Rob

Can't tell from the pictures. Are they physical gouges or just toning streaks?

No, but thankfully the border teeth are missing, the hair is too wiry and it simply looks wrong.

Why do you feel the need to clean it? Silver left over time will eventually go black. That is perfectly normal. Coins don't need to be a uniform colour, though I appreciate some people would argue that uniformity is more pleasing to the eye. If it is just dirt, then soapy water and a soft hair brush will lift it off. The coin has obviously circulated.

It looks like it. It's certainly not an R as there is no continuation of the loop.

Having looked at a dozen or so for the first time, the likely number of calls I will be receiving in the future doesn't bear thinking about. All those different ONE POUND and 2016 potential errors, i.e. one to twelve parts of either side's miniature legend being blocked or indistinct. Off-centre strikes. Coins dated 2016 that weren't issued until 2017. Warts and all the other die flaws that will occur naturally. Position of the milling relative to the design. I think I am going off-grid until the situation stabilises.

I was wondering about that. It could be that supplies of the new coin are done on an area by area basis, with all production going for distribution in one area. If you can get 6 figures from a die pair, then it may be necessary to see several runs before the averages work out to be 50:50. Are these edges put on in advance or at the time of striking? For what it's worth, I have 1 smooth right to 11 smooth left.

Apparently the listing ended early because the item was lost or broken. We should be fairly confident that it wasn't lost through being stolen.

IACOBVS REX (JAMES KING)

Yes there is, but I don't know what it is. That's why mahogany is better.

Good one. 'Here we have the extremely rare " 1673 Charles II Copper Half Penny " Metal detecting find in Suffolk. This a one highly collectible coin and very difficult to find in identifiable condition. A gem for your collection.' No it's not; no it's not; cannot contest the assertion it was dug; no it's not; no it's not (if in identifiable coindition you have found it); no it's not. Even if it doesn't sparkle on the numismatic front, it's a gem for this thread.

The description on the card is ambiguous. Difficult to say if it says pattern shilling nef, or pattern shilling not.

It is the same for virtually every denomination. Inability to add to a collection is often the reason for stopping and moving on.

Toning seems to be accelerated post cleaning. Every time I have our club quiz cup I find it needs cleaning before returning it the following year. I have coins in my collection that haven't changed in tone over many years. There must be a residue in the cleaning agent that causes it to retone more rapidly.

Still ok for the forgery/copy reference section at 99p though

Welcome. Interesting question you pose there. You seem torn between hobby and investment. There are no rules as to what you can or cannot collect and certainly no numismatic police. Collecting comes from within. If you like them and want to collect more of the same - do it. If you want to collect but not the things you have shown us, then selling or spending those would free up funds to buy something else. Coins from circulation are not typically worth more than face value however, as they rapidly get knocked edges or other contact marks and so lose any premium attached to the coin in mint state. there are a few exceptions, but not a lot. It is impossible to say what the error is on the E, but if a blocked die then this is part of the normal wear and tear experienced by a die.

June or Jan? They look similar, but the letter font can differ at times. Need to be certain.

Only in Wimbledon.

Antique and Furniture Ltd suggests a legit business. The description suggests they are at the start of a steep learning curve when it comes to coins and don't have a book of instructions on the use of an apostrophe. That they have four large warehouses (insert apostrophe if you want) is probably necessary due to similarly overpriced stock they can't shift. £400 for a pair of disfigured cupro-nickel coins and small piece of silver sheet is just silly, even if it was 130 years old. Don't take returns? What about the distance selling rules?

A recut 1. The height of the two (displaced) 1s is the same as the obviously uncut 7 and 4.

£10-15. It is a common date and not particularly good condition.

It's ok. I did it the hard way. Started with Krause 1601-1700 and moved forward in time, looking at all countries using squiggly writing. Still, could have been worse - 20th century instead of the 19th.

Stop looking, it's sorted. Bengal Presidency.

Now waiting for approval. If anyone is a member, could they post them for me. Thanks.

Failed the registration process! Couldn't answer the question True or false: spammers are useless and stupid: Not enough info to state one way or the other.

Thanks Jon.