Gollum

Oi !, I just purchased one of them, you saying my coins are ugly .

Just for Debbie, that's 5 Bob .

Ok, so crowns when I was a kid were valued at 5/- then when decimal came in at 25p. So why are they calling the £5 coin a crown now. whats that about. It's very confusing to an old brain.

You know the diamonds look quite interesting.... I'm sure Mrs Gollum wouldn't object! No, she probably wouldn't but I would, she breaks or loses anything I get her !. Which reminds me Debbie, she broke her brand new solid gold wristwatch last year within a week and I still have not had it repaired.

Thank you Tom, I agree on the real coin front, but sometimes pretty pictures can brighten up a collection. I like the reverse of the new 2012 britannia £2 coin, can't say much for Her Maj who now seems to be looking like something from planet of the apes in her effigy !.

I just looked at the new kilo coin, considering the pictures on all the foreign ones about, this coin is absolutely but ugly. It looks like my kid took a pick-axe to it. http://www.royalmint.com/olympicgames/London-2012-kilo-coins.aspx?src=hm_SmallBanner_2012Kilo

I am saying nothing about this site. Except perhaps typing in the words coins, tokens, coinage, seem to has a marvelous effect . www.filecrop.com

Yeah, it also says £1.25 each. But don't the royal mint have these at face price ?. Oh no, £45 the set ( silver of course ), ebay looks cheap now.... Forget that too, that £45 is for 2 coins only !!. Don't they do the "normal joe bloggs unc non silver" sets ?.

Yeah, it also says £1.25 each. But don't the royal mint have these at face price ?. Oh no, £45 the set ( silver of course ), ebay looks cheap now....

So apart from the royal mint for UK coins, is there anywhere like it to buy foreign coins ?. I like the look of this coin for the dragon. http://www.gainesvillecoins.com/products/159122/2012-1-oz-silver-year-of-the-dragon-round.aspx In fact is there anywhere like that here ?.

Will Caustic soda do much admage to a coin ?

I can only see the obverse and reverse, that gives me no clue as to how thin it is. could we have a side view ?.

Why not the loft, I thought that would be quite a good place !. Not safe from burglars of course, but if it's DRY (it doesn't matter about the temperature) it could be a good storage place. I am llucky, I have an old house that has a cut roof and has lots of storage space, it is also dry . I currently have all my tools in it and my ( NO LAUGHING ) sewing machines there, as well as my 3 servers for the other computers in the house.

Why not the loft, I thought that would be quite a good place !.

What you do with them really does depend on how much verdigris. Tiny spots can be removed mechanically but from my point of view a coin encrusted with the stuff just isn't worth the candle. Thank you Red, their mostly just paper weights then. Its quite bad on most of them. I suppose in this instance I would not be slapped around the forum for cleaning them or such with Brasso to see whats under it...

Ski, if you go to the links I placed on one of these forums ( don't ask me I forget which one it was ! ) it will take you to the american online library I think it is, they have a LOT of older books in many formats that wil fit on the kindle, my problem is..... No kindle as yet, but it wont be long I hope. The wife has one I got her but refuses to share, how mean.

I don't really Know Debbie, like you I am a begginer, but I guess the word Silver proof would mean it had to be, then again I have seen the word silver to mean "silver appearance" as well. I did like the big silver coin the Aussies made recentley, I think it was a 10 kilo coin or such. That would go very nicely in my meagre collection. You all have 363 days till xmas to save up and get me it ! .

Ok, so I watched a lot of youtube videos this week, more so xmas day as you were all relaxing and I was searching and learning. One thing I noticed included the fact that all those videos of professional dealers and collectors were handling coins without gloves on !, not very professional after all. Watching videos of mints making coins and blanks I saw them putting them into big drums of steel balls etc and chmical baths to make them shine!, I thought that was a no no to wash coins etc. So it leaves me a little confused. Ahh the dark side of youtube, why do I always end up there.

I like Kindles, you can digitize all your coin books and throw them onto it, handy for that "on the run " reference kind of thing.

I found this one interesting

I didn't get my Gouby book, I got one called the illustrated encyclopedia of stamps and coins. I think my son wanted me to let him have it as he collects stamps now..... sneaky kids.

Sorry guys but I have lost tthe edit facility so am having to post numerous times !. From what I am reading it is rather erm collectable and may be worth a few shekels !.Then again I am only a begginer. http://dniewcollectors.blogspot.com/2011/11/singapore-tokens.html

Looks like a singapore copper cock token to me. See this page. http://dniewcollectors.blogspot.com/2011/10/cock-tokens.html

HAXall. May not be relevant but I found this article that has the reverse of your coin to it. http://www.ngccoin.com/news/viewarticle.aspx?IDArticle=2387&Coingage-of-Sarawak