Tomo73

Thankyou all, coin was handed into the st fagans castle museum this morning. Was a pleasure to hold coinage so old.. Now back to my farthing varieties!!! Blowing my mind.. Appreciate the advice and knowledge from the masters.

Yes peck and archbishop keep popping up in my research lately .. Will definatley purchase a copy . From you if there is one available . Thankyou all for your help. Might not be in my own collection for to long , will move it along and recycle the monies back into my own hoard.( still learning) From what I can gather the last one came up for sale in 2005 realising 640 at auction. Would love to know what I'm dealing with.

Exergue " a space on a coin, token, or medal usually on the reverse below the central part of the design" ... Got it.. Thanks rob . Where Would I find that information to read up on it?

Thanks peckris, hi Scott, what's your thoughts on the coin , it doesn't fit into my collection at all. Was intrested in any info you could share about it. I know that st Fagans castle was built late 1580s. Will have to look up "exerge" Bryan

Good evening, I've been given this coin from a customer who 4 years ago unblocked a drainage trench near where we live.( St Fagans castle) Cardiff . Due to his wise curiosity checked every spadeful of mud that emerged and out popped this coin. I've checked Colin cookes website and I've managed to make out that it's : year could be 1698, Weighs 9.31g Can see a full stop after the(S') Obverse reads - GVLIELMVS TERTIVS' Reverse-corroded but BRITAN ?NIA is possible to make out. Year 10% what I see is 1698 not sure. Could any body shed some light on which variety it is there are so many 1698-1699.

Your not far wrong cooper123, royal mint a bit anxious bringing this issue back into public discussion..with the amount of faults over the span of years... They Ain't happy.. ? Thanks though for the uplifting message.. ?pmsl..

Lol, Must say Tom, I have never had so many problems trying to photograph anything before.. :-) it's like a mirror!!! Will endeavor to make others a bit better. Which means having to borrow the father'n'laws camera set up his (pride and joy) apart from his daughter lol.. The other coins are varied in age, condition and faults but no 2 are Exactly the same. Thankyou

Good evening all, here are a few to browse over.. Your thoughts? Still putting together photos and list.

Dip the toe ....here and overseas .stranger things have happened. Think it'll be a good exercise to test the water.Even If it means that other people learn something they didn't know already about the coins ,I'll be happy, no body wants a stagnant pool, Trial and Error.. Premium + would come in handy but.. If all else fails i have £9.00 of ugly 20's. Thanks peter.

Dip the toe ....here and overseas .stranger things have happened. Think it'll be a good exercise to test the water.Even If it means that other people learn something they didn't know already about the coins ,I'll be happy, no body wants a stagnant pool, Trial and Error.. If all else fails i have £9.00 of ugly 20's. Thanks peter.

Thankyou both, wasn't sure until I searched forum for right place to ask the question, So will be in touch through this thread . Rookie mistake :-). I will execute both instruction and publish 5 on eBay tomorrow afternoon 1 x knobbly knee (reverse) 1x turkey neck/ double chin ( obverse) 1x 4 toes or 5 on lions foot (reverse) 1x tear/ boil (obverse) 1x moustache/ snot!!(obverse) They will all have a reasonable reserve. Shame to split lot. Nearly all 45 have if not 1 error on 1 side but both sides are effected . Sorry don't want to flood forum with 90 photos and a list. But will spend the morning preparing a list / description and photos . For anyone to see. Will exchange email on request. They are worth a look. USA was always an option I've been watching their forums ain't seen much information on (CUDS) blobs. Might just open their eyes. Again your information is appreciated . Thankyou. Will inform forum shortly of the outcome .

Thanks rob, I am intrigued as to there worth , it's to my understanding that your Forum god...very pleased to meet you.. They have served me well, made me laugh , topic of conversation now for some body else. Would you suggest individual or group sales ? AND who are those few...:-). They are out there somewhere . Thanks again

Hi all, Been looking for information on this topic , I know there are collectors out there that collect this fault in the 20p coin. I have 45 random 20p coin faults with differant errors from boils,snot,turkey neck to mustache to cheek and mustache , all dated from1982 threw to 2013.. Some are hilarious. Need to sell them.. Could anyone point me in a direction I could maximize there worth. Can email pics when required.