Unwilling Numismatist

Or here http://artemis.austincollege.edu/acad/cml/rcape/vcrc/search/index.asp Looks like a haircut from about 320-380 which should leave about 15 possible candidates

Or that Belgium weren't thinking it through ...

If everyone around you starts saying "man" and getting hungry, you'll know someones weed plantation on fire On a more sinister note, I wonder if the extensive burning will reveal anything of the Moors Murders victim locations.

I have 3 kilos less coins, but it won't get me very far, probably only to OurGate.

I'll be glad if they win, not worried if they scuff a knee, or get a little bruise as the way they roll about after having a touch is laughable.

Someone been placing a little wager?

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Take a look at modern (prior to the Shield) 50p's for a little teaser, Britannia (albeit reclined) and her Lion friend featured on those until 2008, so I would say you're actually onto something. The designs do morph over time but had to start somewhere - perhaps even as far back as Victoria and the 5 pounds "Una and the Lion".

I agree with this too, and I am also a happy customer.

Even Aldi would do a better looky-likey than that!

A new addition to my Vickies recently, it has some nice colours but unfortunatly I'll need to try harder to capture them.

LOL it's worth ....... 50p

I don't spend that much and I still make sure I don't get hoodwinked. Maybe that old saying is true. "More money than sense".

And someone is now 320 quid lighter.

The video in the link worked fortunately. My crystal ball broke and I didn't see it coming lol.

I'm not so sure, but I can't put my finger on why. I guess it's the divvy in me. Aliexpress do stock some extremely good repros though. https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Bi-metallic-2015-2-POUND-The-Final-Issue-IRB-RARE-Replica-UK-commemorative-coin/32312450153.html

I agree it looks a little odd, but that said, the detail looks very good on the coin which in my experience isn't usually the case with fakes. Under the Queen's head it should have IRB (or less likely for 2015, JC). The Edge inscription should be "Standing on the shoulders of giants", and should be centred well, not offset to either side. The reverse of this coin should have all cogs well formed and detailed. In forgeries, the cogs appear somewhat more rounded and less defined, and the design in the centre circle is normally far less detailed than that displayed by the genuine coin. The forgeries dated 2015 are considerably better than their earlier counterparts, and actually get much closer to the correct weight, so weighing it possibly wont help. Seeing decent resolution images of obverse, reverse and edge inscription would definitely be better than a video.

The Royal Mint says the coins won't be released into circulation, and to get your hands on one will cost £10. You can buy them direct from the Mint. Whoopee, another worthless piece of metal being touted as a coin.

About 2 dollars on Aliexpress i would imgine.

What a cracking find!

So will we eventually see an obverse Z1* and Z2* ? Keep up the good work Rich !

Isn't there a similar variation on the 1911 half penny?

I was definitely too young to appreciate that type at the time.

I think that's a reference to thrupenny bits, but it might be a cryptic clue instead. My F164A went for 120, several years ago (2011) these were well up at 500+, so the market is either shrinking or technology is allowing people to see things more clearly, thus meaning more are being found. I wouldn't go flogging all your penny collections just yet, fearing they'll be worthless - so many people these days are doing the coin-hunt and collecting 50ps, £2 etc that even if 3% go on to other coins it should be enough to keep the hobby very much alive and well.

I find myself being very selective these days with regards to the "commemorative" market. Some for sure are worthy of the moniker, but many are just s***e. Harry and Megans' £5 looked like it was done by Stevie Wonder, and when compared with pretty much anything from here http://www.predecimal.com/forum/topic/9647-lets-see-your-toned-english-milled-silver/?do=findComment&comment=120304 you can see just how sad the modern coins really are, they don't seem to try anymore. Paddington (other than being a station and a bear from a story) really do nothing for me, much like the B.Potter coins - they're a tick in the box and that is it. It would be much less sad if these "currency" coins actually made it onto the streets occasionally. So far I have only received 2 of the whole of 2017 currency coins - 1 Potter 50p and 1 Isaac Newton. There are many more that "should" be in circulation including a set of £2 coins, 5 50p's and all of the normal coinage. We're well into 2018 with no sign of any of this years either and there are 26 x 10p's as well as a plethora of other coinage being minted. At this rate it will be 100% impossible to collect any given year by checking change.