Rob

You don't have to use the post office.

No sympathy. Why will people spend thousands, yet not insure for a few quid? Insured with a courier should be no more than £30 or so even if the post office wouldn't take them. You can insure virtually everything against virtually every possible event - if you are prepared to pay. Still, one may assume that it only represents a small part of the collection because nobody puts all their eggs in one basket - do they?

Is that not a little restricted in scope? You could probably complete the series in a single day on eBay if you just wanted an example, or a couple weeks if you wanted unc or thereabouts.

Well that's as random as some of Peters posts. Jungle juice or the herbal Leaf? It's better than your Aye-phone. Complete but meaningful bollocks, if that's not an oxymoron. Your random word generator has been upstaged, Dave.

You could visit all the Saxon mint locations in the South-west. That would give you a pleasant touring holiday

If you want a proper book, I have a copy available.

Because sometimes you need the security of knowing that it is genuine(ly) shi*e. I often despair at the worries shown US forums where the main concern appears to be that it is genuine. That the flat disc in their hand has no numismatic value is completely irrelevant.

Not to mention the numerous brewing establishments Half a pig, a few litres and the keys given to the missus. , then when it's all over, a trip to the butchers, winzer and brauerei to fill the car up on the day you leave. always a bit hectic, but very worthwhile. Neuschwanstein is a bit touristy. You get a better picture of the place if you climb up the hill behind the palace and look down over it. Also, across the valley you have Hohenschwangau. Do both on the same day. Drinks can be had in any dorf you find.

There is an article in the 2004 BNJ p.84-101 by Manville and Gaspar covering the 1787 shillings. Worth a read.

That's a crappy image and best avoided unless he can supply ones with the contrast eliminated. Over or under contrasted images can hide a multitude of problems. If in doubt, leave it out. If he says it is a faithful image of the coin then it has been cleaned.

Yes it is. It depends on what dates you want as some would need a 0 on the end, but coins are available in the period/price bracket indicated. A few of us have a table, some more regularly than others.

Nice cut out Rob. Are you moving towards my territory? No, it's one I have listed for sale.

I've got a couple of coins that would do, but you wouldn't like the images.

This might be due to ebay's default settings. When you can get a refund through paypal for items 'not as described' as a right, it isn't a great leap forward to set the default to 'returns accepted' or even do away with the option. The cost of exposure on foreign ebay sites is a good reason for restricting to uk only, even if you are willing to sell abroad.

It's a pity it comes from a smoke-free home, otherwise it might have restored a bit of toning to the coin. Or is that just wishful thinking?

Yes it is.

or you could go for something really interesting, like this , shame he doesn't post to the UK Maybe it's a listing mistake. Perhaps $65K is the mintage of the error and not the price asked. It's amazing that 3 people decided to slab. That in itself is the rarity. I'm not surprised he says thanks for bidding though, as even the most uncharitable seller ought to recognise the outlandish windfall this would represent if sold.

He also says he is not too sure of its age. Does anyone know when these were made? If so they could answer his question and point out it is a modern copy at the same time. Just a thought.

They allegedly started at the beginning and were working forwards chronologically. Unfortunately, when I was looking for Ed. VI profile groats, most of those designated as Ed. VI were in fact Ed.IV facing bust. I let them know, they said thank you. The tickets are all messed up too, so you can't rely on the accession data either. This was obvious when a 'Montagu' coin according to the accession data was illustrated in the Huth catalogue (1927). Had to put them right on that too. Again they said thank you, but it basically means you have to cross check any data with the coin.

My favourite Scottish is a Linkwood.

forgot about that one. still desirable though

Rob, In a situation like you mention (coin was received, and positive feedback left for you), you should be able to call eBay and they will remove the "item not received" notation. I had a lady from England leave negative feedback, because she had to pay VAT fees, but when I called eBay, they removed the negative feedback, since VAT is the responsibility of the Buyer. You might give it a try, and call them. He opened the case because he didn't want to pay signed for postage. I just told him to reduce his maximum bid by the difference. I was happy with the reduced sale price because I explained my a**e was covered against him claiming the money back and getting the coin. US customs aren't the quickest out the blocks. She could ask ebay, but trying to explain to someone from the Indian sub-continent I don't hold out much hope. Being a seller won't help our case.

It's a pity they haven't updated their seller ratings to provide a more equitable playing field for both buyers and sellers. Just looked at the wife's 'Seller's Dashboard' and see that she is in danger of not being compatible with the Global standards required. It doesn't help when one of the so-called defects is 'Item not received'. That was opened by a US buyer on the same day as he won and paid for the item. What are you supposed to do, when you couldn't even have delivered it in time using Concorde? He stil left positive feedback after it cleared US customs a month down the line, but didn't withdraw the item not received claim. Another was because someone was p'd off that they had to pay postage, then because he decided in the end to pay including postage objected to the BU coins he received. Sadly there is no seller protection against t**t buyers other than moving the items for sale up market - which might just happen (says he wishfully thinking).

I quite like the Australian early issues. I picked up this well done openwork shilling reverse recently. http://www.rpcoins.co.uk/c20%20pics/03730.jpg

It is a steady upwards progression of prices where desirable pieces are concerned. If you look at the past 12 or 13 years you had £138K for GC's petition crown, then the Coenwulf mancus at over 200K, the Glenister petition crown at a similar amount and the Glenister Reddite crown at £400K, now the Ed.VIII sovereign at over half a million. All have set new highs, but then, all are highly desirable and not in ready availability. The commonest being the petition crown, still in single figures for private collectors, the others less common. Is it any surprise with the amount of money sloshing around the system?