secret santa

In my opinion Spink have never been the same since he left them and there must be a danger that Baldwins may go the same way.

Please don't start "Coin Collectors Anonymous" - my collection database contains numerous source entries of "CCA" (Croydon Coin Auctions) and I can't face amending them all !!!

Happy Birthday John

Bruce Lorich ?

I've just consulted my database of rare penny sales and I have details of 3 x die 2, 3 x die 3, 6 x die 4 and 1 x die 5 being sold over the last 12 years. I really must get out more.....

Yep, got a Magna Carta £2 down here in south Oxfordshire today. Still no sign of that battleship or Brittania yet.

I've just looked in Gouby's book and his picture of reverse m is not very good - it doesn't clearly show the tiny rock near the linear circle or the one to the right of the lighthouse (the pic on my website is much better - yah, boo). Definitely a reverse m (Freeman K). Hopefully Chris has also used my photo in the new Freeman book (or will include it in the next version). R

Picture please Rob so that we know what we're discussing. R

Nice coins

Vicky - thanks for not going higher - when I bid the £7250 I immediately regretted it but was sure that someone would overbid me and that I'd bid no higher - but now that I've got it, I'm pleased that I did bid. Often happens that way, and often happens that I wished I'd bid higher on something ! I also used to open slabs with a hammer but when I ruined a gem BU 1867 penny I resorted to the hacksaw method - much more effective. In fact, I now leave them in the slabs - proof of their grade !

Well, I'm convinced there are different 3's.

Just checked my spares - only got one 1931 but it's the same "open" 3 so it may well be fairly common.

And a forked 1950 !

Just had a look through my spares and I've got a forked 1949 - never looked for it before !

When I was a lad, they used to say that the camera never lies. Different versions of the truth, maybe ?????

Slip of the keyboard there - I think Peter means Verdicare, not verdigris !

Hear, hear - John has helped me with copper varieties in the past and pointed me to a couple of excellent pennies on Ebay.

George Best, Elvis Presley, Muhammad Ali - another of my idols bites the dust

I couldn't see this Dave - do i need special permission ?

I'll compile a list and make it available.

Superb - May I use the picture on my Varieties website please ?

They're up already. The 1932 proof didn't photograph very well as it's in a slab and my 1934 photo doesn't capture the mirror finish - but they are both lovely !

Thanks guys, I need to sell some spares......fast !!

F192A, 1932 & 34 proofs

Got my 3 on Thursday and they're all beauties (but they should be - cost me a fortune).