Aethelred

I wonder how much I should off the chap for it? The coin has nice contrast between the fields and devices, but does have some hairlines. I suspect it will grade no higher than MS-61 by US standards. Any advice will be most helpful.

A private collector here in the states owns it. He has it off at a grading service right now and it should be back in about a month. I'll post photos if I get it!

King - George III Queen - Victoria

About 50% of those I own were slabbed when I bought them, the others I sent in myself. The American mindset is "if it is worth owning it must be slabbed." If I were to die (I guess that should be when) my wife will be able to sell them easier with them slabbed.

Just means "off topic."

I am waiting for Chris to teach me the secret knock! I'll have to dig out my files and see what I paid for everything and what the coins I did not buy ended up selling for. I am working on buying a 1787 plain edge proof 6d. if negotiations don't fall apart, it will be interesting to see what that will cost me!

I started collecting when I was six years old, that was about 27 years ago!

I am the buyer at a local coin shop and people get mad at me when I tell them what their coins are worth. The mindset is if it is 100+ years old it must be worth a huge amount of money.

All of my better British coins live in grading service slabs (such as PCGS, NGC et cetera). If you are not collecting slabbed coins, be sure you select albums and holders that DO NOT contain PVC as over the long term it will damage your coins. I am sure Chris can point you in the right direction.

#1 Would be this 1786 Guinea PCGS AU-50 #2 Might be this 1816 Halfcrown PCGS AU-58 #3 1799 Halfpenny NGC MS-64RB ex Basil Nicholson #4 1772 Halfpenny ANACS MS-60BN #5 1817 Sixpence NGC MS-65 (top pop)

Your 1775 coin is not a Penny, one was not minted that year. I suspect you have a 1775 Halfpenny or less likley a Farthing. If what you have is a Halfpenny (about 30mm in diameter) you are going to need to figure out the grade to determine the aprox. value. Other factors that must be taken into consideration are toning, luster and eye appeal. Two coins that are both Unc. might have widely different values based on the most subtle of differences. For example if your coin is a fully red Unc. it is going to command much more than a brown with ugly color. Some red-brown and brown coins take on a blue color which many collectors seek out and are willing to pay more (often much more) for. If the coin you have has seen circulation, the prime factor to consider is the amount of wear that it has. If most of the design is still there and only the high points are rubbed away, it will be worth more than a coin that is worn out. As your question stands, your 1775 coin (if it is a Halfpenny) could be worth anywhere from 50p to £400. Condition is everything! PLEASE DO NOT CLEAN YOUR COIN, Doing so will ruin its value to a collector.

While trying hard not to step into the pile that Chris and Joanne have made on the floor, I would like to note that US and British coins are NOT graded the same. If you live in the US, EF can be a far different thing than it is in the UK. I think I got a little on my shoe!

Its tea for me, without it I would die of thirst!

I live in the USA and work at a coin shop that sells only US coins, but I do not collect them at all. I am only interested in British coins.

....but you'll have to be sure to spell my name correctly in the acknowledgment.

That would be great!

I have several fake Guineas, sort of a neat sideline!

Wow Chris, you really did read it!

Can't please everyone now can we?

I like the toning on that 1911 Halfcrown!

So, what did you do that offended her?

Right, you don't know talking funny until you have lived in the Southern USA!

What is a "regular American" Chris? I guess that means my car has a hood not a bonnet, have no "u" in my color and don't get to see the Queen at Christmas?

Me serious? Never!

I believe most of the time 48 of them are bidding against me when I am after that coin I've been looking for!