Sylvester

1933/37 and 52 what? I presume you mean pennies?

Well struck hammered coins.

Will do. I have noticed heterosexual pornography links too in the past few weeks. Dunno if it's coming from the same location but i'll note the IP addys before i delete them.

Chavs really are the scum of the universe. Them and those hoodies. So cool, so trendy, so sheep. I'm chavin it!

I din't know Manx had coins! I've known banks refuse to take non-mainland issues. I was under the impression that Jersey, Guernsey and all the other islands coinage were not legal tender in the UK itself, this also went for pre-euro Irish coins. But it seems it more complicated than that.

Don't worry it took me ages to get my head around it too, i had to be told three times. TAhis is why i don't like trying to explain it to other people because there's alot of potential for confusion along the way. Another thing i should make you aware of. Some boards use the IMG in capitals, others use img in small letters. Coinpeople uses the small letters. This one uses capitals i think.

There's another (better) method. If a picture is already on the internet you can access it directly. 1) Find a picture you want, right click on it. 2) on the menu that comes up go down to 'Properties' and click on it. 3) This opens up a new window and you should see "Address " and next to this will be an address starting http: etc. If you highlight that address, right click on it, copy it. The go to the place where you want it installing, right click, select paste. Then all you have to do is put at either side of it. The goes after the address. (Make sure there's no blank spaces at either side of the address) When you post the picture will be shewn.

Yes there has been alot of links to websites of that nature posted lately, i've removed all of them as soon as i saw them.

William IV is my favourite 19th century monarch! Love William IV coins... It's about time he got more recognition. And surely that'd be a £2 coin Oli, William IV never had any £5 coins (except patterns)

Are they doing colour editions of all the Krauses? I'm thinking 18th century specifically.

I'd have them ready bagged up with reciept...

Same reason as you Geordie. Plus Spinks is pretty useless for hammered coins.

I still refuse to buy one... maybe when they go colour i might actually get one to replace my 1993 Seaby.

Oww i know, it was Raphael Maklouf's really early work... Now why am i thinking Edward VIII

That's generally my feelings on the matter. Although it could be from a photograph or a painting, i believe this is how Mary Gillick came up with her Elizabeth II obverse. There is a very slim possibility it could have been Mary Gillick's work however she died in 1965... which would kinda fit in with my theory above. Someone took the criticism too far... Are there no initials on the reverse of the Crown? Could but Fuller and Thomas' work, as they designed the 1953 and 1960 crown. But if they were the ones responsible for the Churchie then they were wise to keep quiet about it.

That's closely guarded mint secret, basically to protect the designer from assasination. Honestly i don't know, but i've often wondered.

Archaeologist hey? Funny you should mention that, i'm off to see about enrolling for a masters degree in Archaeology tomorrow. Dunno whether to do an MA or an MSc in it though. I'd find the MA course easier, but the MSc is what gets you the jobs. (Usually Laboratory based jobs). Sounds good to me.

I look at all of my £1 coins Chris. For duds and for 1988s, i look on the edges of every one and i'm sure i would have spotted it by now! Unless he's got a one off?

The Royal mint does buy back on type of set (gold i believe) because one of the coins in it is an error. Wrong reverse or something so they'll take them back and issue the correct one for you. So maybe this is the one and same? (Perhaps they don't have any correct sets left? And now they're just buying?)

It's a PAXS penny (which is the 8th coinage issued of William I). On the obverse is crown type 1. Looking in North it appears the moneyer may be Æstan of Winchester. But don't quote me on that. I'm pretty sure it's Winchester but i'm no expert on this by any means.

Sounds like the dealer's got a right dud to me. Gold plated more likely than not. A coin that has been plated is worth less than one that has not been, as plating done outside the mint if considered damage.

Of course the unspoken rule is that it's always easier to read the moneyer and mint when you know what it's supposed to say! If you don't know then you can stand there looking at it for hours. Even a long time dealer i know who's been handling stuff like this since the 1960s says he was scrutinising one all weekend once and he couldn't make it out. Then a few days later he had another go, he took one look at it and he saw it as plain as day... and that's when he kicked himself!

It's either; WINC or LINC I'd say. PINC/WINC being Winchester and LINC being Lincoln. However during this period i thought Lincoln was more often than not referred to as NICOLE. (Doesn't mean it's not Lincoln though, as spellings varied) The moneyer i can't quite make out looks like HESTIIN ON PINC/WINC, or HESTIIN ON LINC. (Winchester is the one i'm inclined to go for at this instance) I'm at work at the moment, but when i get home i'll look up the moneyers in my North catalogue. It would help me if you told me what class the coin was though.

Wow, we've got some really bright people on here! I seriously didn't see A's all that much, never had an A* just not that bright. My key to success was not my intelligence but merely my ability to just memorise stuff. Practical problem solving like maths i was doomed, stuff like history it was plain sailing, remember the fact, remember the date... sorted. Although i have got two grade A's, one at GCSE and one at AS level. A in GCSE Woodwork and an A in AS English Language, but only because i was quite good at writing stories.

Some 1992s are the old 'wire edge' variety too i believe. Many, many things changed in 1992. The 20p effigy, the bronze coins were changed to copper plated steel, the new 10p coins, of which they do exhibit the same 'wire' and 'flat' milling variants for 1992. The coins are the same size and weight the only difference is the edges are camphered and make the edges look thinner. Why did they change them? Well personally i prefer the flat edge varieties and i presume vending machines prefer them too.