Unwilling Numismatist

Lucky escape I reckon

That seller has put a few really nice ones on recently. I want a nice '88, but not this week

I've just been through the jar by my bed, all my change since back in July. Nothing with a 2017 date except for £1 coins. Will have to hunt a full set down, as that 88p should be far rarer than any Kew

Awesome, thanks, lookls like I might be getting the hang of this

Thanks Mike, much appreciated. This one is on Ebay for £20 if anyone is interested (It's Not mine, I just wanted to see if I could work out what it was.. practice makes perfect!, although it may not be a terrible price looking at previous LCA sales)

Here's Vicky! I think she's Obv 9. (1881 Mr T) - So I'm thinking F102 at this point.

I think this is a J, because : Shield is not heraldic, Britannia is a hulk, LH lacks detail and Leg shows, plus deep exergue. Ready to be corrected (apologies, managed to only get most of the coin, but at least it was all the bits mentioned in Freeman)

only 1000 sets .. could be interesting, no idea what demand for those sets is, so I guess you'd have to be prepared for the long run with that one.

Thats the 1898 I was talkinng about, Keep the first one, sling the second one, Love the 3rd one (which I'd be hapy to own )

I'll need to sell some more junk first -

I'd be most happy with the 1898, but then my standards haven't risen quite to the dizzy heights of everyone elses (yet..)

#CoinEnvy!

While it's occasionally fun to jest, in all seriousness, how much would a coin in that state actually fetch if it did turn out to be a rare one? My commmon sense screams "but who on earth would want such a thing?" .. and my OCD side screams back "Whatever it takes to fill that damn gap"... Am I Conflicted much?

I watch with anticipation .. like because, just how? I have some better than that I couldn't possibly dream of getting close on (except maybe with xrays or time travel).

Given the mintage of what was it 7 or 8 known examples, if you had one and you knew it had a decent history, 30 seconds on google should have you running directly for a) the royal mint or 2) a reputable coindealer or III) a prominent Coin Aution house. You wouldn't flog it off to someone who seems unable to speak english for a few quid, surely?

Trouble is Thazz, even if you set up a website or a page or stickies explaining this, none of these people would believe it and would still come and post silly questions. I mean, if a pretty 50p with a mintage of 8million+ can be rare, and OFFERED for sale at £5k+ why shouldn't every other coin in history.

Agreed Colin, but on closer inspection of Zoo's images above, it seems like there is some difference which isn't light related. I used my best crayon skills to highlight a couple of areas Lighthouse, rocks and Ship standard are a few of teh more obvious, so I chopped down the image to a more presentable size.

Looking at the original Farthings, the reverses - one is clearly not the listed A or B, given the lighthouse size, Ship standard etc? My freeman only lists 2, Colins site only lists 2 (aboutfarthings). Am I missing something please?

Nice when you find it before you sell it

Here's a few which make me look carefully. Font of inscription - fake seems to be thinner. Goggles - Real one has a more defined inner incuse ring. Lines across the face - more wavy on the real one, better defined ear. The TM next to the Olympic logo is narrower on the real coin.

It's so random, you just don't know what oddity will be the next "kew" these days. Which publication or newsfeed aren't we reading to get a heads-up on it?

I wouldn't worry. I post some pics of shocking coins

So many year sets are being bought up and split, selling the odd coin for hugely inflated prices - I'm not even sure a market exists yet, but that doesn't seem to be stopping it. But why? it's cheaper to buy a year set. I think I need to approach scholls and re-introduce "common sense".

To 2017, may everyones hopes and dreams (and especially much sought after aqusistions) be realised in 2018. Happy Nerw Year! Kev

I meant to add a questionmark to the title, but my keyboard skills lack somewhat. I wondered why I hadn't seen much in the way of responses, but given a statement like that for a title, it doesn't lend itself to much of a conversation starter, does it? Given that Peter has taken the time to provide some (rather harsh but accurate) critique, is there any other opinion on how much of a disaster this one is? Should I get even a glimmer of hope from the large 1over small 1 in the date (1/1861) and what very much appears to be a larger V over an inverted A for the V of Victoria? The D of D:G is clearly a die-fill issue, and the offset colon after F:D: is already noted but for a different year. Looks to me like an A1+1A, as always please feel free to correct me here. ESC is not exactly brimming with info for the 1861.