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I'm probably the least qualified person on this forum to vote but I'd say GVF - Where's Derek (Red) when you need him?

Happy birthday both.I am impressed you are both revealing your ages too! I would stay in tonight though if the weathers anything like we have here!

Thanks for posting that interesting link Seuk - there's even some information about engraved coins and love tokens to be found within.

Did you mean NOT agressively cleaned there Dave? Great crown which hopefully will re-tone nicely over the years. Do you think that the different % of silver for example pre and post 1920 tone differently? I'm buying unc George v and George v1 for my OWN collection still Dave!

Thanks for your thoughts Peck and Dave. Perhaps there is an investment opportunity to buy up cleaned coins for any future grandchildren then?! I would be interested to see any cleaned and nicely re-toned coins that members may have? I have one here, it doesn't look too bad but you can still tell it has been cleaned in hand. Shame its not a 1905!

This has prompted me to ask something I have been meaning to ask and keep forgetting. How much approximately % wise would you expect to deduct from the list price if a coin has been cleaned? I know that it would depend on each coin, but say for instance it is EF, obviously been cleaned but begun to re-tone,would you expect to sell / buy at a lesser price? It's not such an issue for me with engraved coins etc as I expect some to be cleaned, but as a shilling collector I would be interested to hear what other think. - sorry to high jack your thread coin merchant!

Nothing to do with me!

Well it is square - so squarecoinman could be interested?

And from me to all too! I haven't been on the forum for just over a week and there seems to be so to catch up on.....this is not good when one is supposed to be starting work again!!!

Following on from Tom’s post about lucky tokens in coin acquisition of the week (sorry been off the forum for a while with work deadlines so just catching up!) I find myself quite taken with coins which have been stamped or engraved with initials (love tokens I presume?) How would this affect the grade and the price of a coin in general and where would you suggest I might find some nice examples of these?

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to everyone from me too (whatever your names are! )

I have used Money claim quite a few times for late paying advertisers (customers), even on amounts as low as £40. Usually they pay up when you send them the link along with a final warning.

Hope its a good one over there with you!

Opps.......

You lot have too much time on your hands!

At last a car that you are not allowed to wash!

Afternon all. I have just got this today and I thought I'd post it up as its square. Just got me wondering about other square coins - have there been many issued?

Wow have never seen one of those before! That must weigh quite a bit. How do you store pieces like that, I would imagine that they are fairly valuable? Thanks for sharing - off to Google Swedish plate money now.

I have Dave's books now - although they are still sat in my room unopened as they are meant to be a Christmas present. Come 25th I'll be educating myself too!

Oh no not micro varieties ...... BTW where is Suriname?

That's interesting Sword. So legally you could pay for something with a "deformed" coin then? Not that the seller is likely to accept it mind

Thanks Richard for showing this. Bit out of my budget unfortunately - its not really square though anyway (so I keep telling myself!)

Oh have not heard of there being a different metal used for each side on a coin before - fascinating stuff and interesting history.Thanks for sharing. I do find square coins to be aesthetically pleasing on the eye. I even have a square wedding ring,which I found in a junk shop - but that's another story!

Hi Square Coin Man, thank you for your answer and information and welcome to the forum! I actually collect engraved coins and love tokens, it was just because that one happened to be square I thought it a little unusual and lead me to ask about square coins. I would guess that you collect them? I have so far resisted going down that avenue myself, but please do post any examples you may have as I am sure some of use would be interested in seeing them!

Its interesting thinking about holes in coins. I wonder if it would've devalued / made them invalid at the time. Would for instance a holed two pound coin today be accepted, would the bank still honor its face value and exchange it for another as they do ripped notes? Perhaps we ought to experiment!