That's stunning. You know you are making me want to get more in to British coins.

I am not British (Im Canadian) but the unmatched length of near unbroken history, the attention to design (not so much after Victoria) the technological firsts, the sheer beauty of many of the pieces as well as the fact that pieces of significant rarity can still be had for relatively affordable prices, especially compared to US , led me to collect them. I have a number of proof pieces with total mintages of 20-100. The 1730 proof farthing is an example. Can you imagine what a comparable FDC piece would set you back if it were US? Put a mortgage on your house.

I will see if I can improve the pics in the next couple of days to make the 1730 more clear.

great coins and a very  interesting write up. keep up the good collecting work.

Thanks. More coins to come.