scott

i dont mean it like that, i was saying americans know nothing of our system of varietys. i have used american sites for my american pieces, its just rediculous wading through 50-60 variatys of one cent because of small die errors.

freeman is british though i thought? americans know nothing, they call simple die errors varietys on thier coins..

all mine are too worn from that date, its in the period of not rare enough to warrant the price area for me. looks like someone broke here nose

ah yes french jettons, one thing the french made was many jettons... i wanna see

any of these commonweath shilling newark siege shilling 15th century noble

i have that £2 coin, the first one is in circulation, but minting figures dotn exist

not the rarest though, i havn't seen a 1988 £1 for getting on for 5 years, and thats not even the rarest pound coin

i dont think it can be underwight if it came from the bank, they weigh the bags there, it would have come up.

i have a 1975 5p thats about as thick as 19th century fair grade shillings, cant explain that one myself, but.

government is not getting my 1967 clipped planchet penny!!!

i think anything from cartwheel series onward was in circulation at that time (up to 1860 i think)

no value wouldn't change, but the selling price would be lower, as people pay more for slabbed stuff

i dont, my dealer uses books to get the minting figues, so if its listed as scarce/rare then it is, unless the book doesnt list the veriaty of course then you can get lucky.

yea i wouldn't say rare, but nice none the less. i have one, with die errors

never knew there were 1948 coins from germany. if there are anything earlier in there then yes it is wise to look up the letters.

always wondered this, are there any premiums to be had from die numbers in general or are they all the same?

whats the diffrance exactly? they look very similar

never seen this before

heh slabs, those are way out of my league, there are probably a few coins i would slab from my collection tbh but its not worth the hassle... they arn't worth the extra expense ahh yes SGS... i have read the same things. i dont have slabbed but i have a couple of nice american indian head cents these 2 are my best ones... cost me what £3 each? i cant remember it wasn't a lot.. the 76 is a key date and the 82 is high grade i have a nice collection of wheaties, these are a bit harder toget.

nah i found a 1987 20p and a 1987 quid recently in VF+ but yea quids are appauling for wear

its mary, it says MARIA on obverse

banks usualy store coins in trays, all lined up, then just put them in bags. you CAN find decent grade stuff. i have foound lustrous 80's stuff in the last few years

yea. CCGB is great for post 197.. but do pick up a coin yearbook if you are new, as it covers basically everything you need to know, and covers all the way from early hammered, world mintmarks, demomantions, cleaning/storage and you then have 2 guides, so you get a rough idea.

i know they are similar, but i cant make out ither way.

always wondered this. 1 - why is it there 2 - does this make it the first bi-metalic coins in the world? just seems an odd thing to do, i dont see it as tracking, as tin is actually a grey colour, and in a decent state looks quite nice , helps with identification but then the designs were differant from irish pieces anyway