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I was lucky with this one, bought as a standard 1915, the broken tooth is much less than the 1916 recessed ear variety. Be nice to find a recessed ear 1915 from an early strike without damage

Thanks for the feedback Pete. Yeah, I figured while I look for the right Low Tide Halfpenny, I'd pick up a nice High Tide to fill the 1902 Halfpenny spot. One thing to keep in mind is while the 1902 High Tide may be common and can easily be found in high grade /well struck quite cheaply in the UK, it's a different story on this side of the pond. And while I do enjoy buying from British dealers, the trans-Atlantic shipping can sometimes make it more cost effective to pick up something like this example from a reputable American auction house like Heritage (the winning bid was $32 [£24.44] before the juice). Think about Morgan Silver Dollars. I could make it rain Morgan Silver Dollars if I wanted to but from what I understand, they're a bit harder to put hands on in Europe. Not saying you can't get them but I can walk in any LCS and they'll have a large selection. Trying to find this 1902 Halfpenny though in my neck of the woods could be an exercise in futility. Pricing can vary depending on what you want. The slabbed/graded 2017 1/10 oz Gold BU Libertad I shared in another thread had the special Mexico label (an extra $5) and a scratch-resistant slab (an extra $5) on top of the standard grading fee of $17 for Modern coins (US or world coins 1955 to present [no patterns, die trials, etc.]. Maximum value $2,000). Plus a standard $8 handling fee plus return postage. I was essentially prepping that coin for marketing knowing what spending a bit more might yield in return. For the numismatic coins we collect, you'd select the Standard grading tier (All US or world coins. Maximum value $3,000/each) and that's $35 for world coins along with the $8 handling fee and return postage. I usually select the standard brown label without the scratch-resistant slab option to keep costs down. So it can be pretty costly to submit one coin at a time for grading but some of the costs (the handling fee and shipping) can be dispersed if larger submission are made. That's one of the reasons The Silver Forum puts together their group submissions that brings shipping down to a negligible amount and the handling fee pretty much disappears. If we look back at that 1902 EdVII Halfpenny I picked up, I paid $51 all in. If I had a raw specimen sent in for grading 1) I can have an educated idea what it should grade at but as we've recently discussed, there are no guarantees and 2) it'd cost me conservatively $40 just to have it graded. So picking up a nice MS 63 RB already graded for $51 shipped was worth it to me. I hope that helps. Thanks again for your feedback Pete. Always a pleasure talking with you! Have a great Friday afternoon.

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With regard to 1874, do you mean Freeman's 69 and 76, reverse I? By the way, here's an UNC (or very near so) 1879 narrow date. Another one was sold at the Workman auction in 2010. But you're right, they are extremely rare in UNC, although not that difficult in grades up to VF.

was a market site, but hAVE HAD STUFF from bronze age to post medieval, found this last week on the same field, silver gilt tudor dress pin minus the pin, off to the museum next week as it is treasure

Most of the silver is cleaned. The surfaces are all wrong on all bar the low grade milled and most of the hammered. The Calais halfgroat and the Roman look too bright too.

Me, or the penny?

What a fantastic reply and thank you for taking the time.....BIG HAT OFF. Keep smiling. Pete.

I think that I have seen so many copper and bronze issues that have been fingered (wow, that is now rude sounding with the Weinstein business) by hamfisted collectors and dealers that it has influenced me a bit.... IMO, the Millennium Sale pieces received the benefit(s) of the doubt shall we say and received pushes of 1-2 points. Here is one that the submitter was punished on (1951 matte proof half crown), PCGS #432498 - help on posting pictures please.... This coin received a 61! Wow, note as a side interest the original sandblasting material still adheres to the devices on reverse. A rare coin, this is IMO superior to the 1950 matte half crown sold by Goldbergs as a "65".

Nice coins ?

Another for my EdVII 1902...Looking at Spink 2017, I think I got this for a good price tonight at auction. Paid $51 total including buyers premium. Nice looking coin in my opinion.

On the assumption it is real in that case. Roman coins are widely copied, which results in many sales, just none recorded through auction houses. Nothing to compare with at least rings a warning bell and warrants further research

just a little bit more information. Have a look at this: "Commodus Billon Tetradrachm of Alexandria. Year 30=189/190 AD. M A KOM ANTW CEBEV CEB, laureate head right / LΛ in right field, eagle with open wings standing right on thunderbolt. Dattari 3905" Alexandria Milne 2696 http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/ric/commodus/i.html Also, after a quick search, I can't find one for sale, so saying that, it should hold some value.