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Pleased to say I won lots 188 and 192 - the F25 in EF and the 1863 die No 3 under date.

Bad typing on my part. Now corrected. We all do and it makes everyone nervous.

I feel sorry for them. 😮

….I expect I know who did though!!

Afraid not Mike, I start to think (fear) my wife is looking over my shoulders talking about her next holiday when I get to those dizzy heights.....even if she's out shopping buying some 'useful' clothes for herself!

Thanks Mike, and well done with your two purchases earlier today. Apart from the 1847 I would have liked to improve my 1858 F/B but it seems someone else spotted those in Lot 615. Punters are really sharp nowadays. 😏

No worries - stick at it and you will be an expert. Just takes a bit of time, patience and study.

That's because it's no ordinary 1865 penny, but what's called a "pattern penny". Meaning the Queen's head is coroneted. The vast majority of Victoria pennies do not show the Queen with a crown on her head. So this one is special and extremely rare. What makes it even more unusual is that it was never actually intended for circulation, but obviously was circulated for maybe 80 odd years before someone noticed and saved it.

If you look at the picture and compare the hair with a normal 1865 you will notice its different . These are patterns with a different design which are scarce / rare with low mintages and command a premium.

This one from today's paper made me laugh:

Did you win it Terry? I spotted that F38 several weeks ago as well. Also what might possibly be a F74 specimen in the top left hand corner of the group.

Perhaps people liked the reverse George and Dragon design as it was reintroduced after a gap of several years on crowns The one on sovereigns was a bit small and not many people had sovereigns. Personally I quite like the jubilee effigy of the queen which also reflects the belle epoque period of the time

Some amusing road signs from The Sun:

They're a bit of both really and fall into the unofficial farthing series of tokens. There is a wide variety of different trades covered from bakers, grocers and tobacconists through to tea dealers, wine and spirits merchants and photographers

#16,490 A pirate walks into a bar. He's got the whole pirate look down. He's got the peg leg, the hook hand, an eyepatch and the hat all going on. The bartender takes all of this in, impressed. There's just one odd thing and he just has to ask. "So Mr. Pirate, your look is pretty cool. I gotta ask though, what's with the chocolate wrapper on your hat?" The pirate replied, "Arrrrgh, I've a Bounty on me head!

For silver, I guess George III crowns are not difficult to find in near UNC condition as they were delivered to the banks warped individually in soft paper. The crown had not been minted for such a long time and many people wanted to save an example. Young Head crowns are very rare and expensive in UNC. There is a big price difference between EF and VF also; VF or below are common. I guess the limited mintage coupled with the large number of years in circulation before the Jubilee and Old Head kicking in have created many worn examples. I can understand why the 1887 crowns are common in UNC because it was the first year of mintage and it commemorated Victoria's Golden Jubilee which was an important event. But I am rather surprised why the later years of the Jubilee crowns are still relative common in UNC given so many books have commented on the unpopularity of the design. Why save something that's unpopular?

How about lot 620 with the F38 £650 !! https://www.dnw.co.uk/auctions/catalogue/lot.php?auction_id=545&lot_uid=355912&search=1