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Drop me an email if you want me to bid, Rob.

I noticed those too Just followed the link to your coin pics.... some very nice pennies there! You're welcome to view the (unfinished) site for my penny collection Here

I'll be going on Sunday as there's a couple of lots that interest me. Is anyone else planning to attend?

Beautiful coin!

Thanks for the test Chris. Unfortunately it seems as though I'm best sticking with my relatively cheap Canon digital camera, using the macro setting. The resolution is easily good enough for overdates etc. My website photos have been taken with this setup.

That's a lovely coin Bob!

The wonders of Google: Hoarding Study "The MULTIDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH TEAM includes both academics and clinicians with expertise in Hoarding, Obsessive Compulsive and related disorders. This team is heavily involved in research into Hoarding and related disorders and have published extensively in the area" I'm beginning to feel like Basil Fawlty when he found a psychiatrist staying in the hotel

There seems to be a strong presumption that those who enjoy some form of collecting as a hobby are likely to suffer with "everyday difficulties with memory and planning, family stress..". How about: Are you a researcher? We would like to invite you to take part in a research study examining the spectrum of "pointless surveying," as it ranges from typical (standing with a clipboard in shopping centres) to excessive (compulsively searching the internet for potential victims). We are particularly interested in recruiting individuals who self-identify as being a "surveyor" - that is, a person who has ever carried out a survey for any reason. The study involves a series of online questionnaires examining everyday difficulties with social interaction, lack of friends, poor hygiene and sexual problems and a short telephone interview about your own surveying behaviours. We estimate that the questionnaires will take around 20minutes to complete. The telephone interview can be arranged at a time convenient to you and will take approximately 15-20 minutes. If you participate in the study a financial compensation of £0.01 will be given as thanks for your time. If you are interested in taking part or would like to find out more, please contact your therapist

Thanks Rob. I was led to believe that my coin was ex David Magnay (possibly via Bronze & Copper Collector from this forum?). I'd certainly appreciate any other information you may come across.

He missed out the usual... Highly unique coin, not many in existence Best example in the world and maybe in England too Exceptional rich chocolate rainbow toning etc. etc.

These appear to be examples of filled dies, something which is not uncommon. During the minting process dies can become partially filled with extraneous material, which causes part of the design to be missed when the blank is struck. On 20th century pennies, colon dots are the most common element of the design to be affected in this way.

It is a bit of history but unfortunatly cleaned.However the grade is very low so a £7 coin becomes 50p. Get yourself an uncirculated,uncleaned version and then you can appreciate the beauty of the Victorian Bun head copper. Not FDC, but a reasonable example. Note the missing bar to the H:

A couple of larger pics:

Hi Debbie, Rob has said just about everything I could have told you about the coin. And yes, I believe there are only 3 or 4 of the 1844 dated pennies in existence. I also have one of the spelling error (PENNEY instead of PENNY) coins which are fun.

Hello and welcome to the forum. Although your photographs are not terribly clear it would appear you have an 1882H victorian 'bun head' penny (look for the small letter 'H' below the date, denoting the Heaton mint). Unfortunately the coin appears to have been cleaned and is in poor condition. In this state it is of little value to a collector.

A bit harsh on the original poster I know but discussing one's income and expenditure on a public forum is probably not the wisest idea for all sorts of reasons. Please don't take it personally though.

Mark Rasmussen has a website I have found Mark to be very helpful and knowledgeable. Many of his coins aren't photographed but his grading is generally conservative and he is happy to show you coins by appointment.

Have you got any examples of coin photos taken with the camera?

Whilst it may be difficult to list the whole collection, if you could post details of a few coins you consider to be highlights it would allow us to get a flavour for the quality and breadth of the collection. There are a lot of serious buyers here for the right material, but experience shows that most 'collections' tend to be an accumulation of date runs in generally low (and therefore unsaleable) grade. If your collection is better than the norm, then you are in the right place.

Some great coins the 1922 / 27 is one of the best I've seen as is the 1926me Thanks Peter! Still a few gaps to fill though, but that's the joy of collecting.

For my site: My Penny Collection I use fast hosts.co.uk at £2.99 per month. Not sure if it's the cheapest, but I've found their service to be good.

Now that you don't collect pennies Rob, I'll offer you £40!

Thanks! As i said, this is a project in infancy, so copyright is not really an issue yet, publishing is a remote goal. I'm slowly working through scanning my entire collection, which although a "labour of love" can get pretty tedious, so I do it in small chunks. And I'm also now realising just how crap some of my coins really are ; but this is the purpose for now, to have a record of just what I have on my computer, and eventually iPad so when looking a stuff on Ebay etc, I can decide whether to add a new coin or upgrade a existing one. Including copies of rare dies i don't currently possess allows me to help decide if what I think I'm bidding on is! Having known examples of both the 1903 and 1863 open 3s for direct comparison on screen has already paid dividends! Watch this space! David It sounds like your objectives are exactly the same as mine and it would be interesting to see the result. I do find that the ability to view my collection remotely is really useful. This is especially true when I want to bid or buy something and I'm not at home. Looking forward to seeing your pennies!

Nice copy Gary. Adding your coin to those known already, makes four (4) total! I am sure there are more out there though. Davidrj may have a point about the available quantity of 1922 "Dots", due to that part of the coin wearing first! Thanks Bob, I'm sure there are a few more that we don't know about yet..... I don't have one in my collection but was made aware of it by Bernie Workman (I believe). I do have a large number of 1922 coins to go through when I have time, so it's possible though unlikely I'll find something.

Any plastic envelope sold specifically for coins should not contain any PVC, nor should they have done for the past 30 years or more. As for lustre, provided the sleeves are stored in a dry, pollution-free environment, coins should preserve their lustre indefinitely. However, coins should be checked at least annually to make sure the plastic isn't "sweating"; keep a supply of new sleeves at hand to replace any that are suspect. I know the question was specifically about plastic envelopes but, unless you wish to look at the coins regularly, wouldn't it be better to use acid-free paper envelopes instead? Coins are a hobby - you'd want to look at them reasonably often, or what's the point? At least with plastic envelopes you don't need to remove the coin at all, unless replacing the envelope. With paper envelopes, you could be constantly sliding the coin in and out which would cause friction and the risks associated with handling. Cabinets with felt linings are good, but there is still handling involved to see both sides. The one advantage of slabs and plastic envelopes is you can see both sides of the coin without having to handle it. i was simply distinguishing between those coins one keeps, for whatever reason, but rarely looks at and those in one's main collection. I have various spares etc. which I may get around to selling one day. In the meantime I just feel safer with acid-free paper (probably a hangover from having to use acetate on coins I put into pvc envelopes in the 60s and only took out in recent years). I'm gradually moving my collection to the Quadram capsules which sit in trays and can be removed for viewing.