copper123

The fuller figure was all the rage as far as fasion was concerned back then . That britannia ain't no twiggy . George III was one of the few kings who never took mistresses as far as I know his wife was his only love- his eldest son never thought that way.

Funny thing is I have noticed buyers picking out cartwheels from rumage boxes myself , even the ones in the poorest condition sell for £1 or so , I am not sure why these buyers want vast collections of low grade cartwheels , personally i would run a mile if someone wanted to show me his collection of low grade cartwheels . Take all sorts I surpose , surely they cannot be buying them as an investment . There again you often find that the thing nobody considers as an investment turns out to be the best investment. Certainly anything marketed as a "good investment" immediately raises my suspition that it will not be a good investment

That IOM 1860 copper farthing looks a bit overpriced its very rare though

That ebay item looks like its been dug up as well - I suspect £4.20 is just a bit of a freak result - I would suspect two unknowlageable bidders bidding against each other

WAS IT YOU SELLING CHRIS? IF NOT SOMEONE MISJUDGED THE STOCK THEY NEEDED BADLY , LOL

the strange thing is how did anyone lose a coin of that size ?

Fair for the top and good fine for the bottom Values £2 and £12 , on the plus side the bottom coin has no edge knocks which could even get you £20 i surpose

The sad thing is the days of cheap postage are now over and the post office will not be there in the future offering what it did in the past "a cheap service to every person in the uk" Even Magaret Thatcher refused to stick the knife in with the post office The post office is now a commercial organisation just like any other offering a rapidly declining product to everyone at an ever increasing cost (remember the railways everyone - that is now run on a similar model)

nice portrait

Long R variety and short R variety - sounds like a visit to the ENT doctor .

Slightly week strike on the hair - normal really- you would do very well to find a better one though

Handsome coin , just shows exactly how good the obverse portrait was and the reverse is a true classic , a coin to die for.

Less than 10 exist for most years

Take that with a pinch of salt (how exactly does he know the entire history of a coin worth relatively little)

Next time you say you are off for a weekend at the paris hilton we will know what you mean then Peter

The one thing everyone tends to forget is that it only takes two people to fancy a coin on flea bay and a bidding war starts - often with a high grade example its three ,four or five that are having a go . Be realistic if you are on a budget , understand that the coin of YOUR dreams is also the coin of someone elses dreams , accept a lower grade and try and be happy with your lot . Its not your fault you were not born into the royal family or the rothschild or hilton, getty etc

At a quick glance I would say genuine - but there again i am no expert in these

LOVE TOKEN?

Very sad , she never really enjoyed the coins then did she - so much good work ,but I surpose the coins did get passed down so you have a great momento there now too remember her with.

Heres a question for you are the maundy coins before 1970 of pre decimal value and are the coins after that date issued as decimal pence I doubt if anyone whould ever try and spend one really BUT THEY MIGHT! Perhaps a question for the mint itself

you could try a run of any date maundy coin of all the kings and queens from victoria to elizabeth that would be fun and quite cheap - if you are not bothered by grade you could pick up plenty maundy singles it would not take you long - remember maundy odds are very cheap on their own the value is in having a full set in ef- unc grade

yep love the 1864 as well well undergraded more like ef and rare in that grade

Aled jones on TV this morning , five minute slot about the queen and the royal mint in llantrisant, a few old clips and a couple of new ones - might interest someone around about 09.40 am

Funny thing is an ord 1862 penny in VF is not worth slabbing as the slab is worth around as much as the coin - the original owner of the coin was let down BIG TIME by that slabbing company . I dont really know much about slabbing companies in the USA , but I feel I would want nothing to do with them after these daft mistakes they make