I always understood that Calais was finally "lost" in the reign of Mary Tudor, although probably as a result of her father's antics. She is said...
Indeed. Unfortunately in this country the police seem more concerned with recording the crime, and logging it for insurance purposes, than...
Another update. I have been struggling to get specifics out of the police here. I got a long hand written list - but that was all stamps, of which...
Am group of Ceylon (Sri Lanka) coins. [ATTACH][ATTACH]
Looks ok to me - if someone were faking it they would make a better condition copy all round. No point going to all the effort to put in a split...
Just a brief update: I am still waiting for the policeman in charge of the case to contact me. Typical of the vagaries of our police system, he...
A lot of European sellers use Delcampe.net - I tried for a while but the focus does seem to be on French speaking countries. There have been some...
... and if you hadn't blown a fuse on here, not one else would have known, and you would have saved your embarrassment. For my part, I hope you...
You bet! One of my early victories was a group of 3 coins badly photographed and not Identified in the description. One was an Edward VII Half...
Just because they are not in a slab does not mean they are "rolling around in some drawer"! I treat all my old coins with a great deal of respect...
I would love to be able to hold onto every coin I handle, but I need to raise funds for my core collection, so off topic items have to move on. At...
Hi Frank, I think people are unwilling to put too much effort into these as they are in such poor state. Even if nailed down, no one is going to...
I had this one about 5 years ago - sold for well over GBP 100. [ATTACH]
A man after my own heart! I don't believe in imprisoning old coins either. (OK for modern proofs but depressing on anything more than 200 years old.)
Yes - a gold dealer here in the UK got caught with a switch like this a few years back - on a whole bag of scrap gold. Lost several thousand...
Nice Brooch! I had the coin below many years ago and sold it on before I realised what it was. It is a Transportation Love token, created using a...
Try this one from the UK - the coin is actually worth £30 to £50:...
Does this count? I only got it today - it came in a bulk lot bought as a result of a local advert. [ATTACH]
No - I will sell it on. I have never got into error coins much - in my eyes they are just imperfect. Letter will go with it though, would be a...
Yes - we are long on pretty and peaceful down here. Let me know if you are down this way again and we can meet to look at coins!
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