Michael-Roo

It being one of the hardest to find of the series I thought fellow fans of early milled copper may be interested in seeing this. I rarely buy coins these days, and almost never from Ebay, but I'd noticed it listed at the weekend and, knowing how seldomly these are offered for sale, decided to have a pop. The coin came with the original owners ticket. Does anyone here know anything about Lord Waltham or the 1941 sale mentioned? You'll see too The Farthing Specialist (John Minshull?) had graded it in the 1970s as 'very good fine'. This seems a little generous these days, however, as my winning bid was only £31.01 (far below my maximum), I'm very happy with it. Apologies for the crappy photos. I don't have the iPad at the moment so have had to use my phone.

Note also the matching shapes of the I and A of Victoria on Georgie's coin and the copies currently being sold on ebay. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1850-Victoria-Shilling-copy/152911792039?hash=item239a40c7a7:g:HSwAAOSwNOJasVZN

Now now Pete, we don't want to frighten the horses, and it is Sunday, after all…

Just her head, neck, and shoulder.

Sorry everyone, couldn't resist...

Your list. No mate, no. Do yourself a favour, delete it.

I wonder if Izzy Brunel was on the short list? Boudicca would've been perfect. J Arthur Rank. Surely rhyming slang?…...

Nice one Chris. Let's not forget C for crap, and T for tat...

And here!

Agree 100%. Having peered into the murk I'd grade VF, or VF+ if being generous.

Yup. Good fine.

Just spent half an hour on ebay for the first time this year. Reading the descriptions for these I'm guessing the seller is an estate agent during the hours of daylight.... https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1930-GEORGE-V-HALF-PENNY-COIN-FULL-OF-CHARACTER-LOT-115/302597536242?hash=item467437f9f2:g:GFEAAOSw0UBZ7kSX https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1922-George-V-Penny-Coin-beautiful-coin-Lot-113/302597536225?hash=item467437f9e1:g:u0oAAOSwKQ9Z7kBE https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/100-YEAR-OLD-1917-PENNY-COIN-ARMY-STYLE-COLOR-COIN/302597536244?hash=item467437f9f4:g:i9EAAOSwBkRZ7kYX

Rob is quite right, when present, I over S is unmistakable. Here's my own 1820 shilling as a second example.

Repeating that which has been expressed in a guest post: Well said Jinky. A perfectly valid question and this is indeed the right place to have asked it. Forums will always include one or two people who would do well to think before they type. Do let us know what the RM has to say about your coin.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/Novelty/58533/m.html?item=122416005964&hash=item1c8090034c%3Am%3AmQcSqMsvZ768m6qjwWQ5qWg&_ssn=woodenwonders

I would certainly hope so!

GVF? Though it's difficult to tell from a scanner. Check the alignment. If the reverse is upright it is very rare.

There were also a handful of trial pieces struck in silver. The allexpress jobs are probably intended for plating. No doubt ebayers will soon be finding examples of this one in a grandparent's attic.

http://www.royalmintmuseum.org.uk/collection/collection-highlights/coins/the-una-and-the-lion-five-pound-piece/index.html http://worldnumismaticnews.com/2017/10/04/una-and-the-lion-coin-sells-for-nearly-12-million-dollars/ https://taxfreegold.co.uk/victoriaunaandthelionreplicaset.html

Oh, and the yellow Gibson Johnny Thunders is playing in the clip? I have that too.

'Pills' (above) In the late 1970s I was in band called Crash Course with Pete Wylie. During live shows we would bash out this song as our encore tune.

B. No doubt you and I are kindred spirits. I grew up in Toxteth, Liverpool. This music was meat (er, well no, I'm veggie, LOL) and drink, and I can't think of a better exit. We visited Liverpool to see Toots and the Maytals play a club show a few years back. They tore the place apart. Here's another for those who may not know their work….. And another fine tune from my youth. Around our way, if you weren't black (I'm pink, therefore I'm Spam) you were suede head. Cool times...

Another small batch I'd think worthy of sharing. Swing your pants folks….