Chris Perkins

Yes, there wasn't enough room for 2 columns, and too much for 1! You like that little joke did you, I thought it was rather clever too! I'll get those seen to, thanks. The early GV pennies are all Freeman numbers, I just forgot to change the heading to read FMAN. I'll sort it now.

Right, I got hold of a copy of Peck, and the Micheal Gouby book, so I've been able to put the Peck numbers with great consistancy next to all the copper coins, and the Freeman numbers next to the bronze pennies. I've also implemented most of the changes that were suggested by you wonderful wonderful people. Like before, ignore the price data, and bear in mind some of the pictures are still circles: http://www.rotographic.co.uk/1-25.pdf (It's about 2mb now) So far even with the inclusion of the extra George III coins I am at less pages than the equivalent part in the 2004 edition....So perhaps I may be just about 1/3 of the way through. If you have a local copy of pages 1-21.pdf please delete it, it has now been superceeded and should no longer see the light of day.

Chis...for those of us who do not reside in the UK -- what is a shell suit and what kind of establishment is Lidl? Lidl is a German supermarket chain, and in Germany it's just like many Supermarket chains. In the UK it's about the cheapest supermarket chain and in my experience in can be frequented by the people that find Victoria Beckhams wallpaper interesting. I have to admit I used to live very close to a Lidl and I shopped there once or twice. On each instance I ended up with a very bad stomach and I really haven't been the same since. A shell suit is an awful polythene tracksuit kind of thing....Very flamable, and in my experience used to be worn by the aformentioned people (not so much anymore, it was really a 90's thing)

Yes, yes, all that's very clear, don't go all hippy on me! Any test should not be a test on spelling, grammar and all that school tosh. Any test should be a test of common sense, and most importantly a test to indicate if the person being tested has the ability to learn, even if it is on a very small scale, anyone with the ability (and desire) to learn anything should be allowed to have children and vote! I know Einstein was basically a complete looney. I knew someone at school who was dyslexsic (or however you spell it!). Every night he would lay in bed pondering his life, and wondering if there really was a dog. (sorry, had to get that in somewhere!) Kevin North' handwriting looked like a kind of Chinese and by the time he'd read a sentance out loud, you'd finished the page in your head. But he certainly wasn't stupid, his communication with his fellow pupils was spot on, he had a sharp wit, and you really wouldn't think he had a 'learning difficulty' to speak to him. Kevin North had bought himself a house when I was still living with a parent, and about 3 years after leaving school he was probably earning more than the Head Mistress! Kevin would pass any test on the ability to learn and the posession of common sense. It's buggar all to do with upbringing or education. At the root level it's genetics, but at the human level it is just that some people are more predisposed to having a lack of desire to learn, a lack of capacity and without generalising too much, those are the kinds of people that WRITE EVERYTHING IN CAPITALS WITH NO PUNCTUATION IF YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN. Those people, and I don't care what colour they are, I don't care if they are rich or poor, (statistics seem to reveal a lot of them are poorer) they can be found in most walks of life...Those people, are the bain of my life. (Of course, if you are reading this and WRITE EVERYTHING in capitals or live on fast food, wear a shell suit, shop at Lidl (UK only), or have lived on unemployment benefit for more time than you really should, then you are not one 'of them' because you are already demonstrating the want to learn be looking at this website!)

From the description of the cross with pellets it sounds like some kind of hammered coin, but I don't know hammered coins that well so am stuck with the info so far.

Yes, I forgot these people can also vote!! I propose that people are made to take a very basic test before they do anything that could possibly effect the livelyhood of their fellow citizens in any way, at that moment, or in the future. I would initially propose a simple test to give people the rights to: Vote Have Children Any person that had failed the simple test and then gone on to either vote or have children should get a warning in the first instance. A fine or prison sentence in the second instance, and castration if they offend again. Anyone who has a child or votes, without first taking the test would of course be able to take the test to prove that they are of the minimum intelligence. If they fail the test after 3 attempts they should be electronically tagged to prevent them getting too close to polling stations or the oposite sex. But no, that will nevr happen, no political party would support that because surely it isn't Politically correct, violates human rights, and most importantly, those people are the easiest people to get votes from! Everyone should have the right to have children and vote, but sometimes I wonder if those basic civil liberties were invented in pre moron times, and maybe they need updating. Don't the people with minimum intelligence have the right to live their lives without hindrence or let? Are the morons of the world not infringing our human rights?

Whenever I'm reading anything, from ebay listings to emails and websites, I will 9 times out of 10 click on the right cross if it's ENTIRELY IN CAPITALS, all in lower case, or has no puctuation anywhere or is just awful in some other respect. I just can't read it, it makes me ill. From experience I nearly always find that those guilty of very bad written English either have nothing worth saying that I want to read, or nothing for sale that I want to buy. I mean how can people honestly think they will get the best price (or any price!) if they write a few un punctuated lines about how they basically KNOW NOTHING whatsoever about what they are selling? Don't people try to learn a little first about what they are selling, and then try to express that accurately in a presentable manner? If someone has no time to write beautiful things about whatever they are selling, then I don't want to buy it from them. They will probably be just as careless in the actual selling process as they were in the listing! It also makes me laugh when you see cars advertised with the listing text copied off the cars newspaper ad....The seller (nearly always with 0 or low feedback) always states in the listing what the reserve is or puts '£2000 or near offer' at the bottom, even though it starts at £1 or something! If the public really are as stupid and ignorant (without even the desire to learn even basic things) then we all need saving from these people somehow. Is there some way we can stop these people reproducing, and introduce a little bloody common sense, pride and just very very basic intelligence into the gene pool?

I've had a mini flurry of £2 with queen wearing necklace questions lately. I wonder why that rumour seems 'tougher' than the '83 2p rumour.

Most of the bullet is still inside, I expect someone shot it just for fun, but wouldn't you be pleased if that was in the right place, in your breast pocket at the right time! Is there not a competition for 'Coins that saved lives'?

I should like to enter this Double florin: It's a pleasing example, at least a VF, with some uneven wear and a slight dig in the obverse!

You've emailed me too haven't you Puneet. And I've just replied.

Probably september/october, and you lot get free copies don't forget! Now I have a peck i'm filling in the rather inconsistant peck references, and I'll provide another updated download version soon.

Yes of course it was, as long as whatever you have is priced fairly it's difficult to loose really. Although, because I bought 2 expensive coins, and some other stuff I actually only left the building with a fiver and £40 debt! (but I made up for that when I sold the 1934 Crowns the next day )

Not at this stage Jmd, as there is news on CC2005 on rotographic.co.uk and it doesn't do any harm if people know about its existance. As long as every Tom, Dick, Harry can't see our secret discussions

Well you could sort most of them out yourself with 'Collectors Coins GB 2004 (or the 2005 edition if you can wait until I finish it): http://www.predecimal.com/books/ccgb2004framed.htm (give a man a fish and he'll eat for a day, give him knowledge and equip him and he'll eat for a lifetime!) You'll probably find that most of them won't be worth very much if they are circulated/average. The gold coin will be worth a few pounds for bullion value, but it depends on what denomination it is (size in mm needed).

Over a year ago now, I started setting it up in May 2003 and 'turned it on' in early June, hence my membership date.

I have no respect for any modern leader apart from perhaps Churchill and Mandela. All the world leaders were and are all very good career politicians, but they just do/did the job they were elected to do (with the exception of George W Bush who wasn't even elected to do it!). Many other people would have done about the same if they'd been there instead, and a lot of what they do is dictaced by international and 'people' pressure anyway.

In fact I've noticed a few features and ideas that have cropped up on other websites after I introduced them first! Not naming any names.

Maybe the idea had something to do with me being the youngest and most dynamic professional coin dealer Correct me if I'm wrong, but I'm pretty sure Colin introduced his after mine.

From what I hear GWB's speech was as usual, historically inaccurate to say the least. He compared the second world war with Iraq by stating that they both started with a surprise attack on American soil. Really of course WWII started with the invasion of Poland, continued with the battle of France, Britain, lots of battles on the Eastern Front, and then the Japanese attacked what some people call a somewhat complacent America, bringing them into the war. I thought that as usual Mr Bush showed his narrowmindedness by saying that, and that the reference to Iraq was very out of place. Back in '44 there was no doubt in anyone's mind that those soldiers were doing what was morally right and essential for the freedom of Europe. In 2003, in Iraq there was far more doubt than oil! And I to am too young to know, but just because Regan was probably not as stupid as Bush doesn't mean he was a good president, does it?

I'm honoured.

Good to know this is the best for British. I think it's certainly the most useable, not that there's any thing wrong with Cooke's, but I think this one has more features, and a more modern feel.

And Napoleon has a much better beard than Victoria.

We're a bit biased in here aren't we. I voted French (no offence William) because I see Jubilee Crowns every day and just fancied a change. Both are attactive coins, but if I was not French or English and didn't know where either of them were from I think in all honestly I may be inclined to vote the French coin as more attractive! The jubilee bust is not my favourite, although it doesn't look too bad on Crowns.

No, I already had that. I picked up 2 of the 1934 Crowns while I was there. One of them was arranged, the other was a surprise, and one I took with me! I sold those 3 the next day before I jumped on the plane (which was 4 hrs late by the way) I also grabbed a few little things with customers in mind. And I have my own Peck now, (I won the 1970 on ebay, so I'll be selling my 1964 2nd edition soon). I also met Mr Gouby to purchase one of his 'Bronze Penny' books.