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Bookending my 1838 - 1910 Sixpences with a few fine examples picked up tonight. 1938 1939, Top Pop at both NGC and PCGS

My best 1911 proof florin so far

my dream coin .doesn't need to be that one though .

Not in quite the same grade but a scarcer type for the year 1873 rev C die 117

Mine was a Pax penny of William Ist or 2nd. It was one of the first coins i ever saw in books that got me interested in hammereds as a kid. So i bought one...

Good grief. I had assumed it was abbreviated text speak for clubbing (that's going to clubs for those who don't understand). As bad as my son. Me: 'Do you want a cup of coffee?' Son: 'I'm good.' Me: 'Sometimes you are, sometimes not. Anyway, do you want a coffee?' Son: 'I'm good.' Me: 'You still haven't answered the question.' Son: 'No padre, I don't.' So by deduction, am good means do not. Who could possibly have guessed that? I appreciate that all languages evolve, but at times I might as well be in a foreign country for all I understand about a conversation.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DMgUfRPWAAE7rP3.jpg:large This is only the third coin from this die. The obverse design was shared by London and Cambridge. https://twitter.com/ajdaubney/status/921008770540539904

Nobody knows everything about a subject, so you can always add to your knowledge. That is why a selection of reading material is a must. Too much is taken for granted as well. Last weekend I was asked what moneyer and mint a coin was from. Being a collector medieval pennies for at least the last 30 years, I had assumed that he would have a copy of North, but no, he didn't. Personally, I couldn't see how he could cope without what is a basic reference, but clearly he can as he knows more about his Edwards than I will ever know. The key is not necessarily going back to what you have previously visited, but rather to discuss things. It doesn't matter if your views are complete b*****ks as long as you stimulate discussion. That is when things are learnt. It is why the anodyne 'like' button should be banned as it makes people feel they are contributing, when in fact they are saying nothing. Only by taking a contrarian view can you bring out alternative theories - and that is how knowledge makes progress. Play devil's advocate (giving a thumbs down is not enough). Either one person will have to justify their argument (in which case the other may learn something), or the second person has to back up their disagreement with reasoning. It's a win-win situation. That is why all views on a forum are welcomed and valid. They might be shot down, but that shouldn't be taken to heart. Every day I learn something new and I know I am not alone in that.

What you mean to say is it didn't occur to you to keep them in a safe place, given it was your collection. For anyone with no interest in numismatics, a coin is just a thing which you can use to exchange for goods or services. To be hoarded or p'd against the wall - nothing more. Mustn't lose sight of the fact that collectors are very much the exception, not the rule. Thankfully, anything pre-decimal is no longer circulating, otherwise we would all be at greater risk of having our collections spent.

Just wanted to share with you chaps my dream hammered coin... currently for sale at sovereign rarities. A rather fantastic King Stephen flag type penny. Alas, it will never be mine to enjoy - selling at a whopping 7,500 GBP it's a little over my budget

It makes you wonder why someone would break a set up just to spend it, I know there not worth a fortune but you can make a small premium if you sell them

It can take an age in London. Still waiting for the report on a Roman ring from the Thames. Last year They are swamped with finds and you're limited to ten finds a visit.

It varies from county to county. 3 months - 18 months in some cases depending on the work loads of each museum.

The 1905 half crown is very easy to explain - low mintage, 166,008 only. In fact 1903 (274,840) and 1904 (709,6520 are also low mintage, and the respective values of all three linked (accordingly) with their mintages. The sixpence, to be honest, is not so obvious. I'll admit it's not my area of expertise, but at first glance, the mintages do not suggest unusual rarity. The Edward VII sixpence mintages are:- 1902: 6,367,378 1902: (matt proof) 15,123 1903: 5,410,096 1904: 4,487,098 1905: 4,235,556 1906: 7,641,146 1907: 8,733,673 1908: 6,739,491 1909: 6,584,017 1910: 12,490,724 Yet the 1904, especially, commands a high price, as does the 1908, which is higher in value than the 1905 you mention. Don't know. Obviously there must be a logical reason, but not sure what it is. It's possible that many of the coins attributed to 1904, for example, are actually dated 1903, but I don't think there would be any easy way of determining whether that was ever the case. Indeed, it may well not be. ETA: According to David Groom's book "The Identification of British 20th Century Silver coin varieties" (page 20), there aren't even any distinct varieties for this date run.

got some bronzes lol

Your not that much better Jester your a hundred years out on both

Lol, I know...pretty boneheaded. I was preoccupied with the auction last night both before and after; I was pretty amped up. I really wanted to pick up those two early Victoria sixpences and there were a lot of potential bidders tracking the sales (see "My Latest Acquisition"). I'm better today...promise

Yes Rob who has posted and mentioned sending him a message....rpcoins

Lovely coin, great detail and wonderful rainbow colours.

Gosh it really is time for me to start buying some hammered plantagenet gold! Maybe some sovs too! Soon! Soon!

C'mon, chaps, get with the program!

never say never ....sometimes the burgain is behind the corner. anyway this is my dream english hammered coin : the famous Henry III gold penny... I gave a lecture on it

I am attempting something similar with sixpences. Thought this might be useful for you: Date Mintage 1838 - 1,607,760 1839 - 3,310,560 1840 - 2,098,800 1841 - 1,386,000 1842 - 601,920 1843 - 3,160,080 1844 - 3,975,840 1845 - 3,714,480 1846 - 4,268,880 1848 - 586,080 1850 - 498,960 1851 - 2,288,107 1852 - 904,586 1853 - 3,837,930 1854 - 840,116 1855 - 1,129,084 1856 - 2,779,920 1857 - 2,233,440 1858 - 1,932,480 1859 - 4,688,640 1860 - 1,100,880 1862 - 990,000 1863 - 491,040 1864 - 4,253,040 1865 - 1,631,520 1866 - 5,140,080 1867 - 1,362,240 1868 - 1,069,200 1869 - 388,080 1870 - 479,613 1871 - 3,662,684 1872 - 3,382,048 1873 - 4,594,733 1874 - 4,225,726 1875 - 3,256,545 1876 - 841,435 1877 - 4,066,486 1878 - 2,624,525 1879 - 3,326,313 1880 - 3,892,501 1881 - 6,239,447 1882 - 759,809 1883 - 4,986,558 1884 - 3,422,565 1885 - 4,652,771 1886 - 2,728,249 1887 - 3,675,607 1888 - 4,197,698 1889 - 8,738,928 1890 - 9,386,955 1891 - 7,022,734 1892 - 6,245,746 1893 - 7,350,619 1894 - 3,467,704 1895 - 7,024,631 1896 - 6,651,699 1897 - 5,031,498 1898 - 5,914,100 1899 - 7,996,804 1900 - 8,984,354 1901 - 5,108,757 SIXPENCE The die number is to be found just above the date on the reverse. 1864: 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20, 22, 23, 24, 26, 27, 28, 29, 31, 33, 34, 36, 37, 38, 41, 58 1865: 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 21, 22, 24, 32 1866: none, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 36, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 51, 54, 55, 56, 58, 59 1867: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 23 1868: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15 1869: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17 1870: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 19 1871: none, 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 29, 31, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 41, 42, 43, 47, 50, 52, 53 1872: 3, 4, 5, 8, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 26, 27, 28, 29, 31, 32, 33, 34, 37, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 48, 51, 52, 57, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 61, 62, 67, 69, 70, 71, 72, 74 1873: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 24, 26, 29, 31, 35, 36, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 47, 48, 49, 51, 52, 53, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 67, 73, 74, 75, 76, 79, 81, 82, 85, 87, 88, 90, 91, 92, 93, 97, 106, 115, 116, 117, 118, 120, 121, 124 1874: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 31, 32, 34, 35, 37, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 50, 51, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 59, 60 1875: 1, 2, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 18, 21, 27, 30, 32, 33, 35, 36, 46, 51, 52, 53, 54, 57, 58, 59, 60, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 78, 84, 88 1876: 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20, 22, 23, 29 1877: none, 1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 11, 13, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 25, 27, 29, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35 1878: 1, 3, 4, 5, 6(DRITANNIAR), 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 16, 20, 21, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 32, 37, 40, 43, 45, 47, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 55, 56, 57, 59, 63, 65, 70 1879: none, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 21

Doesn't appeal to me. I don't even consider it to be a sixpence - it's just a made up round shiny thing designed to relieve you of your dough.

My latest . I'll probably get stuffed by customs as well but If this is what I believe it is it will be worth the expense. 1916 Penny Recessed ear Broken border tooth after last T of BRITT

Yes you cant change the title ,need to start a new thread. The way they make a coin look worn and toned (1860 halfpenny) is good and if done on more common dates were people dont look the same will definately fool people. Although the 1860 halfpenny has differences such as the milled edge they are well done as was looking at one in hand yesterday.

Well everyone I have now completed my 1935 set of Denomination coins with this one off of eBay. Thanks to everyone that helped me, you know who you are. I have now to move on to the next set. I am happy with this nice and crisp and at last am getting better photo's although still struggling to get decent ones of the silver coins.

My latest additions, nothing spectacular and not my usual area of collecting but a nice memento of my holiday in Canada. The quarter cent is supposed to glow in the dark.......it doesn't!!

She isn't married..... I can't for the life of me think of a reason why she's not married