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I've maybe seen that before, but what a gem! Is that yours Derek? No, it was sold on e-bay a few years back, I did bid for it but unsurprisingly it went out of reach. Another one which got away was a 1940 penny re-cut with a swastika instead of the union jack. Someone with a time viewer that could look 70 years ahead. I believe the swastika was a good luck symbol before it was adopted by the Nazis. I seem to remember it being used by the National Savings Bank pre war. I have a worcester salt token with a swastika for good luck Interesting that the Nazis reversed the design, but I guess they had to as it doesn't read "NZ" the original way round.

Depends how you define "very nice" - if you mean EF or better (and few Geo V dates are worth collecting any lower) then none of them fall into BV.

I'm sure they do, but I would not like to be the onwer who's item they might be gambling on! Or do they only gamble sell their own items for sale!? An estimate means nothing. No coin sells at auction on estimate alone.

Right foot, best thing for cats. Ive seen this on A coin some were. Father Christmas!

That's possibly the most dangerous sentence I've ever read on these forums. If you want to buy with bullion futures in mind there are two things to say : 1) get yourself a good crystal ball and remember what happened in 1980-81 ... 2) stay away from coins - there are enough 'x times face' traders about already. If you want to invest in coins, then two further pieces of advice : 1) get the highest grades you can afford and 2) avoid the commonest items (doesn't mean you have to go for rarities, which is the opposite extreme). As far as crowns are concerned, steer clear of 1887 and 1889, and go for EF or better of other dates, except the rarer types.

Only tin coin I have is this one 16th century Portugal or Portuguese Malacca I think Ugly but interesting Looks like the Calm Sea variety. David It is a portuguese ceitil I believe, but those things are very hard to sort because they were struck in different reigns and there is almost an infinity of varieties. But the material is not tin its copper and I believe it´s not a calm sea. Thanks!, this one's been sitting on a ticket with a big question mark on it for some time! My portugese catalogue only goes back to 1799, I had it as a dhinero Any idea what date range we're looking at? and where these silver washed? The "calm sea" reference is an "in joke" referring to two varieties of the 1956 UK halfpenny David Tsk - 1957 dear boy

Yes, I remember the Scarisbrick in the early 1960's - is it still the same? Yes it's still there. Not sure whether it has changed much since being a local I don't go there much but I'll be walking past it today. I love Southport for its seaside feel. Much nicer shopping there than in Liverpool, but obviously Liverpool has more shops, and the new Liverpool One is great. Just need a coin dealer in Southport for me to browse in. Ack - on a nostalgic visit back in 2010 I wasn't that impressed, though I'm sure it fills a need. I felt much more comfortable back in Hope St, Church St and Mathew St. I love what they've done with the Ally Dock though.

My "plan" - if you can call it that - was originally to get one of each year and major variety for pennies (back to 1895), then halfcrowns (back to 1911). This done, and a good few brass 3ds and farthings and sixpences later, plus a few shillings, florins and halfpennies, and early milled, I looked around and decided to be a milled type collector instead. This is a harder project! When it all boils down, we collect what we like, when we can afford, when opportunities arise, perhaps in fits and spurts. We're all different and long may it remain so!

your not nick griffin by any chance?

You're quite right. Spink classify by TYPE not by DATE. Each reference number relates to a particular type, and minor varieties come within that reference. Major or more distinct varieties get their own reference number. However, Spink list values for all dates. Spink's catalogue is probably regarded as the definitive book by dealers and collectors alike, but there are many other specialised books (e.g. Peck, Freeman, ESC, Davies) which go into much more detail than Spink.

Ditto. I emailed him several times and spoke to him on the phone at least twice, at length. You're right, he could get irritable! I also returned a few coins to him over the years, but to his great credit he was always prepared to replace or refund.

You're all wrong - it's a modern commemorative featuring scenes from "Invasion of the Body-Snatchers". Those figures are so obviously from a galaxy far far away.

It needs updating. A reprint for each denomination including the latest resources would sell well..I really don't think price is an issue. Pre-bronze? I'm not sure there have been that many updates identified as necessary (I'm not counting the micro-varieties of over stamping on Vicky copper - they are too minor and too numerous to be worth a major study). You could also argue that bronze pennies are more than well dealt with by Freeman, Gouby, Satin, et al. Bronze halfpennies and farthings could use an update perhaps? It would be useful to have all bronze denominations in a new version of Peck, though I feel he would still be the natural "go to" for copper and tin. Plus the Soho Mint output and Taylor restrikes, patterns, proofs, etc.

This is an educated guess type of reply, rather than scientific but ... I have often cleared 'film' (i.e. grease, some dirt, or caked condensation, etc) off coins by immersing in surgical spirit and then wiping that off GENTLY using a microfibre cloth. I wouldn't use olive oil for what you plan to store in a plastic envelope, though a very thin film of it might do for coins in trays, but make sure you reapply every now and then - either annually or when you judge it's needed. But if olive oil is reportedly 'mildly acidic,' wouldn't a continuous film of the stuff eventually have a negatory effect? It's officially acidic (oleic acid) but I'm not sure the effect of the whole oil is acid? Not on metal, anyway. Some people immerse verdigris coins in it for months and the only ill effect is on the verdigris. As in Hugh Hefner's call for more and more Bunnies - "I need extra virgins".

Right foot, best thing for cats. Peck my cat is feral and the size of a springer....he kills rats,rabbits and mice.He can smell a cheesy wosit from 100yds. When he wants to sit on your lap..he does and brings tears to my eyes.He eats baby birds and fluffy bunnies...as well as fillet steak and salmon. Not so cuddly then

The rear view of a cat walking away is just so eloquent That's great - someone on here posted 'Victoria on a potty" not so long back.

OMG. Straight from a nightmare! Wow, I thought I'd never find a coin as ugly as the Susan B. Anthony dollar, I guess I was wrong! It's as if an engraver was playing around one day and thought "what would it look like if they crossed a person with a pig?"

The magnification I have available is not quite as good as the camera and nor is my eyesight for that matter, but I'm pretty sure that the foot of the upright and the leg of the R are connected. I think that there is also a slight curve upwards where the foot meets the leg, which is what made me think it may be R/B. I will try and get some more photos from slightly different angles to see if I can get it any clearer. I think this photo shows it better. A good case for R/B could be made there. However, don't also discount the possibility that parts of a letter can join up - look at the 'leakage' on the right of the base of the T; the same thing might have happened with the R.

Right foot, best thing for cats.

This is an educated guess type of reply, rather than scientific but ... I have often cleared 'film' (i.e. grease, some dirt, or caked condensation, etc) off coins by immersing in surgical spirit and then wiping that off GENTLY using a microfibre cloth. I wouldn't use olive oil for what you plan to store in a plastic envelope, though a very thin film of it might do for coins in trays, but make sure you reapply every now and then - either annually or when you judge it's needed.

Did you have someone round Peter? Round? Oh yes, I see what you mean Or perhaps that should be "straight round" as in "I'll be straight round"

OMG. Straight from a nightmare!

Never been in Spink AFAIK. It was in the Coincraft Catalogue and also CCGB but as you say, that doesn't go back far enough.

With all due respect, Alfred Bole was a collector. You, unfortunately, fall into the same category as 99.9% of us on here, ie you have a collection that includes some. A collector at Boles level will stop at nothing to obtain a missing variety and money seems to be no object. As a dealer I can probably comment with some degree of knowledge (as did Derek and Rob) on the popularity of Sixpences. They AREN'T! How times have changed! I remember in the late 60s, the humble tanner was a popular denomination. You can see its decline with the ratio that the 1923 6d holds in relation to its peers. While the 1924, 1925, 1926 halfcrown & florin, H & KN & ME pennies, have kept their ratio to commoner types in values, the 1923 6d has gradually dwindled. 1976 Seaby : most surrounding dates worth £5 in EF, 1923 = £16.50 2005 Spink : other dates between £12 to £15 in EF, 1923 = £20. What were the Seaby 1976 prices (UNC) for the rare years mentioned earlier in the thread? Unfortunately, Seabys only listed up to EF back then, except post-1937. It did give the usual caveat - preserved by Spink - "Prices for strictly UNC specimens may be considerably higher".