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here is the reverse

I've maybe seen that before, but what a gem! Is that yours Derek? No, it was sold on e-bay a few years back, I did bid for it but unsurprisingly it went out of reach. Another one which got away was a 1940 penny re-cut with a swastika instead of the union jack. Someone with a time viewer that could look 70 years ahead. I believe the swastika was a good luck symbol before it was adopted by the Nazis. I seem to remember it being used by the National Savings Bank pre war. I have a worcester salt token with a swastika for good luck

Here is one of my favourites, George 5th 3d, not etched but flattened and painted. Such a pity it has chipped at 10 o'clock.

I got the Groats all together from a friend. I dont collect them as such, just keep them as pieces of interest along with tokens etc. Here are others Vic old head 6d Ed 7th 3d Vic jubilee 3d Ed 7th 3d with a jewel Vic young 1/2d Geo 6th brass 3d Vic young headFarthing with mount Vic young 3d It would be nice if they dated them.The workmanship on some of them really is excellent.

here are 11 groats I have which have various etchings, every one has been etched on the obverse.

There is a 1964 2nd edition of Peck on Ebay just now if your interested Item number 220936506502

I'd agree it looks like it was a defective blank was used before it was struck. All of them have JEB, 99% have the JEB 'below' the bust and there is a rare variety with the JEB 'on' the bust.

When you say 620 were JH, how many of these were shield reverse? did any of the JH Shield rev have the A in Victoria over a much higher A? I have come across this overstike just twice. Also do you know of any die varieties of the JEB on truncation type or was it a sole pairing of dies? 418. I would like to talk to you. 07967505509 Thank you, very interesting stats. That is a lot of 1887s to look through! Yeah sure thing, when is the best time(s) to call?

When you say 620 were JH, how many of these were shield reverse? did any of the JH Shield rev have the A in Victoria over a much higher A? I have come across this overstike just twice. Also do you know of any die varieties of the JEB on truncation type or was it a sole pairing of dies?

The 1985 to 1991 have small heads and 1993 to 1997 are large heads, so comparing them should be easy enough. The 1992 specimen set I have contains a small head and the 1992 circulation coin I have is a large head.

Here is a 2009 20p with extra metal flaws, or maybe Her Maj just couldn't be bothered wiping her nose or bursting the pluke for this portrait??

Not seen an 1826, only an 1825 for which the R7 rating in ESC is silly on this score as I've seen more than half a dozen of the 1 or 2 known. Could be an error, but bearing in mind that the last digit was may have been entered at a later stage, it is possible that unfinished 182 dies with a Roman I were produced. Thanks Rob, I have kept it penciled in as a 'possibly exists' variety. I agree the 1825 is less rare as the books state. I was the underbidder on the first one I encountered and was pretty p'd when I lost out, but I bought the next one I seen and have seen a few more since.

Another reason that the 1927 3d and 2/- might be more popular could be because of the collectors who housed their collections in Whitman folders. The folders do have a slot for these denominations, but the 6d and 2/6 only had 1 slot for 1927, which would probably have been easier and cheaper to fill with the circulation issues.

Paddy says 'hey Murphy, how come scuba divers always fall off the boat backwards?' Murphy replies 'Paddy you thick twat, if they fell forwards, they' still be on the fooking boat!'

only the basic listing fee is free which includes 1 photo. All other additional photos are 12p each and other extras like enlarged photos still incur fees too.

I think C over inverted or rotated C. The Os are more oval rather than round.

hi, I've had this coin/medal/replica ?? for quite a while now and have struggled to give it any sort of i.d. Any help would be much appreciated, it is silver and approx 27-28mm diameter, I think its greek writing.

I would agree on F73. Gouby N. obverse K half rose and ribbons apart, rev j small date with H

Hi Peck, thank you very much for the info, I have now found out most of the info. I googled kasilissas and it suggested basilissas which then put me in the right direction. it is a Greek Sicily, Syracuse, Queen Philistis 16 Litrae. Diademed, veiled head left/ BASILISSAS FILISTIDOS, Nike driving quadriga right. Philistis was the wife of Hieron II 274-216 BC. The only info I havent found is the H on obv but I will continue to search about.

here is the reverse Thanks

I started collecting around 15 years ago all denominations 1900 to date(except gold - too expensive and except maundy - they have never interested me) by date run. I was 17 when I started and money was very limited and many of the scarce coins such as 1905 silvers were out of the question. I then got a job and soon filled the gaps except for the wreath Crowns. I took a break for a few years and when I started again, decided on collecting the varieties for the 1900s to date. Once this was at another road block, pretty much just needing the expensive and virtually unobtainable coins, I moved into the 1800s. Again I started with date runs then moved onto varieties. I then started on the minor-varieties and once I obtained most of these I started on Victorian die numbers, the die numbers is what I am concentrating on at the moment. I have a few sideline collections/accumulations, forgeries, errors, modified e.g. love tokens/trench art pieces, silver Britannias and a few Roman coins. I've often thought of selling off some and concentrating on finishing a specific type or denomination (I only have 3 wreath crowns and would love to have a full run), but can never decide what to keep and what to let go. So as it stands 1800 to date including all minor/micro varieties, its something I know will never be complete but it does mean there is always something there to buy and add to the collection.

1827 Penny ?? Ebay item 150664160337 looks like a Farthing to me, or he could have very large fingers?

I got most of the translation, not much help. I don't have a Batty book but he seems to have referred to possibly this coin (extract taken from an e-book with no pics ) 4175^ O.—Laureate Bust to right, "Georg.II D.G.M.Bri.F.E.T.H.R." R.—^The Royal Arms crowned. On a Garter,"Honi Soit Qiv Maly Pense."On a Ribandbelow, "Diev et Mon Droit:"At the bottom,"RE(I.A.V)PF." Brass. I dont know anyone with a copy of Batty, possibly someone on here might?

Here are 2 pages I found with the same coin/token as yours, both are in I think German, which I cannot speak, maybe Chris or Azda might help? vb4.pieppiep.nl/forum/showthread.php?27986-DTM-Onbekende-Munt kevin.vondsten.nl/vondsten/40207/detect.html?&PAG=19,0#IMG If you google the 2 pages hopfully they will come up. If anyone could translate the text it might give us more info.

It is the 4th edition of the Stanard Catalogue of World Coins 1701>1800. Pages 312 to 322 have various obverses of George 2nd with the same legend. All portraits face left unlike yours, which is why I think its more likely a medal or such rather than an actual coin? and pages 313, 316, 317, 318 and 321 have the reverses with the Crowned arms with the lion and unicorn supporters.