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I just noticed on the webpage that the British Royal Mint has moved to the U.S.: "For additional information about availability of the British Royal Mint's PCGS-certified coins, contact the British Royal Mint, 14101 Southcross Drive, Burnsville, MN 55337. Phone: (877) 564-6468." I used to live near Burnsville, and it is about the most un-British place you could hope to find. Even the jungles of Borneo, being properly ex-colonial, are more British than Burnsville, Minnesota. But now that the BRM has capitulated, I suppose it's not long till the Ammies take over Wales and send all the British coins for grading at PGCS.

I don't suppose Mandy Moore is on any of those trains and buses? If you were here in the US it would just be car and no social possibilities at all!

I think the germane question with Edward VIII was whether Mrs Simpson really wore the pants....

Chris, It might be good if you let us know what denominations and periods you are most looking for. Right now of course, with only 250 entries, you need pretty much everything, but periodic prods from you could help keep us lot motivated. Especially worth knowing about would be coins that have shown great volitility in recent years. Then we could go out and look for those. This would help especially with tracking on eBay.

Chris is lucky with that schedule. Here's mine: 4.00 am Birds start singing outside. 4.30 am Give up trying to get back to sleep as a bad job. 4.31 am Give myself a horror in the mirror. 5.00 am Start shuffling around the mounds of paper on my desk. 8 or 9 am, maybe 10 Break for breakfast an hour later Back at it some hour mid-afternoon Break for lunch 30 min later Back at it sometime between 6pm and 9pm Order in Chinese 11pm to 1am Make sure all the mounds of paper are back in their starting places for the next day.

And Sylvester, do you really look that good? Who is that in your icon?

Does Lady Jane Grey really count as a monarch?

Maybe it's just as well that Fred never became king....

Well, that's a point. But I feel that the banner anchors the page.

These are both pretty common. It really depends on the condition. A circulated example in really excellent condition would be worth about £5, but the coin would need to be really excellent for this, not just "looks pretty good to me!" The value of these coins probably lies more in their personal history for you.

No, the banner is excellent at the bottom. And I agree with Sylvester, lower case for the "ollectors oins".

This looks good... I would have a few suggestions to offer: 1. The C's still a bit smaller, and a softer font. "Great Britain" and "2005 Edition" each on one line. 2. The price smaller (in terms of point size; Chris, what about the final price?), in the upper right-hand corner. 3. I still like having the portraits of the coins uncovered. I like Sylvester's idea in principle about the watermark etc but am wondering if the cover is going to be getting cluttered. Of the pictures we've seen to date, I still like the one on his cover best.

I'm surprised to hear that, as the prices for the 6d's are much less than the 2/6's.

Yes, Latvia was independent until its absorption by the Big Red during the war. But Bob's are Soviet issues.

Yes, I've looked at the JasII a bit.... I had a JasII 2/6 in my hands for a while but gave it back because the toning was too bright and it was a bit pitted.... but I haven't seen a 6d from him at all.