Chris Perkins

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!

I know some very attractive over 30's...Even over 40's. Beggars can't be choosers. In many cases I would say that older is better when ladies are concerned too!

With my publishing hat on, I have often thought about trying to re publish Peck, or Freeman, or a newer ESC. Then I get put off my the massive amount of work and the fact that no one outside the 'coin world' will ever need one. I expect the reason that these books are not produced more often is that economically they simply will never sell like a Harry Potter. It's sad, but most businesses will always concentrate on what they know they can make the most money on. If only Peck had been compiled digitally, it could then be printed off and bound at will with no risk involved for the publisher. Peter, copy out your Peck into a Word file, go to the British Museum, get it fully updated with all the new findings then I'll publish it on demand for you!

I'm not sure either, but I ought to change it in the next edition to be the date on the coin!

Do cats eat mice?

Did you want that answered Oli?

I think it was better than fine, but not that nice because of the edge knocks all over. And that isn't a good picture. http://www.predecimal.com/forsale/crowns.htm

They could be what's left of tin halfpennies, with copper plugs, with the copper squarish plug fallen out.

You'll find there are lots and lots of ancients there.

Oli! He probably really is from Estonia, so you can't really bring him up on his English. Besides, it's no worse than JMD's

Fortunately there are many exceptions in Eastern Europe, although I've not yet been contacted by an honest African (apart from a few in South Africa). Africans tend to want expensive coins/items and they want to pay by credit card! Usually when I say that I would have to have cleared funds before sending I don't hear from them again.

No, not yet, I have a little over 2000 of the TT left.

Yes, doesn't it. It's a sorry state of affairs when you have to basically distrust Eastern Europeans, because you're more likely to be conned by them than pretty much any other place in the world. himaksim6days probably won't be back.

But I've heard of them go for more than that. I've never had one on its own you know.