Peter

I have recorded all my coins on an excell spreadsheet with further ID in the trays.My wife and kids know a few of the dates...1717 dump issue,1698 etc.If I pop my cloggs the girls have enough wit about them to sell on.I did a collection of 1d's for both girls and they know what a KN/H & ME is although an open 3 1903 is in doubt.The gold,silver and hammered are clearly detailed but my 1859 1/4d's with or withour shamrock attached are more difficult...a close TT 1915 would be beyond them. I bought a R/E 1856 farthing from a dealer for a few £ he didn't know what it was and a large date/small date 1875....obviously a "dead" collectors spoils. My eldest daughter helps me sell on Ebay and I do the description...she is learning. She can look in Spink or CCGB and have a rough idea.I tell my wife and kids rather than pee it all up the wall I buy coins(I do like a pee aswell )Just do a good job in cataloging.

Don't break it out.It costed about £20 to get it slabbed.Why? I retain all slabbed coins but....

Junk nothing more than junk.Who buys this crap?FFS

Only tin coin I have is this one 16th century Portugal or Portuguese Malacca I think Ugly but interesting Looks like the Calm Sea variety. David

I have bought a few slabbed coins and have kept them in their coffins.I do not have the need to send raw coins to be graded when I can do it myself.I have a couple of MS65's(PCGS) and they are top coins.I only bought them after seeing images.Watch out for edge damage that can be covered by a slab.I saw a Vickie farthing graded CGS82 when it had a big lump out of it....sold at auction for £90...slabbed and £150 price tag. Part of my pleasure is carefully handling coins...not the white gloves but washed hands and edges only. Tom(Richard...Dick) has the right idea in collecting coins that have been around the block a few times.I must say I do like my hammered as well especially if it has been lying in soil for 1000 years.

I just have 1 tin as an example.I don't think I could ever be happy with a tin..apart from baked beans....or a can of Abbot Ale

The 1 rupee is a very nice coin. Similar in size to the florin and silver. I have picked up a few of these for "£'s"

As soon as a new Scottish Parliment hear of Dave's vast offshore riches they will track him down. Off course being English 1st and British 2nd I wouldn't snitch

Often its horses for courses.It is good to strike up a conversation rather than just peer at trays. Everyone has good and bad days....maybe ask a few questions which may open a conversation. Don't give up on the strength of a couple of bad experiences.I'm also a fisherman and it took a while before I joined the coffee/tea set on a Saturday morning at the local tackle shop.

I agree Tom I bought a few from his web site and picked a couple up from him from the Midland fair. I haven't seen him around for a while.

Can't we just get the Poles to build a couple more courses of bricks on Hadrians wall.When they come begging to rejoin tell em where to go.The Jocks cost more per head than the rest of the country so they will soon go **** up.

Azdas wallet It looks like it could be a planchet flaw or post mint damage, I would go with planchet flaw because it has that flaked look Azda's sporran surely.

Hus's hosting site told him a short while ago that they would stop hosting in 6 months, but then shut it down fairly promptly. That is why the account suspended page came up. It was based in Egypt apparently. According to an email he sent me a week or so ago, he is trying to get the forum contents onto another hosting site with all the data intact. That is why it disappeared. Ah I thought I had done something wrong.

Can you believe this? How can anyone not just throw this away? http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/British-George-III-Farthing-1774-/280460035062?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item414cb883f6

Go compare...as the ditty goes. My latest requote from direct line was a bit of a jump...Go compare....and I use Privilege who are part of direct line but £150 cheaper. Work that one out.

I dinged the wife's car on the driveway because she had left me a knats C**** width to get out of...I still get boll*cked 2 years later...However she gets invited to the repair shops Xmas party. Good news on the car Tom.

You could try here http://www.bnta.net/whitmore-john-honorary-life-member There was also David Magnay. ABCCOINSANDTOKENS could be another resource.

Tom You might want to put a bid in as Azda said. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/250-x-MEDIEVAL-REPLICA-COINS-PENNIES-HALF-GROAT-GROAT-AND-GOLD-QUARTER-NOBLE-/270879424158?pt=UK_Coins_BritishHammered_RL&hash=item3f11abfe9e

Isn't this that pesky 1856 1d & Caesars Ghost again? http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1856-RARE-Large-Copper-PENNY-Queen-Victoria-KEY-DATE-/390376189771?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item5ae43bef4b

Tom Have a read thru this.New lock? http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&f=86&t=847050&mid=0 It is for a golf but hey...as the advert goes.

Some great coins the 1922 / 27 is one of the best I've seen as is the 1926me

Thanks John. I think I've just had an unexpected bonus. Come on Rob spill the beans. I suppose you got it in a job lot for a fiver.

next to you're whips and spanish fly cream?

The was because that one you refer to is a toy one. The one I went for I put an offer in,got a counter offer I wasn't prepared to squabble over a couple of £.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BOYS-TOY-GADGET-COOL-THIS-USB-MICROSCOPE-/270896224208?_trksid=p4340.m185&_trkparms=algo%3DDLSL%252BSIC.NPJS%26its%3DI%26itu%3DUCI%252BUA%26otn%3D10%26pmod%3D220930149024%252B220930149024%26po%3D%26ps%3D63%26clkid%3D5752971494754612965 Damn...I missed that one.