Peter

I think a flagon of cider,some old spot liver,fois gras some free range eggs and homemade bread are lurking and a large Cuban cigar outside of course. Oh a tipple of red and coffee.

When I have worked away my wife has found my Necastle Brown and my Ciders BEWARE it could happen to you

I love the Scrumpy without rat. I worked with a West country Foreman who got me proper stuff every week.My knees still wobble.A plastic gallon...I blame him for my 2nd daughter. We also stayed at a farmhouse when Mrs Peter was drunk at 8am it was a wine festival and she wasn't the worst.Those Frenchies get me back.Can they cook bacon/eggs a bit of toast and a bucket of tea....can they ? Still with a full rack of red we got on well.Love em. I stll have my boules.

I don't have a problem with CGS what I fear is the slabbing of modern coins especially in the US. Big bucks for a MS69. Surely the hunt is more exiting than buying an off the shelf slabbed coin.?

My thoughts exactly...The coin has to have eye appeal or it won't get my attention.I don't like edge knocks or poor strikes. When I was a lad everyone wanted 1950,51 & 53 1d's now they are belly up. Thanks to Chingford (John) I now have Bramah and his take on copper from 1929.A great read.

The French also eat buntings with tea towels over there heads.I once had a seafood platter which was basically alive. I've never had foie gras.Strange race

I have just bought a tin of this.Mrs Peter is furious.Do I get a local virgin to share the experience? :D

WHAT A TWAT.

Bill from your ramblings you are educated and knowledgeable why do you need to spend over £20k to know what you have.Whack them up on the forum.It is a bit cheaper.I have been collecting for over 40 years we also have many top dealers who frequent.I would take their advice.We have dealers,book wrighters,website holders.....get the message are you a shareholder or have another interest I note that you are a chairman at the CGS forums. I love my farthings but there are 2 Colins and one is dead plus John Minshnial...I hopefully appear in the peck...ing order.

Buy Acetone some cotton buds and distilled water and some I sheet to dab. CGS 95

I do feel I can grade coins within my collection.I don't need to get other people to tell me what I have.

There are a couple of US coin dealers that I use.I still like CC although their standards have dropped. I still like the Midland for raw coins.

Avoid unless you know what you are buying.Lots of fake gothic's out there.

Slabbing can cover up edge knocks...I've seen it via London coins CGS A £90 Farthing with a ding ends up in a slab.£150...Absolute bollocks.I don't go to a Merc garage to buy my BMW.Just learn your subject.

Spot on Dave I love the hunt.A day at the Midland fair is my drug.We used to take my wife and daughters to the Village Hotel in Coventry.Family room,Gym swimming pool,dinner & breckie for £70.Trouble is they have grown up.Please marry the buggers they are BU and look like their mother.She is still GEF.

I would prefer Jerry Hall...both sets

I buy more FOIE GRAS than Spinks I do indulge though.

Too much Sunday Joint Peck

Book the cruise...hang on post some pictures otherwise it is a Dover Calais foot passenger.

I have been buying sets of 1953 coins maybe getting a couple of rare farthings.Most of these sets were spent at the local sweet shop. A good BU 1953 1d is sort after.

Peck I would take you we could bore each other.

I did the complete 1911-1920 at £2.50 each GEF+ Plus a 1893 3d at 45p

Stewart The i phone is beyond me despite having 2 teenage daughters who blitz me with techno. They just drain me of money....their friends and boyfriends come to my house....How many fathers serve up Cuban cigars to 18 year olds.They like me.

Here am I at the ripe old age of 51...I buy myself a Casdon Soccer game. This afternoon I have challenged Mrs Peter....loser to make the cocktails and fluff the pillows I then check my Ebay account and have bought another one for 99p plus P&P.DOH Airfix next? Please don't ask how many 1720 farthings I have

It would have to be 3 my pair of 1698 farthings and a 1967 vf 1d