Chris Perkins

I'd probably pay face value and a half for them, that's the deal I usually get from dealers and the same I offer the public.

Everything is historic, but not everything is made to be circulated....All modern coins that go straight into capsules aren't, and that is the difference in my mind between 'real coins' and novelty coins.

No, generally I leave modern stuff well alone, because it's overpriced and will just increase in value with bullion/inflation. You should have a word with the other young gents in here and perhaps try diversifying to some real coins

5cm

This sold one is exactly the same: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...ssPageName=WDVW And it went for £24.00 Match that, as as you're a forum member, you can have it for less than I paid for it!

Oh yes, it's also in a black case with a popper to keep it closed, and has the certificate from the Australian mint. It's number 3598 out of 5000. It's all perfect. I need £42 for it (and postage cost).

I've got a 2 ounce Proof 1992 Australian Kookaburra. That's a whopping coin, and one of only 5000 struck. Interested?

I hope it's a real one and doesn't have WRL printed on it! My email address is cp@predecimal.com You can send a pic there, and I can post it here for you.

Normally Hadrian coins with Britannia on the back are quite sought after. Can you give size details ans provide a picture?

And he was a previous MP of Sidcup, where I was born. I think he lived there until recently, or maybe even still does. Whatever your political persuasion, being a PM is no doubt a very stressful job, and probably getting to 89 isn't doing to bad at all for a former PM.

Ok, but don't expect the value to go up more than inflation, I imagine they will be just as common in 20 years. Worth keeping if the whole thing is mint perhaps.

If the coins are all untoned and the cover/case is perfect then max £10. I've seen them sell for just £3 though, and potentially less I would have thought.

That's so cool, where can I get one? No traffic problems here, but imagine commuting in one. Simply fly 10' over the cars.

You got them on Saturday! Bloody hell I only took delivery of the books on Friday and posted them on that day. That's an overnight service to the UK from Germany! The quality is fabulous of the silver book. It's almost worth buying it just for the quality.

Gaming token? Coin Weight? Tourist piece?

Yes it certainly will. The old printers let me down with CCGB2005...I did ask for at least a 150gsm cover, but got something about 90gsm! The cover of Roman Silver is 220gsm, and the pages are 100gsm! The cover is also laminated (properly) and the print is very crisp on the cover and within. I simply can't wait to see CCGB2006 looking like this. Such great quality.

Roman Silver Coins - A Price Guide is now available at £5.95. The quality of this, the latest Rotographic title is very high. The cover is stiff, the pages are thicker and it's an all round better job (a new printer has been given the task this time). I'm off to Prague tomorrow, so will be putting the book on predecimal.com on Monday. It's already available to order on Amazon.co.uk (search on 'Roman Coins'). Or if you want one direct, please email cp@predecimal.com or post in this area.

It's tempting to add everything you find, I know. Some varieties are rare and difficult to explain without images. Overdates are easy to explain, so they can go in if they definitely exist. As for the values, if no one knows about them then surely they would be sold for the same as the normal type?

Could anyone help me with this question: How much 60 pences in 1936 would be worth nowdays? 60 pences was the price of the first penguin paperbacks sold when the company was lauched in 1936. I wonder what was the price of a pint of milk or some essential food in 1936? Thanks a lot for your knowledge. 5 Shillings for a paper back in 1936 would have been a hell of a lot of money! Probably something like at least GB£10.00 nowadays, or US$18.00 I would imagine. Are you sure they were that much, they're cheaper now.

If they're mint or near mint then they will be worth more than £50. There are no doubt some rarer serial numbers too, the first and last prefixes usually have a premium, as do replacement notes etc. But basically, if they're tatty, pay them in to your bank account.

Hey, here's an idea. Why not inform Mrs Rob and Mrs Peter of my existance and provide my details, and you can rest assured that should the worst happen, she won't be taken for a ride by someone. I take my business as a coin re-ownership agent very seriously.

What have you taken today Syl?!? Of course she didn't use magic, it was a real flying bicycle. Do you think they'd have them on ebay if I looked?

I saw on telly once a human powered flying machine with pedals and a professional athlete somewhere very warm, and I seemed to remember his flew it for 72 miles! But I'm not a professional athlete so I'd be happy with a supergran type machine!

Was that flying bicycle thing in Supergran actually real? I mean, how easy is it to build a human powered flying machine....One where can I get one!?

I'd say it looks Thai, Burmese or Cambodian, or something around that way.