Gary

Currently 206 pennies in my collection 1797-1970 so you could say I too belong in the category "Penny Collector" However Halfpennies and Halfcrowns do make up another large portion of my collection. All denominations are represented but I do have a gap for a Half Sovereign and a Three shilling Token.....

:D quite true......

doesnt time fly when your having fun . Nice one Tom. My ten is up next year Aug, so a while to go yet.......

Good advice given above but I think a bit too advanced. You say that you have been busy buying coins from the 60's, a good place to start, but certainly nothing to start worring about insurance, bank vaults and the likes of. First of, coins are made of metal. All metals react to the enviroment to some degree, depending on the type of metal that is used. Gold is pretty much inert but the base metals such as copper or zinc can have violent reactions to the wrong enviroment rendering them worthless. So the first rule of storage is a stable enviroment, low humidity and not too much swing in the ambient temperature. That rules out the attic I would say, unless of cause its well insulated and heated. 2x2 Flips have been mentioned above and these are good as they can be stored in purpose made albums and boxes and the coin can be viewed without touching it. There are two types of these, one is stapeled together and the other is self adhesive. Both have thier advantages and disadvantages. The stapeled sort are not 100% sealed but the coin can be removed and replaced without damaging the it. The self-adhesive type is 100% sealed but has to be cut open to remove the coin rendering it usless afterwards. Another alternative is the coin capsule, I dont think that has been mentioned above. These come in all sizes and can be obtained relatively cheaply. They can be stored in a coin cabinet or small easily portable suitcase with purpose made trays. Chris, the owner of this site does a pretty good deal on the Lindner range, one of the leading manufactures, so have a look there to get an idea. But when it boils down to it, its just a matter of personal preference taking into account that nearly all coins will suffer in a bad enviroment!

you were not the only one

cant be right its got the scottish lion on it.............. Horrible design by the way!

less than 200 to go...............

As Chris said we on the continent can transfer money to any country within the EU free of charge using IBAN etc. This is just the english banks sucking money from your pockets. £25 charge for a purely computerised transaction thats daylight robbery!

if that is the real colour. light grey, then I would say no, looks good to me. I would hazard a guess and say that the actual coin is darker than in the pic due to the flash!

if you spend hours looking through a tin of coins then I would say the bug has bitten! Welcome to the Forums Tom

The chances of it being 1834 are slim! The vast majority of 1834 pennies have the lower serifs of the N's in Britanniar missing, this one has not. As we know 1837's are quite scarce and the one reported 1835 is missing so I will go for 1831......

Not a florin expert but that looks to be a worn Die. Probably the early stages of the 'r' variety. The Die has not yet completely blocked to form the 'r'. Would that qualify for the 'r' variety? probably not in my opinion but lets see what the others make of it

Glad to be of assistance

Did I not read somewhere that there is only 1 known example of this coin? Go on shoot me down

Chris, I found them on the Royal Mint Blog at this address but it deals purely with the Kew Garden 50p only. http://blog.royalmint.com/keeping-an-eye-out-for-the-kew-gardens-50p/

A quick update. Apparently the mintage figure for the Kew Garden 50p is just 210 000 for circulation. There are was also another 234 696 produced for the BU Sets etc which gives a total amount of 444 696. As this information is in the public domain it is likely that nearly all these coins will survive in good condition as every tom dick and harry is out there looking for them! This is comparable to the 1950 Penny of which there were only 240 000 coins minted again nearly all survive in high grade and have a value of between £18 in EF and £50 in Unc condition. I suspect that once the hyp has died down then the value of the Kew Gardens 50p will settle at around the same value or less than for the 1950 Penny...... All these figure do not include Proof issues of which there are 34 438 50p and 17 513 1950 1d.

Hello fletch and welcome to the Forum. A quick search of completed listings on ebay produced the following, 1988 £1 sell for a £2 - £7.50 depending on its condition. Realistically I would say double its Face value. 2012 Circulated Olympic Set £24-£37 1987 Falklands £1 although low mintage will have little value due to the demand for this coin, may be corrected on that Kew Gardens 50p...... this one shocked me! From circulation it seems to sell for around £40 give or take a few pounds. Sorry but I could not be bothered to look up all the other 50p's As for your question about a casual collection of older coins it all depends on your budget. Most people start of with the Bronze coins with the most popular being the Penny followed by the Farthing and then the Halfpenny. Before you start you will need info. A good buy is Collectors Coins 2014 which is easily available on the Net. Will not cost you a fortune. If you can get hold of an older version it will also include Decimals!

Hello Rob and welcome to the Forum. Proof coins should, when bought direct from the Mint, be perfect and I would advise sending them back. A red/brown mark would imply that the coin has been in contact with moisture and if there is moisture within the slab then the rest of the coins will soon be Toning as well!

Had forgotten I had ordered one until I found it in the post yesterday! Sorry Chris but I think I have found another bugger. Will PM you.

and from me, hope you all have a good Christmas and an even better New Year. All the best.

could not wait, have ordered.

how about delivery to Europe (Germany) Chris same as world?

I have not seen this one before and I presume it has been discussed before but is that rust I see there!

Nice coin Bob. Is it just my eyes or does that lighthouse look more like the leaning tower of Pisa!

Not all Obv 6 have the Die flaw but it is rare that you find one without it, even Accumulators Proof penny has it! I think this is one of the first that I have seen.