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RIP my parrot has died of obsesity.....to be honest it's a weight off my shoulders.

Just had a bloke at the door for the last hour extolling brown bread. Bloody Hovis Witnesses.

I think if I'd ordered a coin Bob, I'd want it sufficiently to overcome any annoyance at paying a tariff for it. (or tax, whatever)

Park sign in Amsterdam pointing out the obvious.

Getting closer to my coin. Stops are slightly different and this coin says FRAN my coin FRANC, but another with the TABTVR. Stack's Bowers Galleries (& Ponterio) - Sale 176 -August 2013 ANA Auction Sess. E, Lot 20024 (13 Aug 2013) World Gold Coins Great Britain. Henry V,1413-1422. Quarter Noble,ND (1413-22). S-1757; North-1383; Fr-111. 26.3 grains. Quartered shield within treasure of arches; trefoil to left and mullet to right. Rv. Cross with lions in angles; lis in center. Class F. Cross pattee (pierced center?). Another superb Norweb collection purchase by Mr. Law, which realized £540 hammer in 1985. Well-made, though a bit ovoid. Lustrous and displaying ample legend for the type. A well-pedigreed example in top condition; among the finest. Choice Extremely Fine. Estimate: $1000

T's Tea,Tax,Tariff.

Two countries with differences in the way GST/VAT is applied. In Australia now it has a tariff aspect to it for personal imports. Another difference is in NZ where there is no GST/VAT refund at airports etc. when taking goods out of the country as there is in the UK (out of the EU) and Australia (out of Australia) The main tariff on commercial imports into Australia is the WTO rate. STILL NO COMMENT ON THE BORDER ISSUES? PS it's excise on alcohol , gasoline etc.

Given that import fees are levied where appropriate, I find it incredulous that someone would refuse to pay on the grounds that they haven't managed to avoid paying tax owed. Irrespective of the merits or otherwise of import taxes, it is incumbent on people to accept the legal position on the day, and probably more pertinently, account for it when making a purchase.

Factually incorrect. VAT is not a tariff. It's what all purchasers of goods in this country have to pay, and the only time people think of it separately is when it's not shown as part of the 'price to pay'. Otherwise the price shown on the ticket or website includes VAT and few people think about it as a separate component. Your customer was obviously an exception. VAT is just one of the many taxes like income tax, National Insurance, fuel duty, duty on drink and cigarettes, etc. Part of the cost of living. As I said however, excise duty ("still to pay before you can collect your goods") is a different matter.

If anyone is looking to get their coins graded then let me know, i can possibly help out as NGC are doing on-site grading at their Munich office and it's only an ubahn ride for me. They start grading next week 18th Feb and finish on the 26th Feb when i will go and pick up my submission that day, i think are doing this every 2-3 months, so if i can help anyone out then just let me know. Of course its also a matter of trust, but i've been on here long enough for most regulars to know me, i've also met and spoke with Rob if you need some sort of confirmation. The offer is there...

Thanks for the comments guys one day you'll see me upload something amazing. I know these are not in good condition but the excitement you get when you pull any coin up I love that feeling.

Well yeah as it's the oldest coin I've found so far. Been detecting a month so give me time to get some beauties

I recently became aware that the A.N.S., Internet Archive and the Newman Numismatic Portal have teamed up and made available digital scans of early Sotheby Sale Catalogues. (Pre-Tyssen to 1922, including Dimsdale, Montagu, Murdoch, etc.) The scans of the catalogues, including those with plates, are very good and many have the added bonus of being named and priced; not the same, of course, as having the originals but a great resource for those conducting research. Link to page: https://archive.org

I have two that I can recall at the moment, both GB pennies, one Queen Victoria, the other Queen Elizabeth.....

I looked at both PCGS and NGC and chose to go with the latter. I just has a better feeling about them. Overall, I have found their grading to be strict but fair and that has made me much more careful about my purchases. I think the differential with regard to auction prices mainly applies to US coins and, there, I think that PCGS has a stronger presence amongst dealers which helps push prices. I'm not sure that there is much of a differential for non-US coins. At least I haven't noticed it. The NGC vs PVGS discussion is one of those 'wars of religion' that never finds a conclusion. In reality, both grading companies are very reliable, quite consistent and extremely professional. They do, however, grade to their own proprietary standards. I followed an online discussion on this subject and a very reputable US dealer commented: "In my observation and experience, NGC started to award higher grades to coins with original surfaces where the surfaces were devoid of marks, hits, scrapes, etc... whereas PCGS started to award higher grades to coins with great luster or extremely attractive toning. Over time, this started to weight the pools of coins seen in NGC and PCGS holders so that high grade, valuable coins in NGC holders were more likely to have muted surfaces or neutral-to-unattractive toning while coins from this same niche in PCGS holders were more likely to have good luster, cool toning and better arm's length eye appeal. Obviously, this was not universal and did not happen overnight, but I would think that by 1995-1997 there was a clear distinction between the pools of coins graded by the services that were available at auction or on the bourse. In my opinion, the early decisions by PCGS and NGC ended up harming NGC while helping PCGS establish a firm hold on the top spot in the eyes of many folks."

Matt, a few articles that may be of interest. BNJ 1962, Medieval minting techniques http://www.britnumsoc.org/publications/Digital%20BNJ/1962.shtml BNJ 2004, The 1787 Shilling - A transition in minting technique, an interesting article with some information on the production of the 1787 shilling and some of the advancement towards modern coinage. http://www.britnumsoc.org/publications/Digital%20BNJ/2004.shtml BNJ 2000, Theres an article about the use of the reducing machine http://www.britnumsoc.org/publications/Digital%20BNJ/2000.shtml Not sure where your area of interest lies, but these are some articles I enjoyed reading and may be of help to you.