved to stop the forger and I think that going back to the old type would perhaps make things easier for them. Have you seen those wonderful Northern Irish notes made of plastic with artistic 'windows' in them? (see also point 3!). I got a creased example from an NI visit and thought that I would try to iron the creases out! Even at a low heat it ended up about 5cm x 2cm!! 6. You have a point with number 6, I think perhaps the Queens portrait does crowd the flan and can see no reason why they cannot use the same one but at a reduced size. Thankyou for your comments, Chris www.predecimal.com

Well that's the only off so far! But I think perhaps I'll hold onto it for the time being. Chris