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    1. British Coin Related Discussions & Enquiries

      This forum contains general discussion on all elements of British coinage throughout the ages. Enquiries and questions are also welcome. Note the separate sub-forums for Unlisted Varieties, Hammered (pre 1663) and Third Party Grading.

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      Discussions on Coin Publications/Rotographic. Past, present and future. See also www.coinpublications.com for more info.

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    1. Beginners area

      Start topics and discuss all the pros and cons about your experiences as a new coin collector.

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    2. Free for all

      Start topics/discussions on anything. Popular topics may lead to their own catagories being set up. Please keep the subject coin or at least money related!

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    3. Decimal Coins

      A forum to start topics on any decimal coins. Please feel free to answer and questions or help where you can.

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    4. Ancient Coins

      All about ancient coins. Buying them, selling them. Studying them. Ancient Greek, Celtic, Roman Imperial/Republic, Byzantine and other issues pre c.500 AD.

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    5. Enquiries about Non British coins

      Post any enquiries about coins that are not British or that you think are not British, here. The experienced collectors usually deal with questions quite quickly.

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    1. Forum technical help and support

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  • The Standard Guide to Grading British Coins by Derek F Allen is available direct from Coin Publications, for £11.95:

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    The Bronze Coinage of Great Britain (1860 - 1970) by Michael J Freeman is available direct from Coin Publications, for £16.00:

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    • Tony 4
      Odd 20p

      By Tony 4 · Posted

      Thank you for your help
    • copper123
      1973 Hands 50p

      By copper123 · Posted

      Rare ? No chance there was about 60 million made 
    • Rob
      1973 Hands 50p

      By Rob · Posted

      The problem is the banks no longer take them for exchange, so if impaired in any way, their value has actually reduced to the scrap cupro-nickel price. As with many commemoratives, they were hoarded, so there is no point in getting a worn one if you want it in decent grade. If I can get £3 for a really nice one, I'm happy. Most go in the rummage bin, or the big smelter in the sky. 
    • Rob
      Odd 20p

      By Rob · Posted

      Technically yes, but nothing out the ordinary. If a die is filled with grease (because they are stored that way before use to stop oxidation), then it won't compress when striking coins leading to weak or missing detail. This happens frequently as they use a lot of dies. If the flan is slightly thinner at one point, then it likely means it has been cut from the edge of a sheet, which depending on the amount of metal left for the last sheet say in the batch, could simply run out of metal to use. The sheets for making flans will be squeezed between 2 rollers to get the right thickness, which eventually must result in insufficient metal to fill the gap. It has curiosity value for many, but is a feature that's regularly seen. Someone might pay you a pound or two for it plus postage. For added zeros, put it on ebay and say the decimal point wasn't struck up. I'm sure someone will fall for it.
    • Tony 4
      Odd 20p

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      Hi sorry does that mean it’s a mint error 

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