craigy

i believe the 53 vip proofs were struck in .999 silver not cupro nickel ???? and i'm sure i read somewhere the 37 vip's were struck in .999 silver not .500 as the finesse was at that time ??? interesting subject, not fully understood yet maybe, i know you have the i to the dots varieties and stuff but the cameo's interest me the most

as i did with ingrams

this is the problem i had with ingram coins, with the 53 halfcrown, tight git stripped me up for £190 quid in the end, had no choice short of going down to southampton to get money back there was nothing i could do, although he did call the police when i said i was gonna come down and get it back, lol, sent him proof etc about what he had sold me, but wasnt interested, very pushy dealer, not a member of the btna either if that means anything, trusted him as a dealer to price his coins according tot here rarity etc, dont think he has much knowledge in this area, i didn't but i do now, knowledge is power lol

this one of mine, you have seen it before,

i bought a bu ednigburgh earlier in the year, thought 36 was a silly amount to pay,looks like a bargain now lol

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1992-1993-Elizabeth-II-UK-Presidency-of-the-EC-Commemorative-50p-copy-coin-/162669779150?hash=item25dfdfd8ce:g:rREAAOSwG0tZtnJB

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2016-12-sided-TEST-1-Coin-WITH-MINTING-ERROR-VF-UNIQUE-a-very-rare-coin-/253181111902?hash=item3af2c52e5e:g:iIEAAOSwB-1YsyM8

cant beat a clod shot,

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/PCGS-2016-Beatrix-Potter-Peter-Rabbit-Silver-Proof-50p-Colour-Coins-Full-Set-/222648040759?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&nma=true&si=ZnTUWIoPMR2XfNHvI9Qtxnr3K7w%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

£55 each

hi newheart, storage, thats a big discussion, depends what you're collecting, but what you linked is ok for circulating coins, you might be better using a company like http://www.duncannon.co.uk/ for lighthouse stuff, but people will be able to point you the right way, proof coins would be better kept in coin capsules, a slabbed coin has been graded by a 3rd party company and them sonically sealed into a tamper proof coin capsule, or whats called a slab, https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/2000s/141155/i.html?_from=R40&_nkw=ngc+coin

and thats not possible either http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NEW-1-POUND-COIN-BLANK-EDGE-MINT-ERROR-/302446943785?hash=item466b3e1e29:g:hsYAAOSwAVNZecZz

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2016-Full-Set-5-Beatrix-Potter-Silver-Proof-Coins-Peter-Rabbit-50p-COLOURED/112530210264?_trkparms=aid%3D888007%26algo%3DDISC.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20140328180637%26meid%3D6bac136cc99643449f013d9cd58d1132%26pid%3D100009%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D1%26sd%3D132321806072&_trksid=p2047675.c100009.m1982

looks ok to me from here, is that a rare year or summit, why make a coin look that good for such a low value, are they contemporary forgeries ?

have you owned it since new, some of my proofs from the mint have toned nasty

how do you know 1.8 mil ?

they were available in the annual sets, which i get, nice to see a normal coin get some rare treatment, thats what real collecting is about

what tells you its a copy, along with the crown

notice that coin has some red/blue toning, where would these coins have come from, obviously not the groud for that one, amazing how they travel down the years

that took a hit from its last sale, trouble with niche coins i spose

so this company is taking reservations, the coin has not even been advertised out yet on the mint site, this company says they are official distributors on there advert on facebook, middle right of picture , hows that work then ? http://www.coinportfoliomanagement.com/landing-pages/isaac-newton-silver-proof.aspx?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=uk+2017+isaac+newton+silver+proof+50p&utm_term=coin+interests&utm_content=static&prodsn=1

its never ending now, we have another royal birth crown and silver proof thingy to look forward too now, they've dragged the arse out of beatrix potter, the new britannia design is utter rubbish, the shield design for the definitives is utter tosh as well,

obviously a detector find, and been straightened

the picture thing is bloody annoying

they are now up on the royal mint site lol, 2 hours after being on the other site, think we can safely say these guys and other people have special access to these coins and others,