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Again, not a laugh, but this is an interesting item. Never seen a coin jigsaw before.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/HAMMERED-SILVER-COIN-JIGSAW-/150862149324?pt=UK_Coins_BritishHammered_RL&hash=item232015b6cc

These are given out by Spink with their SCBC. They're good fun.

Pfft - a biit easy looking at the pieces size! now if there was a 2000 piece jigsaw of both sides of a 1933 penny..

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Again, not a laugh, but this is an interesting item. Never seen a coin jigsaw before.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/HAMMERED-SILVER-COIN-JIGSAW-/150862149324?pt=UK_Coins_BritishHammered_RL&hash=item232015b6cc

These are given out by Spink with their SCBC. They're good fun.

Do you know which years? I have three of their SCBC books (1997, 2004, 2011) and none came with a jigsaw.

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Again, not a laugh, but this is an interesting item. Never seen a coin jigsaw before.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/HAMMERED-SILVER-COIN-JIGSAW-/150862149324?pt=UK_Coins_BritishHammered_RL&hash=item232015b6cc

These are given out by Spink with their SCBC. They're good fun.

Do you know which years? I have three of their SCBC books (1997, 2004, 2011) and none came with a jigsaw.

It was the 2009 edition.

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thats 90% too much lol

Sold to Scott for £60 :)

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Again, not a laugh, but this is an interesting item. Never seen a coin jigsaw before.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/HAMMERED-SILVER-COIN-JIGSAW-/150862149324?pt=UK_Coins_BritishHammered_RL&hash=item232015b6cc

These are given out by Spink with their SCBC. They're good fun.

Do you know which years? I have three of their SCBC books (1997, 2004, 2011) and none came with a jigsaw.

From memory they started it in 2011 (or maybe 2010). The book came with a postcard that you had to send off to get a jigsaw. They might have stopped it once supply ran out.

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Again, not a laugh, but this is an interesting item. Never seen a coin jigsaw before.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/HAMMERED-SILVER-COIN-JIGSAW-/150862149324?pt=UK_Coins_BritishHammered_RL&hash=item232015b6cc

These are given out by Spink with their SCBC. They're good fun.

Do you know which years? I have three of their SCBC books (1997, 2004, 2011) and none came with a jigsaw.

It was the 2009 edition.

Anyone know if you can still send in for it? I've got a 2009 edition of Spinks I bought from a used bookstore and it still had the flier that you could send in and get the jigsaw.

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I seem to remember it was cheap TAT.

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Again, not a laugh, but this is an interesting item. Never seen a coin jigsaw before.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/HAMMERED-SILVER-COIN-JIGSAW-/150862149324?pt=UK_Coins_BritishHammered_RL&hash=item232015b6cc

These are given out by Spink with their SCBC. They're good fun.

Do you know which years? I have three of their SCBC books (1997, 2004, 2011) and none came with a jigsaw.

It was the 2009 edition.

Thanks for that. Were they all Henry 8 puzzles or a random selection from a group of puzzles?

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Thanks for that. Were they all Henry 8 puzzles or a random selection from a group of puzzles?

I believe each year had a puzzle of its cover coin.

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Again, not a laugh, but this is an interesting item. Never seen a coin jigsaw before.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/HAMMERED-SILVER-COIN-JIGSAW-/150862149324?pt=UK_Coins_BritishHammered_RL&hash=item232015b6cc

These are given out by Spink with their SCBC. They're good fun.

Do you know which years? I have three of their SCBC books (1997, 2004, 2011) and none came with a jigsaw.

It was the 2009 edition.

Thanks for that. Were they all Henry 8 puzzles or a random selection from a group of puzzles?

I believe they were all Henry VIII puzzles as that was the 2009 cover illustration, but I can't be certain.

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I believe they were all Henry VIII puzzles as that was the 2009 cover illustration, but I can't be certain.

I have one of the Petition Crown which was another year's puzzle and cover coin.

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Darn, and I have just spent up my monthly budget!

Have to bookmark this seller!

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Damn nabbit I haven't gotton enough $ for those I will have to ask Mom ;)

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One seller's trio of "EXTREMELY RARE PROOFS"...

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Second

Third

Dagnabbit, I had better get my offers in quick, love a bargain me ...

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One seller's trio of "EXTREMELY RARE PROOFS"...

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Second

Third

Dagnabbit, I had better get my offers in quick, love a bargain me ...

I must be a bargain.Bringing up 2 kids a dog and cat and all I want is my daughters to comb my hair and the occasional back tickle from Mrs Peter.I will be Dad's taxi and I also love a shopping spree. :(

All I ask is proper food every night(and maybe a bit of vino).....OH and a cup of tea if I'm making an early start....loose leaf of course.

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One seller's trio of "EXTREMELY RARE PROOFS"...

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Second

Third

Dagnabbit, I had better get my offers in quick, love a bargain me ...

Don't forget, Greece are up the shitter, so he may need the cash, although the third coins price is laughable, his countries Economy is not

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Don't forget, Greece are up the shitter, so he may need the cash, although the third coins price is laughable, his countries Economy is not

Dave, what were you doing up at that time?

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Don't forget, Greece are up the shitter, so he may need the cash, although the third coins price is laughable, his countries Economy is not

Dave, what were you doing up at that time?

I was in bed before 3.15am surely. But i work late shifts everyday and don't finish until 12.30am and get home at around 12.45am but obviously can't go directly to bed, so i'm normally up for another hour, sometimes longer

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Don't forget, Greece are up the shitter, so he may need the cash, although the third coins price is laughable, his countries Economy is not

Dave, what were you doing up at that time?

I was in bed before 3.15am surely. But i work late shifts everyday and don't finish until 12.30am and get home at around 12.45am but obviously can't go directly to bed, so i'm normally up for another hour, sometimes longer

Red. Not everyone feels the need to spend all night asleep. Turn in at 3, start dozing off by 5 and get up at 7 on the grounds it's too warm to sleep. A normal summer night.

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One to be wary of and has been reported as being a fake

http://cgi.ebay.co.u...ME:B:SS:GB:1123

'1860 Halfpenny dug up in backyard', is actually a chinese fake, several of these were on Ebay along wirh 1845, 48 and 51 halfpennies a couple of years back,

The distinguishing feature on all these coins is the extended serif on the first 1.

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One to be wary of and has been reported as being a fake

http://cgi.ebay.co.u...ME:B:SS:GB:1123

'1860 Halfpenny dug up in backyard', is actually a chinese fake, several of these were on Ebay along wirh 1845, 48 and 51 halfpennies a couple of years back,

The distinguishing feature on all these coins is the extended serif on the first 1.

I wish I could get my dug copper coins to look like that!

Did he really think that adding that it was a MD find would really improve his odds?

Also, do you think that the pics really are of his coin or that he just Googled 1860 copper penny? Because the 2 pictures look different in the coloring, the large picture shows a nice, red, copper example while the close up shows one that looks very brown and dull.

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It has a whiff of beansprouts and egg fried rice ;)

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