craigy

dunno if your being sarcastic there lol

i like them, unusual little thing, 2018 dated, 5th portrait, better than spend £10 on a beatrix potter 50p lol, least its silver, you not impressed ?

have just bought a couple of these, in silver, dated 2018 with the old design for the penny, i dont think its available in any other format as far as i can see, might be an obscure coin to find in years to come, https://www.royalmint.com/our-coins/gifts/christening-and-baby-gifts/Baby-Boy-Silver-Penny/ https://www.royalmint.com/our-coins/gifts/christening-and-baby-gifts/baby-girl-silver-penny/

to be honest i might save my money and wait, its obviously burning a hole in my pocket and if i dont have anything in mind then i should wait,

have saved up £200 to spend on coins, % hit me with some ideas, am thinking of buying bullion with it, half sov and some silver britannias, royal mint bullion have some discounts up to 25% on the gold britannias and 15% on sovs,

i'm guessing the force of the die would squash out the metal to make up the smaller flan ?

u got a pic, have asked then royal mint bout these

give him his due though, i forgot to add,

and the 2p made out of the 10p blank, surely some of the design would be missing ?

where do they get there figures from http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5250171/Businessman-makes-70-000-year-selling-COINS-eBay.html

a friend of mine works in a post office and has not seen any 2017 coins yet except the £1

but are they coins or just medals ?

that run was for a private person, wonder if it will show in spinks ?

been a lots of 50p's issued of late, probably a glut

a lot of money me thinks https://www.royalmint.com/our-coins/ranges/annual-sets/The-2018-UK-Silver-Proof-Coin-Set/ or are they ?

the bust is totally different from the bust that would be on every circulating coin of that date, i dont need it in my hand to tell that the coin is a fake, doesnt matter what the reverse is of

can tell straight away from the bust

for some reason the 2014 300 year death of queen Anne £5 is starting to go for silly money

with all the commemorative coins etc was nice to see the humble round pound throw up an oddity https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2016-Definitive-Shield-of-Royal-Arms-One-Pound-1-Unreleased-Bunc-Coin-UK-GB/263369643807?hash=item3d520dd71f:g:Q-8AAOSwTm9aJ99v was only available in the year sets

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/RARE-1937-KING-GEORGE-VI-22-CARAT-GOLD-PROOF-SOVERIEGN-COLLECTION/112611879578?hash=item1a3830ea9a:g:x30AAOSwR6RZ61W8 would love one of these sets, but they have been dropping a bi in price

i prefer ngc

i kinda thought it might be that the otherday,

this is the most interesting one for me, the royal mint museum say " There are many instances of artists actually placing their own features on the faces of subjects in a painting or sculpture and if a comparison is made between the portrait punch illustrated here of the St George from the 1935 Silver Jubilee crown and the photograph of the artist Percy Metcalfe it is possible, as was known at the time, to discern more than a passing resemblance. The clipped hair, the angular profile and the shape of the neck all suggest Metcalfe was doing more than creating a powerfully modern depiction of St George and the dragon, he was in addition subtly and wryly finding a place for himself on the British coinag"

collar for the una and the lion 5 pounds