Chingford

The bids were coming from the Room in competition with the Internet, I thought it strange for a common 1826 penny to get so much interest at double book price, when it went further I assumed it was a Proof although not catalogued as such

The CP1826 was probably a proof, the Geo IV Copper Proofs are extremely rare, the price is consistent with others that have sold over the last few years

Spinks

Exactly the reason for posting, serves to help those trying to purchase a genuine coin not to get ripped off. There was one on Ebay using a photo 'borrowed' from previous genuine listing, ask Seller for additional images and be specific as to the image required, any Seller wanting to sell their coin will oblige, get no response or an excuse, leave well alone. Everyone is different, each will find a feature that stands out to them, for myself IRB on the Obv and gap between swimmers breast and waves on the Rev,

Copies of the Aquatic 50 pence currently being offered on Ebay as genuine, usual story, found in moneybox, retrieved from mounting etc.. most worrying in some cases being swapped with the coin in original packaging, several obvious differences when shown next to a genuine example, the images are of a genuine reverse (Left) and a copy sent to me by PWA to show the differences.

Bottom bit says Made in England

I agree his personal achievement are impressive, it is his military career and survivalist that is questionable

Bear Grylls, part time Artist, not all that is portrayed is real, were as Ray Mears shows his knowledge and understanding of his surroundings, never get tired of watching his programs My Cousin out in New Zealand lectures on the Environment, understanding Nature and its ways etc.., spends most of his holidays up a mountain or in a wood somewhere practicing the art using nature and natural resources I think you should put up the link, you could use it as your signature,

Try clearing out the cache and cookies on the PC

I'll give you 50p

Rogers 860 Advertising Toy Coin, Two types young and old Head, usually has advertisement label on back for Mellins Food or similar, mostly seen in Cardboard

If something is reading your email address book, and sending out these emails, definitely a bot. I had a similar problem a few years back and changed all my email addresses by adding an asterix on the front of each, that renders the email address useless, definitely need to run Anti Virus, it should locate and remove the bot

I would try running a anti virus like AVG, I have AVG and it has Computer/Web/Software/email platforms as well as an independent firewall, free to download trial account 30 days. It should pick up any anomalies and block any intrusion

http://www.checkyourchange.co.uk/ The above site Lists all the coins you mention, and has images of each, I wouldn't think it would take long to produce a spreadsheet

Penny/Halfpenny/Farthing are Lighthouse/ship Reverse so not 1853, I agree with you Pete

Could be, I spent the night before in Cardiff Town Centre

Careful, it is getting cold again Snow forecast, don't want them turning BLUE

Unfortunately no photos taken, I thought there would be restrictions so didn't take a camera and my old mobile wasn't up to the task, good to start a new thread, it is a very interesting tour finishing with a walk through a (small) museum at the end. Is it still the same £1 coin or are they different now, my images three posts up

I had a chat with the guy on the press, I asked about the set up, dies and pressure used, his reply was that it was a press used for general coinage relocated specifically for the visits, only one set of dies had been made, the striking pressure was reduced down from that normally used to prolong the life of the die and thought they would strike around 100k in total. Has anyone else been on the Tour, are there any other designs of £1 coin or other denominations that have been struck by Visitors there

The visitor centre coin is the old round type, different heraldic beast design but similar to the last coin released

There is a Mini Car on display in the Royal Mint foyer completely covered in Pennies, the exception being glazed parts.

http://thefakepoundcoindatabase.co.uk/index.htm

There is a 'bird' on the Obverse

All but one sold listing remains and all those current have now been removed