You folks are so polite. Nobody corrected me on my typo. If I give him a 64-S dime, I better throw in a 2006 quarter.
"You folks are so polite. Nobody corrected me on my typo" Nevst. Oh I thought your fingers might have been frost bitten or something when you typed it in the first place, you know Vermont and all. "I'll tell ya what I think - I think you're crazy" GD. GD, for over a year I have had an avatar of a cheerleader jumping on a coin forum and now you starting to think that something doesn't add up
That may be true, sylvester. I suppose that British coinage is your strong point, but I would also guess that you have a far better understanding of US coins, than most of the collectors on this side of the Atlantic. It never ceases to amaze me, at how many new collectors ask; "Should I send my 2002 Ohio Silver Proof quarter in to be graded?", rather than asking; "Who designed the Ohio commemorative Statehood quarter reverse?".
You've got a point there Jody! Too many people think of one thing and one thing only; MONEY. So i agree with you on that point; Oh and that and i'm no big fan of slabbing...
your christmas list I have seen a number of references to spinks in this forum. Can you tell me what or who or where is spinks??? Richard
spink are the biggest publishers of coin books in the uk, they make whats seen as the official price guide of uk coins.They also sell a lot of high grade coins. the make sell a lot of very intellectual publications that you could never find elsewhere.im sure a lot of americans buy books from them too.Basically if you aint into american coins there probably the best publisher you could find.But crazily they will sell you books like MESHORER, Y. & QEDAR, S. Samarian Coinage ALBUM & GOODWIN. Sylloge of Islamic Coins~Ashmolean, vol 1 Alfaro & Burnett. A Survey of Numismatic Research 1996-2001 ARCHIBALD. & BLUNT. S.C.B.I. Vol 34. Anglo-Saxon Coins. ARCHIBALD, M.M. & COWELL, M.R. Metallurgy in Numismatics. Volume 3 BABELON. J. - Catalogue de la Collection de Luynes. Monnaies Grecques. III. Asie Mineure et Phenicie. 1930 BAGWELL PUREFOY, P. & MEADOWS, A. SNG, British Series, Volume IX, The British Museum Part 2 BALOG. Coinage of the Ayyubids. London, 1980 Barkay, Rachel,. The Coinage of Nysa-Scythopolis (Beth-Shean). 2003 BENDALL, S. and DONALD, P.J. The Later Palaeologan Coinage. BERGA, T. S.C.B.I. Volume 45. Latvian Collections. Anglo-Saxon and later British coins. BERMAN, A.G. Papal Coins. A Complete Catalogue of the Coins of the Popes from the Middle Ages to the Present More Info BIAGGI, E., The Superb Patinas of the Sestertii of Imperial Rome BURNS. E. The Coinage of Scotland. Illustrated from the Cabinet of Thomas Coats. Edinburgh, 1887 ps that last one one costs 1500 usd hehe as ya see they sell very high browed stuff. new publications and also old its a real aladins cave for the connisour they also have banknote,medal,stamp departments. they were founded in 1666 so about 350 year old company.also listed on the london stock exchange.if anyone hasint checked out this company i suggest they do.I have great respect for them i forgot to add the publish all the seaby books you might have heard of them
Down under As a newbie,I am learning- not yet into British coins, my reference books are from Australia, I have mostly Australian coins with a few American coins I have received as gifts. I know in a while as I start tracing my coinage history back, I will end up in the UK - My wifes side of the family avoids the UK -4 generations back they were some of the original convict settlers on the sunburnt country the land down under. so as this Auzzie by adoption - a yank with a down under attitude. I thank you for all the HIGHBROW info. If I was back down under I would buy you a tall one. In the meantime- Thank you for the great education. I am really enjoying the learning I am getting at this forum and the help everyone is willing to give without making me feel as stupid about the subject as I know I currently am. Richard
A friend of mine just went through a couple of years of hard times. She graduated college 12-18-04. I got her a proof 2004 Silver Eagle to mark the occasion. If you think about the symbolism: She finished a goal she has been working on for years, and as 2004 ends, she begins a new chapter in her life. The obverse of the Silver Eagle is Miss Liberty walking into the dawn. I thought it was a cool parallel, so I got her the proof.
