Peckris

This is silly. It is probably cheaper to buy up all the grotty 1887 sixpences than it is to make the casts and manufacture replicas. Bizarre. You wouldn't even need to buy up the grotty ones - it (and the shilling) must be the commonest silver coins before 1936!

Absolutely no idea how that works. But if it's a decent image editor it will have those functions somewhere.

From a visual inspection, the first example looks to be the 'keeper'. But it would have been better if you'd reduced the image size and put both side by side in the same image - it's quite hard to make a comparison when you keep having to go "NEXT" "PREV" "NEXT" "PREV" etc! I take good pix Peck, joining images i have'nt mastered yet unfortunately I'm not sure what image editor you use, but the Photoshop method is fairly universal I believe? Assuming your images are the same size, load the first one. 1. In whichever menu are Image Size & Canvas Size click Canvas Size.., increase the width x2 and click that you want it on the left hand side. 2. Load your second image, Select All and Copy 3. In the first image do Paste - you will now have both images, the second in a new layer 4. Position the second layer so it is to the right of the first 5. Flatten Image (Layers menu) 6. Save it as a new file Voilà !

Hear hear.

None at all. And that must be their target market, along with the authentication benefits For the seasoned collector/numismatist then it becomes a matter of choice/storage, and this the market that will be the hardest to break, but it seems to have captured a large portion of the market in the USA, so is it inevitable that it will slowly happen over here? I am not necessarily an advocate just condiering the facts All I can say is, I hope not

From a visual inspection, the first example looks to be the 'keeper'. But it would have been better if you'd reduced the image size and put both side by side in the same image - it's quite hard to make a comparison when you keep having to go "NEXT" "PREV" "NEXT" "PREV" etc!

The flaw here, is that newbie collectors with a fat wallet, will buy slabbed coins by that reasoning, but then will learn nothing about what it means to examine a coin 'in hand' and learn about grading for themselves. Stephen Lockett, who is behind the UK slabbing service, is a long-time dealer and reliable grader to my knowledge.

Thanks! Even at a stone-age download speed of 29 KB/sec (remember dial-up, folks?) it was there in no time. Good effort, will make fascinating reading.

Unfortunately Rob, i could only admire those 2. Quite a way out of my price range (for now at least) Ditto. With good funds I would buy up many of those delightful patterns and proofs (especially from the Soho Mint) that Peck lists. I think they are the most beautiful things, but sadly their rarity makes them very pricey. Nor me. But a beautifully toned, crisply struck 1919 2/6 (say) would still attract me, if it was distinctive enough.

LOL "I'm on to you scammer ... which is why my photograph is out of focus and shows a possible replica coin"

I mean honestly, what a load of twonk. Poetic licence with Wills (Rocker!)hair and kate looks a bit squinty eyed and puggish How do you turn a fox into a pig? Marry it or put it on a coin Unless it's Sam Fox, of course

750 quid,now to be honest, if i hadn't spent a bit on that 1905 Halfcrown (which will be here next week) then i might have been tempted, but considering i'm skint i'll just have to admire it for a while More to the point, WHERE is it going? Please don't say Germany... If i had the cash Peck then yes it would be coming to the fatherland, as it is, it's actually in the UK Hm. If you've decided against it, I don't suppose I could prevail on you for a DM with details?

A green PATINA isn't (or rather shouldn't, though a large proportion of ignoramus eBay buyers might need to be convinced) a problem, as it isn't verdigris. I'd say don't stick it in your 3 for £1 box, put some pictures up, who knows you might get an offer from one of us!

750 quid,now to be honest, if i hadn't spent a bit on that 1905 Halfcrown (which will be here next week) then i might have been tempted, but considering i'm skint i'll just have to admire it for a while More to the point, WHERE is it going? Please don't say Germany...

Frankly if you've got a DC with a good lens that can take macro pictures of coins, the MP is utterly irrelevant anyway (in fact, the higher it goes, the worse the image quality is a reasonable rule of thumb). That's not to decry your Sony, which will have a good sensor size, a far more reliable indicator of quality than MP. But I'm prepared to bet your compact takes good close-ups?

That MUST be an early strike. I wouldn't be surprised to see it go for well into 4 figures, maybe £2500 or so.

Yes, but only in high grades.

Interesting - a ratio of 122 : 1 at a time when it was largely unknown. I'll take that! (And I agree scott - it would be nice)

I think it very much depends on an individual collector. Some would not go near graffiti coins, others might say "ok, it's etched into a plain area - I'm happy at the right price". Truth to tell though, those particular Geo III shillings and sixpences are not in the slightest bit difficult to obtain in high grade, so I wouldn't think the residual value of this would be very much. If it was a rare coin, it would be a different matter.

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Well, the collection is clearly the product of great enthusiasm from your younger self, which is a plus. There's nothing there that would make me sit up and take notice with the possible exception of one token in better than average condition. But, it could be the basis of a re-found enthusiasm, and you could start again. If it was me, I would keep what you have as a token of your past (it's probably worth more as sentimental value to be brutally honest) and if it's rekindled your enthusiasm and you have some disposable capital, you could start 'type collecting' (that means collecting one of each major type in as high a grade as you can manage - e.g. for George VI that would mean 3 halfcrowns, 3 florins, 3 English and 3 Scottish shillings, and 3 sixpences : one of each from the period 1937 - 1946, then one from 1947 - 1948, and finally one from 1949 - 1952, each period representing one major type of issue. For threepenny bits, pennies, halfpennies and farthings there are only two of each you need - 1937 - 1948, then 1949 - 1952. And just one silver 3d, so any date will do.) You've already got this for Elizabeth II as you seem to have a few uncirculated year sets there. That could be the foundation. Just complete it by getting a 1953 (one-year 'type') plastic set, which you can probably pick up for about a tenner. If you have more disposable income you could do worse than look at George V (still possible to pick up the commoner 'types' in EF for not too much outlay), and a Victorian 1887 silver set in EF wouldn't break the bank. But whatever you decide - it's a great hobby, and welcome aboard!

I do not want to know about 1911 pennies. I don't. I don't want to have to look. I don't you know I don't don't don't... Relax! There's four 1913, two or three 1915 and 1916, two 1920, 1921, 1922, and at least four 1926 apparently. I should major on the 1927 - 1936 series - the only date with varieties you need to worry about is 1933

Not! It has the bead reverse of EIIR pennies, not the teeth of a 1951. That wouldn't be easy to fake compared to the date. Looking at it REALLY close-up, it's the '5' that looks a bit suspect. I'd say it could be a doctored 1964? But also, look at the '1' - it's much smaller than it should be. The whole date is probably suspect.

There's no substitute for Boulton and Taylor output, i.e. anything to do with the Soho Mint, plus all those 19h Century patterns and illustrations. Agreed, he's less useful for (currency) bronze, but for copper he's still essential, I'd say.