MikeCoin

I always go through the change I get and have built up my collection through that. Today I picked up the England 2002 Commonwealth £2 coin and it's in remarkably good condition for 8 years circulation under it's belt!

Maybe they added additional mintage figures for things like coin sets or whathaveyou? Not sure personally. All I do know however is that the 50p Brittania is ruddy difficult to find, even if the mintage is 3,500,000! =p

Just thought I'd share this with you! At work today somebody handed me this note and my heart did that little skip thing when I noticed the serial number! BD74 000006! Shall I start planning my early retirement now?

I think the only 'coin' that Rod Stewart owns that he won't be giving away any time soon is a Penny... as in Penny Lancaster-Stewart =p

2008 Olympic £2 coin, added here because I can't edit previous post.

I agree, they're pretty hard to find. Mind you, I've got about 5 or 6 of the 1988 pound coin. Ooh, what about that 1908 Olympic Games 2008 £2 coin. Only 910,000 minted of them and I've only ever seen one... [img[http://www.royalmint.com/web/MultimediaFiles/2008TWOPOUNDSLG.JPG I've never, ever seen this one though which is a 2008 issue again:

Would say that it's pretty rare I should have said, but can't edit. =/

I would say that the 2008 Brittania 50p with just 700,000 minted. They are out there in circulation as I currently have 3 examples.

Here's a quick photo of the front and back of the 1904 shilling. The heads side is blurry thanks to the angle I took the photo.

Today I stumbled across a guy selling a big pile of coins at the local market and fished my way through them to dig out anything interesting. I knew that the early coins were silver and knew it was 1920 something so got all I could up to 1929. Then I find out it was 1920 they brought it down from .925 to .500. Still, I think there are some interesting ones in there. I have the Collectors Coins GB 2009 book but wanted to see if there are any particular varieties I should be looking out for with these: One Shilling Pre 1920 dates: 190? (worn), 1904, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1918. 1920 x 5 1921 x 4 1922 x 10 1923 x 5 1924 x 4 1925 x 3 1926 x 3 1927 x 3 ( 2 x old design, 1 x new design) 1928 x 6 1929 x 8 Florin 1921 x 3 1922 x 2 1923 x 1 1929 x 3 Half Crown 1920 x 2 1921 x 5 1922 x 5 1923 x 4 1928 x 6 1929 x 5 The 1904 shilling seems to value high in the book, and the one I have I'd say has some wear but still has quite a bit of detail on it. Anything in particular I should look out for in this? I certainly think it was worth a £5 investment anyways! =)

'Lo and behold I glanced into a work collegues change pot to find a 2008 50p and when turning it over expecting the shield I was greeted to Britannia! They're out there, albeit very difficult to find!

Interestingly I've found a couple more... another 1992 and two from 2001. Perhaps there's something more here than what meets the eye... I'll get piccies of them tomorrow.

But it is a double strike, yea?

Interestingly none of the lettering looks double-struck but the spots around the edge do.

I strongly suspect it is but thought I'd get the second opinion from y'all. Just found this coin beside me when I was sat in my armchair. There's a stroke of luck for you. Can I finally afford that Jag I've always wanted? =p