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OK, I admit, I liked the "before" better...

All the talk about Michael Freeman sale has made me look at a box i have. Mr Freeman first copy of ........The Bronze coinage of Gt.Britain was done in 1970. Before computers etc. I Have some original printing blocks that ......if forum members want one will sell for £25 each including postage. They are wood with copper and a chance to own a block you will never see again. I can only sell a few and your going to have to leave to me what i send as not taking pictures of all of them Pete.

Think I am in the leave it alone camp on this one. I like the toned look of the coin prior to dipping. There is so much more life in the coin. The face has depth and a warmth that comes with the natural toning. The dipping has stripped that away and left a featureless silver. Just my personal opinion for what ever thats worth.

Hi @Sleepy this pic may help as a comparison

Mike, Thank you for the information. I will look out for an original auction catalogue. It will give me something else to search for. No big deal if I don't find one.

It was this one, Matt...much scarcer Obverse 2, Davies 812 always amazes me how quickly coins get to and from Portugal. It's really only a day more than domestic. Glad you got it, Sleepy, and glad you like it

A friend has told me he has a 2013 £2 with the Guinea reverse which has a similar "Die Rotation" issue. I haven't seen the coin yet, but is this a known variety? Ian..

Received the 1888 Florin I won on Sundays auction, cheers Declan it's a lovely coin, and fills a huge gap in my collection.

Got a scanned copy from the Fitzwilliam Museum in the end. Will have to pick it up when I'm back in UK.

One i bought a few weeks ago 1856 Penny not the easiest date to find in a decent grade.

I dont want to rant Brian ......but more defend otherwise it gets out of control with the high percentage of forum members always stating negatives. Be lucky.....Keep smiling and happy collecting

Hi Peter - we have set up a solar panel charging a leisure battery, and are running an inverter off that, so we can charge laptops and phones, and run a portable wi-fi hotspot, so that side of things is pretty set up. One of the villagers has lent us a little farm building that has mains electric too, which we can use as long as we pay for what we consume and give her a little something for it - peppercorn really.. I like to spend the heat of the day (well over 35 C in the shade today!) up here, get a bit of peace and do some officey work. The place is surrounded by vines and fig trees so I am constantly munching nice things off the hedgerows! Here's the view from the office...