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Hi all I just found this six pence coin, which looks cleaned but I took some pictures of the letter "R" in VICTORIA. Is it in your view some variety or rather not? Thanks.

I scan them all and upload them to cloud, just in case...

I can confirm that the 1970 proof set was sold in 1971. I am looking at my order confirmation, number A0447, dated 9 Nov 1971. I recall that the price was £3.00. I can't confirm with a receipt but my contemporary notes record this figure. In today's money it would be £42.65 I bought the 1971 -1975 sets in 1975, I think, for £25 for the five sets. They were direct from the mint and came in paper envelopes. Given that £5 in 1975 would be £47.90 today they were not a good "investment"

Why do you feel the need to clean it? Silver left over time will eventually go black. That is perfectly normal. Coins don't need to be a uniform colour, though I appreciate some people would argue that uniformity is more pleasing to the eye. If it is just dirt, then soapy water and a soft hair brush will lift it off. The coin has obviously circulated.

It looks like it. It's certainly not an R as there is no continuation of the loop.

Wasn't 1953 the Caw-anation year?

I was going to say wait until the sun comes out from behind that cloud (on the coin). Managed to get a better couple of pictures. Your help is appreciated.

Can you get me a bit more light on the subject please Declan?

I wouldn't want to RAIL around like an old COOT and hear everyone GROUSE. We may not be SWIFT nor are we CUCKOO although some of us may be GULLable. We do have a STORK, not sure if anyone is a LOON, although I am sure none of us is a BUSTARD. And please, no WRENching of hands nor FOWL language..

These puns are getting on my tits now.

I've kept all my receipts for coin purchases made since 2011. They are nearly all hard copy. I've printed out the e copies and keep them all tagged together in date order. Still got many coins without a receipt though. Just thinking back to that fantastic 1922 penny with 1927 reverse that Steve sold for - was £7k ish last year? - he actually got that in his change when he was a young guy, so there's no way that could ever have a receipt.

Lustre is affected in all manner of different ways, dependent upon what comes into contact with the coin and the coin's reaction to the atmosphere around it. You get mottled lustre as shown on the 1889 penny above, streaky lustre, lustre on one side of the coin only, and lustre on different parts of the obverse and reverse, just randomly distributed. Sometimes you'll get a virtually uncirculated coin which has toned to the extent that the lustre has vanished, and other times you'll get a coin which has worn down to just VF, still with traces of lustre. Typically, of course, lustre lasts for longest in the lettering where it is most protected from contact with hands and surfaces, rather than on the field. Often difficult to pin down the precise reasons for a given lustre distribution in each case.