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For Chris, members, and members yet to join us... I just collected my decimal delivery from my father's today and, can I say, I'm absolutely delighted...softened the blow of selling two of my favourite Liz's and a J1 shilling this weekend! As I mentioned in another post, I just sifted through my brother's change and came away with £8's worth of coins from his £600 savings...comparing these to the 1970's + coins, freshly delivered from Germany, makes me chuck half my brother's coins back into circulation! Point is: many thanks, Chris; a lot of work packing peanut coins, but I have a fabulous wallet full of true BU coins with some grateful FOC coins...thank-you! Other point is: they look damn pretty in BU, I recommend anyone, any visitors, seasoned or otherwise, maybe just having a blip in finances, to give it a go! http://www.predecimal.com/coins-sale-british-decimal-coins-c-51_93.html I bought a few pre-dec Lizzies too! http://www.predecimal.com/coins-sale-british-predecimal-coins-c-51_32.html Bloody delighted!

OR, I last night spent just over an hour sifting £8.48 from my brother's savings jar?

Brilliant!

Really nice coin, an easy VF, but a real shame about that wound! Looking at the 4 O'clock field on the reverse, I'd say it's pretty significant myself, thoughEdit: to add bugger, touched the 'submit' button on the phone by accident! Great coin, however, especially for this later groat...still prefer the elegant version of her bust myself!

It's 100% about whether you like it yourself, sweep, totally agree! The scratches/digs will affect its appeal to others so, consequently, the value, unfortunately!Marks don't really affect grade, at least not in the true sense, though grading companies include such things in their numeric assessment, and subsequently grade the coin having included them! You could take a coin straight from the press with a hole dug in the queen's cheek by the unfortunate fall of another coin...technically and correctly called UNC, however, CGS won't see it that way!

Nice eBay photo, sweep, but there are better out there! It's worth getting a coin like this spot on, don't settle for anything less than perfect!

I really love the Mary coinage, the groats are especially pretty, everyone should have one! There are some copies around, do post a picture, it would be great to see them!

I'm not sure I see the resemblance. Nonsense, it's there for all to see - the bell-end.AND a couple of piercing rings...EVEN a sculpture of himself having the work done!

Something very similar happened to me! A long time ago a friend bought a museum copy of a Tudor sixpence, which I thought was amazing...until I acquired a REAL one for less than he paid for his copy...cue a life-long passion for coins!You can own hammered coins for under £20 a piece, easily! How much you want to spend, and the quality you will thereafter seek out, is all part of the journey!

Henry V ? What, as in "You're Agin-alaugh"?

Davies is a major text for silver post 1816, highly, highly, recommended! George III copper is still generically catalogued using Peck, though there are further more specialist works in this wide field!ESC goes back even further in the silver series, but I really don't rate it myself, even though it's a bible amongst cataloguers, which means you have to have it I guess???? Definitely Davies, though!

The toned obverse wear suggests to me an element of modern, maybe artificial, toning, which doesn't ring 100% right for me personally. It doesn't look like a lustrous tone, more likely a cleaned coin retoned...IMHO

When you find a wholesale source, please share!

He wolf-whistles admiringly!

Where's Peck & Dec when you need 'em?

Sorry, no link...but, being unfamiliar with LizII coins, can someone tell me whether the hull of the ship looks right for the date? It's obviously weak 'or something', does it look standard/normal to you modern gents? 310917105657

Maybe someone who has coin collectomania, loves coins, but has no coin budget? Though financially strangled at the moment, I did hit Declan for nearly 40 pre-decimal EII coins, which I justify by telling myself I'm collecting the two Elizabethan reigns! This also loosely permits me to pick from change! Incidentally, it was an absolute pleasure to share the first ever scratch-made cuppa with you aboard the boat and talk some coin! Damn nice chap that Declan! An intellectohippy for sure! Great stuff!

Sounds about right.There are more bamarked unc coins than unmarked ones. The bigger the coin the more there are likely to be "Although there COULD be..." Which portion of the mint roll would you get I wonder?

Grrrrrrrr! A disclaimer description accompanying a BUnc mint-roll coin! "An uncirculated coin has no wear, although there could be substantial bag marks."

Even Elizabeth I has had a dabble with bi-metallic coins! Edit: 221399592044

Yes, as Declan has mentioned, this is the way with most identified collectables. To offer another example, a large number of Elizabeth I coins, numbering around 3000, were studied for research purposes and for the compilation of a book (BCW). In the book they provide numbers for each type of coin studied. So, moving on, we've all read on here about the 1599 anchor sixpence being a rare mark and date, yet BCW studied 16 of them in their research collection, which is better represented than say a 1573 Eglantine, or any of the Scallops, plus many, many, more. The key thing is, known rarities tend to get identified by collectors and non collectors alike, and are subsequently kept back over the years, giving the illusion that they are more common than they really are! The mintage for the Anchor with 3 dates (try and find the other two!) is around 200,000, the Eglantine 6.5 million (over 5 dates)! Quite a difference. Good post though John, and welcome aboard!

The amazing thing about this post is the number of regular posters highlighted who are still here, nearing a decade on! Says sumfing!

All you old, old, buggers! Good job there's been a few spring chickens happening along the way!