Stuntman

The Emperor's new coin!

Breathtaking collection of coins there. Bravo indeed!

Well done. Did you buy that actual physical car, or have you placed an order for a new one to your own spec?

Your coin sounds as if it's normal (i.e the reverse appears upside down compared to today's coins). I think this type of coin alignment persisted on silver coins until the Victoria Jubilee Head coins of 1887 onwards. More importantly, what sort of condition is your coin in? Picture would be good...

What make/model is it then Dave?

Tern it off, I've had enough of everyone waxwing lyrical about birds.

C'est vrai.

^^^ Your maths is as suspect as your bird puns!

I know very little about bronze bun head pennies, but I really enjoyed looking at those photos. Thanks for sharing!

Hello Vegas, and welcome.

It' cannot be an 1806 2d anyway. So the lot is a cartwheel twopence and an 1806 penny. The penny isn't worth all that much (£10 absolute tops?) but I agree about the edges on the twopence being very good. Here are my two examples of the same coins. I paid £36 for the 1806 penny a couple of years ago and I've had the cartwheel twopence about 35 years, it was a combined birthday and Christmas present from my parents when I was a schoolboy!

Is it a penny and a halfpenny, or a twopence and a penny? The larger coin is the only one you'd probably want, and I imagine would be worth more if a penny. It would cost more than £40 from a dealer whether a penny or twopence.

Stop railing, I love this hobby and have no egrets.

Agree on the bronze coins. The silver coins are Young Head/Gothic Head, so the proof set must have been somewhere between 1860 and 1886 I would say. 1853 rang a bell yesterday because I had remembered this item from the colin cooke website, but it's clearly a different set. The set at the Royal Mint Experience appears to have two of each coins, so that both the obverse and reverse are on show in the lovely heart-shaped case. http://colincooke.com/coin_pages/royal_mint_sets.html

You're welcome. Here's the new £1 coin that I 'struck': And here's the Welsh Dragon £20:

^^^ Interesting, thanks Matteo. The coin at auction looks in much better condition than the one at the Royal Mint. In the rarefied world of high-end coins, £30k-£40k almost sounds cheap if that's what it ends up going for.

I agree on the 1933 penny, definitely not in mint condition but possibly all the more charming for it. Yes, I did get to keep the pound coin. If you want to strike the coin it costs a fiver, but you receive the coin in a small card folder which says "I struck this coin". I'll post a picture up later.

Impressive knowledge as ever, Rob. Thanks!

Stop crowbarring these puns in!

I've started so I'll finch.

These puns are getting on my tits now.

As it happens, I've been on the Tour today! Thoroughly enjoyed it, plenty to see. I'll post a separate thread with photos a bit later. I struck one of the new £1 coins (well, pressed the button to start the striking...).

A huge improvement in its condition. Well done!

Whatever grade it is, that 1839 halfcrown is an absolute stunner! A dream coin.

I'd love one. I have only managed to find a Belfast example in change so far...