craigy

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/World-Rarest-Peter-Rabbit-2017-50p-Fifty-Pence-Silver-Proof-Coin-C-O-A-0700/183012451800?_trkparms=aid%3D555017%26algo%3DPL.CASSINI%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20151016114640%26meid%3D0240beea89984a9f87a01ce92cd9b166%26pid%3D100507%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D1%26%26itm%3D183012451800&_trksid=p2045573.c100507.m3226

maybe the same thing applies to the frosted proof/vip 37 and 53 crowns etc ???? and there will never be a definitive answer ???

the dies have defo had some prep work done or do the early strike definitive show this as well of you catch them early enough ? they even went to the trouble of doing jody clarks initials, £15 isn't so much when you can pay £13 for a base metal £2 coin, least its made of some precious metal lol

They do come across rather pushy, seems to take the heart right out of coin collecting, that 50 years of coins might have held a lot of memories for someone

i assume silver being called a silver penny, there is no specifications on it, i will ask, strange one, still has the old reverse which is pretty cool, would be interesting to get it slabbed see what they call it ? i like the ngc holders, where do you get that done

the royal mint have told me they are struck as brilliant uncirculated ???

a what lol

i'd even go so far as to say ultra cameo ??

£3, spend 45 and over for free postage lol, but i'm not saying it will be like that, but the 2 i bought were the same, it might be fresh brand new dies is the reason but there has obviously been some proper prep work done on them dies, you only have to look at jody clarks initials under the queens neck to know that, i thought it would be like the new sixpences, bright almost bullion look to it, maybe if you get the earlier minted sixpences they might look like that until the dies have bedded in ? ?

sorry should have said, its struck in silver, the thing is it doesn't claim to be anything, https://www.royalmint.com/our-coins/gifts/christening-and-baby-gifts/Baby-Boy-Silver-Penny/ i only bought it cause i noticed it had Christopher Ironsides reverse on it, and thought it was a bit quirky and i guess it just caught my eye, and also it might turn out to be quite an interesting piece, i doubt there are many collectors out there that are excited about it as i am lol apart from the 50p's £1 and £2's every thing else go by the wayside

how would you describe it ? proof, almost proof like ? brand new dies ? highly polished dies ? either way i think its pretty smart

how would you describe that ? proof, almost proof like ? brand new dies ? highly polished dies ?

its beautiful

opps wrong section lol

not the greatest pictures, not the greatest condition but i love the one year only design, a shilling or half crown would be nice 1821 sixpence

very nice, still waiting for one

exactly the same i had with ingram coins, only he went by one that sold on lca for 2.5k, yet i showed him loads foir sale for a few quid, cost me £190 notes to get my money back, biggest pair of scammers going, their mark up on it was over £350, you get coins form them that aint pictured and you trust them and when they turn up there badly toned proofs that were described as fdc or afdc still a big question mark over these vip proofs

i'm still waiting for the royal mint to get back about the vip proofs etc, i have 2 frosty ones, this being the frostier, the reverse isnt as frosty as the obverse

must be ingram coins selling it, i know more about these coins than they do after learning the hard way,

i got a free trip to the museum after doing some voice work for the collectors area, haha

been getting these since 2013, https://www.royalmint.com/our-coins/ranges/annual-sets/The-2018-United-Kingdom-Brilliant-Uncirculated-Annual-Coin-Set/ bout the best value thing they sell at the mint,

i like the fact it has christopher ironsides design yet the normal penny for that year has matthew dents design,

struck in copper ??, as opposed to copper plated steel, can't see any further info on the ad, interesting if you have a passing interest in modern coins, just waiting for clarification from the royal mint if it is copper and not copper plated steel, https://www.royalmint.com/our-coins/gifts/retirement-gifts/Lucky-Copper-Penny-2018/

could get me a 1905 shilling, or maybe some more 37 cameo proofs lol