kuhli

President

Will the "common" designs of the Euro coinage be changing after this year? All denominations from 10 cent and up carry a map of Europe, showing only the EU member nations. (the 12 that currently issue Euro coinage, United Kingdom, and Sweden). With the addition of several new nations into the EU, will the map be modified?? Also, all denominations have the 12 stars representing the 12 Euro coin issuing nations. As more of these new member nations begin issuing official Euro coins, will more stars be added?? Or perhaps a whole new design will be made?? Has any of the current 12 Euro coin issuing nations changed their "homeland side" designs yet? Are there guidelines as to how often they can be changed? Changes are inevitable for several of them, especially those with Monarchs' portraits.

Over here in the US, a person can walk into almost any decent coin dealer, and that dealer will have most (if not all) denominations of the last 8-10 years, from "mint rolls" available for just a small percentage over face value. The better dealers will have these uncirculated issues for probably the last 20+ years, although the older ones will have a slightly larger percentage of mark-up. Do dealers in the UK do likewise? If I were to visit, and walk into a shop, would I be able to pick up nice uncirculated examples of most (or all) denominations of the last 5-10 years?? I am talking about your average, uncirculated stuff. Based on US grading standards, I am referring to MS60-62, not the premium quality MS64-66 and up stuff. Just something better than the stuff you will get back from the butcher down on the corner.

Speaking of eBay, believe it or not, I was one of the first people to list coins for sale on eBay when they expanded categories to include coins, back in '96. It started out as an exchange medium for PEZ dispensers, and it was FREE!!!! Those were the days.

It's a syndicated radio show, they play all old 80's "hair rock", like Twisted Sister, Poison, Cinderella, etc." The stuff I always listened to. Almost like a copycat of Kasey Casem Top 40, but with the older stuff. He takes dedications, tosses it lots of trivial information, and recalls some of the Top 10 Hit lists from back then.

Is that a penny, or half-penny?? I have a nice UNC (MS-64) 1854 penny, that is lonely in my collection of well circulated stuff.

You think the bronze one looks like crap, check out the silver version. silver fantasy piece

Lou

Don't know anything about it, but there is another one on eBay right now with a BIN of US$34.95, a lot less than C$199.99 your example is listed at. eBay auction #2

And I was just beginning to like the bloke. Dee Snider avatar, and all. I usually catch a few minutes of his show "House of Hair" on my way to work on Sunday mornings. And if I really want to hear him, I just slap the CD into the computer and jam.

You picking on my Yank talk?

The grade is still UNC. The grade is the amount of wear and marks on a coin. Look at it this way, if you take a new car for a test drive, and put 20 miles on it, is it still new???? Yes, it is. Still has all the characteristics of a car fresh from the assembly line, the little mileage is incidental. But, if you were to take a 5 mile test drive, and accidentally clip a light post and scratch the fender, then it isn't new anymore, is it?? It now has evidence of usage and wear.

That would be D.H.F. Somerset, which would date the note to the early 80's, listed as P-377b. This was the last 1£ note before the issue of 1£ coins.

What signature is on the 10 shillings note?? Is it: ->L.K. O'Brien (P-373a) ->J.Q. Hollom (P-373b) ->J.S. Fforde (P-373c) As far as the 1£ note, I assume it has the portrait of QEII, as you make reference to her in your question. ->J.S. Fforde (P-374e) ->J.B. Page (P-374g) I don't know the values, because I do not have a catalog (nor do I collect banknotes), but the reference numbers should help you in your search.

Found this out about the note in question: Great Britain Currency Note, 10 Shilling ND (series 1915-16; Pick #348) with Ottoman overprint 60 gümüþ ðuruþ / altýmýþ gümüþ ðuruþ "Sixty silver Piastres" Rev. blank Pick #M1 Issued for circulation in British occupied Gallipoli, Palestine and Iraq

I don't know about that Chris... we'd be doomed with twenty odd Sylvester imitators running around. Hands off my sixpence... Sylvester, I may have to give you a run for the title over here. hmmmm, only 501 posts? I can catch that. But don't think I can catch you over on coinpeople. I will let Rodney keep you on your toes over there. lol. Don't know if he gets brownie points for it, but Sylvester recommended me to this site, and so far, I like it.

2002 Krause lists the 50p (KM26) as $2.50 in UNC (no prices for lower grades), and the 1£ (KM31) as $7.50 in UNC (again, no prices for lower grades)

UNC and EF refer to the "condition" (grade) of the coin. An UNC coin shows no signs of circulation (AKA wear). EF will have signs of circulation (wear) on the high spots. It is possible, and quite common, to get coins directly from mint bags that have bag marks (nicks in the coins from contact with other coins in the bags), and rub spots (wear on the high spots), thus making the coin EF before it ever reaches circulation.

Sylvester, All the 71 pennies were shipped over here to US. I have about 200+ of them, from buying bulk lots from dealers. They use them as cheap filler. I figure if I save enough of them, I can take them across the pond when I come over to visit. (I wonder if they will let me through Heathrow with a 400 pound suitcase full of pennies??) Not to mention about 6 dozen of the old '67 large pennies. But fortunately, I have only 1 Churchill, just as an example that it existed. A dealer/friend saw me looking at some of his British coins once and asked me if I had one, which I didn't. He pulled out a cigar box with a couple hundred, and told me to pick one out, gratis. He literally could not give them away.