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If it is real, I never want one. That's horrible.

I was in Devon this weekend. My eldest got married, so a farmhouse and barns was hired for a few days for the ceremony and celebrations. Just short of a hundred guests including a couple dozen from as far away as New Zealand and a good time was had by all. Seriously hot though. I can report that the M5 was freer than expected today.

He says it's real. I said I thought it was nanny Mcphee

1817 Half crown D/T in DEI and I think it's Inverted 1 /1

I would never use ebay as a yardstick. I was more thinking of the book prices excluding Spinks as to me they are more like and insurance purpose price as in if you needed to replace a coin. You see plenty of coins bought then resold at the next auction and they go for even less . So I guess it's always going to be a supply and demand thing. The more pieces of a coin there are it doesn't make it an urgency to buy it at that particular time. But scarce pieces that very rarely make auctions will always attract a good market. Plus collectors are less inclined to buy mixed lots as they will buy the niche coin that they need for their collection and that is where you see the biggest drop in prices realised. I think they make the lots too large and to diverse sometimes. I like the larger mixed lots personally as a buyer but not as a consigner. But you can't have your cake and eat it. But if they had live bidding the prices realised would increase by some margin. So the only reason for them not doing it is purely so they get to cherry pick for themselves.

By that do you mean too high or too low and ultimately what constitutes the real value given none of the references are definitive?

LCGS waynekers

I don't understand why people submit coins to LCA. The amount of bidding wars i get into against other live internet bidders is enough to tell me that them not offering it reduces the end price. Combine this with their lack of replying to emails and you have a lose lose. live bidding would be an investment that i feel would be recouped after 1 auction with the increase in prices

Looking at the contact marks it has circulated, so the proof surfaces have been lost.

A couple of bank holiday pick ups. 1826 farthing 1827 1/3 farthing

Use the Maundy sets for reference. They are 925 silver and the portrait agrees with the 1970 issue. Although there is a slight difference in colour between Ag and Cu-Ni, it isn't mind blowing, so any pre 1970 proofs will do if they have frosting.

What the hell is this? I have never seen anything like it . One of the guys on FB has it. Must be a jeckyl?