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Rarest Silver Proof issued by the Royal Mint?
Rob replied to youliveyoulean's topic in Decimal Coins
It's also good for the balance of payments. HMG doing their bit to reduce the rediculous size of our trade deficit. If people stopped wasting insane amounts of money on imported expensive depreciating liabilities such as cars, it would go a long way to sorting our deficit. -
I've got one I don't want which I am prepared to offload - for a fee.
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You're not the only one.
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1860 Half Penny overstike on D in F:D:
Rob replied to Rick2020's topic in Confirmed unlisted Varieties.
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Yep. If it is the lowest grade possible, it will command a premium. From a personal point of view, I would be interested in how the TPG determines it is due to genuine wear and not tampered with/environmentally damaged/excessively scratched etc. I suspect the with the exception of corrosion, they will be unable to differentiate, so, for those washers capable of commanding a premium to the cost of slabbing and the intrinsic value of the scrap metal - use human stupidity to your advantage and fill yer boots.
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Thanks Peter, I'll PM you.
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Talking of cabinets, I have a spare here, a Nichols Pheon, lockable with space for 504 coins on 14 trays if anyone is interested. All the trays have been pierced to facilitate coin removal. 6 off 34 dia x 30 2 off 32 dia x 36 6 off 28 dia x 42 Some minor surface hairs that would easily touch up, otherwise in good condition. I would guess at about 25 years old based on former owner. £120.00 delivered.
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A quick look at a few dozen listings showed every one to be either over 3 or 5. Bearing in mind the prolific Lima output, it is probable that relatively few 1745 halfcrowns were struck. Dies were reused wherever possible making the 5/3 almost inevitable. The 5/5 just means that the digit was punched in at least twice and not in the same place. The question to be asked is whether a cleanly punched 5 exists with a roses reverse given what I have seen.
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I find their logic a little difficult. Why a Kew Gardens 50p should be difficult to spot on the grounds that 950 million 50ps have been printed (sic) is beyond me. Nobody could be in a position to examine more than a handful at any one time, not 950 million.
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I'm not sure it matters. Maybe he had two.
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Good old Daily Mail, always on the ball. Shouldn't be too long before they ask people to check for 1933 pennies in the biscuit tin of pennies inherited from Granny.
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Don't know without seeing in hand, but the amount of toning removed at the high points such as the right hand and knee doesn't indicate much wear, if any. The obvious loss of metal due to friction is best seen on the hair and ear. The high points for the reverse are perm any three from fingers, helmet, knee or right hand. Or if the rim is high then one of these once it has worn down.
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Just plough through past listings on LC. Some are obviously early strikes, others not. Mine has filled fingers and was previously in a CGS80 slab. No wear to the hair though.
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This? It's only £3. https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=dictionaries+for+sale+£3&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-b&gfe_rd=cr&ei=kktPWLzOMcfv8Af8y5bADw#q=dictionaries+for+sale+£3&tbm=shop&spd=4487374099716405
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I'd give it better than EF based on the wear to the hair. The fingers are a red herring on these as the die became filled. You see as many with rounded (but not flattened) fingers as you do struck up ones.
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The question is, what will the value be when cleaned? Clearly more than £3, but ultimately dependant on how well it is done. As it stands, it's horrible.
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Which is another reason why it isn't official
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I don't know if anyone else is familiar with private issues, but it certainly isn't a Royal Mint product. The design is too coarse and has all the attributes of a modern strike. We aren't going to resolve it tonight.
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Based on what you gave as the dimensions - 14mm diameter and 1mm thick, that has a volume of 3.1428 x 7 x 7 x 1 cubic mm. i.e 154mm3 ish. Density of gold is 19.3g/cm3 so with 1000 mm3 in a cubic centimetre (10 x 10 x 10), 0.154 x 19.3g will be the weight if in gold. It works out at just under 3g, which is close enough given your measurements are not exact. If the one next to it looks to be the same dimensions and weight, then that won't be gold either. Maybe it is a private gold issue - I can't say without having it in hand, but if so it is unlikely to be worth any premium to melt value. If it was 0.5 mm thick then we might be getting closer to the possibility of it being gold.
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That confirms it isn't gold if the numbers are remotely accurate. If it was gold it would be nearly 3 grams. If it was brass, then depending on the mix it would likely be 40-45% of 3 grams. That's still 1.3grams ish.
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Bullion value is based on the spot price of the precious metal content, i.e. its intrinsic value. e.g. a sovereign contains 0.2354 troy ounces of gold, so the current (variable) spot price for an ounce of gold multplied by 0.2354 will give you the value of gold in the coin.
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What is the weight, diameter and thickness?
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The problem is the Royal Mint didn't issue anything that small, so if it is gold (which should be obvious from the weight relative to its size), it would be a private issue and only likely to be worth bullion.
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Don't worry. The internet is full of literary garbage. The pictures are there. It appears to be very small, possibly toy money? Anything visible on it such as C, L or Lauer or anything else to indicate who made it?
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It's a fantasy piece. Brass?