Stuntman

Breathtaking collection of coins there. Bravo indeed!

Well done. Did you buy that actual physical car, or have you placed an order for a new one to your own spec?

Your coin sounds as if it's normal (i.e the reverse appears upside down compared to today's coins). I think this type of coin alignment persisted on silver coins until the Victoria Jubilee Head coins of 1887 onwards. More importantly, what sort of condition is your coin in? Picture would be good...

What make/model is it then Dave?

Tern it off, I've had enough of everyone waxwing lyrical about birds.

C'est vrai.

^^^ Your maths is as suspect as your bird puns!

I know very little about bronze bun head pennies, but I really enjoyed looking at those photos. Thanks for sharing!

Hello Vegas, and welcome.

It' cannot be an 1806 2d anyway. So the lot is a cartwheel twopence and an 1806 penny. The penny isn't worth all that much (£10 absolute tops?) but I agree about the edges on the twopence being very good. Here are my two examples of the same coins. I paid £36 for the 1806 penny a couple of years ago and I've had the cartwheel twopence about 35 years, it was a combined birthday and Christmas present from my parents when I was a schoolboy!

Is it a penny and a halfpenny, or a twopence and a penny? The larger coin is the only one you'd probably want, and I imagine would be worth more if a penny. It would cost more than £40 from a dealer whether a penny or twopence.

Stop railing, I love this hobby and have no egrets.

Agree on the bronze coins. The silver coins are Young Head/Gothic Head, so the proof set must have been somewhere between 1860 and 1886 I would say. 1853 rang a bell yesterday because I had remembered this item from the colin cooke website, but it's clearly a different set. The set at the Royal Mint Experience appears to have two of each coins, so that both the obverse and reverse are on show in the lovely heart-shaped case. http://colincooke.com/coin_pages/royal_mint_sets.html

You're welcome. Here's the new £1 coin that I 'struck': And here's the Welsh Dragon £20:

^^^ Interesting, thanks Matteo. The coin at auction looks in much better condition than the one at the Royal Mint. In the rarefied world of high-end coins, £30k-£40k almost sounds cheap if that's what it ends up going for.

I agree on the 1933 penny, definitely not in mint condition but possibly all the more charming for it. Yes, I did get to keep the pound coin. If you want to strike the coin it costs a fiver, but you receive the coin in a small card folder which says "I struck this coin". I'll post a picture up later.

Impressive knowledge as ever, Rob. Thanks!

Stop crowbarring these puns in!

I spent a very enjoyable two and a half hours at the Royal Mint Experience today, at Llantrisant. The tour was excellent, pitched at a good level so that everyone could understand the basics of how the coins are produced, and although you don't see the furnace or where the metal is rolled out into coils, you do get to see the factory floor where the coins are being struck. I paid the extra fee to strike the new 12-sided £1 coin (well 'strike' is an overstatement, you press the button). The staff member puts the bimetallic blank into the collar, and then the dies strike the coin twice. This makes it a BU coin as opposed to a circulating coin. For circulating coins, the dies strike the coin only once. The volume and scale of production is impressive. I've visited several factories (I used to work for a couple of food companies) and seeing production and distribution facilities is always a real eye-opener. The real area of interest for people like us is the set of exhibition rooms. These contain all sorts of interesting artefacts from the design and production processes, as well as plenty of coins. Some of which are fantastically rare and beautiful, but some of which would be best described by Pete as rang tang! As someone with a fairly modest collection compared to some, this made me smile! Anyway, here are some photos which I hope you'll enjoy. They aren't the best quality - taken with my phone and of course the coins are behind glass or plastic. I would thoroughly recommend visiting and would gladly go again! One of several items relating to Isaac Newton: Trial plates - from 1477, and 1707: Cromwell die, Charles II punch: Five Guineas of Charles II (Elephant) and Anne (Vigo): Sovereigns: James I Unite: Pistrucci's engravings of George III's head on Jasper discs. I recognise the second one as being the sixpence or shilling, and the third one as being the 'bull head' halfcrown, but what's the first one? London 2012 Olympic medals: Can't remember exactly what this is - Henry VII or VIII I think? Henry VIII Testoon: Edward VI Sovereign(?): Penny of some description: Now this shell is impressive: Beauty and the rang tang Cartwheel Penny: A family of Nobles: George V £1 banknote: 1935 Silver Jubilee Gold Crown - never knew these existed: Elizabeth I Pound: 1746 proof set: I think this is an 1853 proof set (the label said 1893 but it certainly isn't): A one kilo gold coin from 2015: And now the very rare/interesting stuff. Here's an Edward VIII sovereign: Una and the Lion £5, and the corresponding die: And finally: Do I detect a spot of verdigris on the border teeth at about 10 o'clock? ____ What a treat, a cracking place to visit. I bought a £20 Welsh dragon fine silver coin as well as a memento. Hope you enjoyed the pictures!

I've started so I'll finch.

These puns are getting on my tits now.

As it happens, I've been on the Tour today! Thoroughly enjoyed it, plenty to see. I'll post a separate thread with photos a bit later. I struck one of the new £1 coins (well, pressed the button to start the striking...).

A huge improvement in its condition. Well done!

Whatever grade it is, that 1839 halfcrown is an absolute stunner! A dream coin.

I'd love one. I have only managed to find a Belfast example in change so far...