Hussulo

I have recently added some new error coins to my error collection. Including a nice 1723 double struck farthing bought from Rob at www.rpcoins.co.uk. thanks Rob. Link below: Hussulo's Error coins Edited and made a clickable link

I agree with marvinfinnley to a certain extent in that slabbed coins offering a certain amount of protection for the novice collector, there are a lot of fakes out there. They are also in my opinion good at grading modern coins. However Rob does make some very valid points. They aren't always good at varieties and as for the older coins they tend to over grade. They seem to almost say well it is 300 years old so you would expect some wear. We'll just grade it Unc. An uncirculated coin can't have wear irrespective of age. Below is a 1697 6d graded MS61 by NGC. It is one of mine and even though MS61 is low in their uncirculated range it is still graded uncirculated. The coin does show adjustment marks etc, but it also shows wear. I would not have bought it for the same price as an uncirculated coin of the same type. I did get it for VF price so I'm happy.

Still working on it Josie. I have more or less completed Victoria, Edward VII, a section on Error coins, contact me page, about me page, copyright page. I have just started George V section and I have updated my homepage. I think the homepage looks a lot neater since I bought Photoshop 5. Here's a pic below: P.s. I am not sponsored by Endicosoft. com it won't be there when it's up and running. It is just there now because that is what I am using for the website picture capture.

What kind of a camera is it? Canon IXUS 400 (compact 4m pixel camers). Which on itself is not very good at macro but I bought a macro lens attachment on ebay for it. Here's another attempt: http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i317/hus.../coins/1933.jpg I think I might buy a stand. And another slabbed coin I croped on photoshop.

I recived my new (used) digital camera today so I have been tacking some snapshots. One coin I took a picture of was a 2001 2p I found in my change and kept it due to the nice tonning. What do you think?

This is one I bought recently. Notice the Blakesley effect (named for the American numismatist to discover it) in the red circles. It is a weak area directly opposite the clip. It is hard for forgers to fake this effect, but not all genuine clipped coins display this effect.

Hi Colin, Is this mule still for sale and do you have a link to it?

Hi josie, If in doubt post a picture or a link to the coin you are planning on buying or bidding on, and someone can give you some advise. I too was stung a couple of times when I first started collecting and it almost put me off.

I think it could be a trick question. I don't like the look of the coin. The surface doesn't look right, it looks like it might be a cast copy.

Melody as Chris rightly pointed out the green substance is "verdigris" (a green corrosive growth resulting from dampness). It is quite hard to remove without damaging the coin, it is like a disease for coins. It is an oxidation coating that affects copper and bronze. Never store coins affected with verdigris with other coins as it will spread. Since the coins in question in good condition would be collectable (albeit not too valuable) in this condition I too would suggest getting rid of them because you don't want it spreading to your other coins.

Nice coins Melody, a perfect start. It's a great hobby to get into; there is so much history and artistry in each coin. Hopefully you will enjoy collecting and if you ever have any questions just ask. As I was always told whilst serving in the Royal Navy "there are no such things as stupid questions, only stupid answers!". There are many experienced collectors here who will only be too pleased to help. Welcome!

Hi Geordie I read about your avatar in this months Coin News, Coin clinic section. It looks older than 19th century to me, but then again I aint no expert.

"Very common is blob,found some other minor error" This is called a die cud. It is an area of a coin struck by a die that has a complete break across part of its surface. Happy hunting josie, keep me posted if you come across anything interesting. I have bought a couple of error's recently I will post the pictures soon.

I don't know if any of you or perhaps all of you know about these coin related search engines? but they are quite usefull so I thought I would share them here. The CoinArchives.com World Coins database contains coins produced from medieval to modern times. http://www.coinarchives.com/w/ Coins 2.0 is the new age Numismatic Search Engine based on Google CSE technology. It means you can search on hand-picked numismatic websites for most relevant results. http://www.coins2.com/

Hi Josie, It is true that some major error's are expensive, but all are not. Some of the major error's on the Mike Byres website are VERY expensive but this is because they are VERY rare or unique, but you can still find error's at cheap/reasonable prices. Anyway there are many errors that do reach circulation and there are chances of finding them. Don't give up searching. I still check my change and I also check my banknotes for their serial numbers. If you get fancy serial numbers ie. 1234567 , 7654321 , 0000001 , 98766789 or 7777777 etc these notes are worth more to collectors.

Great find. I have never seen that variety before.

"it has the texture of a mouldy Ginger Nut. So if it doesn't sell, he could always eat it."

You are probably right scottishmoney. I have heard of coins being struck on wrong/foreign planchet before but in gold? Anyway probably unique and in my eyes desirable.

Great find. About the verdigris, I know cleaning coins is a normaly a no no, but when it's a rare coin as such I wonder if there is an argument to removing the verdigris to pevent damage to the coin? Anyway I have never tried it but some members of another forum in America recomend Biox for the removal of verdigris. Link below: http://dirtyoldcoins.com/store/product.php...at=2&bestseller

Unless I remortgage the house it isn't going to happen! Its for sale at mikebyres.com for a cool $50,000.

"Yes we're all absolutely bonkers here"

Great additions to an already great site Jeff.

Yep, super looking book Chris. I'm sure it will be very popular. It's a good way to get beginers into the hobby aswell.

I didn't think there were any other dedicated British coin forums! Have I been living under a stone? Colin Cooke website has a forum: http://www.colincooke.com/forum.html Although I wouldn't say it was as interactive as this one.