Chris Perkins

No, because if I do need to print more the rarer ones will be the correct spine ones!

I asked for a signed one and i never got one! You're popular Chris. Sorry, I'm just too modest! There will probably be a few 2005's left over when the 2006 is finished, so remind me then.

Pleased you liked it. The 2006 will have a better thicker cover, more information about designers weights and sizes, and I'll send you a signed one!

Oooops, sorry I thought you were in the UK!!

Yes, of course, where will you be coming from and how will you be travelling? So far, that's you and your 2, plus Sylvester who seem to be coming at the moment.

Thanks, in fact, lets put all the errors notifications in this one place. Can someone paste the URL's of the other forum areas reporting other areas? I'll get confused unless they're all in one place.

Is that you in the avatar? !

I found a 1932 penny in the garden when I was about 12, while digging to plant potatoes. I was well chuffed with that, as you can imagine. Of course, it was corroded badly and worth less than a new penny, but I certainly wanted it to be a year newer! I also burried a time capsule in about the same place, containing a few modern coins and bits and bobs, which I assume is still there now.

Katy has been in touch with me actually. She found a few newer coins too (50's) and thinks that the person that burried them could have been the father of the man she bought the house from. She knows that he is dead now, but the death was relatively recent I think. So, nothing as interesting as a soldier going to war and hiding coins before he met his fate I'm afraid!

Well that's interesting, because although gold is a 'heavy' metal, I would have thought lead would be heavier.

Why?

So, a 1cm cube of gold would be heavier than a 1cm cube of lead?

Yes I thought so, but I was just making it clear. If you can't go to the June one Oli and JMD, then hopefully there'll be something in the kitty left for you come November.

Well they're all members here, so, I think you just did.

No, but I can only cover travel expenses for the pair of you.

Ok, well if I have money left, I'll cover your expenses for the September one, Oli.

But it's a saturday, you can spare a few hours surely?

Katy, Yes of course you can: Tel: 0871 871 5122 email: cp@predecimal.com I tell you what, this would probably make interesting radio! How would you like to come to BBC Luton and tell the BBC Three Counties Radio listeners how you found the treasure and what it consists of etc etc? I could look at it on air and even arrange to purchase it on air (which would probably be a radio first!). I'm sure DJ John Pilgrim would be pleased to have you in for his afternoon programme. My next slot will be in early June.

What an interesting find. If the coins have been underground for a long time, they probably are not in the best shape. Luckily they seem to date from when coins contained silver, so they will have value for silver content at least. Where are you and the coins, I'd like to have a look at them with a view to purchase. I'll offer my usual silver buying price at least, and the offer will be larger if any of them are in collectable conditions. It's probably best to clean them all with soap and water, but nothing else as cleaning/polished will destroy and collectable coins.

This offer is aimed entirely at the younger members, particularly the regular faces in here. Some money has been made available by another forum member (who shall remain anonymous, unless he comes clean in here) to pay for attendance to the the June 11th London coin fair. Travel expenses (train or petrol money) for you and an adult guardian will be covered, as well as the admission fee into the fair. Those interested in applying for a Predecimal.com Coin Fair grant should be in full time education (so, yes, that includes you Sylvester old man!) and should be an enthusiastic young collector preferrably from mainland Great Britain (sorry NI). Talk in here, or PM me. (The 'London Coin Fair' is on Saturday 11th June, at the Holiday Inn, Coram Street, London WC1. I'll be there selling stuff, so will Andy Bruce, and no doubt other familiar faces! Be there, or be a Churchill Crown)

PM your address and I'll send a free one. You should have got a free one long ago!

I didn't realise you did it all yourself! I don't know what I'd do without the family run hosting company I use.

Not strictly a coin, it would appear to be a privately produced ounce of silver bullion, made to look like a US coin. I expect it'll be worth whatever the current price is for an ounce of silver.

Neil Paisley told me that it would be run as usual, with him at the helm.

(I have announced this already HPJ. I've merged this with the other topic)