Rotograpic.co.uk

[Chris Perkins]

Eventually the site will live at www.rotographic.co.uk, but for the moment you can find the incomplete working progress here:

http://www.coinvaluation.com/rotographic/

Let me know first impressions.

[Emperor Oli]

Looks slick already, Chris, although the title is a bit fuzzy. Still, an excellent site for only a few hours work! Good luck (not that you'll need it!)

[william]

Looks slick already, Chris, although the title is a bit fuzzy. Still, an excellent site for only a few hours work! Good luck (not that you'll need it!)

The title is not fuzzy on mine... Looks great Chris, when will it be finished? I've started researching some prices on Victorian silver already, I will let you know when I have made some progress worth telling you about...

[Chris Perkins]

Don't go too mad yet William, there's a lot for me to do first.

I should be able to finish it over the week. The title is slightly out of focus because to just have text that size would look very mickymouse. In my experience it has to be blurred slightly at the edges to look more professional. As long as it isn't too blurry, which I don't think it is, but I suppose it depends on your monitor.

[william]

What do you want us to do exactly, tell you what we think the prices will be like for some of the coins?

[Chris Perkins]

Basically yes, but not yet. I'll have a look around at what areas you collect (and I think I have a good idea about what the main members collect by now!) and ask for your input when the time comes. Like I say, it's probably too late for the CCGB2004 book, next project will probably be the George III book.

I'll need you lot to look in numismatic publication, on websites, ebay etc etc and give me the average prices that you have seen certain ranges or types of coins sell for. (which is not always the advertised price, for example I frequently let coins go for less than advertised price). Maybe I can also get a few dealers postal lists and send them to you for research purposes. All the dealers in the coin year book/coin news that produce a list I will probably contact and pay for the lists.

When the time comes I'll pick each of you that want to get involved and try to assign you an area that you feel comfortable with.

[william]

When will the time come? I want to get involved!

[Chris Perkins]

I expect to start organising the 2006 edition after the 2005 edition is in the shops, so perhaps October - the new year. It's hard to say before I even know what it will exactly involve.

Ok, so volunteers so far are:

William

Oli

Master JMD

Penny Master

Anyone else, just make yourself know in here!

[Half Penny Jon]

The website looks good already Chris!

Should we start researching next year in preparation for 2006?

[custard1966]

I expect to start organising the 2006 edition after the 2005 edition is in the shops, so perhaps October - the new year. It's hard to say before I even know what it will exactly involve.

Ok, so volunteers so far are:

William

Oli

Master JMD

Penny Master

Anyone else, just make yourself know in here!

I volunteered in the other thread, but no harm in repeating it here

[william]

The website looks good already Chris!

Should we start researching next year in preparation for 2006?

Yes, when do we start researching? When do we get assigned different tasks? I assume Custard will do pennies, Oli farthings, Penny Master halfpennies or pennies (am I correct here?), Master JMD, what is your specialised area? I would love to do anything Victorian, but I can also do George V, George VI and Elizabeth II if you want... We seem to have the copper/bronze sorted!

[Chris Perkins]

Woah there William!

Keep your socks on, I've only just paid the deposit for the Rotographic company and it might be 6 weeks before the money comes through and then I will probably go over to meet the current owners in person. Only then can I even think about timescales.

Right now, all we can do is brainstorm for ideas. And I'm already very pleased with the points of view and suggestions of improvements that have been put forward.

[Master Jmd]

i think it looks ok at the moment, but the layout could be a bit better, it (as oli said) looks slick

[kuhli]

I expect to start organising the 2006 edition after the 2005 edition is in the shops, so perhaps October - the new year. It's hard to say before I even know what it will exactly involve.

Ok, so volunteers so far are:

William

Oli

Master JMD

Penny Master

Anyone else, just make yourself know in here!

Chris,

Add me to the list. I don't have a specialty, per se, but I have lots of time and energy to commit to you.

[Half Penny Jon]

Thanks for the updated groups Chris. (Numismatic research group).

[Sylvester]

right explain all that to me agin, cos i've been without an internet connection properly, since the end of April.

[william]

right explain all that to me agin, cos i've been without an internet connection properly, since the end of April.

Ok, basically, Chris has bought the publishing company, Rotographic, as the original owners don't want to do it anymore. Rotographic publish the books Collectors' Coins, Collectors' coins Ireland and Collectors Roman Coins (I think that's all, are there anymore Chris?). What he wants to do is to change the design of the book, and update the values. He wants us to help with researching the values for the 2006 edition, after the 2005 one has come out, which will be written by the original writer, but then editied by Chris. After that, they're going to be written by Chris with some of our help researching the prices. He has also started a new Rotographic website

[william]

Keep it down where the guests can see Geoff! They still don't know about it I think...

Dear me, an area reserved for select members to discuss Rotographic and we're off-topic already  

[kuhli]

Rotographic publish the books Collectors' Coins, Collectors' coins Ireland and Collectors Roman Coins (I think that's all, are there anymore Chris?).

1) Collectors' Coins Great Britain

2) Collectors' Coins Ireland

3) Collectors' George III Coins

4) Collectors' Roman Coins

5) Collectors' Bank Notes (GB)

[Chris Perkins]

Rotographic publish the books Collectors' Coins, Collectors' coins Ireland and Collectors Roman Coins (I think that's all, are there anymore Chris?).

1) Collectors' Coins Great Britain

2) Collectors' Coins Ireland

3) Collectors' George III Coins

4) Collectors' Roman Coins

5) Collectors' Bank Notes (GB)

Yes, those are the 5 main finished books that I will be getting.

There have been more over the years so I think I'll inherit a couple of unfinished books (One of which is Collectors' Roman Coins part 2 which covers silver Roman coins) and there's even a Stamp book too, but it never really took off.

[william]

...and there's even a Stamp book too, but it never really took off.

What are we going to do about that one, does anyone on here collect stamps?

[Chris Perkins]

...and there's even a Stamp book too, but it never really took off.

What are we going to do about that one, does anyone on here collect stamps?

Don't worry about that one William, it's the least of my worries.

[Emperor Oli]

I have a few but don't really know much about them - we don't have the expertise on here!

[william]

I have a few but don't really know much about them - we don't have the expertise on here!

Thought not. I also have a few, but do not know much about them at all

[Master Jmd]

i keep the stamps that i get on the coins that i have purchased through the post, so far the furthest i have gone from england with stamps is germany (thanks chris ), but i dont have a clue about them either...