Peckris

You just don't do irony, do you Rob Just to clarify : CCGB has this coin at £150 in UNC which seems about right. Spink, as so often, are ridiculously overstating the value. People are bidding up to that level at auction though, so I'm not sure that it is necessarily OTT. Whilst I agree Spink are overpriced on the lower grades, I'm not so sure they are for nice pieces. Two points. 1. People are bidding up to that level because Spink says that's what the coin is worth. I know. I've "been there, done that" and learned a few hard lessons. 2. BU 1887 JH silver is NOT uncommon. It's the easiest to find (arguably) until 1936. Ok, the florin down to sixpence are even easier, and so is the 1889 crown, but it's still not difficult, not in the slightest.

Annnnnnd here's the second hahaha. I'm not sure she's from 1877 though... Link And I just saw someone's bid on it You can't see the back of head - she might be wearing her hair in a bun! And how do you know she's not called Penny...?

Absolutely right there, Gary. I agree with your point, but then so does Nigel Farage. I would say... 1. If it hadn't been for Farage, who would actually have done anything? It's easy to criticise him, but who else was prepared to speak out? There was no evidence whatsoever that the 3 'mainstream' parties intended to tackle these problems at all and we were blindly following a route to greater European integration and an acceleration in the immigrant population. Of course immigration is a good thing, but it needs to be controlled and planned for. 2. The entrepreneur that starts a business is very rarely the right person to run it beyond a certain critical size. It's the same with Farage, and he actually recognises that (he's said similar things many times). Whether UKIP get their act together as a credible party of coalition government, or whether another party (the Conservatives) modify their position sufficiently to garner the UKIP vote, we shall have to see? You have to ask yourself, WHY do the mainstream parties - in or out of power - become so reluctant to move the UK out of the EU? Could it be that they are educated by whoever it may concern, what would actually happen if we did? I think that businesses recognise the folly of not being part of their biggest market, and though this probably doesn't apply to small entrepreneurs, the major driving force behind our economy is the medium-to-large enterprises. Of course, when that was the banks, it's easy to say "Just look at the mess THEY got us into" and I'd agree. But there's a lot more to the economy than big banks, and it does seem that big business vote with their feet and lobby frantically to make sure we don't leave the biggest market place. Having said that, I repeat what everybody knows - the EU needs urgent reform, and there's no better place to do that, than from within. If we left, we would have no voice left. As for immigration, yes it may need to be curbed, but let's look at the wider net migration figures, which throw a different light on the matter. We are obliged to allow free migration of EU workers, but there's nothing to prevent UK Governments from doing what they're now doing, which is to curb benefits from those are not here to actively take up work. But I don't believe that's the root of the problem anyway - we have the meanest benefits system possibly in the whole of Europe, adjusted for per capita cost-of-living indices. I can't see more than a trickle coming here to abuse the benefits system, unless of course you believe what you read in our completely unbiased, honest, truthful, free press.

Yes, no problem, but be aware that the forum is divided into various areas of interest - e.g. British coins, Ancients, Foreign etc. So you could have a look first at the forum's main index page which lists all the different sub-forums. We have another woman here - Debbie - who collects love tokens and other engraved items. We're too biased towards male members so another woman collector is welcome! (You might find we take you a bit more seriously if you pick an avatar that is a coin or humorous or else a true likeness! The image you chose is almost identical to a Romanian gold digger who posted here once, "looking for luuuurv" i.e. a rich Western European with loadsamoney lol )

You just don't do irony, do you Rob Just to clarify : CCGB has this coin at £150 in UNC which seems about right. Spink, as so often, are ridiculously overstating the value.

I've got several of the little b*ggers but do you think I could put my hands on them? Not a hope.

Absolutely right there, Gary.

It's the proof, right? Strange thing is, it doesn't LOOK like the proof. I do have the ultra-common currency strike in that condition, which I rate somewhere between £100 - £150, so it MUST be a cheap proof, right? (Mine cost a shade under £38 in 1999, and it obviously hasn't gone up by £300 in 15 years, or nearly 1000%...) It's the proof, right? Even though it doesn't look anything like a proof.

I hate the 'gravy train' as much as you do Rob, but do we know how much it is as a fraction of Europe's economy, supposedly now the largest in the world? A tiny tiny bit of 1% I'd say, not that that is a reason to not reform it. If UKIP - now being the biggest British party in the Euro Parliament - turn their attention to reform rather than the 'knee jerk' reaction of "let's get out NOW", they could actually see a lot of what they complain about knocked on the head.

Let me know when you find the 1889 set ... and ask the seller if he has any more?

Your ad doesn't say if the included software is Windoze only, or if there is Mac/Linux version too.

Two things that scream loud to me. 1. Europe badly needs reforming - many of the charges laid at the door of Brussels aren't entirely fabricated by the sub-editors at The Sun, The Torygraph, or The Dail Fail. It has to be done, and the sooner Brussels wakes up to that fact, the better. 2. UK has to stay in Europe. It's as simple as that.

Yes, true. George's ear and the highest points of his beard are the best determiners of wear, as reverse weakness - especially to lion faces - doesn't really mean a thing. (Except that a good reverse strike will add a slight premium to book value).

Yes, I was going to add that the £500 limit is only for the basic SD price. I think even doubling it to £1000 is only about 50p or £1 extra? (Or was.)

I think this needs qualifying, with respect. It's good advice for post-1911 (excluding rarities of course), but Edward VII has always been a very difficult reign in the highest grades. In fact, much - the majority? - of Queen Vic is easier than Edward. Certainly, if you exclude the key dates in any given denomination.

I agree with much of what you said, but not this bit. The UK consisted of two countries (England and Scotland), one province (N Ireland), and one Principality (Wales). In theory, equal partners, but in practice not. Northern Ireland would never seek independence, and Wales would never be permitted to, or in practice want to, given the lack of any real size or economic clout. I think the secession of Yorkshire would cause Westminster more concern to be honest.

Do you have any pictures?

Sorry, but this is one occasion I have to agree with Dan Brown, there's NO WAY that's a bloke! Mary Magdalene is my favourite suggestion.

No, jewellery isn't, but coins are only exempt if they are classed as "money" which numismatic items aren't. If you only got stamps, you were robbed - Special Delivery definitely covers numismatics. You should have stood your ground.

You know I did think it was his wife at first, 'tache and all. If not his wife, then who is she?

You shouldn't have difficulty completing a 60s BU collection. The 50s will be much harder, especially for many Elizabeth II CuNi dates, but the 1940s - apart from rarities - will be easier. So will 1936 - 1939 inclusive though you have to pay for 1938 silver. Before 1935 it does get progressively harder, but some things are still reasonably priced : - silver dated 1915, 1916, 1918 - 1902 (all denominations) - 1901 (ditto) - 1887 silver - 1890s bronze It would be fair to say that with few exceptions, anything post-1816 that has been plentiful in the past has not ceased to be available. It's high grade rarities where the trouble has always been, and it certainly isn't getting any easier.

Not so. That only applies to legal tender items. If it's of "numismatic interest" those rules don't apply.

10 minutes to go - I suspect it will take off any moment ... now!

Hi Azda, Would like to see that coin. Any idea of the thread name? Regards Mark I have an uneasy feeling - perhaps Dave will confirm? - that it was 'Coin Aquisition [sic] of the Week'. Good luck trying to find it in there...

That's a fine moustache. Very impressive. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Her husband's isn't too bad either.