Peter

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"

When you say it's not for the novice, do you mean by virtue of it's cost? The cost is a bit steep I agree, but I think it's worth it. Not for definitive varieties in the bronze era, as later books have been produced which are far better as others have pointed out. But there's 200 years of copper and tin that preceded bronze, and of those, the extraordinary output of the Matthew Boulton Soho Mint plus the Victorian Taylor restrikes of the same, have never been bettered than Peck's coverage. Plus, it's a wonderful educational resource with good long articles about the production techniques of the time, etc. And a great set of illustrated plates of all those tiny differences, rare patterns, proofs, and so on. My wife got me my Peck many years ago (she does listen to my mutterings ) She phoned Colin Cooke who didn't have one for sale at the time but put her onto Spink. They had 2 so she initially ordered the cheapest of the 2...and then thought about it and changed her order for the better one Now when I'm furious with her all I have to do is think of PECK (not Peckris )and everything is good.

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.

When you say it's not for the novice, do you mean by virtue of it's cost? Post 1860 there are Freeman/Gouby/Groom which superceed Peck. Pre 1860 a novice will probably not be collecting with a vengence.

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.

Peck is a book you work up to.It is not for the novice collector.It will cost 3 figures and there are far better targets for the bronze collector. You can't have enough books but.....

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.

Considerable amounts of copper especially late 18C are evasions and collected.What about sterlings that were imitations of English silver 1d's and produced in Europe? I love to see a well made 1933 1d and recently we had a thread on some 2/6's 1860,61 etc these are all historical and part of the currency history.I actually like Ashmore coins of which many sit in a collectors tray today with the collector being oblivious. If people are prepared to risk considerable sums on Ebay that is up to them.Ebay should leave it as it is and let us punters self police.All Ebay have to do is open chanels of dialogue and act on the obvious spivs and shillers.