Coinery

The coin with the hole in it was mine and made of pewter!

Time to dig out my known fake image!

Yes, he loves correcting speling erors!

Protection from environmental damage is also debatable! We've had numerous discussion about locking away acidic fingerprint et al. on many occasions. You have to remember that encapsulation is still in its infancy...imagine all those poor people who, twenty years from now, are looking into their 'scratched cases' at etched prints and other ailments! I add scratched cases to make a point, that if you can keep the windows to your tombs all bright and clear, then I argue you can also keep and store a raw coin without damaging it!

Ah, no, Rob, not you, you're barking! I was referring to your part in adding a balanced child to the pot! I've done worse than that, I've added 4 (relatively) balanced people. Mind you, one's an anarchist - still good for an argument though.

Ah, no, Rob, not you, you're barking! I was referring to your part in adding a balanced child to the pot!

In the words my daughter at the age of 4, 'Hello friends, I am here!'Never the modest one and always melodramatic, she has turned out to be a balanced, well mannered and sensible member of society. Who would have thought that? Sorry Stuart, don't do take away pizzas. Coffee is another matter. I can take the knock on the Pizza call, just from knowing there's another balanced individual added to the ranks! If that's the best we can achieve in life, we have lived it well! Apologies to you penny chaps...carry on!

Can you opt out at any time without penalty?

This all really stinks! I think eBay have finally got too big for their boots! People will revolt when the options arrive (not that it will come as a single organisation)! As with governments, people rarely forget being screwed up the arse! It's ridiculous to have secondary posting, how can that ever be cheaper in the long run? This is a classic case of soaking up the costs until the competition goes bust! We all know from the piss-taking restructure of the PO to capitalise on the eBay model that parcel postage is the mainstay of the Royal Mail. How they have played into the hands of eBay (watch your PO shares, unless the government steps in) because, if eBay pull this off, the PO are out of here, screwed by emails, and then eBay's world domination postal strategy! Very sad, as the prices will climb!

When are you getting your 1933 penny washer, scott? If such a thing exists, I would back Scott as the man to fish it out! However, William Hill would only offer small odds against Scott...So, maybe he should find it, give it to me, we all place a bet on me as an outsider, share the pot, and go buy coins! Edit: very spooky, MR! Double edit: that's a shame, the new posting time is updated with the edit, when we actually posted in the same minute! Pah!

Could be a few minutes before Rob gets back, he's just popped out to buy 2kgs of coffee and order a pizza for midnight!

On a similar note of seriousness, and I'm not being flippant, just select a couple of coins and send them off, it'll be peanuts in the grand scheme of things! The experience will answer most of your questions...it will solve experience, your own perception of quality, AND the CGS criteria! It's a small price to pay! The upside is you can then bark (maybe) on the forum, as slabbing is highly emotive, as you have probably guessed!

We love you, Scott, the forum would genuinely be a lesser place without you!You have everything!

What, Stolen by Rob? In every sense, YES!

Very well spotted, Sir! That's now the third example I've seen!

Nice bust, though, a shame about the raggy edge!

Nb: I'd be extremely happy to have a shilling like that to look at on a regular basis!

Hear, Hear, Rob! Also, Paulus, you might want to ask yourself the question "what am I doing with a pile of coins i don't like looking at", when "I could've had half the number of coins I do like looking at"?

Ironically, it does get cheaper for a period, as you go further back in time, say H3-Ed1! So what about the smaller denominations, say pennies or halfgroats? You can get a lot of top-grade pennies/HGs for under a £100! My avatar bust is taken from a Halfgroat, that's pretty enough at under a £100 I reckon!

Wow, you're busy out there??? some of the people you are asking questions of have long since vanished! Just thought I'd mention it in case you get frustrated by any lack of response!

Interesting find with that old pattern! Just got to find that magic tin with some gold in it, now! I'm still looking!

That's better than a £1 scrap, CT...good result!

There really is some awesome photography on this thread! Lovely coins!

Yes, I've had rusty-die W3 coins too!

I was always taken by how sharp the ET in Beth was!