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This is a very good point. The real reasons behind CGS ceasing to trade may well lie in their desire to water down the contractual obligations they had as CGS. As for the £99, this is clearly a suicidal strategy for CGS/London Coins Grading. Just compare the success of Facebook, which has always been free, with the failure of Friends Reunited which charged a fee.

There is a difference between strikings on a wrong flan that inadvertently got into the blank bucket and another on a properly sized size blank but an off-metal strike, and more so if there are any records. If the flan fits the dies then it is much more likely to be intentional. The problem with wrong sized flans is that they are totally random and can be worth all or nothing on the day. It is also helpful if the mint was not striking many coins for third parties at the time, which I suspect would apply in your case. Post-war there were a lot of contracts with foreign governments and a noticeable increase in the number of wrong flan strikings, but prior to WW2 a lot of empire coins were done by Heatons, so RM off metal strikes are considerably rarer. The visual impact will invariably have an effect on desirability. My example of a wrong flan is a 1967 florin on a Burundi 10Fr piece which is slightly small and 2/3 of the correct weight for a florin. It cost £1.79 incl. P&P on Ebay about 10 years ago. Not much to look at and didn't break the bank.

Sorry Bob I knew that, I mean is this dot on the trident or in the field?

The last book I bought for that sort of money was this. It can't be any worse.

I have found it hard to find one and looked at hundreds. Like anything ,buy one and there are lots Look for one and struggle Anyway that will do for now ,better to have one than a gap

Bastard when you get a better one let me know ill take this one off your hands