craigy

1902 matte Proof Shilling, love anything Edward VII ;0)

i'm sure the new consumer rights act 2016 gives you 30 days with distance selling, but can only seem to find 14 days refereed to and his terms are 7 days, considering i'd just came back from a work trip then was a way again with work for nearly a fortnight its the only time i've had to sit down and take stock of the coin, i could kick myself, always thought i was quite clued up, that's whats bugging me

bought a few coins from them nothing earth shattering but have always trusted them, as you say a bit on the pricey side but they have the stock, this is a big let down, not sure where they have got the price from this from,not someone i'd expect to take advantage like that, i know they are dealers but i aint happy paying £550 for a £20 coin told them that, he said they got it from a reputable source, i sent him recent sales links and said i aint having it, i spose its my own fault not being fully clued up at the time, but like i said you become trusting of people, i'm not sure they are even a member of the BNTA

its saying i can only up load .49 kb in picture size ???

sod it, i'm gonna name the dealer, R Ingram Coins

right just found there latest paperlist delivered inte post, described as 1953 proof half crown cgs variety 05 FDC, need to find out what this cgs variety 05 is

my own fault really in a way, i should have got clued up first, just a dealer i trusted, he never pushed the coin my way i chose it freely, i had some credit with him and i thought i might do something different as i had started to collect the 20th proofs, 1902, 1911, 27, 37, 50 51 and wanted something a bit tasty if that makes sense, as i would never spend that kind of money on a single coin in cash, from what i gather the rare ones are from the plastic proof set as called because it came in a plastic wallet, , the first portrait of the queen was used but from what i gather it was slightly changed when the coronation set was issued in the red case, and for the one's going into circulation, , the one's in the plastic set is identified by the I in DEI on the obverse pointing to a space between beads on the border, that in itself is not mega rare or scarce, but what is is when they are frosted, the VIP sets were struck from these dies and thats the rare one's, the standard proof has the I in DEI on the obverse pointing to a bead around the border and from a bit of research and whats sold on ebay etc they are extremely common, the so called plastic set, as you can see they way they were packed they were never be gonna frosty proof standard https://www.uk-mint.com/cart/1953-eliz-ii-coronation-set-ideal-birthday-or-anniversary-gift.html i did see the one's on the LCA thing, the plastic type frosted were there but i did see the one i have for about £200 sold, which is confusing cause one sold on ebay a few weeks ago from america for 79p lol, and one for about a quid, exactly the same, so who are these london coins ?? the same ones who sell coins on ebay for a vast mark up ? http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Great-Britain-1953-1-2-Crown-Proof-1-/382049356141?epid=102170378&hash=item58f3ea896d%3Ag%3Acz4AAOSwuspY-APj&nma=true&si=M3AFIFOdT1OYqCI6r4Ub%252BkSYf2M%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557 http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1953-Half-Crown-Gem-Proof-/282432713062?hash=item41c24d3166%3Ag%3AZlUAAOSwpkFY7~jT&nma=true&si=M3AFIFOdT1OYqCI6r4Ub%252BkSYf2M%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557 i will wait to see what the dealer says or if he comes back at all, this does not sit well with me and i'm not willing to let it go, trouble is he wasn't passing it off as anything other that 1953 frosted proof halfcrown, so i have suggested he id'd it wrong in the first place, anyway anyone with any credibility will do the right thing, esp when they have multiple coins in stock to hand for £50,000 £60,000 plus, thousands of coins in £1000's range etc

it was on the coin community forum

no it was listed as a 1953 frosted proof crown, no mention of vip but stating uncommon/scarce, after looking at sets on ebay and digging about oi have seen some that have the same amount of frosting for £100 for a whole coronation set, i believe the rare ones are the plastic type ?? where the I in DEI points to a space between the beads on the border

or Bury St Edmunds

this is the one i bought on ebay for 7 quid a few days ago, excuse my photo skills, but the coin is not as bad as it looks, the reverse is far more frosted that the one i bought from the dealer but not as frosted on the obverse