Charlie

Sunrise over my hometown; Bideford, North Devon.

It's class 5; so will either be London or Canterbury

A soak in olive oil wouldn't hurt.

It's a French jeton c.1400, yours looks brass? my two examples of this type are copper.

Another one for £870 this time. http://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/BRAND-NEW-AA01-5-POUND-NOTE-PLASTIC-POLYMER-UNCIRCULATED-SERIAL-NUMBER-/252547704547?nav=SEARCH

Link. http://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/391569192050?_mwBanner=1

Recent sale for AA01 on ebay, think this finished this evening. 391569192050

Yes please, I'd be interested.

Ah! I couldn't understand how such a common year had been missed! Thanks.

After quite a few months of searching, I have managed to get hold of a copy of Peck for a very reasonable price. First impressions are very good; A lot of information and the plates are superb. One thing I noted while flicking through was 1936 being missed for penny, halfpenny and farthing. Has anyone else noticed this? It's not an issue, I have a copy of Freeman to reference bronze.

I think the date reads VS1977 (1920).. which would make it KM 690.1?

How do I get hold of a hard copy of the catalogue?

I bought a 5kg of mixed copper/bronze for around £30 a while back, it kept me busy for a month or two. Managed to take what I wanted and sell the rest on for a small profit. £75 for 15kg seems reasonable to me, more so if you can check them out in person beforehand.

Same seller has a few Unc.. http://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/Queen-Victoria-Mauritius-5-Cents-1897-unc-/331820490376?nav=SEARCH

Sounds like a sensible plan, it's the only bugger I'm missing, all the others I've picked from circulation and reluctant to pay silly money for it.

I think this is the key point here, if you put down the maximum you're prepared to pay, you won't be disappointed. Are you being outbid by a lot?

I always hold off until the last 30 seconds, then bid the maximum I'm willing to pay. You win some, you lose some, there's plenty of pennies around. Be patient and you'll get one at the right price.

Happy birthday!

You'd think it would just bend, although it does mention the coin being cracked beforehand.

It's hard to see from the pictures, can you make out any of the legends?

Matt, a few articles that may be of interest. BNJ 1962, Medieval minting techniques http://www.britnumsoc.org/publications/Digital%20BNJ/1962.shtml BNJ 2004, The 1787 Shilling - A transition in minting technique, an interesting article with some information on the production of the 1787 shilling and some of the advancement towards modern coinage. http://www.britnumsoc.org/publications/Digital%20BNJ/2004.shtml BNJ 2000, Theres an article about the use of the reducing machine http://www.britnumsoc.org/publications/Digital%20BNJ/2000.shtml Not sure where your area of interest lies, but these are some articles I enjoyed reading and may be of help to you.

Still no sign of them in Devon.

Can be an interesting denomination to collect. Quite a few minor varieties for the threepences. If you haven't already, a copy of Davies may come in handy.

http://www.galata.co.uk/store.asp?storeAction=showDetail&stockID=7475&stockMasterCategoriesID=8 Try this one bud.

At a guess I'd say 6-700, they're in a tin under my bed separate to my main collection. Inevitably they'll remain there, I havnt got the heart to get rid of them, I should think he'd been picking them out of change for years.