Rob

Rust spot? Or a piece fallen off the die? I doubt it was intentional.

There is no sign of the horizontal, so it could be an initial attempt at putting the 6 in upside down. To punch in a number would take a few blows, so if only one side of the numeral was entered and the error identified then corrected, it should be possible to see the above.

I always thought the POWs' trousers in the Great Escape were made in Yorkshire.

picture? a clue? preferably both coins.

What have you got?

For a minimal error such as A for V, not a lot. If you ever found an example with the words jumbled up, I suspect there would be quite a lot of interest. For what it's worth, CoE quotes 325 against 275 for a 1696 1st bust regular edge coin, no premium for a 1700 and 14% extra on a 1699. I also suspect the rarity will be no different to the existing documented types. The most likely reason it has not been identified previously being the relatively few specialists in any one field.

Aye. To keep his hand in his pocket..............

A comparison of the sublime with the ridiculous? I'm awfully jealous of the adjacent George Noble.

No, just a plethora of literature. I don't absorb it all, I just have a reasonable idea where to look.

" Pistrucci's engravings of George III's head on Jasper discs. I recognise the second one as being the sixpence or shilling, and the third one as being the 'bull head' halfcrown, but what's the first one? " A model for an 1816 pattern guinea or sovereign, struck by Thomas Wyon after Pistrucci. WR185 & 186 refer.

Not certain. The overall darkness suggest it is dipped/highly polished. There are no obvious signs of casting. There are a few nicks and a small flaw off the top of the G. I think I would want it in hand to make a decision.

Maundy (11mm diameter) or regular currency (30mm diameter)?

It's a few grains short which could be metal loss from corrosion, but the style is good. I can't make out if the shield rim is double lined, but assuming it is I would say it's ok. The lettering is even, the numerals are ok and the drapery agrees. There's nothing that screams counterfeit.

Without a picture it is difficult to say, but if missing the dots due to die fill, this is a normal progression through use and would be worth £2. If the die was blocked with grease giving a significant amout of missing legend and general weakness, add a quid or two for the error collector interest. If you desperately want to go on a voyage of delusion, call it £200.

Hence the value of provenance

Looks like a pin was soldered on the back to wear it as a brooch/badge

What a surprise. Presumably Chinese? And given the ease of acquisition, is the story legitimate? You would be amazed at the number of 1933 pennies passed down by grandad, unbeknown to the Royal Mint.

Yep, that's a wrong'un. Yet again, the rhetorical question. Why do people insist on buying something they are unsure about? Answer - the desire to pay less than market price for a good one. eBay has a shedload of 1902 crowns at any one time with better pictures. Better still, buy from a reputable dealer. People need to stop being greedy. If in doubt, leave it out.

me me me me me. Have a 50:50 chance to get my Lavrillier. And I got my money back on the lottery last Friday What could possibly go wrong?

If you try to upload a larger than 500kb file, I think it retains this 'on account' so to speak, so a smaller image just gets added to the initial figure. If there is a problem loading and you know the file is less than 500kb, exit the thread, come back in and try again. This should work.

Unfortunately it isn't that simple. For whatever reason, die life shortened to the point where it was hampering output in the second half of the 1840s. The figure of 30000ish per die typically had stood for more than a century, but was severely reduced for a while - see Linton's article on the 1848 halfcrowns in the BNJ. Once you get past 1850 the mint accounts are available. If only they went back a bit further.

Ebay ties itself in knots from time to time. Somebody bought an item from Spain, but it then blocked another from Sweden saying it required a permit international sales to proceed. No consistency. It's probably their continual tinkering that produces unexpected consequences.

I like 61s and 62s quite often. I have a very nice formerly slabbed 61 that was better than a 65 from a 'premium' collection.

I rest my case. I had one in change last year.

Put up a date run and it would be a novel way of displaying a collection. OK, I'll let you off the 1933, 1937, 1952 and 1954, but those aside you can get a full run at scrap.