declanwmagee

I always think of the 1967 sixpence as Coin One if you're starting to collect predecimal. I suppose it ought to be the ha'penny, strictly speaking, but there are a lot more people starting now than there were, say, 5 years ago. We made a conscious decision not to leave the newbies behind, and I'm glad we did now.

I'd say Fine+ for the obverse (not enough hair detail for VF) but the reverse is definitely VF minimum. And as the man said, the value of a 1967 penny, 3d bit, halfpenny or sixpence is nominal, i.e. nothing. Even BU examples are hard to shift. The only items of value are the halfcrown (phased out in '69) and florin (replaced by 10p in 1968), but they really have to be BU. I wouldn't be too quick to scoff, chaps. Wasn't that long ago everyone scoffed at the tricky '50s E-IIs. Now a lot of them are genuinely difficult to find. I just checked back at my sales of '67 sixpences - I try and stock everything, even them. In the last two years I sold 13 of them. Average price £1.07. Average grade a shade under EF. Surprised me, to be honest.

Which I find hard to understand. I hope and pray that all this won't impact on 'ordinary' Buns, but I fear it might.... I think it already has. Ever feel like you've missed the boat?

maybe it's because the eye assumes that light comes from above (the sun). The reflections on the lower edge of the numerals must then be below the surface of the coin. If you look at it assuming the light source is from below, it suddenly makes sense.

I always think asking a bank to look after your assets is like asking a junkie to look after your medicine cabinet, but still...

Google Tony Clayton - he's yer man...

Hello, I'd go for it ... maybe you could see something else for a couple of pounds if you have spare cashola ... my budget is £10 i am looking at a 1945 half crown (gEF)for the other £5 or a 1949 Half Crown EF for £4 Judge those two on how they look to you ("coin appeal"). The 1945 is a silver coin, but is quite easy to find in that grade. The 1949 is cupro-nickel like modern 'silver', and is quite scarce in high grade (make sure it's minimum EF, and looks attractive - there's a lot of dull EF coins around from 1947 on). Yes, I'd say it's easier to find a good '45 than a good '49

Sensible buy. It's not the priciest Elizabeth II halfcrown, it's sort of halfway between 1954 (the scarcest in UNC) and 1967 (the commonest). Mostly you can't go wrong with Elizabeth II 1950s coins in UNC, they will do ok in years to come. And those halfcrowns are rather nice (in UNC). I take it back about being a bit pricey if it is an UNC. I've got an EF+ in my Shop for £7.50. Oops. 50s UNCs are trickier than they are often given credit for. Maybe not the '57 Halfcrown so much, but try and get hold of some of the shillings in true UNC and you may be looking for a while these days.

Good to see you back Hello, no, I've never seen a commonwealth games £2 either. Yet. My time will come. That makes me laugh. i went to my local shop and asked for mmy change (£8)in two pound coins and they said they aint got none Hello Hello! I sent you a PM offering you some free coins to start off your collection (and before the rest of you ask NO YOU CAN'T HAVE SOME AS WELL! I'm trying to help a kid out). If you send me a PM with your name and address I'll post them off to you, but check with your parents first please. John. Nice one John! I bet we've all got some we could contribute - perhaps we should have a whip round. I had to rely on older relatives when I started as a kid...

Excellent starter! I wish I'd started by buying UNCs - I'd be a lot further forward by now. Bit pricey maybe but not by much. Try and knock him down a bit - coinies like a bit of a haggle.

I don't! But then I haven't got a bank account, a credit card, a mobile phone, or a postcode either... DVLA is the only one I've not been able to shake off

ex-Onewebby doesn't quite have the same ring to it as ex-Norweb, does it?

Interesting theory. Just as a matter of interest, I wonder how much a real 1933 penny, if released from a private collection, would fetch at auction ? £70,000 ? Speaking of which, check out the compass and the square on the St Pauls £2 next time you see one. That one is undeniable.

I've always suspected that the 1933 Penny might be a masonic thing. It's well documented that Edward VII was a high ranking Freemason, so it's not too much of a stretch to imagine that George V was too. 1933 ties in with 33rd degree, and 7 is an important number, not to mention burying them under foundation stones of churches. Just a thought...

blimey - that's very Illuminati, Tom!

oh my goodness - just got the book, Dave, and for those of us who have only ever used ESC, it's time for a major database redesign...

Just PayPalled you, Dave, for the silver book...

that declanwmagee is a bit pricey though, and he needs to get his head round cameras rather than scanning...

If you log in to your PayPal account (i.e. from paypal.com, not from ebay or another checkout system), you'll see a tab marked "Send money", next to the "My Account" tab that you normally see. Then you'll get a chance to copy and paste an email address in as a recipient. hope that helps!

Put me down for one, Dave! I'll PayPal you presently, either if I get outbid on this afternoons shopping, or when someone comes into my Shop! Means I can put off getting a Davies... Declan

Yes, as a date run collector it wouldn't matter to me, especially as I couldn't tell. I wouldn't want a 1927 silver 3d in my date run though, so as long as some were issued for currency, Maundy would count.

Yes, Dave and Julie are very decent sorts, and we've had many very satisfactory dealings with them. Perhaps we should have a "Decent eBay Sellers" thread as well as eBay laughs?

Fantastic answers, chaps. Here's a photo of my 1919 (left) with one of the 1921s (right), and even I can clearly see the difference in the gap between the rim and the legend... thank you for that! Declan

I wonder could any of you learned gentlemen cast your wise eyes over these two? I'd been shopping for an upgrade for our 1921 shilling, but when it came it just looked a bit different. I had been aware of the two obverses, but it's not a variety I'd paid much attention to, because I've never been that convinced by the "Nose to S, or SV" business - not quite definite enough for me, not like a pointing to a bead or between a bead that you can see immediately. Watch out for the rotation on the obverse scans if you examine them - I know it's not quite right. ...and if I'm barking up completely the wrong tree, give it to me straight! cheers Declan

I've bought an 1834 threehalfpence and a 1903 florin from him recently, and they both qualified to go straight into the Collection. In fact, he's one of a handful of sellers whose coins always catch my eye.