Chris Perkins

The jazzy gold ones are apparently for massive things, like life saving and the like.

I was asked by the Beeb if I could let them have images of an 1890 Farthing and Penny. I had a wonderful farthing of my own, and borrowed a Penny picture from Colin Cooke (with permission!). The stills will be used on Blue Peter, and I've asked for a Blue Peter badge in return! I'll let you know exactly where and when they will be used.

Nothing....Unless it was once part of a colony. My geography isn't fab, but I don't suppose Somalia is the richest country in the world, and I expect they love the fact that Coincraft must of paid them something for the 'rights'. The only winner in this particular tragedy for numismatics is Somalia, and good luck to them!

The Gothic and Elizabeth I coins are basically along the same awful theme as the Cromwell. The Duke and Duchess coin is completely unrecognisable. Did the Somali mint get Stevie Wonder to engrave it?

I wish I could permit myself to blatantly swear in my own forum! That is absolutely awful, the most awful thing of 2005 so far (and quite likely of the whole of 2005). Will Coincraft stop at nothing in producing stupid novelty items that no true coin collector would ever want to own. The fact thay have the word 'Coin' in their name surely must go against the trade descriptions act, because a lot of what they sell is hyped up shit (hypedupshitcraft?). Novelty items designed to somehow fool people with an IQ of less than 20 into believing any of it is actually remotely collectable! And the mintage is limited to 1,500. How the $@?! they find 15 people to actually want to take that into their home is beyond me. Is the whole world bloody mad. If any of you forumees EVER notice any of that kind of tosh on my website you have permission to shoot me. And if I ever get wind that any of you have a Somalian Cromwell novelty item, I'll shoot you! Can I get sued for any of that?

By the way, where are you located? As postage costs may be an important factor. X

Yes, lots of people call them that, although The 1797, 1799, 1806 and 1807 issues were all made in Soho (not Red Light District London, Soho in Birmingham).

Alright, alright, he'll have trouble getting his head out the door now.

Well researched Oli.

JMD, Can you email anything you want to add to CCGB, as I'll never find it all again here. cp@predecimal.com

I think it already contains more variety listings than any other price guide by quite a margin. I think varieties should be listed and as many as possible, but only if they have an effect on the value of the coin.

Those varieties are so difficult to explain without pictures, I think they are too advanced for CCGB2006! Like you say, it could easily be 250 pages thick, and it's a bit beyond the scope to go that far. Most dealers would just charge the same amount for each without even looking.

What has your friend on the inside told you Juan? Dish the dirt old chap.

I have some bits and pieces on ebay. You can see them all by going here: http://search.ebay.co.uk/_W0QQgotopageZ1QQ...osortpropertyZ1 At the moment, the listing are: William and Mary Pattern Farthing/Medalet c 1690's Mary II Pattern Farthing/Medalet? c 1690's William and Mary Pattern Farthing/Medalet c 1690's Good William and Mary Pattern Halfpenny/Medalet BMC 636 William and Mary Pattern Halfpenny/Medalet BMC 631 Nathaniel Strickson Farthing token, Colchester 1658 Bovril Token - The Most Perfect from of Nourishment Halfpenny (UK) 1853 Stamped C PUGH Medal Commemorating marriage of Edward VII 1863 Medal Commemorating Coronation of Edward VII 1902 7x Jubilee Head Silver Crowns (1889 - 1891) 101 Silver Coins containing 324g of pure silver. Boxed Specimen set of British 1887 Silver Coins. Rupee (India) 1920, Bombay Mint. BU full lustre. 2 Piastres (Egypt) 1916 EF or better with lustre. Cent (USA) 1891 in Good Condition. 2x 1811 Bristol and South Wales Penny tokens. Unidentified lid? Commemorating a noble General

I've edited this post, because it was complete rubbish! I'd mis read my Freeman. Freeman lists just 1 type of 1881H Farthing.

Best thing for it!

Welcome Martyn, looks like it'll be a good website if the first page is anything to go by. Do you have the 3 Wreath Crowns still? Maybe we can cross link, or perhaps you can become an accessory affiliate, like onlinecoins...They do ok out of that.

It's cp@predecimal.com

Vinegar will certainly not make them collectable! But the chances are they were ruined in the earth before you put them in vinegar. What are the silver ones like? Usually silver does better than copper underground. It may be best that you take them out of the vinegar, rinse them and let me see pictures.

Any in nice condition?

It'll be an X (for REX, the Latin for King) If it's only slightly larger than a 1912 Penny and twice as thick, it's sure to be a penny (they were bigger then)

JMD, I don't think realistically Peter and I are going to do another Peck just yet! But I would welcome your findings for possible inclusion in the CCGB2006

Go to www.rotographic.co.uk, find the price entry area and enter the price and grade etc, if you can. Do for all the coins you buy if you like. The others all do.....Don't you, others!

Who's Dr Nupam? Sounds like a useful person to know.

No, you copy it out first, then we can approach Peck (is he still around?) and other experts for the updates!