Coinery

Welcome aboard 50%, enjoy the educational ride! I'd say, though I hardly even bother to look at gold, on account I can't afford it, that I would like to grab an Elizabeth I Half Pound (as below). This example is available on Roderick Richardson's site for £8500...I'm still thinking about it

Hey, Peck, there's another one of those sneaky extra QUOTES in senumis's reply (above my response) weird!

Nice result! I know absolutely nothing at all about photography, but a tripod is worth it's weight in gold, I bought mine second hand from a camera shop for £9.99! The only problem is, you then have to create your own lighting, as you are generally photographing the coin straight on, which doesn't portray it in the best light, if you'll pardon the pun! When we look at the beauty of a coin with the naked eye, we generally tip it to allow the light to refract off the surface. I used to achieve this with a hand-held camera held at an angle to the coin. Now I have to angle artificial lighting in order that it bounces up into the straight-on 'tripoded' camera, which then gives you a new headache of white balance etc, which I still haven't mastered, or have the inclination to master...I just change the background colours for different coins, and make use of two lamps, one lamp, two lamps and sunshine, two lamps and overcast, oh, AND some after shot software!

I broke two vertebrates in my neck, my left clavicle and nearly severed my spinal cord. Good thing the NHS only picked up on the clavicle... I started out working on a neurosurgical ward and, more often than you would imagine, bumped into major mis-diagnosis. Twice I met patients who had un-noted fractured adontoid pegs, which is basically the boney bit that stops your head from tearing up your spinal cord where it meets the top bone in your neck! All pretty shocking stuff, really!

Brasso will polish perspex very nicely... I've tried it on motorcycle fly-screens with surprisingly good results. Nice one, thank-you!

I know there has been a lot of ribbing on here regarding BNTA members, but it isn't without warrant! I am beginning to think the logo isn't worth the computer it was designed on! 'this next statement is just for fun, please don't bust an artery getting all chewed up about it,' but I think you could MORE reliably buy a slab!

A lot. I spent some time working for the Financial Ombudsman Service and essentially we started with the assumption that the claimant was in the right. Certain occupations - teachers, policemen (sorry John) were prevalent in making claims and a fair few won despite the fact that you knew in your heart of hearts that they were being somewhat economical with the truth, you just couldn't put your finger on it. In my time there, the assumption was made that professionals such as solicitors or accountants should really have known what they were doing and would have had the nous to read the small print and ask questions. However, I understand that has now changed and solicitors are now claiming like there is no tomorrow. So either we've got the worst legal profession in the world, or someone is pulling a fast one. Bizarre. I do have a degree of sympathy with anyone (apart from the above) who was mis-sold Payment Protection Insurance however as it was normally an add-on to something else, such as a pension. The cost was usually a fraction of the overall total and as such people tended to disregard it. When you add up many years worth of payments however, it does come to a tidy sum. No offence taken Derek I have only made 2 claims in my life, both for car wrecks that should have ended my claiming days, but, I was fortunate enough to be wheeled away from them. I could have submitted lots and lots of claims but chose not to. One of the easiest cons claims I could have had was for vibtration whitefinger. I spent 4 1/2 years as a coal miner and the payouts have been immense for that. They were virtually paying out just because you could be bothered to apply. Strangely enough I worked in the police at the time and one of my colleagues claimed (and was paid) for his time at the shipyard in Barrow, errrrrr "how can you be a serving police officer if you can't use your hands some days?????" I had a mis-diagnosed fractured scaphoid, which is inexcusable and a classic claim situation against the NHS A&E. They known it's often missed, so take later date X-rays to search for the beginnings of calcium deposits, which show up the fracture more clearly. The problem with breaking the scaphoid is that it only receives a blood supply from one end, meaning the other half dies and knackers your wrist if it's missed! Anyway, I was working in theatres at the time, with the surgeon who fixed it, and his colleagues who mis-diagnosed it! Not a perfect claim situation, really!

That might actually be the simplest and safest option. Within the US they will re-holder a slabbed coin in one of their new 'edge view' holders for $7.50. Why not contact them? http://www.ngccoin.co.uk/services.asp Though looks like you will need to send the coin to Germany or Switzerland ... Will try a couple of the polishing solutions here, without any fear now, as I think the above is where we are ultimately at!

I did wonder about that, and I guess they could hardly re-grade it, if their online image clearly identifies it as the coin they first graded? You never know though?

Or surgical spirit? Easy, I'm still in a period of mourning, gentlemen, I'm beating myself up on grounds of the most stupid of stupidness stupidity! I'll check-out the Perspex polisher as, despite all the resistance there is to slabs (and I wouldn't collect them, but would definitely have them on investment grounds), the coin is worth much more on the world market inside its little MS-graded plastic NGC tomb! Somebody else can buy it one day and set it free! Much like Seuk stated in a different thread, I also cannot afford to keep every coin I drop my jaw at, as much as I'd like to, but I can afford to get a good look at some bloody decent coins along the way!

These Elizabeth Martlet pennies are the chameleons of all pennies! There's now a Halfgroat Martlet Penny, a Threefarthing Martlet Penny and, presumeably, somewhere, you might actually find a, well, Martlet PENNY somewhere! Another big seller who should know better! I guess I should also add the offending info. 280928863557 And the 'Halfgroat' 280920859647

Just purchased this penny. Fulfills the set?? Ahh, the rarer of the three martlet denominations...according to eBay! Nice little penny Geordie!

You can distract Peter with some fat cigars and me with a bottle of vintage Talisker. It'll take more than one bottle if we're talking about early pennies. As for favourite monarch, I've got a soft spot for Edward the Confessor. A very interesting reign and a somewhat 'human' king. Not to mention that I'm enamoured with his coinage... Nae chance wi' the 18 year old Tally me thinks! You'd be quite amazed how many I have converted in Ukraine with that Aqua de Vita. Had a glass of talisker over 20 years ago, never found a better whiskey to-date, and it's not for want of trying as many others as opportunity presents! I've always appreciated a glass of Linkwood. Just had a quick look on the net, I might give it a try! Their 1981 runs at 56.9% doubt I'll be able to afford that one!

Suggested correct denomination! Totally ignored! 280920859647 Well respected, I believe?

You can distract Peter with some fat cigars and me with a bottle of vintage Talisker. It'll take more than one bottle if we're talking about early pennies. As for favourite monarch, I've got a soft spot for Edward the Confessor. A very interesting reign and a somewhat 'human' king. Not to mention that I'm enamoured with his coinage... Nae chance wi' the 18 year old Tally me thinks! You'd be quite amazed how many I have converted in Ukraine with that Aqua de Vita. Had a glass of talisker over 20 years ago, never found a better whiskey to-date, and it's not for want of trying as many others as opportunity presents!

That would be James I of England and Bust 6 of Scotland? Probably referring to James I's sixth bust on his English issues. A large, detailed bust - just what I look for. Yes, on the English coinage! If I ever get into a bidding war at an auction with you and Peter, I know just what tactics to employ to win the lot!

Given it has been messily plugged, that's a lot of dosh. Heads up for anyone who's interested, the Briot hammered halfcrown is the one that was unregcognised as a type by Lockdales a couple of years ago - hence the estimate of £30! CNG bought it there and paid under £1K. They had it on their site at $2450 for a while and it didn't sell, so has gone in the auction. Good provenance on it being ex-Cumberland Clark, Farquhar, Dupree, Hopkins and Pritchard. There are a few stress marks, but it isn't a bad example. Some lovely pattern farthings on there, beautiful!

Bust 6 by any chance?

I think most hammered coins are graded like this! All my favourites are!

Did you have that in your watch list, or is that a bottle of Henry Weston's Vintage Cider in the post for me? In my watch list At least once a week I check ebay using these search words: contemporary,Counterfeit,forged,forgery,fake,evasive,evasion,imitation,nonregal,"non regal",copies,copy,replica,pattern,exonumia,tiffen,tiffin,george iii,george 3rd,georgius + all the years 1804-1820 etc. - It stirs up loads of crap plus a few interesting items Pah! I'd love a closer look at some good images when it turns up! Got it That's quite a structure, very pretty actually, I wonder if we can get it a Spink equivalent? Maybe even the Sharp reference as I'm thinking it could be a shilling! Isn't that the cross of a crown at the C In Charlie? That should limit the bust type straight away if it is! Weight 10.0 gr - 32.7 mm. = Spink 3321 Bought this one a few weeks ago - different dies however not the best example... Crikes, that's a chunky old weight for a clipped coin!

Nooooooooooo Wedding anniversary today, so a couple O jars, an' an injun! Have a good evening chaps! (an' gal) You seem to have her well trained. Or at least, she lets you think so... A case in point, Peck! No beer, a bottle of white instead! Plus she tried to side-track me into a proper restaurant on the way to the balti! Shocking tactics!

We drank Pinot Grigio all night, her call, that's love!

Nooooooooooo Wedding anniversary today, so a couple O jars, an' an injun! Have a good evening chaps! (an' gal) Word of advice....pop the toilet roll in the fridge now. Just back...Thanks Peter! A classic anniversary! I'm sat on the sofa checking out the latest on the Internet, and the better half is catching flies peacefully in the chair beside me! She felt BLOATED which is why I'm 'happily' thanking you now , instead of having an after dinner drink at the real-fire, real-ale, pub on the walk home! Aaaaahh, married bliss!

Did you have that in your watch list, or is that a bottle of Henry Weston's Vintage Cider in the post for me? In my watch list At least once a week I check ebay using these search words: contemporary,Counterfeit,forged,forgery,fake,evasive,evasion,imitation,nonregal,"non regal",copies,copy,replica,pattern,exonumia,tiffen,tiffin,george iii,george 3rd,georgius + all the years 1804-1820 etc. - It stirs up loads of crap plus a few interesting items Pah! I'd love a closer look at some good images when it turns up! Got it That's quite a structure, very pretty actually, I wonder if we can get it a Spink equivalent? Maybe even the Sharp reference as I'm thinking it could be a shilling! Isn't that the cross of a crown at the C In Charlie? That should limit the bust type straight away if it is!

With you on this one! Majesty embodied, such a romantic part of our heritage!