Sylvester

I've studied far too much medieval history, i've got it on the brain! Medieval coins attract me like a peice of iron to a magnet... Especially the older stuff from the 800s-1200s.

see here... http://www.coinpeople.com/forums/album_pag...php?pic_id=1785 (i can't directly place pictures on here cos i'm doing it from a closed website)

i like his 1853 proof, and i'm envious at the amount of tin he'd got. James II tin coins, i dunno what it is but James II coins always appeal to me, not always as attractive as Charles ones, but i think i'm a Jacobite. No seriously these kings such as AEthelred II, Stephen, John, Richard II, Henry VII, Queen Mary I, James II, William IV always appeal to me, i think in many cases it's either because they were notorious monarchs, or under appreciated forgotton monarchs. (or even very bad ones) People like Richard I, Edward I, Henry V, Henry VIII, Elizabeth I, Charles I and Victoria, just don't appeal in the same way, too famous for my liking.

Will do, i'll chuck the cleaned 1902 florin in too then, and the 1882H penny, and the 1932 penny. I'm finally clearing out my post 1816 collection. Only a select handful will remain with me, 1) that Gothic florin i bought from Chris, 2) the 1839 shilling in AVF, 3) the 1837 Shilling in VF (Which is my fave coin of the post 1816 stuff), 4) the good bun farthing, 5) a FAIR 1807 penny and 6) a graffitied Geo IV penny in VGish... i like the pipe he's smoking! And sixpences (all EF or BU for those after 1920) 1816-7, 1825-6, 1834 (currently buying), 1887 (both variants), 1900, 1909, 1919, 1926ME, 1934, 1936-9, 1940 (currently buying), 1942-50, 1953-60, 1962, 1964-67, 1970. Can't tell where my interest lies can you? And i'm gonna upload a picture of that tin farthing on coinpeople, and put a link up to it here. But it's an 1684 Charles II one, not fantastic, oh the detail on the portrait and on Britannia is very very good for the issue, but the edges of the coin have some extensive tin corrosion, thus the legend is missing in places, and the date. You know what they say about modern coins [to me post 1663] with no date! (they're only worth the metal they are minted on... tin's a bit different though) (But it's definately 1684, as the 1685 varient is extremely rare, and thanks to Colin Cooke on his forum, it appears most likely to be a 1684. That man knows his farthings!)

i always wanted a tin coin!!! Only one of them is tin though, the other two are bun farthings, one nice one, one average one. (I'll be selling the average one, do you want that too Chris?) I'll get a link up for the tin one eventually!

I had my first two fillings in January, aged 19 of all things. It's my own fault, last time i eat a bag of eclairs... they are rock hard and i cracked not one but two teeth, at different sides. Infact the filling is playing up... and i really need to get it seen to. Other than that i've had no real problems, only had about 5 baby teeth yanked because they refused to shift. No sign of the wisdoms yet. By the way i was born in July. Oh and Oli you have the same birthday as my dear departed grandfather.

Whilst we are on this facing thing. You also realise that Charles II to William and Mary also had the base metal portraits facing the opposite way to their precous metal coinage portraits. Just compare some Charles II coins to see that. Whilst we are on about farthings i'm wondering whether i should drop my farthing (one of only three in my collection) into this discussion?

That Edward VII one looks pretty good. (next to the Charles one)

it came in a bag of junk silver from ebay, most were alright, a few had been dipped and had etchy surfaces, a small handfull looked like this one. The one above was the third worst, i gave the other two away in a trade. I still have the one pictured, and two that are 3 quarters of the way there.

Hey i'm the proud owner of that beast.

Of all the coins i've had the pleasure of having owned (or nearly owning, had cash about to buy, but didn't get round to it cos something else caught my eye before i handed it over) i must admit i've never had a cartwheel twopence.

i'm tempted to add something to this thread...

Cortina

i don't, i call Britain; England, Scotland and Wales... the rest are islands of the UK, that includes Lundy.

i've checked that site out already, it was my first port of call! I'm a purist i'm afraid, if it ain't on the main land then it ain't British. (that goes for Ireland too).

did i mention it was UNC?

I'm thing of selling the example i have, i am led to believe like most Jersey coins it has a low mintage. But does anyone know how many were struck? Also what's it's catalogue value? (i don't want to over price or underprice it)

that's how i say it.

I mean't the fact that Switzerland has kept the hell out of the EU/euro.

i always spell that word wrong...

i'm beginning to wish we were a little more like Switzerland.

i've seen that too!

Oh god yeah! I showed the whole 2003 set to my Mum and she actually liked it - untrained eyes, I tell ya! it's only because they haven't seen all the good stuff out there... once someone's seen a gothic crown that's pretty much destroyed every other crown in existence's chance of being considered the best.

you'll have your suit ready, ah now we're getting to the bottom of it, i'll put in a good word for you!

Tell that to the Maria Theresa collectors! Seriously though i dunno, hadn't thought about it but i should imagine it will be updated, just like the US flag everytime a new state gets added. Could create some interesting errors that could if someone can't count.