Hussulo

I'm surprised you didn't see any pennies. They've been around a while and are pretty common. The 20p is more elusive and I've not seen the 50p myself yet. The £1 is out now too and I've had a few in change. The 2p and 10p are quite handsome when you seem them in the flesh. G I've not seen the 50p either, but I've seen the rest. Thanks for the update on the 1p Geoff. You could be right about the RM, at least it's getting people to check their change and maybe some youngsters interested in coins. My nephew is on the hunt for one of the mule 20p's since I told him about them.

Hope you all had a good day and wish you all a happy & exciting numismatic New Year for 2009. Kind regards, Hus

That's all. I hope you enjoyed it.

Some really convincing counterfeits:

A pair of dies for Charles II Dollar 1685:

An exact copy of Mary queen of Scots Grave.

The maiden (also known as the Scottish maiden) was a an early type of guillotine.

An older James VI

Picture of a young James VI

This hoard was discovered near where I live.