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The interesting part would presumeably be how you might multiply your monthly net income by 3 or 4 times! T'would be a purdy collection however an' no mistakin', a real purdy collection!

I absolutely love Floyd!

You'll find this with all the hammered mintmarks. The LIS, whether it's from the beginning of a period, or the end of a reign, or even for a different monarch, will be 105, so not really a first point of call for identification! I do agree that North is little better, it surprises me it's still majorly used, particularly for Elizabeth. They're all in there, of course, but even Spink's breaks them down better!

Many thanks Rob & Generic Lad, another enlightenment in the bag! I'm always staggered by the Heritage prices, something to be taken advantage of I think, a good way to grow a collection if the funds are flowing in the right direction. It certainly seems like a step too far to separate out the proofs from a mintage of just 2500, I agree Gary, though I guess they study diamonds at this level, looking for any little improvement in one over the other to make an extra buck! Definitely an investment-led invention, nothing to do with just having a 1935 proof as a collector! Thanks all! Very much appreciated...now, about this BCW Rose 9 on my earlier threepence, does anyone...

Can I also ask what is meant by cameo in reference to proof coins?

Can rarity be determined from any other source other than experience and present Heritage market prices?

Does CoinCraft list all the G6 proofs?

Thanks, gents! Does anyone know why spink omit them from their catalogue, and where I might find numbers minted?

I've just been looking at some G6 proof coins on the Heritage website, dated 1939. I can't find any proof coins for this year in Spinks, can anyone clear this up for me?

You've got a copy of the Sharp article in your BNJ downloads! I found it an easy read, and very logically laid out! It's not massive either, so an hour well spent, darling!

Kept everyone gassing! Welcome aboard!

I think exclusive web stuff is a bad thing! We'll need 50 different accounts and, as a result of, will spend our entire lives clicking 'forgot password' and 'user name,' to then have to sleuth which email address it's being sent to, and likely then having to get a phone-texted code to re-access our email account, if we still have the mobile number we originally linked to that account! Shouldn't be too difficult!

Ahh, yes, that old attachment thing...good luck avoiding that one! Re investment, you're looking about as far in the wrong direction as it's possible to look on that front! Royal Mint coins are the weakest link in the coin investment sector! There are other far more lucrative areas, but there are no quick routes there! There is the occasional short-cut to be found within the threads on here and, equally, by your questions asked but, essentially, knowledge, intelligence and experience, as always, will be what's required! As I have said on numerous occasions, I learnt more on here in 1 year, than I ever did in 15 years of fumbling around alone! The best advice I could ever give anyone would be to spend a week surfing this forum, and then stay around for a while! Don't spend 15 years of your collecting life on your own...it's expensive and time wasting! Good luck, hopefully you're on the brink of a new-found numismatic discovery!

Strongly priced crown, it feels, but have asked for high-res images, a very attractive coin! What's the feeling from those who really know about these crowns?

In all fairness to John however London Coins stated the coin was 'around' the fine mark, rather than 'almost' or any of the other variants! In a vaguely similar vein, I do wish auction houses could be relied upon to get grades right themselves. I've learnt the hard way, never to pay more than EF prices for UNC coins, unless you've seen the coin in person! Looks like the coin has been bent at some stage,and then flattened again,rather than a flaw in the flan. Definitely flan flaw, Benny, a straightened coin doesn't straighten like that, and would also show the usual wear marks from being long-term bent, the kind that are always associated with straightened coins. These are stress marks associated with flan prep, a very different animal!

Welcome aboard!

Hi Jay, and welcome aboard! The Gower is going to give you a slightly different problem, as you'll have plenty of Salt hanging around in the atmosphere! Some people suggest slabbing, but not all slabs I've come across are totally sealed around their circumference (they wouldn't be watertight, let's say, so definitely not atmosphere proof), though I guess a fine bead of extra adhesive around the edge would not be beyond the capabilities of most DIYers. I personally feel reasonably happy with the 2x2 glue-shut flips and a purpose-designed wallet/book that holds them. I keep these wrapped in a plastic bag, which I fold around and then elastic-band the whole thing together! I think the silica gel would be an excellent addition, and I know many do use the sachets! As for security, I can't really share my ideas here, but it is a major concern, and I do spend a lot of my life carting a weighty bag around! I'm sure there's a million more ideas to come! Welcome again!

Lashings of ginger beer all round...those first dripping buds were always too strong for me.I spent a night speaking to a horse. My steering wheel home after a Tree fair was bigger than the London Eye.That was a long time ago.

Wow, that competes with Amazon!

The Pearce kind of provenance? No, the Colin cooke kind i can hear your teeth grinding Stuart I've got a couple of the ex. CC/Shuttlewood coins (via RP), and very pretty they are too! Looking forward to your pictures! They're going to have to be very good coins to survive your high-res imagery, there'll be nowhere for a pit or spot of verd to hide! I'm waiting upon the arrival of my first Irish oval! £69 delivered! There'll be a spot or two on that one, that's for sure! ;-)

I've just started collecting the G6 coins as a trust fund for my son! We figured the coins can mostly be bought at a reasonable sum, and would provide a reasonable return after 20-30+ years, hopefully, so I'll be following this one with interest! I'm not home at the moment - does DG's book clarify? I should also add, it'll cheaply satisfy the collectomaniac in me!

You're not on your own! I had also starting looking through a couple of my old images to see if I could pair anything up! Doh!

The Pearce kind of provenance?

Me too, not for me at all!

Hello Azda, the coin was graded as UNC 80. It has very good eye appeal displaying light grey and gold toning over original mint brilliance. IMO the coin hasn't achieved higher grade because of very slight cabinet friction on the obverse and weak reverse striking which only affects a few small parts of the central reverse design. Saying that the weak reverse striking is usual on this date and issue (reverse striking of the piece from forthcoming Herritage Auction – lot 20905, MS 65 PCGS - is even worse). A CGS UNC 80 with great eye-appeal? You've got to go a long way to find one of those! A beautiful coin, the kind of quality we should all be aiming for!