Rob

It still doesn't offer a quantitative assessment of cameo which should be present if you are to offer an opinion on it and simultaneously take on the mantle of 'God'. Given the willingness of people to cough up large amounts of additional cash for a person's thoughts on a thin sliver of paper, I stand by my argument that there should be some measurable quality used to substantiate the attribution.

Somewhat unhelpfully, the seller notes that PCGS have only slabbed 4 at MS65RD (which obviously can't include this coin). Can't wait to get me one of those super duper British rarities - the 1953 QE2 1st issue farthing with the woodcock reverse. Actually, I have one, but it looks like Liz overindulged on a trip to the Guinness brewery.

Thanks Paddy. They might be of use. I'll have to see what else comes up. I'm not expecting to source all 100 from the same place, because they are the hardest year for the issue..

I suppose that when you are 9 you have to be content with only puffing up the lips, or so it looks.

It's somewhere else on the forum, but to save looking...

Could be, God only knows. Just someone asking if I can supply 100 of them in circulated condition and how much. I don't let the pile of dross build up that much, hence the question.

It's always nice if you can get it, but only one in a few hundred at best have multi-hued toning. The Edward the Confessor Pointed Helmet from Dorchester in Hulett part 1 was the best offering of late, with the pictures in the catalogue not doing the coin justice. A superb coin that JH was over the moon with when it arrived. Best I can do is my Cnut Crewkerne, but that is just predominantly pink to red.

The higher the grades, the more likely it is to be dealers. The lower grade bulk goes on eBay. Lotting is a difficult one. You obviously can't combine lots from different vendors, so a single person's submission will really depend on the overall value of the consignment. You don't want lots with an estimate of a fiver, otherwise you would be all day making not a lot of money. That can easily lead to diverse lots. I still don't see how any one person can cherry pick at lower prices in a free and fair auction. If somebody wants a lot then they will continue bidding, and if a collector, they can pay more than a dealer because the latter needs to make a margin. Virtually every collector I have known has pushed the boat out on a bulk lot to get a particular coin of interest. Whether it is a bulk lot or a complete collection you are buying, in my experience the initial outlay is nearly always covered with interest when the unwanteds are sold, so on balance worth pursuing.

For every dealer there are literally hundreds of collectors, so surely the prices realised are a reflection of collectors' unwillingness to pay 'a fair price' at auction. Time and time again, you encounter people whose sole reference point for prices is eBay, and in consequence are always working on the expectation of picking up something for 99p. No auction excludes people because they aren't a dealer, so with a level playing field in terms of access to bidding, it boils down to the collector's willingness to pay. The auctioneer is never going to knock things down for less rather than more, as his commission is usually a percentage of hammer.

By that do you mean too high or too low and ultimately what constitutes the real value given none of the references are definitive?

Or stored in less than desirable conditions.

Looking at the contact marks it has circulated, so the proof surfaces have been lost.

They can pay for their own honeymoon. A month trekking in the Himalayas in the autumn is a bit too much. Anyway, I have number two to sort out soon.

I was in Devon this weekend. My eldest got married, so a farmhouse and barns was hired for a few days for the ceremony and celebrations. Just short of a hundred guests including a couple dozen from as far away as New Zealand and a good time was had by all. Seriously hot though. I can report that the M5 was freer than expected today.

Over £50! Frankly amazed. The attached went for less than 3x this, but didn't exactly fly off the shelf.

Use the Maundy sets for reference. They are 925 silver and the portrait agrees with the 1970 issue. Although there is a slight difference in colour between Ag and Cu-Ni, it isn't mind blowing, so any pre 1970 proofs will do if they have frosting.

It's cleanly struck and a full found coin, which is in its favour, but with the caveat that the surfaces are a bit wanting. The resolution isn't good enough to say whether it is deposits or corrosion and the portrait is a bit flat. You should be able to get one with a decent portrait for not a lot of money. I doubt you would have to go very far into three figures for a well struck full coin. Even on ebay you see decent examples on a buy it now for less, mainly due to the fact they are not the most popular denomination. It's the perennial problem of halves of anything being unpopular with collectors.

Makes use of their spare space. Rents in London are expensive, so any income from unused footage will help.

I certainly wouldn't want that as a proof, and I'm not convinced either. I have Norweb's 1853 proof copper halfpenny which has the stops all well struck up - see attached. A quick perusal of a few 1853 proof halfpennies listed show the dies don't match the bronzed proofs either. The SNC for Jan 2014 had an article by Peter Duff discussing the bronzed pieces.

If you copy and paste a link to it, then you don't have to worry about images. Go to the item and copy the address bar, then paste it into a reply on this thread.

They aren't common, but it would be difficult to justify spending £40 for something that is no better than fair on the obverse. I've only had three in the last 12 years including one in quite reasonable grade last year, but it had been cleaned and was never going to win a beauty contest. It took quite a while to shift this, despite its rarity and the fact it was priced well under book to take the faults into account. Being a single year type for the reign will help demand, but you rarely see them in a desirable condition which is the key to getting a good price and widening the circle of people looking for one. There is some demand there, but suspect it has to either be dirt cheap, or in top grade.

That'll be $56 for the coin and $300 for the label, then.

Looks like a broken die where the indent on the foot has been lost.

It's too good for a PO1 designation. If it was a PO1, it for some reason becomes very collectable. There are people who strive for ever greater depths, and I don't mean divers.

Or for all the crap, a good dose of the Sex Pistols. Something to Pogo to and capable of distributing the dross far and wide