Peter

Wow the grading would be spot on if described as GF with bad scratching. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Great-Britain-Penny-1971-NGC-MS-60-BN-Elizabeth-II-/250925254208?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3a6c4f8640

A bargain...who pays for this to be slabbed though ...and why http://www.ebay.com/itm/Great-Britain-Penny-1971-NGC-MS-60-BN-Elizabeth-II-/250925254208?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3a6c4f8640

Hi William See attached...no more excuses please http://www.emigratenz.org/forum/showthread.php?t=22263

Don't know what has happened...I was confused because I was under the impression you had added ME as a friend....as you say we've been conversing since Xmas 2004 & I haven't touched a drop of the hard stuff for months. Well, I had an email saying you had added me as a friend to which I wasn't allowed a reply. Do we have gremlins in the system? I think we should be told. I think there must be something unless one of us has fat fingers. I was suprised but I'm sure if we both get counselling we can be friends

Don't know what has happened...I was confused because I was under the impression you had added ME as a friend....as you say we've been conversing since Xmas 2004 & I haven't touched a drop of the hard stuff for months.

Looks EF or thereabouts to me. There is obviously a small amount of friction, but not a lot. It could be that the coin has had a light wipe or clean in the past if the toning looks a little odd. Don't worry about the reverse rim as you often see it looking like this on coins of this type and era. The best way to image coins is perpendicular to them. Angled shots highlight the relief, but don't help grading where you are looking for wear on the high points of the relief. Toning has no effect on the grading which is an assessment of wear. It can however be nice or ugly, beauty being in the eye of the beholder etc. The toning does effect price.Our US buddies love copper coins red rather than brown.A nice bluey tone on silver is desirable.Beware of bright silver coins which may well have been dipped. Your coin is very pleasant IMO with a nice defined strike.

It doesn't look like shill bidding to me. It can't be for the coin values, so it must be for the silver content. 6 pre 1920 florins = approx 2 troy ounces of silver @ £20 per oz. I must try the same myself, I've got plenty of pre-1920 crap I could let go - especially for £20 an oz. I'm getting £14 an oz without Ebay/paypal fee's or the PIA trip to the PO or some scally trying to rip me off.

Good luck. I fancy the 1775 1/2d and I imagine the estimate is too low....plus the postman has been busy over the last 2 weeks and Mrs Peter has dealt a stern look

I can remember when I was a lad in the 70's my grandparents had a US airforce lodger who left behind a pile of playboy magazines 4ft high.I wanted them but my parents disposed of them. I wonder how much some of those would be worth now? The average going rate for 1960s/70s Playboy mags on eBay seems to be around £4.99. I've no idea of the price per foot in height! How much do they sell for if the pages aren't stuck together? Or does that put them in the £1.4M bracket Depends on the previous owner. Bill Clintons mags matched a certain dress and led to his demise. They would be worth a bit A perfect "Readers Wives" would probably fetch over £1

Hi William Your 2/6 is a smidge under fine condition. I'm sure you have Amazon in NZ to get the books...however attached is a free download of Collectors coins 2005 which should give you some idea(silver and gold prices have rocketed since) and a link to one currently on Ebay(slightly better than yours) Forget grades given by Ebayers as most are laughable. http://www.rotographic.com/britishcoins2005public.pdf http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1837-George-IIII-Half-Crown-/230709866676?pt=UK_Coins_BritishMilled_RL&hash=item35b76130b4

Out of the 2 cities I prefer Cambridge It is only 35mins by "swift" auto and I did my final year of day release at Cambridge College college of Arts and Technology (Famous through Tom Sharpe and his Wilt novels....he was a History lecturer...and yes he portrayed the college very well )I also was a trainee Surveyor on the Rosie Maternity Unit at Addenbrookes Hospital saw numerous Punk bands at the Corn Exchange and often fell in the Cam whilst punting (after the annual beer festivals).

I can remember when I was a lad in the 70's my grandparents had a US airforce lodger who left behind a pile of playboy magazines 4ft high.I wanted them but my parents disposed of them. I wonder how much some of those would be worth now?

If the Chinese tightened their ship and produced products equal to the standards required we would have more of a problem.As it is we still have choices and I will go for UK products whenever possible. I was aghast when I found out Dr Marten boots/shoes were now made in China.A bit of searching and a company from Northampton (Solovair) makes the same boot (without the DM logo).They used to make the soles for the UK D.M's. My wife has got me a pair for Xmas....as I relive my youth My eldest daughter is still after a coloured pair of DM's though...listen Solovair...with proper marketing and advertising you could take this market.

Even if it is treasure trove they will eventually get the market value.The publicity helps the finder should he wish to challenge the crowns valuation. Most detectorists will sign a pre nup with the landowner.We/all have a duty to record decent finds so history can be pieced together. Detectorists in the main are reliable and many important new historical sites have been identified through their co operation and honesty.

I stand to be corrected here. I'm aware the Far East have made the 1905 2/6 but the carefull removal and replacement of a single digit seems to be a home grown effort. Colin Cooke pointed out this scam on 1875H 1/4's where the H has been removed so they can be passed as 1875 small date 1/4d's which are rare.

I've heard anecdotal evidence about fake 1905 shillings where a 5 has been transplanted onto a higher grade 190x shilling which has the final digit of the date removed. So I would avoid any 1905 shilling where the position of the 5 looks a bit off, or has surface/tooling marks around the 5, or has heavier toning around the 5. There is one on eBay at the moment that I think looks a bit questionable. I just had a look on Ebay and there are several. The dodgy one wouldn't be the one for sale on Saturday at 1:24pm ?

Hi Debbie Welcome to the forum.I think the regulars who post are male...but it is possible to live another life behind the keyboard. Shillings are an interesting type set although probably the most numerous in quantity to collect.Rotographic's (the owners of this site)do a brilliant pricing book which covers silver coins from 1800 to date including many varieties (and at a 1/4 the price of Spink) I'm no expert on shillings but a forgery 1905 should be fairly easy to spot in hand.(should weigh 5.65g and be 23.6mm dia)If you are worried about this save as much as you can and get a good one from a reputable dealer.Get a highest grade possible as it will be an investment and easy to sell in the future.The same goes with all the shillings...buy less and better. One of the forum members has also published a book on modern silver varieties.This can put you one step ahead of many dealers and sellers and let you get a few rare bargains. Feel free to join in threads.There are no silly questions. Peter

I think you deserve a serious reply on this one, especially as I see you're a starter member. Am I right in saying you're looking to buy one, rather than asking for the going rate for one you already have? In the latter case a photo would be useful. If the former, then everything is going to depend on the condition. You can pick up a decent one in Fine for under £100, but with coins like this the hike in price as the grading gets higher can be quite a huge leap. The 1837 half crown is regarded as rare because its official mintage figure was only around 150,000. That's less than the 1905 (160,008). However, given that lower grade 1837s are quite easy to come by, I suspect that a substantial number might well have been struck in 1838 using 1837 dies - particuarly given the change of reign/design/dies - but not included in the mintage figures for 1837. Conversely, I suspect that the rarity of the 1835 is because the mintage figures for that year include many struck from 1834 dies - and 1834 is very common. Geoff William iv has asked the same question in another thread where we gave him an answer and advice. He was advised to buy the book on grading and Rotographic's pricing book as all his posts were in the same vein. I said I had a similar one and was hoping to make £20...this still didn't sink in so we gave up. Geoff

It is sad that people only read what they want to. The pewter 6d sold for £21+ and the same bidder is the highest bidder on another one in a few days time.If he wins that one too just maybe he will realise his muppetology. Another one of these sold a while back for £50+.I managed to find the buyer through feedback...he was an old boy and quite shocked it wasn't real.Last I heard he was having difficulties getting his money back. From my knight in armour exploits (also advising buyers they have bought gaming tokens and not guinea's)Most seem to be young or old and not always novice's.

Not a laugh. I've emailed the seller. http://offer.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewBids&_trksid=p4340.l2565&rt=nc&item=170735578837 Maybe they are pewter collectors.

Ahhh were the 48 yours I bought from London coins? If so you let me have them at a reasonable price!! No I had already disperesed of mine then, I think they must have been another part from the same hoard....I was tempted Matt Put an advert in Coin News for "1825 UNC farthings wanted...will pay £100 each" let this run a few months then drop a load at auction.

It will be necessary to drip feed them into the market. Recently there have been loads of high grade 1825 farthings in auctions and on Ebay.Indeed the aboutfarthings website (Colin) has hit the varieties with a vengance.I did also note Coincraft selling them at a HUGE premium.It was also mentioned on here a bulk load of 1925 halfcrowns were recently sold in Austrailia these could effect the market if not drip fed. Major hoards like the Colchester or Brussels hoards undoubtably effect the market but not too much.Every punter who wants one can have a nice example for reasonable money....my first hammered were some of these which set me off on the slippery slope of pre-milled

It would be interesting to see the price of key date coins from the the late 60's to date. My latest Spink (2010) gives a 1959S 1/- Unc @ £80.If anyone can get more than a couple of quid on Ebay let me know the secret.Even at the Midland fair these have been priced at £10 and these are all growing whiskers.If I was in the market for Queen Anne maundy (which I'm not)Spink / Coincraft / would be my first port of call and then prices realised from auctions over the last few years. Another factor is with hammered.What happens if you pay top £ for an extremely rare Edward 1 penny and then a hoard of 10,000 are dug up.Spink et al are as much use as a chocolate teapot with hammered and only give a very rough guide and no one really understands their grading.Then someone like Rob comes along who has done his homework and will cherry pick leaving the rest of us to the Chaf/Chaff/Chuf/Chuff/Crap.

What's with the five letter word when four would suffice? Your lucky I didn't say chuff...now getting rid of that WOULD be a crime...wait a minute there is some that can go.

Damn...I've recently exchanged £20 of 5p's at the PO.