Sylvester

i think i've got along way to go before i'm an expert in anything... despite what Chris may think by making me an expert member! It takes years of study to be an expert.

you are lucky! (it definately says 1992 right?) cos i thought i'd found a few once but they were 1996... Oh the irony, now if i had been looking for a 1996... They do turn up occasionally, if the mintage figures are precise then exactly 1% would mean that of the rarer type there are 1,291,743 of them in existence, but the mintage was much less than 1% according to Tony Clayton's site, which means that there could be less than 1 million minted, which means they are a good deal scarcer than many predecimal coins of George V's reign, and scarcer than even some Edward VII coins. The other scarce variant of 1992 10p, with the L and I pointing between dots, and the 1 in 10 also between dots, with broad flat milling are quite scarce, also less than 1% of the mintage. more info see... http://www.tclayton.demon.co.uk/dec5.html (anyone got a 1992 mint set [not proof] so that we can ascertain which type is in there, i'm thinking L I between dots and 1 in 10 at dot.

you'll not like it, Well not at first...

Oli is gonna be critical of that comment.

i used to drink it white but then i started with it black on the odd occasion, developed a taste for it and before i knew it i'd stopped having milk altogether. I still have the odd one with milk.

Tumble weed rolls past...

one with the flat broad edge milling, L I in Elizabeth pointing at bead (or dot), and the 1 in 10 pointing at a Dot, just think 'dot to dot'. I've been looking over a year and i think i've got about 4 now, maybe 5 if i'm really lucky. Out of the entire mintage in 1992, they comprise much less than 1% of it. It's still a several hundred thousand, but, and here is the but! 1) The ones found in proof sets are not this type, 2) The ones found in UNC sets are probably not this type either, as these rarer ones were minted towards the end of the year. (they are remarkably like the 1996/7 pointings) Which means every single one is in circulation, thus what's the chance of a UNC one turning up in future?

Now on the US group it was coffee all the way, except for me, makes a nice change to see i finally fit in! And mines tea; no milk, no sugar.

well there are the milling varities on the 1992 5ps and 10ps... not to mention all the pointings on the 1992 10ps, so many varieties, including a rare one.

i like them all, i've yet to come across a Charles II coin i didn't like.

hmm arn't Charles II coins great?

i'll keep an eye out for 2004 pennies for Scott, i haven't seen any yet... 2ps on the other hand. The £1 coins have just been released this weekend so watch out for those too!

what's the oldest coin in your collection, and what's the newest? (obviously the coins in your pocket do not count unless you actually put them in your collection). For me it would be... Oldest = Stephen penny (minted 1136-45) hopefully i'll get a Canute or Æthelred II penny eventually so that will be pushed back a hundred or so years. Newest = British, would be my 1864 Gothic florin, US, would be a 1969 proof Washington Quarter. (or was it 67?)

i say we destroy a few hundred thousand, no one will notice.

i don't moderate this part of the forum, it's Chris' territory. And i'm a chronic tea drinker... i have been known to demolish 12-20 cups on sundays, i've cut down alot lately, usually have 2 cups day. I had one so far today. Earl Grey ain't cheap you know... Coffee is alright but i've had about three so far this year. (which is more than i usually have).

i'm not sure if they are still legal tender or not, they are predecimal you know. I heard someone say they definately weren't, but i don't recall them being demonetised.

that's a very good price, over a £1 a piece!!!

tea for me.

I asked this over at Coinpeople and got a response i pretty much expected. What about here, do you prefer tea or coffee? (or other...)

ah right, anyhow... back on topic...

Chris i am so glad i'm not the moderator in this particular area... How old is Master JMD? Actually copy my post above and answer it else where, then i can delete this post as it is off topic!

They sound like tokens to me, but that isn't my area, someone will be along eventually with the info you require, sorry i can't help.

excellent!

I kinda like those equally, but all the other coins have either a jaw dropping design (gothic stuff), or are teeming with history, much more so that anything dated 17XX is. And i like the farthing cos it's tin, i like tin much nicer than copper.

notice anything odd there?