Colin G.

I agree it looks cast rather than hammered

Took my young daughter to a Walsall Ipswich match, he got subbed walked past the Walsall fans and without any justification gestured with his hand towards the Walsall fans, right in front of my daughter If they had been giving him a load of stick then maybe.....but he is supposed to be the professional... it just really wound me up!!!

On other denominations a "cinqefoil" indicates 5 as in french for 5 "cinq". I believe cinquefoil means five petals/leafs? Hence quatrefoil for four, and trefoil for 3

Best method for edge pics is to use the reflector inside a torch works a treat See an example

Nah nothing cheers me up more than seeing Arsenal get stuffed, there is just something about Wenger that makes me want to slap him him with a big wet fish Mind you I still can't cheer on Ipswich either after David Johnson's antics when I came to watch a match there a few years ago...honest I do not hold grudges

Yes but imagine the revenge we could get when we are all working in Indian call centres

They are quite tatty but still good value. The £65 one is the 1960 edition. And pretty ropey as well. 2nd ed. 1964 is the one everyone wants, and they rarely go cheap. There were others that were second Edition that were less than £100, someone must have grabbed them already!!

They are quite tatty but still good value. I knew mine was going to get some wear so I deliberately went for a tatty one (£40) complete with scrawl from a previous collector, so I knew I could scribble on it at will. Then sold my better copy

Does nobody listen £65 at Galata, they have a couple on for less than £100.

Nice and local for me, so i shall probably be going

You are not being stupid, but it is definitely a case of the cross bar on the die being filled rather than an inverted V. Still a fascinating coin in my opinion, but I am one a select group of geeks that enjoy this kind of thing

Looks like a Lion passant underneath to me, but it would be facing the wrong way

Definitely a new one for me, I have checked through my stock images, and no 1857's with the same feature. Just got to find a higher grade one now to try and prove it's existence Certainly one to keep an eye out for, my first thought was that the curve looks a bit too shallow on the image to be a 6...but.....

As stated broken or damaged lettering is very common, especially in the the first years of the bronze series on farthings, but that being said, it still can help to identify repetitive flaws, and die combinations, so I would definitely be interested in seeing some images. The Obverse E that you make refernce to is a good example, there are no dies showing progressive stages of wear that got to that point, but I have seen about 5 examples that all have the same serifs missing, and the top bar of the E broken, it's as if the die faults appeared over a very short period, or a very poor quality die was utilised. Similar examples occur for 1862 & 1865 whereby the legend reads RFG due to the flaws. If nothing else, I can keep record of it so that if any others show up the picture becomes clearer

Jay, Welcome aboard, another penny collector, you will be right at home here, we have plenty already you lot will all be fighting over a few coins...mind you it leaves the field open for me and Peter on the farthings

I can help you...if you want to send half to me

Beth, You have the makings of a coin collector, thats how most of us start Predicting what will be collectable in the future is very difficult, but many modern coins are produced in such massive quantities, this makes their potential to increase in value limited. Take for example the good old churchill crowns they are worth a pittance. That being said there are still some coins that will inevitably increase with value over time and some modern coins have already started (early commemorative £2 coins for example). There is no harm in putting collections together and whilst if they don't increase more than inflation rates you theoretically aren't making any money, there is always the chance that they should generally hold their own, and you never know you may happen to hold on to the right coin. More importantly, I remember circulation coins left to me by my grandfather (churchill crown being one of them, and in my eyes it will always be priceless now he is gone) but it also help get me collecting. So in summary go for it

This was the one thing I really checked for on the 1825 farthings, if I would have had a bulk lot with identical flaws etc, I would have been worried, but they are very individual. That is not to say that the coins might not be genuine. like others have said get some higher resolution pics uploaded.

Now I don't mind crabo spots, or the odd small green spot as long as it does not detract from overall appearance, but i think that is the variety collector in me, you just can't be too choosy sometimes. Don't get me wrong, I would choose a perfect coin every time, but it certainly does not stop me filling a gap. It is easier to study a good grade coin with imperfections than a perfect lower grade....does that even make sense I think some toned coins can look stunning, but I am all for lustrous, that's just the collector in me striving for "the best"

Oh yes I have had similar experiences, coin sent to Italy was located at JFK airport!!

A great example of how missing out one all important word can change the story quite dramatically

36 but wish I was 18 again!!!

It will always have a value, do you have any pics?

I do agree with Rob, I don't think that is an R/B, I think that is a die break across the bottom of the R

I agree on the teenage daughter scenario...darlings aren't they