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I just end up keep recycling them in haha, I will probably call it quits after another couple though.

Congratulations jaggy!

Hi Steve, You can reduce the pic size see Pickris' comment below: I don't know about the coin myself but thought I would just help getting a picture up, would be nice to see

Oh and if you want any PM me which ones you need as I have a load from those runs that I might otherwise just put back into circulation.

Me too, I quite like it. Here's the link to it for anyone who's interested, they're £10: http://www.royalmint.com/shop/The_Last_Round_Pound_2016_United_Kingdom_1_pound_Brilliant_Uncirculated_Coin

Welcome Mark I have been collecting £2 coins as well, and only just recently in an active manner. As smoke mentioned one thing you can do, if you want a circulated Jane Austen £2 is go to the Bank and withdraw £X in £2 coins, then go through and see if you get one. This can be a long process though and of course the chances are slim you'll find one, but this is how I got 6 commemorative coins I needed in two trips. Hope this helps.

Yeah, they have been sky-rocketing haven't they.

I was thinking the same in terms of corrosion.

Hey Elaina, As it's magnetic it's unlikely to be Copper. I would say it's not of any particular interest and that something may have happened to the Nickel plating leaving the steel beneath to rust, but I wouldn't know for sure or how the plating would have come off.

Hey all This is a bit of a broad question but I was just wondering what people thought about eBay as a place to buy coins. Of course the majority of pictures (that I have seen) are blurry and lacking any detail, providing little chance to really get a good look, but some with 14-day return policies and good pictures seem less risky and sometimes a bargain (red herrings maybe ). I know that there are coin dealers and coin fairs etc but I was just curious to how often people use eBay as a source for coins and what they think about it. Look forward to hearing the responses, thanks in advance

Good idea azda, I will check around for the list you mentioned.

Nice coins @Matteo95 very interesting background, nice looking design!

Hi and welcome, I am also new so I will probably not be too helpful but in 2012 Royal mint changed 5 and 10p coins to nickel-plated steel, so it should be magnetic anyway: http://blog.royalmint.com/why-are-some-uk-coins-magnetic/ I can't help you with regards to the colouring, it's not rust is it? - I am not sure if they even can myself. Do you have a picture of it so we can see it? Hope this helps somewhat.

I definitely need to get more informed before going back to eBay myself as I believe some coins I previously bought on there were probably overpriced on reflection! I didn't know that about Sundays, I will avoid them like the plague in future, I appreciate the heads up. Luckily as I am only collecting £2 at the moment I don't have so much of an issue with having to be specific, but I can see that hitting me in the near future.

Just throwing it out there, probably unlikely. But do you reckon there's a chance the obverse/reverse die is on the underneath instead of above the blank for a few machines whereas it's normally the other way?

That all makes sense, I have already found myself getting a little carried away with the coins, but have slowed down now. @IanB Waiting on a couple of books to arrive then I can get down to some reading and hopefully maintain my interest whilst leaving my bank account relatively unscathed. @declan03 Sorry to hear about the 20p, that must've been a big disappointment, did you get your money back? I think I will leave eBay for now and just casually flick through without committing to anything when I have the time. Save up my money for the November London Coin Fair Thanks for the advice all! Much appreciated!

I saw earlier this week, but thought I would be a little overwhelmed as it's just the end of my first week actively collecting haha

Hi all! My name is Duncan and I have recently started getting a bit more serious about coin collecting. The last few years I have been passively picking up commemorative £2 coins in change and holding on to them (although I have some that aren't £2), after slowly growing I looked at them recently and have started getting a little more serious. I have just finished getting the 6 pre-1997 £2 coins and now I look to expand out the rest of the set. Eventually I will probably work my way down into pre-decimal coins, but I imagine way off in the future. Hoping to learn a lot here about, getting myself a few books on coins suggested by this site so I can build some base knowledge and start to climb the learning curve. Thanks for reading, hope to get to know you all soon. All the best, Duncan

To get rid of the verdigris? Thanks for the tip!! I will try it

Ah nice, do you have many of the 50ps then? I was thinking of attending the London Coin Fair in November, I was worried it would be all coins over £150 or so, is it a fair mix of coin price ranges then? Either way I wouldn't mind going just to have a look I haven't really lurked, feel like I should have haha

Thanks for all the welcoming everyone Doing a little here and there Stuntman, I got a 1901 Penny the other day so little by little for me. Will probably be a little more decisive once I read more. With regards to the commonwealth coins I only have one myself too, luckily the Ireland one (I think), but if you look on the left it is the coin I mentioned with verdigris

Thanks for the link bagerap! It'll stop me stumbling into bad dealers. On another note, I saw this the other day, extremely over priced, probably a joke, but at least it's the genuine coin: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Abolition-Of-The-Slave-Trade-1807-2007-Minting-Error-2-Sold-by-a-Black-Man-/192125196061?hash=item2cbb8dd71d:g:v1wAAOSw4A5YwUWr