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Nothing surprises me anymore .A bit off topic but it just came back into my mind when i read this. Years ago i had a mate who i hung round with. We'd been out on the lash and i crashed at his on the sofa. I got up in the morning and he was gargling over the sink with Flash multi purpose cleaner. I was like are you seriously gargling with that he was like yeah i always do it mate it clears all the little gremlins out your mouth that you get when you've been on the lash. Needless to say we called him Flash from that day on. Life is strange indeed.

Indeed. To be honest, Mick, I'm struggling to comprehend why anyone would use that stuff on their coins. It contains sulfamic acid and phosphoric acid. I'd imagine it would do more than just get rid of the dirt. Apparently, In August 2009, it was revealed that household cleaners such as Cillit Bang and Mr. Muscle have been used to clean plutonium stains at the defunct Dounreay nuclear power station in Caithness.

It is not crazy to pay over the odds for a coin that is probably very rare even if a minor variety if it fits in the collection you are building. The Spink catalogue does not cover every possible variety, and when a coin is unlisted the value is what it would fetch correctly described in an auction battle between two people who want it. It isn’t a massively expensive purchase, and your research when completed and published on this forum or elsewhere (why not work towards an article in ‘Coin News’ or a similar journal?) would add value should you ever sell. Jerry

Agree with all of those. Good examples are no.2 the undated 20p mule and no.5 the H & KN pennies, which these days are probably as common as the 'common' types in low grade - everybody kept them..

Well the near BU 1891 I bought from an e bayer in Norway has arrived. Absolute bargain, and apart from a very slight blemish on the reverse near the trident, and three negligible spots on the obverse, it's perfect. BU, but the lustre has slightly toned to a really deep orange. Despite all the hassle with paypal a few days ago, I'm really pleased. I know the 1891 is common, but scarcer in this condition:-