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There's an Extremely rare 1879 A7 according to Spink (3907A) - but you're right, the differences are very subtle, and beyond me I'm afraid. My type collecting doesn't extend thus far. The Extremely rare type is the 3906A (type A6) the 3907A is also 1879 but normal type, BUT..... ESC states that the A7 was older 4th head, still no nearer lol

A few to choose from on these shillings. Its 1879 die number 22 above, Spink gives A5 A6 aand A7 for the same year, the differences are so subtle it peeeeeses me off anyone help? Ok i'm at A5 Or A6 because A7 was 1880 onwards, ok can't be A5 either as there's no die numbers for these, does that leave the A6?

Go back to the last restore point Rob before the updates were done. If the updates were critical you'll need to find some way around the problem AFTER updates were done, but at least this way you should have the pc running back to where it was before the updates. When you have reverted back, then backup the data you lost initially onto a cd rom or something and then, dare i say it, try the updates again Viel spaß

As a collector I agree with you 100%. I always kept the odd lower grade penny, common dates in my frontline collection and I never did own a lustrous 1899, 1905, 1911 or 1922 penny simply because I liked the strike/toning of the coins I already held or because the process by which I acquired them was memorable in some way. As a dealer it's different and I wouldn't have bought the lower grade coins in a hundred years as they would be very difficult to dispose of. I hope this comes out OK but I love virtually everything about this coin, which to my mind has masses more character than a purely lustrous specimen; If i'm honest, i'm starting to think along the same lines of eye appeal, hence i haven't bought anything for a little while (for me anyway) although my eye appeal must go in hand with some sort of half decent grade. I have seen 1 or 2 coins from 1 or 2 dealers on here that i wish to buy, must get into barter mode

diplomatic as usual 400

This is the point of the restore, if anything is wrong after updating it can rollback to where it was before the updates, so yes it should fix the problem, whether the data retuns as you had it Rob is another question, but in theory, it should. You can also specify what updates you want to use, they don't have to be used, or you can choose which ones you want to install. My advice is firstly do a system restore and see what happens from there

Normally when windows does an update it makes a restore point before it does the updating, my advice would be to go back to the restore before the updates were launched onto the computer you are using. My guess is, as Colin says, MS UPDATES have f****d up yet again

I think you'll find that we Scots prefer the word FREE :-)

Coin fanatic, i meant you As a New collector and not the Dealer

Yes he has got His Cash back, but Let's Look At it this way, the Dealer that Sold him the coin obviously tried to rip him off, If he wasn't, then why give him Hus Cash back plus gets to keep the coin, personally i find it scandalous that the dealer did that, but an object lesson, he knew he was a New collector

Its better around the Perthshire area, Pitlochry, Tummel Valley (my brother has a static caravan there)Kenmore where i went camping as a kid and remember going for a swim in the River at 6am, it was so calm and great weather we loved it as kids, getting a little commercial now, but still have fond memories of Kenmore and i go back whenever i use my brothers van as it's only about 10-15 miles from Tummel along the wwinding roads. Then there's Blair Atholl, my great uncle worked there and the Duke of Atholl is the only other person in the UK with his own private army other than the Queen

I wouldn't mind a go on posh - it would have to be on the understanding that she kept her mouth shut though.... coin collectors are the best lovers as I have told Mrs Peter after spending £400 on a farthing....ummp posh wouldn't be on the radar. Correction, Scottish coin collectors are The only ones I have met wear skirts and have gay attitude.I did meet a lovely Scottish lass though. Anna from Kenmore and she had the full English Ahhh Kenmore, great part of Scotland, where all the men wear skirts, not like you English puffs eh, we have balls at least

I wouldn't mind a go on posh - it would have to be on the understanding that she kept her mouth shut though.... coin collectors are the best lovers as I have told Mrs Peter after spending £400 on a farthing....ummp posh wouldn't be on the radar. Correction, Scottish coin collectors are

Spink 2005 lists all issues of side profile shillings in Fine from £125 to £350 unless Bristol (£650). You can add on about 25% - 40% for current values, though someone may have more up-to-date Spink. I have Spink 2011, what Spink number are we looking at?

It is a £2 scrap coin which I would not entertain....why spend so much on a coin when you clearly have no knowledge....buy the books first. When all's said and done, we've all paid too much for something with hindsight. Better to make a tit of yourself early on and learn from a mistake than find out 5 years down the line after many more such purchases. It isn't possible to over-emphasise the need to research a subject before diving in with both feet. £120 would have bought a handful of books new - double or more that number second-hand. With a bit of luck the seller may even have thrown in a low grade coin worth a couple of quid as a freebie if you indicated you were a novice just beginning to collect and wanted to learn. Most dealers will spend time with someone wanting to learn because it is their future income. Keep your mouth shut and it will be assumed that you know what you are doing, in which case the seller can reasaonably assume that you want to spend an amount of money on a particular coin. Well said Rob, but what can be said for Martin Platts customers, every single one of them are paying over book for his coins, why? Here's one example, he calls UNC, book price 575.......Price paid 705, there's just no logic to it http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=230571142036&ru=http%3A%2F%2Fshop.ebay.co.uk%3A80%2F%3F_from%3DR40%26_trksid%3Dp4712.m570.l1313%26_nkw%3D%2B230571142036%26_sacat%3DSee-All-Categories%26_fvi%3D1&_rdc=1

Was the dealer wearing a mask at the time you bought it?

Send them to Munich Peter, i'll gladly sit here for a few hours sifting

Short answer, yes

Here's something you don't see everyday. David Beckham selling his Porsche on Ebay, times hard David lol? $168,000.00 with 4 days to go, apparently he bought this for 100k and spent 50k customising it. Its worth the watch though http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Porsche-911-_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQhashZitem1c186e9569QQitemZ120668984681QQptZUSQ5fCarsQ5fTrucks

This is why PP is forced Chris, in order that eBay can screw as much money out of people as they can, its criminal.

Think i'll have a look this week

That's unlike you Dave I know where you are coming from, but the couple of farthings I have slabbed are 85's and they are very nice coins, with great eye appeal, so a 90 must be the dogs danglies!!! I dread to think what a 99 must be like......holy grail material 99 must be the holy grail Colin, i wonder if they've slabbed anything predecimal in that grade. Dummy firmly reinstated to said gob

I tend to think, that if you don't mention any grade on ebay these days, you are more likely to sell for a good price because others are then grading themselves, and as Slyvester says (again) people tend to overgrade so thus in their own minds eye they are thinking, wow this is aUNC when its maybe EF, then they take a sniff at Spink and bidding begins. A good object lesson for those making a living from eBay, plus there's no real comeback for grading issues. In answer to 400s question about my CGS outburst. When i see a coin graded by CGS and its the finest known i would tend to think that the grade (especially for a proof) would have been nearer 95-99 ish hence i spat my dummy out

The up/up is the correct axis but a proof of the same year has an inverted axis, perhaps its actually a proof but has obviously been in circulation. Do you have a picture lucky Robj lol