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Rennaisance Wax is favoured by collectors of ancients - anyone experimented on cheap modern coins? Don't think I'd risk it on a proof though

They are all very common I'm afraid - Check values of modern French coins here the site is in French but it's very easy to navigate David

A very odd festive season this year, my wife who has been in hospital over Xmas came home today Then this evening, i get news that my brother has just been admitted to hospital So sitting on my tod waiting for New Year - large Scotch at the ready! Happy New Year All David

Not if you watched the Xmas Day Dr Who! Stay warm and safe Bob! David

Merry Xmas everyone, and lots of nice new (or old) coins for all in the New Year

We answered your identical query back in October try here I suspect few here will be rushing to buy them

And of couse dates must be British 31/1/13 is fine as is 20/12/2012 They fail in computer logic - 2013.01.31 and 2012.12.20 and the the Yanks would turn them to the illogical 01/31/2013 and 12/20/2012 Dunno how the Mayans would write them David

Something for the Americans Rainbow toning ???

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True for most Edward and George V pennies too

£270 !!!! for a crap 1863 penny - anyone here convinced by either the "slender or open 3" or the "5 below date" ???? David

Now there's another gap in my collection!

this one £23.40 + PP - though there are lots of similar on Ebay (avoid Chinese sellers!!!) needed a bit of fiddling to work out how to work it, but quite happy for the price NB only useful for looking at detail, won't do a whole coin

Hi Debbie , in all there have been 26 countries and territories that made square coins and some of them made rather a lot ( India and the Netherlands ) The "coin" you have in the picture is however not a coin , it is a token from 1989 where on the one side you have a copy of a Dutch coin ( 1939) and on the other side you can get your name engraved . If you are or any other person is interested in square coins you should read world square coins 1900-2000 isbn 978-87-91472-01-05 any good bookshop / coinshop can order it for you , or you may even find it at your local library regards scm collection would get very expensive if you go back before 1900, all those wonderful Klippe coins of the German states, Swedish plate money, and not forgetting Newark siege pieces

Thanks Bob, I was totally unaware of that obverse variation - will try and get a better image of the A in my specimen played with my new toy - a cheap USB microscope, on my 1860JA details of the N over Z, the recut O of ONE (hard to spot on my coin), recut R of REG, and yes I agree an odd A in VICTORIA David

Not lathe lines but saw lines - blanks chopped off a brass bar - North Vietnam, crude 2 Dong produced by the Viet Minh forces fighting the French.

Thanks Bob, I was totally unaware of that obverse variation - will try and get a better image of the A in my specimen

Mine looks more like an inverted V http://i593.photobuc...fONEoverZ-1.jpg[/img} Maybe this was subsequently repaired

.... and the bloody staples (not swearing but accurate after the package I got last week! David

Every N over Z I have seen illustrated, including my own, has that die crack by the 1 of the date - certainly diagnostic! ......... unless anyone has one without? David

Hmm, possibly an illusion due to the knock on the upper loop of his 3? we need one of those clever overlays please David

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looking again on the one on ebay - is that raised dot in the date real I wonder?? David

Anyone here get this one ? an 1863 open 3 penny in better nick than mine - I put in a £40 snipe when it was sitting at 99p, unfortunately others spotted it. my bid didn't even register: - £237! Hey ho, mine cost £5 David

try here