IanB

Between the pair of you my collection is looking pretty good at the moment

PM on its way Ian

I wish my bandit emoji would make you give it to me Do let me know if its working. Its a lovely coin but out of my price range, one day maybe when I don't have a mortgage to pay.

How much?

Well, that has just put me off my sausage roll

How much?

If you are getting outbid then let it go and don't worry about it. eBay is good but it's not the only place to buy. I agree with Jon look at dealers and buy the best you can but don't think everything has to be UNC or better.

Indeed, setting some high standards there Pete.

That is a beautiful looking coin

Its working for me now

Thanks for your quick response Matt, I hope its a simple fix. Ian

Hello I am getting an error code EX1146, whatever that is? It seems to be happening when I try to go through the all activities tab Ian

How do I find the forum please

I do miss the £1 note, something quite satisfying in having a wad of notes to play with.

I think you are right about it being the lid of some sort of stopper, however I reckon it was chased by hand using small punches. The metal would have been domed in a block then filled with pitch to support it and someone would have quickly chased the design into the metal, probably taken about 15mins to do.

I think some people on here scan their coins on a printer somehow. I have never done it but I am sure someone can explain the best dpi needed etc.

The most effective method to check the quality of a precious metal is through the assay process, I believe the Assay Office have been doing this for years http://thegoldsmiths.co.uk/about-the-company/the-trial-of-the-pyx/ Annealing sterling silver 92.5% will bring copper to the surface and is called fire stain. Pickling in a 10% solution of sulphuric acid will remove some of this especially if the silver is quenched whilst still warm this will bring the fine silver 99.9% to the surface

I really like the 1977 Crown. We all had the Jubilee coin when we were kids but I lost mine years ago. Its nice to have a good example of it that I will hang onto this time.

Mine arrived today Pete. Lovely jubbly. Ian

Hi Coinery, Welcome to the forum, I look forward to picking your brains about pennies. Ian

If this is still available, I will have it.

Will do Pete. will try and pay tonight when I get home

I will have it Pete

Lovely, thank you Pete.

I will have it Pete, will sort the payment tomorrow. ian