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When they due you Rob for counterfeiting Rob, dont forget to pay your fine in £100 tokens

Buying a coin for investment is a risky business.I have both failed and succeeded ,luckily more the latter.I have done well with favorable exchange rates and in depth knowledge of a series.Eye appeal is a big factor,if you like it the chances are others will. Colin of Aboutfarthings will be publishing a book on farthings soon (won't you Colin ? ) This will ignite the 1/4d market and make me a copper/bronze multi millionaire. I only have 1 sovereign at present because I flogged the lot when gold peaked,I could not ignore nearly 400%.I've still got pre sovereign gold (not much) but the coins are not so tied to bullion I also prefer them.Flipping coins is a skill which Declan has mastered.At one time in the Thatcher period I joined a syndicate of fellow Q.S's who gambled their VAT £ or surplus funds on the stockmarket.It became common place to take a 15% profit....lets not talk about losses. I also follow my unit linked pension funds and have gambled with these. Investing for profit in any field IS a gamble.With your own knowledge gathered from various sources you can increase your chances of getting it right. Before Coin news there was a publication called Coin Monthly and I remember they did a Top 10 of coins to invest in...Boy did they get it wrong. Coins I can honestly say I collect for pleasure and financial benefit is a bonus.

Yes, but that's the rub. If not rare, then it is unlikely that you will have the only example, nor is it likely to be in the right grade for the prospective purchaser. If mint state, then you are likely to want to hang on to it.

Yes Grasshopper you are doing well.

I knew we could sway you from George V to the dark side sooner or later Wayne!

Completely off topic, but where abouts in Wimborne / Dorset are you? I've recently moved to manchester but was a 7yr resident of Southbourne! Going home this weekend which I am ecstatic about! Sadly the area is not particularly blessed with coin fairs though

If you just want to see coins of Charles I then, as Paul says, Brooker (Coins of Charles I (1625 - 1649). ) is still a good reference, though black and white illustrations only. However it doesn't cover the post-Royal period. Besly's, Coins and Medals of the English Civil War is a smaller volume but gives more history. Both can be picked up second hand. The first for as low as £10-£12, the second might be trickier .. £15-£20. One of the members here (who is also a dealer) has an interest in the period and has written a few articles: http://www.mhcoins.co.uk/category/articles/ Of course, the British Numismatic Journal has numerous articles which can be viewed online here: http://www.britnumsoc.org/publications/Digital BNJ.shtml You can link to a pdf of the Index of contents from that page. Pages 30-31 of the Index list Charles I related articles.

One good reference book on Charles I coins is Sylloge of Coins of the British Isles (SCBI) Vol 33 - The John G. Brooker Collection My favourite period is pretty much the whole of the 17th century

Not mine Weaver. I only collect shillings! Still for sale at £3000: http://www.amrcoins.com/coins-for-sale/HG-1280/ Auctions are probably the way to go for cost effectiveness. But you'd need a bit of knowledge first to decide how much to bid. That's why a reputable dealer doing the work for you can be worthwhile. Of course, some dealers will look out for coins for customers. Give them an idea of what you want and a budget and let them loose!

You'll get a lot better than 60% on sovereigns. Most are bought a fraction under bullion and sold for a tenner or a bit more. The money is made on quick turnaround, not a large capital gain. Obviously doesn't apply to all sovereigns, but certainly does to many 20th century pieces.

Just got a spare today. Will take a pic and PM it to you.

Great buy, that one seems to have missed much of the hypo as well. 4 to the middle of the wave, is that the right one?

Maybe nothing major but something I have been looking for for quite some time. The 1944 Obv 2 Rev C*, a lot harder to get than I intitially thought especially in top condition! Photo taken on my phone so not as clear and crisp as I would like.

I imagine the response they would give to a FOI request would be the (or their) definition of legal tender. Interesting posts in Chris' Facebook Group ' Pay your court debt/fines in £20, £50 and £100 coins NOW' Greed has got the better of them imo

Yes it makes no sense, we were laughing at their statement about it being legal tender that is not to be accepted in banks or in shops. Sounds like bull*&%$ to me.

Either they are legal tender or they are not . Perhaps someone should ask for info under the freedom of information act , that would teach them

Coins of all grades have a place in any collection. Sometimes it is Hobson's Choice with one date from a run only available in low grade whilst being able to fill all the others with minty examples. A run of mint state coins can be just as uninspring as a box of washers when they are uniform in colour, differing maybe only by a small change to the last datal figure.

http://www.dnw.co.uk/auctions/catalogue/lot.php?auction_id=352&lot_id=476 12k hammer Other prices can be checked for lots 864 through to 870, those are sets with Gold in, there might be a few more