HistoricCoinage

Just looks like a clogged die. If it was overflow then the metal would normally be quite even but this one seems quite rough. Interesting error nonetheless!

The posties in my area are brilliant. Nearly every day I get at least one "Signed For" package and so they are pretty used to dealing with it all now. Never had one go missing, although did have one go missing for 27 days in late June/early July. Otherwise RM have been pretty spot-on regarding their service. It's just the strikes and their parcel services which I have a problem with... Not to mention that their maximum compensation limit for sending abroad is only £500 per package.

Private is the way to go apart from emergency treatment and GPs as far as I'm concerned. Private surgeons, dentists, opticians, physiotherapists et cetera all rate highly with myself. Higher quality service and a more rapid turn-around is what I'm after. After all, it is our health we're talking about... I look forward to seeing what others' opinions entail.

I do feel that the NHS is a wonderful thing and I am most grateful for their emergency treatment and A&E services which I have used countless times in the past few years for a plethora of reasons. However, I am not content with the general service which it offers and so pay for private healthcare too which I have used in order to save up to six months of waiting time on various treatments and procedures. What I thought was absolutely ridiculous was that some of the various equipment which I've been involved with in the private sector is owned by the NHS. So the private sector are essentially leasing taxpayer's property... The NHS, as Colin says, has been backlogged by paperwork, political correctness and poaching of staff for the private sector. I have had one major bad experience with the NHS which a lawyer friend of mine has told me that I could have sued them for a considerable sum. However, what is the point of suing the NHS when they are in so much debt as it is and I am, dare I say it, grateful for what it has provided so far? I just think that it needs a complete overhaul to ensure that its standards rise rather than deteriorate. I do think that this Swine Flu business will show the NHS's true colours in terms of organisation and cooperation, so far they've done quite well as far as the media portrayal shows. So, all in all, I do like the British plan but it is in such a state that it requires a lot of TLC.

You tell him!

I wouldn't hold it with those pointy tweezers!!! Scratches could reduce the value of a coin drastically, even if only a modern 20 pence piece.

I managed to acquire a 2009 penny in Sainsbury's the other day!

It certainly is an "Early" George III Crown!

Many thanks for your wishes gentlemen!

The coins looks to be dated 1885. is this the same coin ???? http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...52BSI%26otn%3D4 No, this looks to be dated 1880.

Right, so I saw this on eBay today and was intrigued: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...E:X:RTQ:GB:1123 I decided to ask as to how the seller came to the conclusion that it was, indeed, 'magical'. I was most surprised by the reply. "believed to be dug up in the garden of paul daniels!" Anyway, still think it's a Henry VIII Halfgroat rather than an Edward VI Penny...

Well, the condition of yours is quite poor. So I would not expect much at all, maybe a pound or two, if that.

Looks to be this: 1789 'Cronebane' Halfpenny. The obverse reads CRONEBANE HALFPENNY around the bishop. The reverse reads ASSOCIATED IRISH MINE COMPANY around a coat of arms. The edge should read PAYABLE AT CRONEBANE LODGE.

Welcome to the forum sas! Photos would help immensely.

This project does sound incredibly interesting. You had better wash your mouth out Red Riley... Kindest Regards, Clive.

After attempting to correct the seller on their amazing grading skills they were kind enough to reply with this: "why dont you get a life and concentrate on your own auction" I was obviously wrong in pointing out that the coin was not Unc as it obviously is and I would concentrate on my own auction, if I had one... The joys of eBay!!

Scott, Do you have any photos? It would be great if you did. Kindest Regards, Clive.

Does the seller of the coin live in a sanatorium?

Couldn't agree more! Secretly, I love answering emails and queries on coins. Always fun to have pictures of Anglo-Saxon pennies and the like in your inbox! Met so many great people along the way, all part of the fun.

I'm keeping an eye out for these mules but have not come across any yet. Has given me the chance to obtain at least one of each coin though, quite a few pennies, twopences and twenty pence pieces around here.

Most interesting description for a coin: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...alenotsupported Great pic of it too, think we could all learn a lesson or two about coin photography...

Happy New year everyone!

Just when you thought Edward I Groats were rare... http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/henry-111-groat_W0QQ...1|39:1|240:1318

Keep up the good work Hus!!