Coinery

Is still don't get why anyone's bothered about grade with hammered coins? Quality is what counts, and that ain't nothing to do with grade. I've just bought (naughty I know) a 700 year old penny! The legend is all blocked, the reverse cross too! But, the coin is a million dollars' worth of quality, as far as I'm concerned! There isn't a mark on the flan other than the stresses of the strike, and the imperfections of the original flan! It's uncirculated in my eyes but, in reality, is a what? when you can get a porous, pin-holed, plough-dug, unc...why bother? I honestly believe hammered and traditional grading are totally incompatible.

For those who haven't met Rob, he talks like this too...a walking library...I'll never ever be able to retain such a museum of facts, I'm not made that way! I can barely create files that are useful enough to navigate my way way to a desired fact! He's a little bit odd! Unusual, shall we say? On fire should I say?

Scotland Yard!

It gets worse, Nordle! Peter has got Harry (hairy) R Sole! Only Peter!

5.9g is perfectly acceptable. Looks genuine to me.

Can we have him back after that?

How much will the dig affect the grade? Not a jot! It will affect the value!

I had to share it on FB...I thought it was the kind of Sherlock stuff that crime novels are made from.

Just saw on another forum the suggestion that holding a running electric toothbrush against the slab will cause the coin to rotate. Really? Wow! Makes me even more convinced that slabs are not for me! Everytime we took the boat up the canal, the coins would be spinning in their sockets like a clock! That's the trouble with a big old vintage 'thumper' in the engine room! https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Az63ZXg9NSE

I'm definitely going to take some time out and watch all of these! As Arnie said...'I'll be back!'

I love all the G5 coins! I've still got my heart set on acquiring the entire reign (one day)! I've had around half of them at any one time...I'd certainly be happy with that one!

Indeed! Well done, TG!

Cheers, Clive!

Anything major outside of North and the BNJ?

You can copy the numbers and paste them directly into eBay's search box, Scott!

Oh, my goodness, and from a fine seller with prominent feedback too!

Chip off the old block, then! Edit: do you know that saying?

Is Mr Wren still around? Anyone with a contact if so?

Just reading Wren on the back of the boat...bliss! Anyway, aside from all that, I've just read the term in Wren that says for 11b that the 'C and E now have distinctly angular backs to them.' Nothing from PW, yet, what about you Mr Knipe? Edit: I'm particularly interested in the term 'distinctly,' as there appears to be quite a range from a clear round-back, through to the most angular/triangular of E's and C's!

Playing Peter at his own game!

Wow, what a revamp! 1368 in my 2013 copy is 25 65! That's because they split them out. The majority are 5b2 where the price hasn't moved. 5b1 is the rare one, but presumably this kept the 1368 designation as 5b1 comes before 5b2. Another case of it helps to know what you are looking for. anyone working with an old book and minimal knowledge would refrain from spending £100 on a 5b1 because the book only says VbIndeed, another lesson learned! That has to be pretty unusual in Spink I would think?Interesting series the Plantagenets, I'm quite enjoying them! Cheap and cheerful mostly! You're going to groan at this! I've now bought the five 1935 cigarette cards for the Plantagenet kings, and plan to make leading pages in an album for each of the reigns, using these cards in the top lefthand corners! I watched a chap in the Cirencester craft market painting illuminate pages with great skill, so I'm going to get him to make me an illuminate page for each reign, with the picture card incorporated! You can buy full page slips for these leather coin albums, so I will lead each monarch with a great piece of A4ish art, and an 80 year-old print. A little twee, but I can't wait!

Wow, what a revamp! 1368 in my 2013 copy is 25 65!

1500p is closer. 25 fine, 65 VFNo change since 2013 then (for 1368 at least)!

Yes, rather a quirky N, or should I say xI? Very odd! Thanks for that!

Cheers, Rob! That must be a new addition to Spink, it's not in 2013! Don't s'pose they happen to say £1500 in fine for that new addition per chance?