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I check the caravan step EVERY morning...NOTHING! It's NOT fair!

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100% agree with you both, I think the G3 copper series is a very pretty run of coins, would make a very eye-appealing collection, I've been tempted myself! I particularly love the chestnut tones that seem to turn up quite regularly with these coins, like nothing I've noticed on any other copper. I think I would try and get the full set in this colour, would look breathtaking I think! How many do you want? very pretty, though, you've got to admit! On this rare occasion, i really do prefer the patchy tones you can get, the rich dark browns and red-chestnut compliment each other really well, you can keep the big lustre coins for this series! Will bear you in mind if I get started on it

100% agree with you both, I think the G3 copper series is a very pretty run of coins, would make a very eye-appealing collection, I've been tempted myself! I particularly love the chestnut tones that seem to turn up quite regularly with these coins, like nothing I've noticed on any other copper. I think I would try and get the full set in this colour, would look breathtaking I think!

Michael Coins is Michael Gouby in West London, I have been really pleased with his prices and grading, highly recommended. Sometimes a little frustrated with the absence of pics on the low-mid priced coins he has listed, but very friendly and helpful. I bought my first coin from Michael Coins in Ladbroke Grove when he used to sell stamps too (before the internet). Second time I went in there he said he'd got rid of the stamps as they were out of fashion (or words to that effect). He gave me a good piece of advice which has stayed with me which is not to collect date fillers but go for high grade coins. I think that's generally good advice for relatively plentiful and even scarcer coins, because there's always another one round the corner or at the next auction. Even if you are a strict date collector then it may be worth waiting for a better one. Where I beg to differ is where I need a specific coin for either a date or even type run and the likelihood of another turning up is remote. For example, I've got a poor (at best) 1689 halfpenny, which cost a huge amount for what is basically a flat, but attributable piece of tin. I've only ever seen one other come up for sale and that was way beyond my price league. Similarly, I recently bought a 1724 WCC shilling in fair condition - I've never seen this WCC date before in any grade and in top condition it would again be out of my price range. This leaves a dilemma. Do I fill the gap with a poorer coin and hope for a better one somewhere in my lifetime, or do I just accept the gap? I hate the gaps, so I usually opt for the former, especially as I can always shift the rare but lower grade coins without too much, if any, financial loss. I'm sure some of the purists on here would take a different view, but that's my thinking. Finally, to again illustrate the point, I need a 1686 tin halfpenny to complete the date run (excluding varieties) and the gap has been nagging away in there for years now. So, if one comes along I'm liable to go for it regardless of condition even if that is lower than I would normally accept. My mentality would definitely go for gap-fill but, as you mention, don't gap fill with ANYthing that couldn't be moved on, without loss, should THE ONE suddenly materialise!

I've just spent over an hour photographing some Lizzies. Check your emails later tonight. No pressure on you, Clive, but really 'REALLY' appreciated!

This is my all-time favourite ever eBay laugh! This will cheer up even the most day-jaded soul, hilarious! http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/221078266257?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1438.l2649

Thanks, Clive! A slow (as in little time to do it) but rewarding project!

I am rather fond of Elizabeth I (Bust 3C) but, for sheer detail in a small space, I am going to say Elizabeth I (Bust 3H), amazing for a 9mm portrait!

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!

£20 delivered! I'm REALLY looking forward to seeing a good quality picture of that on the forum! He who dares wins, Rodney (sometimes)!

Did you have that in your watch list, or is that a bottle of Henry Weston's Vintage Cider in the post for me?

would work on the same principle I guess! Everyone just adds the word 'variety' along with the other information...'1864 penny variety' at its most basic!

There's ALWAYS two bidders whenever I want anything cheap! If I leave it alone, someone gets a killer deal...WHY can't it be meee!

If I could've got £200 I'd of sold mine! She must be laughing her olympic pants off at £4500

Edward VII always seems to achieve good money in the better grades on eBay, just one of those monarchs I guess!

Not a laugh, really! This 120953945602 (please do add link if you're on a grown-up computer) is being sold by someone who sells a lot of coins, and the best they can do is put 'POSSIBLY a forgery' at the bottom of the listing! Fortunately, it's obvious, and would probably be an interesting study piece if you could pin the type down exactly, as it was likely a good counterfeit in its day. I just dislike the dishonest approach to this, I wouldn't trust him an inch as a distant seller!

That should do it!

Always sad to see holed coins of any kind, Elizabeth I, Henry halfgroat, shame really! I'd go a bit more than bullion though for the hammered! I'd cut them off, leaving the rings on if they're soldered, and put them on eBay separate from the rest, or even sell the bracelet complete, naming the coins, could do alright as-is! Sorry, not a coin collectable, though, as Peter says!

I'm a bit confused - are you saying that a Georgian forgery has itself been faked in China and passed off as a genuine item? I'm assuming you haven't started collecting modern Chinese fakes! Its a standard fake of a genuine coin - All fakes of George III (silver) is of interest to me. Seems the model for the chinese fakes were a 1818 coin as both the 1819 and 1820 counterfeits are incorrect. Great resource, thanks seuk!

I knew I'd seen this copy before (or at least an example of it)! I'm just in the process of backing everything up onto an online server, and have been going through all my images to reduce the folder sizes! Here's something I had a number of years ago (at least 5, as I can't find any records to go with it, no weight, origin or, unfortunately, what happened to the coin)!

Spot on Peck. I have never seen a slab with a space for an old coin ticket. And you are reliant on the TPG getting it right, which is a real problem. Famous names from the past are rarely noted on the slab, but I've seen two coins for certain with the incorrect provenance on the label. One I now own and the other I wasn't prepared to bid up as the name (Norweb) appeals to US collectors who accordingly were bidding by number plus name. Not to mention the fact that there are occasions where TPGC's can't even get the denomination right on a slab!

Blocked die for me! If you look at the general profile of the A's on your coin, you will notice they are all leaning forward, including the 'inverted V,' whereas the V of Victoria, if turned to view it as a potential A, actually leans slightly backward!

I've had a couple of responses from the 1578/7/6 emails and have provided them with the link to this thread, so can I thank-you again for your help if you are following this. Of particular use is an image (below), which I've kindly been given permission to post here. I wonder whether anyone has any thoughts? It's obviously a different die to mine, and we already know that only one single reverse die is thought to exist for this triple overdate, so I'm ever curious! Failing anything conclusive I feel I will need to contact the authors direct, and invite them to view this thread and beg of their opinions. Rob has given me an indirect link to one of the authors, does anyone have any other suggestions about how I might track either of the three authors, Brown, Comber, Wilkinson, down? An email address would be perfect!

i didnt jump ship, ive been here most days , reading the various threads. all informative of course, all very interesting.....i too would like to say a big thank you to all for everything ive gleaned along the way. Ski Good to see you!