Chris Perkins

Geoff, I know you're from the Wirral area and into music and medals, so I couldn't resist a little sterling silver medal at the recent London coin fair. It's 30mm in dia with a loop attached to the top. On the obverse it has 'WIRRAL MUSICAL FESTIVAL 1912'. On the reverse is a wreath around the edge with the centre blank for engraving. The reverse is hallmarked, as is the silver loop. A lovely little thing, and it's yours for £15 including postage.

Yes it is, I have lots like that. Many are pretty good quality and many are completely free from silver remains.

Have I missed much?

I've had a number of wreath crown listings ripped off by far easteners. I try to report them when I can, and they do get removed (although you never get a thankyou from ebay of course).

I read recently that there is a couple of these cars in the USA. When they were new they were not exported, but nowadays it is possible to get them road legal in America. Shipping is probably expensive...Why don't you fly over and drive it back across Russia/Alaska?

Isn't it amazing that when a novice has a coin of a certain date, that very often they assume it's the rarest and most valuable type by default. They look in a book, which is a good start of course, but they seem to completely ignore the lower values and lower grades! It's an interesting phonemenon (sp!) The doubling of the date numerals is quite common on coins of this era Mell.

If you have a rough idea of what you're doing, it can be practical, cheap and reliable to have an older car...But you need to be an enthusiast really, and of course it helps if you live in the country you keep the car!

Yes it is! I'd forgotten about that. It got all the way from Kent to Milton Keynes and back with the greatest of ease. I remember that was before the new coil so it ran pretty rough when properly warm at that time. I also visited a customer near Reading during the week I saw you. I'd be happy with £500 I suppose, just to get it out of the way so I have one less commitment.

When Triumph No.14 is gone, I'll be without a Triumph, for the first time in 10 years http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...AMESE%3AIT&rd=1

Are you on the left or the right Tom Goodheart? (although I've met you, so that joke doesn't relly make sense)

I don't think that's really Krasnaya_vityaz, so it looks like you're the only one!

Emperor Oli is now a Moderator in most areas. I'm away early June, so he can delete the odd spam thing when I'm unable to. It's not just for that reason though, Oli is a long standing member, has demonstated himself to be serious about all this, and hasn't spouted any right wing bollocks for quite a while now Congratulations E-Oli.

I don't think it's the kind of thing the Swiss mint would advertise! It's possible, but no-one will ever know for sure as the original Nazi gold has probably been melted and remelted by now.

It's a fake sovereign. Fake because 1890 is an impossible date for George V. It looks like it's some kind of brass alloy and it was probably made in China within the last 5 years.

It's saturday 10th June Juan. Same place as before.

Ok, Kuhli, give it a go. I generally find that the results aren't great behind plastic.

Ah yes, so it is. It's not really a major prob should they arrive here when I'm in the UK.

Go for it Geordie, that would be a huge help! Send them all airsure, properly insured, to reach me in Germany before the 5th June if you can....Or if not, I'll be in the UK and can give you a UK address. Oli...If the packaging is completely clear it might be possible. I can set a thing up on my camera to focus at a certain point, so that it will hopefully focus on the coin, not the plastic. I've not really tried it though, so perhaps a coupld of naked ones will come along.

I'm collaborating with Kuhli on a 'Check Your Change 2007 - Decimal Coinage' book and I need some coins to provide images in the book. I had all the types from Half Pence to 25p crown, but I need quite a few of the commemorative types. Kuhli also has a lot, but he's in the USA so it would probably be expensive to send them. So, can anyone provide me with any of the coins listed below by post? (I'll send them back registered with a cheque for your postage to me). At the time of writing I need 38 coins (Should be UNC at least, or even proof if you don't have the standard type): 1998 EU 50p 1998 NHS 50p 2003 Suffragette 50p (GEORDIE ON THE CASE) 2004 4 min mile 50p (GEORDIE ON THE CASE) 2005 Dictionary 50p (GEORDIE ON THE CASE) 1987 or 1992 £1 1988 £1 1994 or 1999 £1 1995 or 2000 £1 (FOUND ONE!) 2004 bridge £1 (GEORDIE ON THE CASE) 2005 bridge £1 (GEORDIE ON THE CASE) 1989 Claim of rights £2 1994 B of E £2 1995 Dove £2 (FOUND ONE!) 1995 UN £2 (FOUND ONE!) 1996 Football £2 1997 Standard £2 1999 Rugby £2 2001 Marconi £2 2002 Games Eng £2 Sco £2 NI £2 Wal £2 2003 DNA £2 2004 Train £2 (GEORDIE ON THE CASE) 2005 Fawkes £2 (GEORDIE ON THE CASE) 2005 St Pauls £2 (GEORDIE ON THE CASE) 1996 Flags £5 (GEORDIE ON THE CASE) 1998 Prince trust £5 (GEORDIE ON THE CASE) 1999 Diana £5 1999 Y2K £5 2000 Y2K £5 2000 Queen Mum £5 (GEORDIE ON THE CASE) 2001 Victoria £5 2002 Accession £5 (GEORDIE ON THE CASE) 2002 Queen Mum £5 (GEORDIE ON THE CASE) 2003 Jubilee £5 (GEORDIE ON THE CASE) 2004 Entente £5 (GEORDIE ON THE CASE) 2005 Nelson £5 (GEORDIE ON THE CASE) 2005 HMS Victory £5 (GEORDIE ON THE CASE) Can anyone help?

Easier to link just to the image: http://www.predecimal.com/forum/uploads/11..._141_2_1402.jpg (that works too)

Just leave them, they'll probably expire. This is your home Geordie, this is where you belong

The biggest is a cartwheel twopenny, the smaller is a cartwheel penny.

Everybody likes comical cows, especially with big wet noses.

Tell you what I have got that looks similar and is a lot cheaper... A so called "Elizabeth II Specimen Set' It's in a case, probably made in the 60's (unofficially) and contains one of each of the 8x 1962 coins. The coins are UNC but about half have not been toned very attractively by the case lining (the 6d is really nice). You could buy this and then find really BU 1962 coins to fill it. £5 to you, and it's worth that just for the case! You coming to the London coin fair?

That's a George I Farthing, c. 1720's. Most of the others are fathings too, but none are nice enough to be worth more than a pound or 2 each.