We were house-sitting for the minor gentry not long ago, and they had this huge kitchen table. As soon as I saw it I thought "ooh, dates down the...
..and of course, we couldn't omit http://www.aboutfarthings.co.uk/
a bit of trivia for you about the 1953 Crown - the horse's name was Winston.
I plan to sell my very last coin the week before I die! Hopefully it should have kept me in my retirement for a bit before that though. I don't...
Not the easiest of lives in mid-winter though, with all the water frozen, and all the firewood wet. Don't get swept away by the romantic gypsy...
I agree. There will always be collectors - it's in our nature. People would have been collecting pretty pebbles in the Stone Age. So I think...
Yes, it's all true. We're still getting our electricity from the mains, with a long extension cable draped across a farmyard and into our bus,...
Keep going, Swish! This hobby starts small, and never stops...
I'd rather have a sack of potatoes than a silver halfcrown, but I'd rather have a silver halfcrown than a piece of paper with a picture of an...
OK, here goes. This information is from the standard work on British bronze coinage by Michael Freeman. I strongly recommend it, if you're going...
Very close, Sir, it's King of ALL the Britons (BRITT:OMN). A reference to the other Britons in the far-flung empire, not just those at home. As...
It's Anno Domini, geordieman....In the Year of our Lord 1933
I had a chap do this with one of my photos recently. I didn't get nasty with him - I just contacted him, didn't let on that I knew it was my...
I'll take one! We live in a bus. I wonder if they'd take PayPal?
Vince, mate - that might be fun - count me in...
I like the effect on the coins that historical events have - for instance, the UK debased it's silver coinage twice in the 20th century. Once in...
Britannia standing on the prow of a Ship... [IMG]
Higher grade British pre-decimal
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