Nordle11

Well deserved, always friendly to chat to and very informative!

like this 20p I like that obverse design! Looks like a Gibraltar 20p with that broad border..

I've seen that one, not sure about the amount known though. It does make you think, if this one has only just resurfaced, and is in such a good grade, then where the hell are all the worn ones!?

Agreed...you would definitely need multiple versions of the 'Multiple Rarity Scales'. What would work better, do you think; - By denomination? - By base metal? - By era? Or prehaps one for each, seriously information heavy I don't know if you can tell but I like data haha, give me a spreadsheet and lots of numbers and I'll be content for the day.

It is true that the 1950 and 1951 mintages were supplied for the West Indies. However, once news of the 1950 low mintage got out a year later, collectors had as many 1951s as possible shipped back again, which means they were always easier to find in BU than the 1950. So many were shipped back, in fact, that even in the 1960s they were sold in bulk ("You want 10? 100? No problem.."), and snapped up as an 'investment'. It was very hard to find one in your change though, but 1953s were possible despite only existing originally within the plastic sets. You know, this is where the eye appeal lends itself to judging a coin. While the 1953's are plastic set issues only, they are ugly as sin and render the coin valueless (to me anyway) because of the weak striking, flat design and horribly uncomfortable positioning of Britannia. As people have mentioned before, this is very much subjective so what someone might class as rare, doesn't necessarily mean 'sought after' or 'hard to obtain'. I propose the following - a few different rarity scales (i.e one for mintage numbers, one for eye appeal, one for market appearance etc.) then once the coin has been indentified on these, an average or combined score should be plotted against some sort of 'Master rarity scale' to judge a coins overall rarity. I get it though...easier said than done..

Baldwins St. James Spink AF Brock

Haha Puffin coins, by the self-proclaimed 'King of Lundy'. What a guy

Agreed, and there's nothing wrong with good ol' Britannia Peter!

It's true, whilst some of the lowest mintage pennies are the 1950 and 1951, they are always in abundance on pretty much any site where you can purchase coins. I'm sure I also read that all 1951 pennies were shipped directly to Bermuda, meaning that not only was the mintage a mere 120k, but any collectors wanting an example had to have it shipped back here to the UK. All whilst ensuring it stayed as UNC as possible! However, there's no point including that bit of provenance in with the rarity, because they are bloody everywhere!!

Interesting reverse... Not a fan, not a fan at all..

Sounds like an opening to a Terry Gilliam film

Hahaha love it I've got to say, I'd sell it just for the carbon spot, not because it ruins it but I think it's a great offer with it there

I cannot see that word anywhere in the images or description, but assume you are referring to the American spelling 'colorizing' which is perfectly understandable considering it's an American coin and company that made this tat. He's written it in the title and the description. Although what confuses me is the description says; "..the full colour portraits are accomplished through a revolutionary new colorizing technique" I guess it's apt considering it's a half American and half English coin!

$900 is a nice profit on a sixpence, albeit proof. You're looking close to 70% profit from a coin, and considering it was $1200 to start with, that's a pretty hefty margin! I'd go for it personally, but sixpences have no allure to me...

So are we going to have 2017 coinage with the MMXIV written down the side? Why not just mock up a picture with MMXVII on it?!

"New Bi-Metal £1 coin - 7 O'clock 'One Pond' error in BU. UNRECORDED AND EXCESSIVELY RARE!!!!" That last part was for Rob

Ahahahaha Made me chuckle!

There's a story (possibly an urban myth) that a second copy of the "rarest" stamp the British Guiana Magenta 1 cent was bought and destroyed by the owner of the only known copy David Found it! "In the 1920s, it was owned by famous collector Arthur Hind, who was rumored to have bought a second copy and destroyed it so he would still own the only example." (http://www.kenmorestamp.com/british-guiana-1c) I just couldn't bring myself to do it though. Wouldn't it be smarter to just hide away the second copy and "pretend" you've destroyed it!

I'm so confused. What is this half-American, half-English coin?! Opens up a new category for collecting

Probably not. It must do, wasn't that one of the reasons that 50ps were made with slightly elliptical edges, instead of flat edges?

I know, I know. That's why I chose half-farthings, there isn't many and they're also inexpensive (so I can spend most of my time/money on pennies)! My profile pic is my obverse of a 1902

Nice. Always check for the E/N in REGINA on them - they do go unnoticed Thanks for the tip Declan!

I thought as much. Well put by the way

I know I said one, but actually it's two.. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1817-King-George-III-Gold-Sovereign-High-Grade-unrecorded-error-1-for-I-/360884771970?pt=UK_Coins_BritishMilled_RL&hash=item5406689c82 http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Extremely-Rare-1879-London-St-George-Dragon-Gold-Sovereign-R4-Marsh-/360884777869?pt=UK_Coins_BritishMilled_RL&hash=item540668b38d They've only been on for half a day or so, one of them is apparently unrecorded. I can't even claim to be a novice in gold coins so I can't comment but I'd be interested if someone knows otherwise... Matt

Nothing special, but I've decided to branch out from pennies slightly...I've gone for something that looks good but doesn't cost a fortune! It's also a short date range so a lot easier than the good old 1d.