Master Jmd

Ok then, i suppose i should start; Inscription; Obv: Victoria Dei Grattia, Rev: FID DEF IND IMP 1893 Alloy; Silver Description; The coin shows Victoria's older head, it is slightly bigger and thicker then a penny... (An easy one to start off )

sorry to intrude, but did the sovereign price ever go down from 240 predecimal pennies to 100 decimal pennies, or did it follow all other coinage and go to 120 decimal pennies?

Its been a while since i started the old 'Top 10 coins in your collection' topic, and i suspect that you have probably got a few better coins, or started to like or dislike some of your other coins...so this is the new 'Top 10 Coins in your Collection' topic... --------- Ok, heres mine: 1) 1935 Farthing BU - Not arrivd yet, but i love the picture on colins site. 2) 1938 Penny BU. 3) 1900 Penny Lusterous Unc. 4) 1875 H RF.G Farthing Lusterous EF - Unc. 5) 1953 2+B Farthing BU. 6) 1970 Proof Threepence - i have a mysterious lust for it 7) 1918 'Brightened' Farthing BU. 8) 1853/2 Farthing EF very little toning. 9) 1855 Penny VF - EF 10) 1944 Silver Threepence VF - EF

Yes, a sovereign would probably never be accepted for buying something...it is leagal tender, but you would never (well, i doubt you would ever) find someone spending it...do you still see crowns being spent in shops...but they are still legal tender

definately... William, i said december '63 - The Four Seasons, and the Four seasons were the first to perform it it was made some time around 1965 - 1979 (900th post )

What you have is probably a Half Penny or a Farthing, but we will need dimentions and the coin alloy (Copper, Silver etc...) to tell you more...

Ok, after listening through a few or my albums, i have decided my favourite 6 songs (in no particular order): You've lost that Lovin' Feelin' - The Righteous Brothers - (for some reason it reminds me of George V ) Roxanne - The Police We Will Rock You - Queen Bat out of Hell - Meat Loaf Without You - Nilsson December '63 - The Four Seasons

hmm, i still know that silver wasnt on 'cupro-nickel' coins from 1947...i am not stupid HPJ

sorry to say this, but shut up HPJ...bronze coins are called coppers, they are not copper...i am not going to waste time typing, or saying cupro-nickel every time i mention that i am crap at grading it! ...

read the quote above yours HPJ...i think that it is wierd too, but i am not really good at grading silver coins, but it does have full lustre with very little scratching...

i have the rarest in practicly mint condition, i thought that was what you had when you started this topic william...

no clue...anyone could go to tony clayton's site...

If were lucky then we may be the only ones in the world to own them

What should i buy? i have £40 left, and i would like to purchase one of the above, what would you say is best?

easy question... How long have you been collecting? i have been collecting for about 7 months, but i only really started to 'properly' collect about 3 months...

nope, but i will for christmas...hopefully

I meant that a cabinet shelf can hold more farthings than pennies

the royal mint's website says that 1,413,455,170 1992 10p's were minted, so that means that there are less then 141345 were minted...and that isnt too rare, but it is rare...

It sounds to me as if you are scared of the competition...i can collect what i want, when i want...also, i can far easily store farthings

Well, li'll wait a bit first

are they in good condition?...i have a practicly mint state one which i found in my change the other day...

Yep, as i have said before, i was starting to fancy farthings...but now i love them... Its like an affair really: Get married to Penny - Notice a really attractive person named Farthing - Fall in love with Farthing - Ring up for a divorce with Penny

I now have the following farthings on their way from colin cooke; 1935 BU - Very Rare 1950 BU 1951 BU 1952 BU 1953 1+A BU 1953 1+B BU - Rare ...i will cancel my order from chris, sorry ...the prooflike 1895 farthing can now be yours william

ok, thanks

on bronze victorian coinage, there is a lot of mention about berries, (5 berries/4 berries etc...) what are they?