Peckris

I think you should look for a better example. I would say as near to Fine as you can afford, if not actually Fine. nVG implies there are parts of the legend that may be difficult to read if not worn flat, and Edward's head is not much more than an outline. Do put a picture up if you can, but I would say that a fully "VG" example should not cost much more than £50-£70, and "nVG" (how "n" is "n"? seller's optimism?) ought to be no more than about £25-£30. As I say - put a picture up here and let us judge, but even a 1905 halfcrown in less than VG is not rare. thanks for that I will upload a photo when I get one This is my 1905 - you don't want a 1903 much worse than this, which is actually sub-Fine.

What, no-one ever had a dream about coins??

No WAY is that a Rolls Royce!

That's worked out fine - obviously a recipe for success.

Get yourself a tripod, or decrease the shutter time. Both of these help to reduce the effects of camera shake. You can easily reduce the shutter time by using A or P mode (Aperture priority or Programmed Auto) and then choose a small F-stop number (ie large aperture => short exposure time). Or even use S (Shutter) Mode and just adjust the shutter speed!

Can't be much more than 2 hours drive from your place. Straight up the A1 to the 614 roundabout, cut across to the M1 at jcn 31 and you are nearly there. Yes, but you still eat missionaries up there. Depends what they're selling Jehovah's Witnesses are especially nice inside a chip butty.

You still can. It's 18% grey that is the 'standard' shade for accurate WB calculation. You could try turning the auto WB off (if the camera allows) and setting it to the 'right' value for the type of coin you're shooting, using a mid-grey background. Even better if you could save that setting for future use.

I think you should look for a better example. I would say as near to Fine as you can afford, if not actually Fine. nVG implies there are parts of the legend that may be difficult to read if not worn flat, and Edward's head is not much more than an outline. Do put a picture up if you can, but I would say that a fully "VG" example should not cost much more than £50-£70, and "nVG" (how "n" is "n"? seller's optimism?) ought to be no more than about £25-£30. As I say - put a picture up here and let us judge, but even a 1905 halfcrown in less than VG is not rare.

Well, obviously there's the romantic (particularly for Americans) value of a coin dated 1776. As for worth, well, you'd still have been able to buy a loaf of bread with it (a pennyloaf in fact!), though by that date it would have been poorer quality. A proper meal would cost you about a shilling. As much as that? We must be talking about fat cats then, because I'd guess a shilling would keep one of the working classes in food for a week!

Don't think we ever got to the bottom of that did we? Some guy came on here and accused him of all sorts of stuff then got huffy when we took it with a pinch of salt. I do know Chris from auctions, coin fairs and the like and find this all hard to believe as he comes across as a perfectly reasonable guy, and the few professional dealings I have had with him have gone off without a hitch, although to be fair they were very few. Conviction or not, I would judge him purely on his coin dealing activities and reputation. Whatever else he has done, however unpleasant, has nothing to do with that IMO.

Nothing wrong with your English goomolique! Considering he's from London ...

Welcome to the forums Woodsman

It's been engraved post-production - possibly a love token. One of our members here, Debbie, is very interested in such things, and hopefully she will see this topic.

The inscription is right for George II - DG (Dei Gratia "by the grace of God") MBF (Magnae Britanniae, Franciae "of Great Britain, France") ETHI( (Et Hiberniae "and Ireland"). There should also be REX ("King"). It looks like a medallion of some kind, especially as the portrait faces the opposite way than on the coins.

I'd agree - certainly minimum VF but probably better.

It is some ancient law that was never repealed about being found within the walls of Chester City isn't it? I think it also stipulates that they must be shot using a bow and arrow. Not even a crossbow?

Not forgetting the eighteen pence, three shillings, and dollar, not to mention broad, angel, unite, and counterstamped "pieces of 8" Mm, I obviously did not think this one fully through, I was trying to make the poll on what I would consider the standard pre-decimal denominations. Maybe this needs a re-think or a new poll? Ideas anyone? How about, "What is your favourite denomination for collecting purposes?"

Not forgetting the eighteen pence, three shillings, and dollar, not to mention broad, angel, unite, and counterstamped "pieces of 8"

Neither an accurate nor an honest description. Still some mugs who see the word "gold" and trip over their brain cell in a rush to reach their wallet though (yes, I know I used cell in the singular) I remember standing on the Kop in my younger days when some guy in front was raging loudly and frequently at everything happening on the pitch. One student-type behind me turned to his friend and observed drily, "Wonder what he does with his other brain cell?"

We all have daydreams about coins or we wouldn't be here, I guess. But it's rare for me to have actual dreams about coins. So after having TWO this week, I thought I'd share them with you. In the first, I acquired an 1882 London Mint penny. Despite being pretty worn (only half the legend visible), I managed to get it authenticated by no less a personage than Michael Freeman! He pointed out that he could easily tell it from the "grizzled" mouth (that's 'grizzle' as in what a baby does, not old-timer wrinkled). So far, so near normal.. The second one must have been set when they changed the size of the 5p (early 90s). I noticed that instead of the Mint issuing a huge number of small 5p's all dated 1990, they had simply reduced every withdrawn coin to the new small size. I was picking tiny Victoria and George V "shillings" out of my change, when I noticed a type I never saw before : a monarch with a Rolling Stones head of hair, and the attribution was Edward V VI VII and VIII! Anyone else had a dream about coins that's worth recounting?

Blimey. If even Coincraft won't play ball, then there really is NO FUTURE (thank you Johnny Rotten).

I'll go along with the others - GVF and a nice looking coin. Any slight detail lost is not critical for this type. If the price is right, go for it!

She should have bought Premium Bonds

Sorry should have been clearer! Yes I mean not just what you still collect but what you have collected, if that makes it clearer? I want to try and be as statistically as accurate as possible, so if your main collection is pennies but you also have other denominations that include more than say 5 of that denomination that I would constitute that as a collection of that denomination. I hope that helps clear the mud! PS Note to myself, proof read your posts twice in future!!!! I've included double florins even though I don't have 5 of them. But leaving aside varieties, there's only a few years of them, so I've ticked that box. And most of the others too.

Hmm. Not sure how to respond. I have examples of most of those denominations in my collection - is that what you meant? Or, do you mean "What do you STILL collect?" - my brass 3d collection is complete apart from Edward VIII (never fill that gap ) so I'm not still collecting those.