Chris Perkins

Yes I have, but I'm not really passionate about them. I just have them from collecting as a kid, and the decimals from collections I've bought in the past. I don't offer them for sale because the time it would take to scan and list them all would be huge, and none of them are particularly valuable. Something for the future, and certainly something to offer if the UK should ever go EURO (which at the moment looks very unlikely)

So you won't be making an Offa? (Sorry, couldn't resist it, such a silly little joke, but I must admit when it came to me I was quite tickled)

Yes, I just got the same message for the first time. The SQL database that all this lot is stored on is called britishcoins, and if the front end is not able to find it, it would probably indicate that my hosts are having problems and are not able to serve the database. Hopefully they will be temporary.

Thanks for your message Miljan, Please DO NOT add your message to all the other bloody posts in the forum, I've just deleted 7 of them! In here will do, and I've also emailed you.

What are you playing at Miljan? Does this look like a Roman coin related topic? I received all 3 of your messages sent via the website, and have replied to the first one.

I don't mean to be picky, but at that time, and right up to the 1920's, Walthamstow was part of Essex. My Grandad was born there in 1900. Spot on with the Brutus partof course!

Grear news! Can I ask which branch it was in? Email me the book shop man details when you can. The book chain Ottakars should also be stocking it as standard in their 130 branches very soon. The pestering people, and buying your own books seems to pay off!

I think I basically understood what you were writing, despite the fact that it was composed liek a text message! It's a Diamond Jubilee medal, not really a coin. It shows the Queen as she was when she became Queen, and the Queen as she looked in 1897. If it's pretty average it'll just be worth a pounf or two. I think we've talked about these before in the forum, as they are a popular query.

Unfortunately they don't do Blau Peter in Gemany! In fact, the only English speaking channel (half English) was turned off on December 31st! Now I have to get a Satalite dish to pick up anything English.

I have no idea yet.

They don't give those badges away willy nilly you know! Not that I'd be able to use one, as you have to be under 16 for free entry into place, and accompanied by a paying adult.

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