Hussulo

I agree it is sacrilege to tone that pattern farthing. I recently bought a toned halfpenny because it was going cheap and thought it would be interesting in my collection, but I think that coins with any great value or rarity should not be toned. Now everyone will probably say I was wrong to buy such a coin and you are probably right, but coins and metals do react to chemicals and change colour i.e. old shillings will acquire a dark tone over time etc. and some coins in the past in private collections have toned colourfully (inevitably) depending on how and where they were stored. Sellers who like the colours produced by this chemical reaction apply this chemistry to coins to attract certain buyers. I suppose it is like buying a car but you chouse to buy one with fancy metallic paint work. It is a bit of fun on newer less valuable coins but older coins and rarer coins in my opinion shouldn't be toned!

NEVER CLEAN COINS! No mater how you do it or what you use you will always damage the coin to some extent! Most collectors like there coins with the aged look this is called toning in the coin collecting world. If you found a rare coin which does need cleaning then I am pretty sure a museum would do this for you. Be aware experts can tell a cleaned coin a mile off, and this will dramatically reduce its value and some collectors wouldn't buy a cleaned coin.

Thank you once again I feel more enlightened.

Hi I find the best way to get pictures is to scan the coins, but you have to take care whilst handling them some people use cotton gloves because this prevents acids and greases from your fingers damaging the coin. If you have the 1887 Maundy coins (4 coins) 1,2,3,4p in Ef they are worth about 100 pounds and in Unc about 160 pounds. If you have the set which consists of the Crown down to 3p set (7 coins) then in FDC (fleur de coin) i.e. top condition they are worth about 1250 pounds. As you rightly pointed out though condition is key to value (as is rarity). If your local dealer is no help you should ask another dealer or auction house they may help you in assessing their grade. If you get into this great hobby you will soon get quite good at assessing grades yourself. P.S. You should consider joining this forum as everyone is so helpful, and if you are interested in buying a book on coins follow this link http://www.rotographic.com/ it is written by the person in charge of this site and is priced very reasonably.

Hi does anyone know if there where any tin farthings minted for George II and in which years please? Also why on banknotes does it say I promise to pay the bearer on demand 10 pounds etc. If I go to the Bank Of England HQ with a 10 pound note and demand my 10 pounds what will I get?

That is why I love this website, so many knowledgeable collectors. Thank you

Looks like a great book Chris congrats. I shall be buying one. The only thing I didn't understand is in the statement it says "The popular coin collectors handbook since 1973" but you are quite young?

Thanks Rob. Great information. It was puzzling me for some time.

Hi can anyone help me with this token or replica? It appears to be gold and 20mm diameter. I can also make out hallmarks below the ship but they are small.

Hi Joe welcome aboard! I don't know anything about it, but its a nice set.

Thanks Mal but unfortunately I have since sold this coin. ( I really need to buy Spink 2006 I'm still using 2003 version!)

All the best Geoff.

All the best Geordie!

Thanks Geordie.

Is it a brown gilt and does it have the RENDER edge? If so it looks like a P966. What is the die axis on this piece? I would like to know because normally P964-6 (silver plated, gilt and brown gilt) are inverted but P967 & 968 (bronzed and copper) are en medaille which suggests a different striking period. I posted about this last year. Hi Rob, just recived my coin today it has RENDER TO CESAR THE THINGS WHICH ARE CESARS on the edge and it is a light brown gilt is this P966? and can you tell me any more about this coin as I have no refrence books on peck or pattern coins. Thanks. Hi Hussulo. First of all here is the pertinent page and a half of Peck detailing this variety. There are two types of gilt and they are not easy to tell apart. The brown gilt has a hint of brown but is not blindingly obvious until you compare with gilt. I have therefore scanned in a gilt 1806 1/2d which is unambiguously gold to compare with the brown gilt P966. Could you let me know which die axis yours has and which way up the edge reads. Thanks. When you have time, a close up scan of the globe, fingers and paddle would be appreciated if these areas are unworn. Having tried to attach scans of the pages at 150dpi and images at the same size as the gallery pictures, it says the file size is too big. Something wrong here. Send me your email address and I'll send them by normal email. Hi Rob I have taken closer pictures of this coin for you at this link becouse I couldn't post anymore pics here. I think you would call it an en meddaille die axis(not the wrong way round) and the edge reads towards the obverse. I'll PM you my email address thanks Rob. http://s75.photobucket.com/albums/i317/hus...true&interval=5

Can you identify this large Roman bronxze coin for me? It has a portrait on the obverse and a ship on the reverce? and what looks like AVC below the ship?

I have bought this medal: Charles XI dated 1673 it is made from TIN it weighs 45.9gr and its 51mm diameter. Can anyone please tell me anymore about it?

Is it a brown gilt and does it have the RENDER edge? If so it looks like a P966. What is the die axis on this piece? I would like to know because normally P964-6 (silver plated, gilt and brown gilt) are inverted but P967 & 968 (bronzed and copper) are en medaille which suggests a different striking period. I posted about this last year. Hi Rob, just recived my coin today it has RENDER TO CESAR THE THINGS WHICH ARE CESARS on the edge and it is a light brown gilt is this P966? and can you tell me any more about this coin as I have no refrence books on peck or pattern coins. Thanks.

Incredible! Did it end up with a dealer or a collector? It wasn't me, my bid of £50 was rejected. Well at least you tried! I thought nearly 170 times face value was overly generous WOW I did think 150000 was a tad conservative.

I know I have also seen it advertised in Coin News magazine before but I thought it might make interesting reading to some of the newer collectors or people that haven't been following the current market so religiously.

http://www.iomonline.co.im/ViewArticle2.as...ticleID=1582678

http://www.24dash.com/content/news/viewNew...D=7&newsID=7284

That's great guys, thanks for all the info it definetly had me beat!

Can anyone tell me what this coin is? Is it British?

Hi Rob, I can't answer your questions just yet because it is being shipped over from America, but as soon as I recive it I'll post pictures of the edge and get back to you on the die axis.