davidrj

Gold is not affected by most chemicals, hence it keeps it's lustre over millenia Can be dissolved in Aqua Regia (50/50 concentrated hydrochloric and nitric acids) also soluble in mercury, which is one method of extraction from low yielding ores - mercury can then be boiled off David PS Please do not try either method at home!

You would be a real Hero Dave, if you could scan them all in and publish a PDF..... I wonder who owns the copyright?

Something different for penny / flat disc collectors David

Wow!

I knew I should have kept those cassette tapes for the BBC computer! David

I wouldn't worry too much about the pricing so an older version would be OK.For bullion all price guides are out of date. I have used the library in the past. Google will almost always give you an answer and Ebay a value (you may need to pop over to the country in question and brush up on coin languages)Ebay USA is also very useful. There are black market versions of Krause about on CD. Best place to look for French stuff is cgb.fr - €350 - 20 Fr 1814 A

Welcome, James David

As someone who buys but has never sold on Ebay, I think PayPal is brilliant. I have messed about with finding Euros & dollars to send by post to overseas vendors, but life's too short - all my searches now specify paypal only David

Very, very interesting. An absolute bargain for £85.00, I'd say. Can't see it being on sale for long. It does look like a narrow date, yes. It also looks genuine. Don't think it is an 1871, possibly an 1874 with the one repunched in the wrong position (mint worker forgot he was working on a mirror image)

Well played you ~ what condition are they in ? Both Crap I'm afraid 1879Ca 1879Cb nb Gouby only lists one date width for this type, but note different spacing between the 7 & 9

The problem with collecting is that you start off thinking it's a finite art ~ that you will collect a given series and then leave it at that (for a time at least). But the reality is very different. Once you start it's exceedingly difficult to stop, especially for those of us whose interest becomes all encompassing, verging on the obsessional !!! Even in any given series or date run, it's knowing the best time to call it a day in respect of that specific collection. Do you limit yourself to just dates, and then the odd upgrade. Or do you go beyond in the hope of obtaining every different listed type ? Do you content yourself with a mid grade rarer type, or do you practically re-mortgage your house in a bid (no pun intended) to get one of the few outstanding examples ? It is these philosphical points I frequently ponder in my quieter moments When I was collecting pennies, I had every date and major variety from 1797. What constituted a major variety was saomething I usually made up my mind on early on and stuck to. For example, I would always regard the 1874-79 wide/narrow dates as 'major' even if Spinks didn't list them as such and the portrait changes of 1874 and 1881 (far more noticeable in my view than 1926) too were major. On the other hand 1903 open 3, 1897 high tide and coins with sundry dots on just didn't seem to have enough different about them to make collecting worthwhile. There came a point where I tended to upgrade rather than add new varieties and once this became prohibitively expensive, I gave up and became a dealer! I pretty much agree on all counts. Certainly, the wide and narrow dates differences from 1874 to 79 absolutely hit you square in the eye, and are a must for collection IMO ~ although 1877nd seems a tall order, as it is R18, 6 to 15 known, apparently, and I believe one went for £6k last year, in F only. 1879nd is also difficult, obviously. I had originally intended to just collect the wide and narrow dates + H and non H from 1874, but the different portraits are also now nagging me. Like you, however, the 1903 open 3 is not an essential, nor is the 1897 high tide. Also, if I'm honest, the 1902 low tide and 1895 2mm seem a tad overrated as well. Just to whet the appetite:- Wow! I've got 2 1879 nd but never seen a 1877

link David

Looks like a ding to me

bizarre! David

I sent him a link to this thread, and it has now been withdrawn David

So we should all look out for a "narrow 3" 1903, representing the damaged normal 3 before the recut! David

This 1903 penny however is not definitely not an open 3 as described D

At least one will be out there somewhere, I would put money on it. It has happened with all other varieties (except for the obvious die number coins etc) and I am sure it will eventually happen with the 1903 open 3 so keep looking!!! this one just gone for £330!!!! Dread to think what one in decent grade would go for David

loved this link But even better than the story, look at the Indy's URL ###http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/food-and-drink/utter-PR-fiction-but-people-love-this-shit-so-fuck-it-lets-just-print-it-2269573.html### David

There was one in the Crocker Collection 1908 BMC 2214. F 164A. Dies 1*+C. Near Fine, buckled. Rare Sold For: £500 a very ugly coin too!

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Think it's Brabant (Spanish Netherlands) The IND doesn't refer to India, but the Indles ie the Americas David

Make that 1) Decent photos of both sides of the coin with zoom facility 2) Always have the option of delivery available when Mrs davidrj is out shopping David

Sounds good to me! An alternate theory I've had for some of these "1 working die only" varieties, is that they were made after the main run for domestic use, when a late application came in from one of the colonies, this could explain why some were rarer in UK circulation than may be expected David

Can I add the 1967 pennies with 1) Stalk in helmet 2) Tidal wave next to lighthouse Never seen a photo of either David