Collectors Coins Great Brit. 2014

[Chris Perkins 228]

Scanned at 600dpi and not re-sized they should be fine. CCGB2015 is obviously a way off, but the sooner I gather all the images required, the better.

[Accumulator 52]

Ps. My CCGB hasn't arrived yet, but I'm not chasing . I can only help with photos of pennies from 1797, which I imagine you don't need?

[Peter 615]

Chris has his feet up in front of the fire.

(I have been tarting you on other forums )

I'm looking forward to it.

It is one of the few books I always have at hand when surfing Ebay.

[Chris Perkins 228]

Where've you been tarting me Peter? And I hope with links!

[Colin G. 147]

Chris, I have sent you a bundle of farthing images through, feel free to use them if they are suitable

[Coinery 1,147]

All good for the provenance trail, chaps, to have our coins featured in a respectable guide!

When are you covering hammered, Chris?

[Peter 615]

Where've you been tarting me Peter? And I hope with links!

I often recommend your books.I don't really tart you....well maybe on Cow fancier monthly

[Chris Perkins 228]

Show me where Peter and I'll join in if it's other forums and such like.

Thanks for the images Colin.

Re hammered: there is of course England's Striking History, which is really a general intro to the coins and the history around them, but if anyone wants to help replace the Victorian drawings used in the book, with real pics of actual coins then I'm all ears. We could even add some prices.

I'm still waiting for Sylvester to contact me. Years ago he started a price guide book on early milled and I'd like to get that finished, too.

[RLC35 288]

Show me where Peter and I'll join in if it's other forums and such like.

Thanks for the images Colin.

Re hammered: there is of course England's Striking History, which is really a general intro to the coins and the history around them, but if anyone wants to help replace the Victorian drawings used in the book, with real pics of actual coins then I'm all ears. We could even add some prices.

I'm still waiting for Sylvester to contact me. Years ago he started a price guide book on early milled and I'd like to get that finished, too.

Chris, Not sure what Victorian pic's you want, but I can supply the following coin pic's, or close up's of the varieties, if you need any of them.

1860 over 59

1860 N over Z

1864 Crosslet 4

1875 Narrow and Wide dates

1876H Narrow and wide date

1877 Narrow and Wide dates

1880, 8 over 8

1911, Gouby X

1922 Dot on trident

1922, Reverse of 27

1946, One' (Dot)

Let me know if you want any of them.

Regards,

Bob C.

[Chris Perkins 228]

I'd take all of those, but may not use them all (they could all come in handy at some point). The Victorian images I was referring to were the drawings in England's Striking History (hammered coins), which were taken from old Victorian books with expired copyright.

[HistoricCoinage 146]

Re hammered: there is of course England's Striking History, which is really a general intro to the coins and the history around them, but if anyone wants to help replace the Victorian drawings used in the book, with real pics of actual coins then I'm all ears. We could even add some prices.

Very interesting proposition.

[Peter 615]

Chris

A typical example of promoting you

http://www.coincommunity.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=165615

[TomGoodheart 400]

LOL Yeah, I tend to mention the Rotographic range on coincommunity too. I'd recommend joining here too if more people on there bothered to allow emails.

It's just suddenly occurred to me, reading Pies post, that varieties represent nothing other than the depth to which an individual wishes to collect!
My usual comparison is E1 (sorry), where it's possible to collect the 'spink' 6ds, the individual date 6ds, all dates with numerous mm's, the BCW varieties, where dates are broken down into obvious types by pretty major things like rose style, lis, lions, shield, legends, and leaf styles (all noticeably different by eye), and then there is even individual dies if you like?
Without opening the book...
1561
Spink's 4 or so varieties!
BCW distinct varieties, around 100?
Distinctive dies of 1561 1000 (approx)
As a collector, I could easily do one of the following:
Collect the spink list of 6ds, or go for the BCW list of 6d's, which would preclude collecting anything else (ever), OR collect every known die for 1561, which would be the end of collecting anything every again!
The main point is: all would have the same pleasure, just a different focus!

Yup. For 6d and BCW just substitute 1/- and Sharp for me!

I think the point is that Chris' book is essentially a price guide. As such it would be very difficult to fix accurate prices for the more .. let's say esoteric varieties for which, though only recognised by a handful of people, demand can be quite high.

It comes down to individual collectors to decide to what extent one coin needs to differ from another to make it a worthy addition to a collection. Really a price guide needs to cover the main varieties without becoming so cumbersome it's a trial to find what you want when you want.

For those that are interested in every jot and tittle more specialist books have to be the place for detail and ID. And price, well, that largely depends on individual collectors doing their own homework as it's nigh-on impossible for a book to keep track of all sales across a year.

[Chris Perkins 228]

Just an update: Printed books ordered direct from me should go out Monday. Amazon are still showing it as 'out of stock' because they are there in limbo waiting with the 400 other pallets to be checked in! They do have stock, they just don't know it yet. On Amazon another seller has stock and is offering them a bit cheaper (currently).

[Peter 615]

Brilliant.

My little face will be pressed up at the window.

[Chris Perkins 228]

Careful the wind doesn't change.

[Peter 615]

I hope it does because my face is like a smacked arse.

[Peckris 579]

I hope it does because my face is like a smacked arse.

[Red Riley 2]

Hi Chris,

I've got loads of photos. Better to tell me what you haven't got and I'll see if I've got an image.

[1949threepence 3,367]

Just ordered a hard copy version. Looks great.

[davidrj 194]

Just ordered a hard copy version. Looks great.

Mine came in the post today

[Chris Perkins 228]

Good good. Dad posted them from London and he's not the quickest.

Del: I haven't even looked at what images I have myself (as most tend to be scans and I prefer photos). I've got a 1770s farthing, both types of 1787 6d and of course the late GIII guinea based denominations are already in so I don't need those.

[Red Riley 2]

Good good. Dad posted them from London and he's not the quickest.

Del: I haven't even looked at what images I have myself (as most tend to be scans and I prefer photos). I've got a 1770s farthing, both types of 1787 6d and of course the late GIII guinea based denominations are already in so I don't need those.

Personal message shortly.

[Danz 9]

Just got my copy for my birthday. Noticed a drop in some of the prices is this the start of something .

[Accumulator 52]

Mine arrived yesterday!