Chris Perkins

I think that in the UK the 5p should be the smallest denomination, and that it should be re-named One Shilling, so we can have Pounds, Shillings and (just on paper) decimal pence!

Ok, sm, it certainly wouldn't hurt to have a mod in a different time zone. I'll make you a mod later and then give you some brief instructions.

I know! He probably uses mine to show sellers and sells to his buyers at his prices!

I don't think you can use bread as any kind of indication. In the 14th Cent. bread was all handmade by bakers, who obviously had to be able to charge enough so that they could support their families, buy their yeast, weat and fuel for the ovens etc. In 2006 bread is made in huge factories and distributed to huge supermarkets in huge lorries, so the price of bread, which is just a few pence for a cheap loaf must be lower in real terms that it was in the 14th century.

I do email Richard Lobel now and again. In last years edition he thought the prices were too low for lots of coins. Hopefully he'll like the 2007 version better and he's already expressed an interest in advertising in it.

Thanks! Yes, there really is a lot that can be done in the book industry to promote books and ones self. The previous owner just wasn't well informed, and I think his passion had died some time ago. He was also in his 70's...And you can't expect someone in their 70's to go running around to book fairs. Imagine going to Krause with a 2004 stapled together badly printed CCGB and asking them if they'd like to produce it in the USA! You'd have no chance whatsoever. No one had heard of Rotographic that I spoke to, but now a few people have, and they all liked the look of the books very much. And I'll go to the London book fair and Frankfurt every year from now on. People will start to remember Rotographic and it will grow.

Always difficult to work out exactly. Although houses, bread and beer are essentially the same, the industrial revolution and lots of other stuff inbetween means that all those things are probably cheaper to produce now than they would have been then!

I was at the Frankfurt book fair the last couple of days. It is huge, really. I had to meet a lady from Bertrams on the first day and arrived a little late mainly because it literally takes 20 minutes to walk very briskly from one end to the other, even using the moving walkways. The next day I found the buses! The lady from Bertrams seems to have taken me under her wing a bit, and does genuinely seem to want to help me out. She suggested that I attempt to do what a lot of small publishers do to generate a nice extra income: Sell some foreign rights to my books. So, I thought perhaps I could sell the US rights to the Roman books to an American publisher and I thought about selling the NZ and Australian rights to CCGB as it also covers lots of coins that were legal tender over there. Selling rights won't affect my sales in the UK, and it basically allows me to get into other countries without having people in them. Currently I sell the odd single book to the aforementioned countries, but don't have the means to get them distributed internationally in a big way. The main numismatic publishers in the USA are of course Krause and Whitman. Whitman weren't there, but Krause were and I actually met the top Krause man who did seem very positive about the British coin book, the Roman pair and England's Striking History. I learned also, that 'Krause' is not pronounced like everyone in the UK says it, i.e. 'Kraus' without saying the last 'e'. It's not even pronounced as it should be, being a German name and spoken like 'Krausa'. No, no, the people within the company all pronounce it as 'Kraus-ee', which is frankly ridiculous. So, I left book samples with Kraus-ee and I have the contact details for the right people etc. The top man said that they also wouldn't mind having a British coin book in the UK to complete with Spink, as apparently they have a UK wing that wants to grow things on their side of the pond. So, perhaps a 'Krause/Rotographic' publication, or something along those lines. Who knows. I also spoke to another American company who seemed interested in the Roman pair and possibly ESH. As for Aussie and NZ publishers, there were none there that do numismatic titles but I got huge lists of publishing houses from the respective Sheila's at the Aussie and NZ publishing associations stands. And while I was there I had a word with the British Musuem, Ashmolean Museum and English Heritage about selling my books in their gift shops. I gave out various sample books here and there and picked up loads of brochures and information about new ways to promote and sell my books. Everyone except one lady, who's name really is Sheila, was very nice to me. I joined the Independant Publishers Guild while I was there too. I think I did all I could, so I came home on day 3 (friday). It's bloody knackering on your feet wandering with a heavy case all day, but I'll certainly be there next year again, it's an important opportunity to get in peoples faces and promote my books.

I was at the Frankfurt bookfair, so wasn't able to check the last couple of day. Can you list the IP addresses of offenders that you delete in this area Oli/Syl, in this format, one per line: 192.168.72.4 (I've recently been banning whole ranges of spammer IPs and I think it does actually help reduce it slightly)

I like to make sure that I know my forum members as well as possible! Especially true with that rare specimen, the female forum member

Yes Tony, a pleasure. email me: cp@predecimal.com (I might be a bit quiet as I'm at the Frankfurt book fair for 3 days from tomorrow)

It isn't, but she lives there now apparently.

Some do, some don't. A lot of sellers sell coins that they can tell are not going to reveal much detail. Some sellers sort more than others, I suppose you probably get what you pay for. It is fun though, scrubbing them up to reveal what they are for the first time in probably 1500+ years.

Very interesting. It appears the machine got jammed and the reverse of another 10p has struck the obverse of the 10p you have. This extra coin where it shouldn't have been and the mis alignment seems to have caused the 10p you have to barely get an imprint of the reverse die. Sort of almost what is known as a 'brockage', but not quite. The value is dependent on what someone would be willing to pay for it. I have previously bought error coins from posters on this forum, and for this one I'd offer you £30.00

Some of the new varieties listed here are certainly appearing in Collectors' Coins GB 2007. I suspect it'll take more time and effort to get them into other books. I've also promoted the forum in the forthcoming CCGB2007, so hopefully people will see this forum and bring more to light.

Thanks. The 2007 version will be available very soon.

The cheapest book which is pretty good with varieties and a lot cheaper than the others, is my book, here: http://www.predecimal.com/shop/product_inf...s-printed-books

I could have let him carry on, but what's the point, he's clearly like a stuck record and this forum isn't about hate, it's about love for your fellow man

You can't help what colour your born as much as you can help if you born straight or gay. We're all human. I've banned his user ID, email address, and ISP, so hopefully he won't be back to bother us again. Appologies to other normal Newzealanders using the same ISP that will now not be able to post!

Alright, that's enough, I've had it up to 'ere with your f-ing stupid religious and down right rude bullshit. You are the weakest link, goodbye.

Anne was gay too was she! I reckon, easily 10% or more of the population is gay (whether they admit it or not Aidan), so statistically 1 in 10 monarchs is also gay or at least bi, which is essentially the same according to that wonderful source of information on how we should all lead our lives that certain people keep quoting from.

Because some of the areas have had that function disabled. Everyone is clever enough to paste a link if they want to.

How can you possibly know? What evidence do you have that William III wasn't a homosexual? And why should it matter either way? You're all hot air and no substance. All you can do to back up your flawed outdated views is link to websites which also often share those flawed views. Are you a homosexual Aidan, and are you in denial? Do you try to hide this fact to the world and yourself by professing to hate homosexuals? I see you were just as popular on Wikipedia as you are becoming here.

Everything in the bible is open to interpritation. The bible was written at a time when pretty much everyone was anti-gay. And then the world evolved and grew up. With the exception of some areas of the globe of course, and with the exception of you and others of your kind, so it would seem. I doubt very much that Jesus ever had anything agaist gay people, and I have no doubt that his original teachings have been manipulated and mis-interprited by others ever since. I have a few gay friends. I am good friends with a gay couple in Kent, I've even stayed at their house on numerous occassions (does that qualify me to be put to death, because I did lieth in the same domicile?). They are both the nicest people you could ever meet. One of the sodomites, whom I met at evening classes for German, is a qualified mechanic, and has previously worked wonders fixing various cars that I take the liberty of leaving with him! The other works at a hotel. They give me food and shelter on my frequent visits to England and they never expect anything in return. Both of them are better people than you. Do you have a girlfriend Aidan?

What century do you live in Aidan? And when did you move to New Zealand from the Redneck area in Texas? For someone who is 29, you should really have dropped such biggoted opinions by now. They won't get you anywhere, and people will just think you're an arsehole. Lots of people have been killed on the other side by supporters of Ian Paisley, rallying round for his cause. All of the stubborn politicians in NI should have their heads bashed together. You're a homophobic biggoted plonker Aidan, and I think I speak for the other regular members too when I say that you are not welcome here with those views.