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could just turn it over

I agree with Sword. Given that you already have an 1899 set, 1902 would seem the obvious choice for what next. Alternatively, consider either an 1860-1886 set so you can have a nice Gothic florin and Bun Head bronze penny, or something between 1841 and 1859 so you can have the beautiful Victoria copper coins. The halfcrown and crown would be expensive in high grades though...

Indeed. Seriously, I agree it is best left alone especially as the queen wasn't exactly " aesthetically pleasing looking" in her eighties. (But she is and always will be well-loved by the nation!)

This is why I tend to avoid buying modern silver proof coin. Silver sucks and will inevitably tone at some stage. Gold and platinum are best but unfortunately are ridiculously expensive compared to silver.

I personally prefer high grades than rare dates. So if I am going for a denomination set, I would go for 1893, 1897, 1900 or 1902, to keep cost down. For Edward VII, you can only get a crown in 1902. The 1902 halfcrown and florin can be obtained in AU or UNC at much lower prices than other dates.

Hi everyone, I know that the halfpenny of Alexander111 is rarer than the penny. I have one with two five pointed mullets and I can't find one on the net anywhere. So is this even rarer than the six pointed mullets?.Regards, Tony Tonnison

Am I missing something . http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/George-Silver-Proof-Crown-1951-Beautiful-Unc-/232480269216?hash=item3620e763a0:g:QNoAAOSwoRBZsSeo our friend lukasz again ,with his dodgy descriptions.

Well at last I have completed the 1888 set with the Maundy Coins below is the picture will put up some more when I get the coins sometime next week.

That doesn't look like any 6/5 I've ever seen. This is 6/5 as you can see the vertical bar of the 5 on the right of the 6 tail which thickens at the bottom. https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=1746+lima+6d&client=firefox-b&dcr=0&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiO3p_cg5HWAhVkKMAKHRw_BYoQsAQIJQ&biw=1920&bih=948#imgrc=odmP7sa_bGGF6M: Contrast that with Here the 6 tail is fairly uniform in thickness. On the 1745 you have something closely resembling the image in ESC. Not for the first time the latest revision of ESC doesn't inspire. I still use the old one because it was proof read, unlike the latest incarnation.