Rob

Couldn't agree more, regardless of denomination or year ... But it's what they go for! Is it any different to a two-pronged trident?I do confess it's not for me, unless I was close to gathering the whole series of something, and a particular coin got added into an addenda or revised edition of a book, or similar, as a definite type? But this wouldn't happen to me, as I have an interest in too many areas...fortunately! No, two-pronged tridents are just as silly. Unless it was engraved using a specifically intended two pronged trident, then it was just a defective tool. Although discussed before, this opens up a whole can of worms because you then have to consider the various development stages of the variety raising the salient point of when can a variety be said to exist? How do you price the intermediate stages and why are they so defined? Die fill and breakage are two continually evolving states which are virtually impossible to quantify until complete, or the die has fallen apart setting the maximum limit. I suspect the main driver for including a variety in a price list is the owner and definer of said variety.

This is where I've lost the plot. I would feel embarrassed asking for a higher price for a natural die degradation feature. Maybe a spectacular flaw would warrant a bit extra, but die fill? Or more accurately in this case, the removal of a bit of die within the 2. Crazy.

Does this filled 2 warrant a premium?

"Sound" advice from Mark, Jordan Having offered a full set of sealed as issued in the folder with completer medallion which wasn't taken up, I would think that collecting from circulation is the next best thing as each would only cost you 50p. As Mark said, eBay is full of BU (not) items and if not in sealed original packaging a picture can tell a thousand words, but hide a hell of a lot more. Collecting from circulation will avoid this potential pitfall.

I reported it as a copy 6 days ago. Needless to say, nothing was done.

I don't think it is being shilled because it is way above what he would list it for in his trays.

Be careful what you do. When I got my last phone, I managed to run up an excess use bill of £30 over and above my 1Gb allowance despite not having used it. I got the kids to disable it, so no nasty surprises any more. The internet is useful, but not £30 a month plus whatever time you actually use useful. I might revert to a steam powered version when I get a new one.

The pre-union R&P issue crowns used a filled VIGO obverse die in some instances, though whether that die was also used for the rarer plumes issue is currently uncertain.

Presumably Santa has difficulty getting down the chimney on a barge? And certainly struggled to find a place to hide things.

It is now time to say Merry Christmas to all.

A few exceptions, but generally a really off die axis raises concerns about authenticity. The transposed French and Irish shields W3 1697 shilling has a 90 degree die axis, with only the French arms in the right place for a normal inverted die axis coin.

I've got an 1867 shilling with Davies dies 5B available if anyone is looking for one. Only poor, but confirmed by I of VICT to space and dot between ribbons above die number (16) on the reverse. £40 all in it anyone wants it. Books at £200 in Fine. For some reason CCGB say it has yet to be confirmed, but it has been known for a long time, so not sure why???

If the Stamford hoard applies, that would most likely refer to Ryhall which is just outside Stamford - BNJ 1988 p96-102

Liberia 1c 1862. The image file title says so. Or more specifically 1862 with the 6 over 4, the reverse die being a leftover from the 1847 issue.

Hats off to you for doing that! You must have the patience of Job. I struggle looking at more than a couple dozen pages. I'm not sure I would survive the ordeal of a couple hundred.

What a useful article. Thank you.

http://www.irishcoinage.com/L0001.HTM Although the grade is not the best, this page is a bit more helfpul

I concur. The hair detail has the typical coarse cutting you often associate with copies. The harp detail also doesn't match. However, the Spink illustration is for 1766.

Which for many I suspect is move on and get a life. The number of people willing to surmount any and all hurdles that eBay introduce must be a fraction of the total number of viewers meaning that the default action is more likely to be not bothering doing the search. The most successful things are the simplest - such as the lottery, where all you have to be able to do is point or grunt and hand over a quid.

I don't think there is one, so if you want to get started, feel free. I don't know what he was making before the Soho Mint shut in the late 1840s, but following the sale in 1848 he moved to Australia where he set up the Kangaroo mint office in the early 50s. This was not a succes and so he returned in about 1860 or so. His work producing restrikes is thought to have started around 1862 and continued for the next 20 years.

Which one of the 3 is in the greatest need of help? Piers Morgan, Simon Cowell or the woman - whoever she is?

And I wasn't fully conversant with Thatcher's yard without good reason.

Nothing wrong with being a Mancunian, after all I've got offspring that were brought up here. It's just that I am about as far removed from one as it's possible to be, despite having lived here for decades.