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Whilst cataloguing my silver coins I have noticed in 'English Silver Coinage since 1649' that the book describes the English shilling as 'Crowned shield bearing the three Leopards of England'. Is this an error as I have always thought it to be the three Lions, or have I got it wrong.

Chris Is there anyway of pre-ordering Collectors Coins GB 2011. I can't find anything on Amazon. Can I send you the paypal payment direct as per last year. Thanks

I'm the flip side of Bob, 47.

Peckris, I have a HP Photosmart C7180 printer/scanner and have touble with the finished scans, they just dont look right compared to other peoples scanned coins. Any recommendations for settings and/or software for amending the images etc?

I think I will make a note of this as I should be going London in the summer. I am sure the wife will love the little detour

I can upload some of mine if you like Mark - some of the fields won't mean much to you as they refer to other bits of the database but if you're interested I can talk you through it. Yes please, I'd love to see them. Mark, try as I might, and ZIP as I might, I can't anything useful down to the 150k upload limit. Can I email it to you? cheers Declan Thanks Declan, I have PM'd you my email address.

I can upload some of mine if you like Mark - some of the fields won't mean much to you as they refer to other bits of the database but if you're interested I can talk you through it. Yes please, I'd love to see them.

I also can confirm that the coins I have purchased from you Chris have all been graded accurately. There's nothing worse than purchasing coins and when you receive them feeling dissapointed at there grading. Thats why now I purchase from 3 or 4 main suppliers. There you are Chris, your trumpets grown a little more

So, after all the coins that have been mentioned above what is the answer to the original question. "what is the rarest coin in a pocket of change"

It would be nice if any of you could upload some sample spreadsheets for us to have a look at. To give us an idea or improve on our current spreadsheets.

It's a shame that you have to sell them but I am sure things will get better at some point and you will be able to start again with your collection.

I have my copy now, good layout as usual.

I recently purchased 'A Basic Guide to Buying and Selling Coins' by Michael Freeman published in 1983. It's not a bad read even though it’s a bit dated now. Another one I purchased at the beginning of the year is ‘An Advanced Guide to Coin Collecting’ by Howard Linecar published in 1970.

Merry Christmas Everyone.

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Thanks Colin I took all of the variety data from your website and input it into a spreadsheet for my quick reference, I hope you don’t mind. I didn’t realise your website was so detailed with so much information, it’s a credit to you.

Can anyone supply me with a complete list of the variety’s of farthings. On the Aboutfarthings web site they say 138 dates with 414 varieties to collect. I have checked the CCGB and they list about 183 varieties. This little coin has recently captured my imagination and I would like to find out as much as possible about this coin.

Is there anyway I can pay now and pre-order a copy. Mark

But they do say that copper prices in UNC are for examples with full lustre, so that covers BU. cf. p.446 in the 2009 tome. I never spotted that . But to get me out of the hole I have just dug why do other books state different prices for Unc and BU coins. On another note how can you determine a correct price for a coin with say 25%, 50%, nearly full lustre, or is this left to the seller’s opinion. What I am trying to say is I AM CONFUSED, when I look at one of my coins and one is brighter that the other how do I put a value on the coin when no book can specify this in detail. I think this can lead to confusion for the collector, especially for someone new to the hobby. Forgive me for being a bit thick, but this is the only part of coin collecting that I am not confidant about (grading). I have the 'Standard Guide to Grading British Coins' but to this extent I am still none the wiser. I suppose it’s like buying a car, to the seller the car can look in great condition but to the purchaser it can look ok, until the time you want to sell the car after you have purchased it. Mark

With all this confusion do you think thats why the 'Coins of England and the United Kingdom' only grade as high as Unc, apart from FDC (not even BU) when valuing coins in their books?

Any idea when the CCGB 2010 will be available. Mark

I can't agree more.

Do you think our Gordon is one step ahead of you

Funny you should mention that because I have friends who have swore blind that there aircon units in their cars have made them feel ill. That’s why I always turn my aircon on about once or twice a month in winter (obviously set to a higher temperature) just to ensure everything is working well and no bacteria has too much time to build up ready for the summer months. Hope you recover soon and feel back to normal. Mark

Happy birthday Chris Hope you have a great day. Mark