Chris Perkins

Yes, I think there are some 1798 pattern coins and earlier dates too, plus all kinds of later proof after strikes in various metals. I think the 1797 coins were still being struck in 1802, but always with the 1797 date. I'd have to check Peck.

The '1802' has been added by the person that engraved the advert name around the king's head. It's a normal 1797 coin in awful condition, engraved in 1802! (and from the bust type, it's a penny)

Looks to be just a re-cut one. A five would be much fatter and 5 like.

Wasn't it 1871? I have a picture somewhere....Yes, 1871 and die no. 28. I also had a No.101 1871 sov.

They could have made a double headed one quite easily with sticky back plastic.

That's interesting, I have something similar...A Halfpenny that is shilling sized with a milled edge, although the millings are not the same as a shilling. Perhaps someone at the mint was playing around in the late 20's!

Your presidents wife probably has more respect for her than the current president!

Wanna do a deal on a 0.01g scale? I get them from the factory here in Merry old Deutschland.

We're you expecting a letter from the Queen? I'm not sure she checks here that often.

I think the server (or at least my allocated area) has run out of space! I've deleted some things, try it now.

Thanks Geordie. A couple of people have reported little errors, and all were fixed before it was printed. It's good to remove a few more. You just can't get the staff these days, although I suppose I cannot really expect proofreaders to be able to spot little historical inaccuracies.

Probably all 1964 to 1967 halfpennies and pennies are worth more as copper bullion (!) than they are as coins.

Is that so. I've got colour in my book too this year and I was hoping that would be a good selling point, but it seems everyone is going colour!

BBC three counties spoke to me on air about the rumour of doing away with the penny and twopenny. I told them my idea about making the shilling king again and having a decimal pound made up of 20 shillings (5p's).

at the age of 76 you must have a collection like no other where dose that leave you...i should say owning have the royal mint your collection must be massive you must own at least half the coins ever minted Collections aren't always about quantity are they. Despite his advanced years he might only have 10 carefully selected coins! Although judging from the gallery, that isn't the case.

That makes you the Kaiser of all things geeky

I'm 28 and have a little empire built on coins. I don't think people think I'm a geek at all, but I think some of my friends might be a little bit jealous that I have no boss, no 9 to 5 and can go where I want and do what I want as long as I put a few hours in each day...Or not!

It's a brass Victorian gaming token, from the reverse legend it sounds like it was made by NCR and Co. in Birmingham circa 1850's. Fascinating, but not all that desirable unfortunately.

Just because you've noticed he's now a member you felt you had to do a bit of brown tongueing!

I think that in the UK the 5p should be the smallest denomination, and that it should be re-named One Shilling, so we can have Pounds, Shillings and (just on paper) decimal pence!

Ok, sm, it certainly wouldn't hurt to have a mod in a different time zone. I'll make you a mod later and then give you some brief instructions.

I know! He probably uses mine to show sellers and sells to his buyers at his prices!

I don't think you can use bread as any kind of indication. In the 14th Cent. bread was all handmade by bakers, who obviously had to be able to charge enough so that they could support their families, buy their yeast, weat and fuel for the ovens etc. In 2006 bread is made in huge factories and distributed to huge supermarkets in huge lorries, so the price of bread, which is just a few pence for a cheap loaf must be lower in real terms that it was in the 14th century.

I do email Richard Lobel now and again. In last years edition he thought the prices were too low for lots of coins. Hopefully he'll like the 2007 version better and he's already expressed an interest in advertising in it.

Thanks! Yes, there really is a lot that can be done in the book industry to promote books and ones self. The previous owner just wasn't well informed, and I think his passion had died some time ago. He was also in his 70's...And you can't expect someone in their 70's to go running around to book fairs. Imagine going to Krause with a 2004 stapled together badly printed CCGB and asking them if they'd like to produce it in the USA! You'd have no chance whatsoever. No one had heard of Rotographic that I spoke to, but now a few people have, and they all liked the look of the books very much. And I'll go to the London book fair and Frankfurt every year from now on. People will start to remember Rotographic and it will grow.