Chris Perkins

Yes, it is a difficult title to get sometimes. I think because the shops that stock it normally have most of the copies reserved for customers. I know WHS do have it, and have purchased it there myself. You get a free copy sent if you go to http://www.tokenpublishing.com

Yes, that's right. It was the Golden Hind. And if you have an Edward VIII Halfpenny, please put it my way!

Hello custard, I have an ad in Coin News and have previously had an add in Stamp and coin mart too. The people at Coin News are really very nice (actually Carol is quite attractive too ) and they have a large readership, most of which are serious coin collectors. Now from my point of view, it's all very well people serching the web, finding me, reading all the interesting stuff and then leaving! What I really need of course is for people to actually buy things, and I know for a fact that because of my ad in Coin News and on the Coin News website, that people do see me and buy things. In fact every serious numismatist and dealer that I know buys that magazine, so in the trade, it is hugely Important. On a personal level I also still believe that a magazine, ie printed paper is much more readable than a website, and a little more convenient too. You will also find dealers in there that have no online presence (or a laughable one!), and Coin News have a nice looking website, which shows they are embracing that side of things too. I think the internet, and magazines like that can both thrive simultaneously. Hmmm, well the 3 pages in Stamp and Coin Mart about coins are all very well, but it is really a stamp collectors mag primarily. The ad I had in there had a zero response. I'm not aware of any other worthy titles.

Ok. Contact details on the main site, please send to the German address.

Hmmmm, a bit blurry, but I would say that it looks like a repro to me. I'm sure a couple of other members will have opinions too. If you can send it to me and enclose £5.00 to cover the recorded postage back to you and a couple of quid for myself, I should be able to tell you for sure Thanks,

Right you are then. You may find scanning it works better, if you have a scanner.

You should be able to post a picture here using the 'You may attach a file to this message.' option when you post. I know that reproductions of that kind of thing exist, and they are usually crude. The real thing should be real silver, and the fact that it is clean and shiny is not good news even if it is a real one. Need to see a picture really.

I think the numismatic term 'Uncirculated', although it does have a slightly different literal meaning is just fine as it is. The confussion comes from people trying to sell coins that know nothing about the subject or how to grade them. They are either people that haven't taken anything on board at all, or are after a quick few quid (and rarely successfully). It does of course lead to you wasting your time looking at crap on ebay that's been mis described in the title, but ebay make money regardless, so you'll always see crap, wrongly described in the title...Ebay don't care about wasting serious collectors time, as long as they get their commission, nor are they expert enough to alter or take off dodgy/time wasting listings. That is the problem with ebay, they are non experts, as nor are most of their sellers. But I imagine it's like that with every specialist item field sold on ebay. I have been thinking for a while about starting up a purely coin online auction house. The software is easy enough to buy and set up on a server, and I would ensure that no rubbish was ever listed. Unfortunately I don't have a big enough audience to really do that with any success. Anyway, in an ideal world, 'Uncirculated' stays, and the ridiculous sellers offering tosh, go!

Thanks for the info Geoff, But my Dad is still very much alive and kicking and as the date is 3 days out from my birthday, it isn't too important to me, really! Ok, so what do these usually go for then? Just so I know how securely to keep it. Chris

Once you pop, you just can't stop! Glad you liked it, thankyou, and thankyou to everyone for taking part.

Well about the most you can do is find out about the coins themselves and assume that the jewellery attachment was made around the time the coin was I suppose...Unless any attachments have hallmarks. Are they British coins? Jewellery have been made out of coins for Millenia.

Bleib cool chaps, There is no prize and I have removed a few useless posts in the past (and still do), so it's probably well over 1000 already, if you count the ones I took away.

Well is that right! I wonder what my Dad would think if I sold it!? Erm, exactly how highly sought after are these then? I suppose he couldn't possibly object if I cut him in. It looks like it's been cleaned at some point though, hairlining is evident but it does have a very nice tone. So who would have been given this then, a civil servant, or someone like that?

Well it's actually almost back to the original look, don't ask me why I changed it to that orange version, anyway, this is how it will stay now. I aim to please. 'Have a nice day' (I hate that)

Made a major change to the default colour skin, so the signatures now work unless you have the orange/white skin selected. Chris

Do you know the same thing was happening to me, but I hadn't noticed when highlighting it appears! I'll look into it. It may be a problem with the orange/white skin that's being used, and if that's the case it might be a difficult job. I'll be back. Chris

Well, anyway, we seem to have wandered somewhat!! For the folks at home, this topic is actually about that poor chaps David II Scotish Penny, shown at the top! Chris

Like it! Impusive while you spent a good hour umming and ahhring! (as my mother also says...perhaps they knew each other as kids ). Love it. Chris

I don't think they are you know, but as they are also worth the same face value, and in sterling, I don't really see why not. They weight the same, and I've hid them in bags of UK coins and paid them into my bank account before! I do believe you can even openly pay them into some banks accounts. Also, vending machines seem to readily accept most of them! I'm not even sure if they are 'legal' in the countries of issue, because strictly speaking the Scottish/NI bank notes are not even legal in Scotland/NI, but they are overlooked. It's a funny subject that one. I think they represent a localised form of normal British currency in the country of issue, but of course no one wants them on 'the main land' purely because they are not sure what they are I suppose. I'd love it if someone could tell me the official line too. Chris

I haven't confirmed it yet, but a woman has contacted me who seems to have found a Queen Anne Guinea in her change while rummaging to donate to a church collection box ! Now, it could of course be a forgery or token of some kind and of very little value, but if not, that has to be the change find of all 3 millenia ! God does work in mysterious ways Chris

I'd use the trading descriptions act with that one, and demend he sent me the 3 coin gold Britannia set shown in the picture! They just waste space on ebay for when your actually looking for a serious item. Chris

Oh dear! What are you like! Pop 2 stamps on it and put it in a post box, that'll do just fine. Chris

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Mish, Can you have a quick look at my list of tokens here: http://www.predecimal.com/forum/index.php?...t=ST&f=32&t=167 I'd like to know how much to price them at, what do you think? Chris

With any luck someone here will point you in the right direction. I don't have books or knowledge covering that area.