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Yes peter stood out on here always up for a laugh he did have two lovely daughters and a dog who he was very fond of , I surpose his daughters own his collection now but who knows. He always had time for everyone on here and his advice to me is sorely missed at least by me . RIP peter

Does anyone know how Peter died? He was a real character, sadly missed.

Given my recent purchase of a BMC 2088 Moore pattern/model penny, dated 1844, I thought I would list on here, all the BMC 2088 specimens I could find after research, before I forget or lose the piece of paper I wrote them down on. It might prove of use or interest at some point. 1/ Freeman auction 23.10.84, lot 252, £380 hammer, ex Foster (October 1953), ex Peck (date not known). Condition given as EF. 2/ DNW auction 14.12.04, lot 1025, £440 hammer, no provenance stated. Condition given as EF, but poor photography. Not convinced it's quite EF. 3/ Copthorne auction, May 2016, lot 216, £850 hammer, no provenance stated. Condition given as UNC. Looks pretty much the same as mine, which I'd class as GEF. 4/ LCA auction 5.6.22, lot 1817, £240 hammer, no provenance stated. Condition given as VF. 5/ The one I've just bought, January 2023, from Tim Medhurst, no provenance stated. Condition GEF with residual lustre. The reverse is not inverted - don't know about the others in this respect. . 6/ Noonans upcoming auction 1.2.23, estimate £300 - £400. No provenance stated. Condition given as GVF, I'd say closer to plain VF. Peck also mentions BMC 2087, which is the same as BMC 2088, but all brass. Not seen one of this type. ***************************************************************************************************************** There was also a mule version sold by LCA on 3.3.19, lot 1234, for £360 hammer, no provenance stated. Condition given as NEF. Date on the obverse, "model" on the reverse.

I've read the entire forum and no disrespect to anyone, Peter stands out the most. He is the guy that I've laughed most to. And his posts informing us of his wife's death are heart wrenching, to say the least. I never had any contact with the man but have to say, that learning of his death, has saddened me greatly. A screenshot of one of his final posts, shows that he was thinking of the future. But who knows? RIP Peter.

When I was young it was a proper noun. None of this lower case nonsense.

Delighted to have obtained this early Moore pattern/model penny, with the date 1844, in high grade, about GEF, and issue free. BMC2088 and described by Peck as excessively rare. Freeman (798) had them as R20, and by the time the one in the Copthorne collection sold in 2016, there were believed to be four extant. I can trace about 6 (including the mule). Probably more than that, but I'd say <10 all told. Actually, there's one on offer in the next Noonan's sale, 1st to 2nd Feb, but it's a full grade lower than this one.

More Mickey Mouse rubbish, where's the real currency coins.

I emailed him to let him know we remember him and got this reply: "Hi Richard, Happy New year to you too. Having sold the bulk of my collection, I'm really not involved in the collection of pennies any longer so haven't visited pre-decimal forum. If anyone has a specific enquiry or question about a coin I sold, then I'd be pleased to help though. Happy collecting! Best wishes, Steve"

Yes - if I recall correctly, his wife fell down the stairs and was sadly killed by her injuries, circa 2015. So very sorry to hear of his passing, albeit getting on for 4 years ago.

Peter died on the 23rd July 2019