Paulus

I have just acquired this type, the die axis is a little off (10 degrees?), does anyone know if that is what is meant by Spink 3351? It is edge dated. Thanks for any help as ever!

Thanks Peck, hows this?

One of the things I have difficulty with is identifying these over-date types, I was told this was a 40 over 46 variety, would anyone like to comment?

Back to my original question, does anyone know why (y?) or whether there is any significance in the two different York mint marks for William III - Y and y?

There was also a Theresa Green at my school, also a gentelman with the surname Hunt . I worked with a guy who I can't think of his first name with the surname Riddle, of course he was called Jimmy. I also worked with another guy who would wear the same shirt all week, he was christened Daz. Christened!! That's a bit extreme!!

Do you know the origin of a certain pervy greeting in English? It goes back to the days of the French Navy. Before a sea battle the crews were allowed to hit the red-light district en masse. When it was time to embark they sent a messenger round all the brothels to call out (in French) : "To the water - it is the hour". Not falling for that one again!

Do you know the origin of a certain pervy greeting in English? It goes back to the days of the French Navy. Before a sea battle the crews were allowed to hit the red-light district en masse. When it was time to embark they sent a messenger round all the brothels to call out (in French) : "To the water - it is the hour". Not falling for that one again!

I think only the provincial mints had letters, the London Mint did not

Is this major variety listed anywhere?

often hammered though Many thanks to Tom and Colin for your knowledge and wisdom. I will pass on your information to my friend and see what he would like to do next. There are quite a few coins but these do appear to be the pick of the bunch. The rest consist of coins like Inverness Pennys from 1795 and 1796 and others that are practically blank discs. As a final request would any of you care to hazard a guess at the value of the coin from the first post? Picture below, apparently a Henry the VIII penny. Many thanks, Mark. I will take a stab at £30-£40 judging by the condition in the pics

Thanks everyone, great input, I'm really interested in this stuff! BTW is it correct to assume that the with/without hearts coins are as common as each other, so all things being equal, for a similar condition coin, the value would be the same either way? Or is one of variety considered more desirable than the other? Pre-1816 silver is really outside of my main area of knowledge (not that I'm an expert on even the post-1816 coinage...), but I've started to take an interest in the earlier Georgian silver recently, I guess I should really get hold of a copy of "English Silver Coinage".... In my price guides they are valued the same pretty much

Thanks everyone, great input, I'm really interested in this stuff!

Thanks Chris, I was wondering if the asterix or castle symbols signified anything specifically?

Oh and the castle that sometimes accompanies the elephant below??

I am putting together a very brief summary of what these symbols mean, but having searched around on-line for a while I am missing a few snippets of information. Chris's summary (on this site, link below) is excellent, but can anyone fill in the following gaps for me? http://www.predecimal.com/p8milled.php What does the * in E* Anne 1707-08 shillings signify? What does the semee of hearts on George III 1787 shillings and sixpences denote (or the absence of same?)? Thanks for any help!

Debbie I thought you might be interested in this site if you haven't seen it already? http://www.romanbritain.freeserve.co.uk/lovetokens.htm

Peter, it was impossible for the coin to move anywhere. What he's trying to do is say that its got huge cabinet friction and then tell me he wants a price reduction, but then tell me we can take it off the Shilling. When i replied to him telling him he was bullshitting because of the way it was packed (no cardboard was involved in the making of that parcel) and would have been an improbability for it to have anymore wear than it showed in the pictures he then suddenly became very very quiet, especially when i told him what he was obviously trying to achieve by bullshiting. He was immidiately blocked. Right behind you Dave, eBay as a seller can be a right royal pain in the arse

I have news regarding Gollum the whirlwind (Garry), happy to share it with anyone through PM or email but I would rather not post it to here ...

I had a Richard Head in my class at school ...

Better pics, I think I will acquire it!

Thanks Peckris, at the moment I am still collecting eddie 7 and george 5 dates and this would complete my 1905, so I am sorely tempted ... I always am by bad pics bizarrely, to me the coin can only be better than the pic!

Perfect, thanks Clive

Could anyone help me identify this please? It is rather worn as you can see! It looks like Liz but I have no idea about the year, mm, or even the denomination! It weighs just 0.4g and measures 13.5mm. Thanks for any help

It doesn't appear to be any better than Fine, so that would be about the £50 quid mark. So we're totally in agreement then on grade....................Is it genuine Paulus? I have absolutely no idea any more!!

I am debating whether to buy this 1905 Florin from an on-line dealer, I wont be able to see it in hand before I decide ... I would value members' opinions as to grade and value (i.e. what you might expect to pay a dealer for this coin in this grade), I will submit my final offer on Sunday 11/3, thanks for any interest and guidance!