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I think the odds of receiving the pictured coin are about the same as receiving a penny farthing bicycle.

I said description, not title: Uncirculated 1862 Victoria farthing penny in amazing condition very old and rare coin Penny 1862 Small Date from Halfpenny die Freeman 41dies 6+G, Fine and superior to most examples seen of this type, Very rare with all major details very clear, the finest we have handled, and possibly one of the finest knownexamples http://londoncoins.co.uk/?page=Pastresults&searchterm=1862+Halfpenny&searchtype=1 Lot 2981, the penny.

And illustrated using a halfpenny............................ So maybe you get a farthing, halfpenny and a penny. Great. Kills three birds with one stone.

I split them at the table and the numbers of people requiring either one or the other is roughly equal (thankfully) and split packs account for approximately half a box, so based on a not statistically significant sample, it suggests 1/3 for each half and the remaining third is the complete pack of two.

No, but work starts on pricing after the September sales and Phil's departure was at the beginning of the time when revisions are made. Given they didn't get out requests for advertising in time as a result of the change in personnel, it isn't surprising that individual inclusions weren't enacted.

The plumes I mentioned simply because it is on the same page. Looking further afield, there is no image of an Exeter crown in any form which is unquestionably distinctive, nor a whole host of other Civil War coins including the Bugle halfcrown, the Bristol flat-crown halfcrown, the York types 1-3 halfcrowns, nor the Tower mint group V halfcrown or most shillings from the same period. Some of these are major types, common too and all would benefit from illustration if identification is the reason for doing so. Then you have the regional die variations of the Saxon coins. The list is actually quite extensive because a picture speaks a thousand words. I don't disagree that it should be illustrated, but I suspect the same could be said of any period covered by the book. The biggest problem has to be one of space versus production costs and selling price. A good number of collectors don't buy CoE because of the cost, preferring to have one of the cheap volumes, but that comes at a price with one listing all (100+) Oxford Civil War halfcrowns under a single heading for example. I note that this year there were fewer dealer adverts than previously which was a result of Phil Skingley leaving and the new editor taking over. These also take up space which could be better employed providing illustrations. I also think there could be some mileage in splitting the pre-decimal into hammered and milled as well as having the decimal portion, given the number of collectors who restrict their habits to one of the three. It would be cheaper for the collector than the combined volumes which ought to increase sales.

Stu, thank you - thats awesome!

That was probably deliberate. The press are well known for intentional ambiguity. When the Soviet spy Klaus Fuchs was released from prison in 1959, one headline read "Fuchs Off - flies to East Germany".

It looks like a John. Iohan at Canterbury. That's as much as i can see. There was a few Iohans minting at Canterbury under King John. Some had a single letter after their names to break up confusion as to who was who. The coins of Iohan M end in CA for the mint signature so I'd say it was probably one of his. He struck class 5b2 - 5c under John.

I have the 1827 Sixpence - about the same grade as this one on Ebay at the moment and it cost me £100 ten years ago, https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1827-George-IV-Sixpence-Key-Date/122737600194?hash=item1c93bb26c2:g:cDUAAOSw4ZNZ05md Interestingly my one has much smaller lettering than this one. Is there a recognised variety or has one of us got it wrong? :-)

Very much so! I have had an Ebay alert going for more than 5 years now, and as far as I know only one has come up (referred to above) and I missed it. Another case where the books seem to have mis-estimated the rarity of a coin. (1827 Sixpence is another.)

Those camouflage khaki coloured pennies would of been handy in the trenches. Shell shocked more like.