Peter

Has it been polished? If you could put a couple of pictures up of the best bun pennies(pre 1895)we can confirm the condition. Ebay is always a good place to sell or maybe a carboot.I won't right them off completely until the condition is known. The pre 1920 silver is sterling (92.5% pure) and pre 1947 silver is 50% pure.Both sell well on Ebay.

It depends on condition.If the coins are circulated not very much.The silver would be worth about £5 to £7 and the copper or brass maybe £10

The credit farce had to stop. Cars only £99 a month they said....Joe public said oooh thats cheap. 28% apr I said on a product that devalues at 50%+ over the 1st two years. Joe public said my neighbours got one so I must have one etc etc etc. I was walking through Town over the weekend and Mrs Peter and I discussed who won't be here in 6 months time & I wonder which credit / extended warrenty outfit will go pop after the Xmas rush (Comet being bought for £2...they got in early). Come the riots when Tracey can't afford to have those glorious wings tatooed above her butt and her boobs pumped full of plastic so she can attract Steve in Magaluf where they have borrowed at 25% to get there.You will be glad you have your coins stashed away.

You either like it or you don't...if you like it the chances are others will too. Rob's example of different grades is a "fine" (excuse the pun) example where people obviously like it. Looking at the 1st Edward 1 longcross 1d's...basically they were awful.It took me an age to get a reasonable Bury strike that I could live with.Would it be fair or VF for issue?

Just check your pound coins given in change

Charing Cross market on a Saturday is worth a look....coins,medals and stamps.

You need to get a couple of books, William. 1) Collectors Coins GB, about £7 by our glorious leader, Chris Perkins 2) Grading British Coins, £13 by one of our favourite forum members, Derek Allen both available here, probably the best £20 you could spend. Same price as fish and chips for 4. You'll be glad you did! I think I've already mentioned this....maybe it will now sink in.

I have noted any "foreign" dealer who use's Krause to value his UK stock is often ripe for picking...I've just chanced upon a EU dealer who does this and I'm warning Mrs Peter that I intend to fill my boots up next week...my list is over 15 coins and I've only done up to 1/2d's

I've just had a peek at today's paper and the RM have taken a 2/3 page advert touting a 6d from circulation 1920-1946 for the bargain price of £19.99 plus £2.95 p&p and even better no p&p if ordered on line. They should be ashamed

It is of no suprise that US interest was strong at the start of the 20C as they had little more than 100 years of their own coinage. Today interest runs even deeper down to price and availability. Lets not be greedy we have enough to go around and as long as coins are not purchased to be polished and mounted to become jewellery I have no problem....indeed I have purchased several coins which have been entombed in plastic by US TPG's....but thats another story.

I would have thought that with PCGS and NGC moving into Europe that CGS would be less strict to attract more custom, not the other way round But that 1934 Wreath crown is definately not GF, seriously, i don't think i'd ever submit a coin to CGS if thats how harsh they are. This is certainly a VF, any fool can see that. CGS coins and NGC/PCGS coins are regarded highly for their harshness and rightly so reflects in their values compared to other TPG's if CGS had been weak they wouldn't of even got off the starting blocks.Over the years I've picked up on how I rate dealers grading(especially before the internet)I've got to a point where one's GEF is as good as anothers UNC.There is a certain long time dealer (near the front of coin news)who overgrades by at least 1 point....BU Gem and all that waffle.I bought another gf+ 1694 1/2d but it turned out to be poor/nearly fair...went straight back and haven't used since.

I think the grade may be a typo.Although Londoncoins/CGS are harsh on grading (as they had to be)with competion from ngc/pcgs etc moving strongly into Europe.I just bought 3 bun farthings (2 ngcms64's & a 65)...unc in anyones terms and spot on in my opinion.I would buy a lesser grade cgs say au78 and I'm sure there wouldn't be a lot of difference.

Unfortunatly this negates toy money it would seem.Google gives references to other coin forum conversations and even the Fitzpatrick musuem.

If you google Lauer toy money the big wide web should suffice your needs.

I collect for me...is that wrong? I love a bargain like anyone else but who will give me £90 for nvf 2 pronged 1840 1/4d when Spink don't acknowledge it.I get my pleasure from a rummage at the Midland coin fair...a look at my collection(of which I try to improve)and my reference books and internet.I would love a 150k coin but would have to put it under my pillow.I'm content with my dog at my feet.A steak and glass of red on a Saturday and a browse of the internet.My hobby isn't expensive and when I go up in flames I will leave a few trays with references that only a few will understand.

From the 8 bidders for the shilling down to the 1882h 1d I think there is a vast vat of just plain dumbness.I got negative feedback for picturing and describing a photoframe...and yes I sized it and it was in my daughters hand...what more can you do.Just accept there are so many fools out there to keep you rich....anyone want a loan....only 2,675%apr....ok and I want to buy your gold and sell you diamond brite for your car.

What I can't understand is if you wanted to buy drugs you would prefer a discreet proffessional advert not something thats plastered all over a forum...I for one will take my business elsewhere.

Thing is, whoever is ultimately responsible for all this spam, really can't have a lot of intelligence. As a form of advertising it is 100% useless. The only effect it has on nearly all sites, is to irritate both the owners and users, who, by definition, will have absolutely no interest whatsoever in what s being offered ~ and even that pre-supposes they can understand the garbage that forms the advert. My wife who has A levels phoned me at work to tell me we had won a holiday to Florida..on the way home I bought a 5lb cod and slapped her in the chops. There must be a tiny % of idiots who respond to whatever it is. And maybe the profits wrung from that moronity make it all worth it? Moronity would indeed be the collective noun to describe anyone willing to send money to Russia/Kazakhstan/Uzbekistan/Turkmenistan, or wherever this cyber rubbish emanates, on the vague hope that the junk they were ordering might actually turn up. Almost like sending £1000 to certain gentlemen in Nigeria, on the promise of £1,000,000 being paid back to you as a winner. One I received actually referred to their "London Office" and gave an address. When I google Earthed, it turned out to be a disused petrol station in Hendon !!!

Who needs Viagra when Mrs Peter wears her tight t shirt with 1771 farthings on her thrupenny bits I would also recommend a good bottle of red,comfy sofa and liberal lashings of grovelling. I think I over done it on the red...and the comfy sofa worked...ooops

Who needs Viagra when Mrs Peter wears her tight t shirt with 1771 farthings on her thrupenny bits I would also recommend a good bottle of red,comfy sofa and liberal lashings of grovelling.

I see Hen.co.uk has a lot of teeth for sale. I managed to get a few George 1 1/4d's for a fraction of their worth..(Spink can fry themselves on pricing). I recall a well known dealer selling a 1771 at Spink prices...24 hrs and he could of sold it 50 times....I was nr 43 or so.

Super Job SEUK. Keep them coming.

I enjoy the pursuit of collecting.Coins fit the bill nicely having art,beauty,history and lets not deny intrinsic value. I have no qualms in buying coins for my collection although I have slowed up and take more time (saying that I've just ordered 3 farthings from the internet). I'm quite happy to tick along. Museums...there is a subject.Apparently my local museum has a large quantity of coins in storage.I enquired whether these were available for purchase.NO. Some of the coins they do have on display are incorrectly attributed....they need liberating.I have a re occuring dream of the glass being open as I fill my boots up.Have I the potential to be a common thief or the saviour of works of art?

I've got a similar one going on Ebay in the near future.It should make £20+ The price rockets for anything EF+

Hi Rob, is it the electric is on a low rate at 2 in the morning? or is it you just cannot sleep? I discipline myself to turn in at 2. Left to my own devices I would keep going all night, maybe go to bed when the sun comes up and in which case wake up at the crack of lunch. I would happily become an owl.The peace and quiet you can't buy.