Sylvester

That is the sign of a sick mind

Queen Joanna? But my friends call me Jo.

I knew James II had some issues but i didn't think an operation was required; http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...3948043537&rd=1

I kinda like all three but all for totally different reasons. The Edward I penny was the first hammered coin i ever got. The Henry III i just like the look of it. As for John, well i've just given this one away to a friend (i have a better example now, so the old one was surplus), anyhow i liked that cos the moneyor was a guy Simon of Canterbury. Of all things, i thought ha i knew i'd get my name on a coin one day!

Edward I penny

King Henry III Long Cross penny

Some of my medieval coins; King John penny

Another one in it for the history, i'm in the medieval period myself!

Sorry for the delay in reply. Looks like an error to me, probably a die engraver getting ahead of himself, or losing concentration. I should think coins of this period are susceptible to errors. I know alot of Edward I pennies are littered with errors like two A's or something similar, same with groats. Dunno it might fetch a bit more, but hammered is such a varied field that these kinda things can turn up in all shapes, sizes and forms. I'll have a look in one of my books later to see if i can find any specific references.

Oh nice to see that again!

Nope... none yet. I suspect we'll soon be tripping over the damn things. I'd still rather have an '88. (Another '88!)

I think we should just go back to the Victorian shield reverse. Or something gothic. You know like a relief of the Houses of Parliament, plenty of spikes and gargoyles and other such niceties. Pity they don't build buildings like that any more, i also like the classical style architecture of the late 18th century with the columns and stuff...

I still advise to hold. The coin market is slowing down and the bottom will drop out of it shortly. If what i read on RCC is correct, gold is static, the paper assets are going down. (which makes it look like gold's going up...) Personally i hold onto the coins... for a while.

It's probably a good thing to do, if we ever go over to the euro any time soon for instance then that might alter things. Cos they might stop minting sovereigns. Nothing in the future is certain, the price may drop further, but it'll go up again eventually because that's what gold and silver do, rise, fall, rise, fall. A few months back gold had risen in price, it's falling now.

Mel and Kim... which one was it that died, was it Kim? I like the Wizzard one over the Slade one. The Wizzard one is much better.

One good thing is they are in good condition, still in their cases, still have the certificate and everything. That's good.

Two reasons for a drop; Firstly did you buy them from the mint? If so then the mint charges prices that are higher than those of the secondary market. Although at the time the secondary market would have been closer to the mints price. Cos when sets are new they are all the rage, kinda like new cars. 15 years or so down the line how much would you pay for a 1988 car now? Second reason; the gold prices have dropped since the 1980s, the 1980s were a period when gold was a hot comodity, in the early 80s it was something like $800 per ounce, now it's more like $380 per ounce. Thus as the gold has dropped to a low the bullion value has dropped. It'll probably go up again sometime in the next ten years, but it'll come down again.

Fairytale of New York!! You and me both...

True, ha ho good erm job i didn't mention that other thing then... ah oops...

Well well well, hiya Comicdebris, i didn't know you were here too!

Lets say he's got more than me. Mine's about an inch long at most.

I've held my tongue so far about that, lets just say my comments have been censored.

i do it all the time...

You know i'm sure it would have been easier to add up all the pennies before and after do the calculation like that and then redistribute it all back into £sd format. So £10/10/- = 360d £1/3/6, 1/4d = 240 + 36 + 6, 1/4d = 282,1/4d 360d-282, 1/4d = a hell of alot less (77, 3/4d) 77, 3/4d = 12X6=72 so 6/- 5 3/4 pence is left over. And thus 6s. 5, 3/4d

6s. 5 3/4d in largest denoms available. Now the 5/- did not really circulate so you could have got one of those but two halfcrowns are more likely; Thus; 2/6 x 2 1/- x 1 3d x 1 1d x 1 1/2d x 1 and a farthing.