Chris Perkins

For the pre 1946 Silver I pay 4x face value, for post '47 'silver' coins I'll pay 75% of face value and for the copper bronze it depends how good they are. Sometimes I pay up to 20p per readable Victorian penny. Problem is, unless you have an awful lot it's difficult to offset the cost of posting. Where are you located?

Steve, WRL stands for Westland Reproductions Limited and, as the name suggests, they make reproduction coins. I think they use a process which involves sticking the 2 sides together. The coins are generally sold on card backings at castles, tourist attractions etc. Sometimes of course, they get separated from their original packaging. You're not the fist to ask about WRL coins, and I'm pleased we spotted it before you put it on ebay and potentially sold it to a novice for more than it's worth!

Yes, that looks like a copy from the edge appearing to be 2 coins stuck together, and it being too round looking. As it isn't really ancient, I'll move this topic to the British Coins area.

Yes, I thought about resurrecting the titles just fun.

Pebbles to Pounds, the Gen on Gemstones. Wierd and wonderful old Rotographic titles, and the 'Check you Change' book that started them all off: http://www.rotographic.co.uk/outofprint_ro...rotographic.htm

That's a massive jump since last time, I know. This time however, I've concentrated on the text, so the images are just circles to calculate space. I have also yet to complete the image captions. As usual, prices are not correct yet. It's coming along, almost finished the text for section 1 (Circulation coins and mass produced 'easy' proofs) http://www.rotographic.co.uk/1-49.pdf

Some people have emailed lists too and it doesn't really matter how they get to me. If you have a chance to enter them in the database at least they'll be in one place.

Geordie, It's a shame there is a distinct lack of ancient coin knowledge in this forum. You could ask my mate Richard at www.coinsforsale.co.uk. He has lots of experience with ancient.

Or you could download Excel viewer: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details...&displaylang=EN

The feedback looks genuine, the seller probably is too. Looks like another case of a seller than knows nothing about coins.

Almost, it's really for coins that you've bought or have seen sold at £X. As you can see JMD, Oli, HPJ etc have entered coins they've bought and a few coins they're seen sold on ebay. It's just a general database to help out with the book prices. Combined with Marles prices and your individual price scouting it all helps out. JMD: What do you mean it's tatty!!!? It looked worse than that before I tidied it up and it doesn't have to be pretty. You're 14 now aren't you....At that age

Here is the CCGB2005 database so far, without peoples email address, in excel format, indexed in alphabetical order by denomination: http://www.rotographic.co.uk/hosted/May04-080804.xls From this, you can of course see what I already have and not bother harvesting it! If you don't have excel let me know, I can bodge up a text file.

I'm sure someone will correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't an exodus a plural version of exit. I.e. more than one thing exited? I know I'm being a bit of an Oli, but you only lost one phone so it can't be correct.

My sister managed to drop hers down the toilet before. She 'borrowed' dads until hers dried out, but it never worked again as far as I know. Let me know if you find it.

If any of you younger members want to show your dedication to the Rotographic cause by having a 'Rotographic.co.uk' logo on your mobile, PM your mobile number and I do believe I can zap you one across. (Be aware that it will replace your current logo permanantly until it is overwritten with another one)

Denis, I'll get back to you after breakfast about the Crown email! (I was thinking of putting you onto Crowns as an interesting parrallel at least, to foreign coins ;-) but you seem to have managed it yourself!)

Oli, If you do an advanced search on ebay you can choose to see the items that have sold, so that will reveal probably new useful farthing prices daily. Sorry I missed your question. I missed a lot when I was in the UK. I want to try to not make this book an average of a high book and a low book unless that's absolutley neccessary, and thought to be accurate. I know it won't be possible with everything, but it would be good if the prices are what people are paying. I'll make a note this weekend to offer the rotographic database as a download, so you can all see what's already there.

I have the Marles prices, which I will also factor in (probably). The prices will not be changed until I finish the actual book, and I'm up to Edward Florins in text, and The cartwheel 2d in pictures and text. So it's going to take me another few weeks to get finished without the prices (although I'm getting hard into it lately, the Oct publishing date is getting closer and closer) So, do it as soon as you can, but obviously don't get an ulser.

That's very clever, and well researched.

Happy Birthday JMD. I've got those 50 capsules in stock, that you asked about.

I'm a member, as you'll notice from the link on the homepage. The main reason I joined is to have the logo and some kind of official recognition on the website. They are not a trade body, but I joined the US version, so I thought it wouldn't hurt. A few dealer friends are also members. You do indeed get use of the Library and a big printed index of the British Numismatic Journal from the last 100 years. And you get invited to events and the oportunity to purchase the official medal, with your name engraved on it. There is no doubt that they are the best numismatic society for the research of British related coins.

.swf are allowed, but like with all file types, no avatar can be over 20k.

The most sought after coins are the coins in top conditions. The best available of any date, with full mint lustre is preferable. There are some scarcer dates of course and some coin types that are popular but the most important thing for most collectors is the coin being in the best condition they can afford. The 1933 Halfpenny is common and not worth much unless in exceptional condition.

5000 is not a small issue at all. The only thing that will make that modern coin worth more in the future is if there are more than 5000 people that can afford one, and want one. Bearing in mind the ridulous almost monthly commemorative coins that the RM produce to choose from, that's probably unlikely for many years.

That is absolutely awful isn't it. That kind of language is what you'd expect to hear from Del Boy, although even he'd do a better job of not sounding so bloody awful. Just when I thought the world couldn't get any more riduculous, and just after returning from a day trip with cheap petrol, and a quality meal for 2 with deserts for £7.73 in the Czech republic, you show me that and change the positive course of my day!