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Another one in the same ilk:

Well, my coin collection has officially started, if in fact two coins constitute a collection. Both of these was purchased from Michael Gouby. The 1787 shilling is a thing of beauty, graded by Michael as EF+. A faint scratch on the obverse prevented him from selling it as "practically as struck". This is the less common variety without the stop of George III's head. The second coin is a 1787 sixpence in EF? condition. It's obviously less visually-appealing than the shilling, but has an interesting flaw that I might bring up in another thread. Certainly worth having, at least for me. I was tempted to throw in the towel after my first experience, but I'm now officially hooked. Off to look at auction offerings! I've got some spare money from the guinea sale burning a hole in my pocket.

I've emailed him - it'll be interesting to see whether he pulls it !

In that case, "Welcome to the asylum"...

Indeed. It's actually a nice coin in itself.

Don't you mean a Lukaszative sale

Never let the truth get in the way of a lucrative sale! I just feel sorry for the buyer.

Nearer VF than EF I would've thought?

I’m far from convinced that in Lukasz’s case it is actually a mistake........ Jerry

It might be a TB/BB mule if you send it to PCGS. Those of us a bit longer in the tooth on this forum will remember they have past form with this attribution.

Although Derek's book covers coins minted from 1797 through to 1970, you should be able to take the broad principles that he has identified and extrapolate them to earlier types. It won't be an exact science, but it should still give you a good feel for grading of earlier coins, especially since there is no definitive agreed guide for determining grades anyway. On this basis I would keep the book.

That's what I get for following instructions given by a GPS.

This one amused me today:

Anyone wanna swap a George Cohen for a Nobby Stiles?

I love Bowie's early work. The Deram/Anthony Newley years, much underrated. He was guilty of knocking out one or two absolute stinkers during that period though. How about this demo. He never bothered to develop the song further himself (thank god) but, astonishingly, it was picked up and recorded by a group called Oscar, fronted by Paul 'Dancing With The Captain' Nicholas.