Peter

Maybe I should as well.

Maybe refresh before you reply.

and definitely not a 1860.

If it is the only one I doubt it will ever create a head of steam (excuse the pun ) Bearing in mind it is a 2006 coin it could be unique. Value...£??

Lunch at Browns Liverpool Street Coin fair,cars and a curry in Brick Lane. Now that would be too much for my old ticker. . I'm on fence repair duty tomorrow

I know it is a famous rare coin but after reading topcarps spiel is this a realistic price?

Buy some books For hammered a nice little easy reading book...England's striking history.£7 or £8 Get a 2nd hand copy of Coincrafts 2000 book (1997 is OK) £10? plus loads of postage I trust you have Spink. Look at forums. Copper/bronze collections are available to view on Colin Cookes site. I like Wildwinds.com (When I can dream a little) Narrow your sights.Rome wasn't built in a day. Find a series that is in your budget and interests you. Knowledge is the key. Keep good records / reference everything. It is so easy to get a back load. Research and treat yourself occasionally for that dream coin.

Text speak and slang is banned in the house.(Swearing must have a very good reason...sometimes there is). My youngest daughter had a parcel delivered yesterday and I wouldn't let her have it until she had tidied the mess she had created in every room she had visited. She thought long and hard and then called me a VAGINA.

With Ebay there has never been a better time to block PITA buyers and ignore "selected" sellers.

There are many more collectors today chasing fewer coins. Prior to the decimalisation surge that started in the 60's with key dates it would seem the collecting scene was generally a pastime of the set with more disposable income.(call it what you like). Prior to technology of the internet and cheaper illustrated catalogues the collector bought from lists. I soon recognised the differences between dealers grading. Today a seller will get away with whatever he can.A buyer likes to hear or be assured of a higher grade so he thinks he has a bargain. It is a challenge for all of us I'm sure.

Blimey, that was cheap Sure was! Mind you, a mid-morning end... Plus it was listed in coin supplies rather than publications. Although a search for Peck would of found it.

Peck He is a member of the forum but has never posted. On the forum yesterday it showed it was his birthday. I looked at his member profile and it was quite sad.

I was aware of the white fivers but the coins are new to me.

It is only NGC as well.

LOL I hope you didn't 6 peed yourself.

Maybe a silver plated half sovereign. Seriously though, who looks to Krause for valuing UK coins? You cannot buy an Unc silver US coin of this age for less money (also there is a sizeable jump for being MS65) Therefore a MS65 coin will attract a premium for the must have the finest boys. BTW nice toning.

It's his birthday today....I checked his profile. Talk about from the heart. I'm lost for words and that doesn't often happen.

Sorry SEUK My mind often makes up the understandable quote. I have emailed the seller.Seems a nice person.

Peck has lost his teeth and has been known to give a nasty suck when he's mislaid his teeth. As long as you're not a spammer you are welcome here.

Why do these idiots buy modern slabbed coins? I would love to get a nice big line up of these suckers and do some serious face slapping with a large cod.

8) Tooling a coin. 9) Slabbing a coin.(especially hammered) 10) Ignoring the dreaded green. 11) Not cleaning grunge from a coin.When it can be done very carefully and effectively. 12) Coin jewellery. 13) Enameled coins. 14) Ebay sellers handling coins who should know better. 15) Finger prints and carbon spots on BU coins. Early poorly defined hammered deserve a bit of saliva and silver paper.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2448995/Linda-Lusardi-launches-new-fashion-line.html She is a few years older than me. Still fit. ear "muffs" maybe referring to her early,shall I say non Brazilian, hirsute poses with centre parting no silicon,botox or trout pout in sight although maybe a bit of artificial toning.

I thought the general consensus was 'if that's fake, we're buggered for these too'?Apparently he was told the day of the auction that LC had got it wrong and it was kosha. But i asked the question if anyone else was told in the auction room about their "mistake" I hope the seller was suitably re-compensated.

Why isn't it in a CGS slab? London Coins grade VF...I wonder what grade it would be slabbed at? Is the Bentley coin snide? Should be interesting.

Great for those who wish to buy coins in instalments! Piece is the word.