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1858/3(2), 1858/6, 1858/7 and 1858/8 shown below in 2 separate posts

I have examples of 8/3(2), 8/6, 8/7 and an 8/8 and will retake and upload any pictures of the various re-cuts you want Rob.

Unfortunately the thing most needed to be a BNTA member is most lacking, an entrance exam! I have seen quite a few BNTA members that know nothing about coins or coin grading but are members purely because they are in the old boys club.

I should get a platinum medal the size of a dustbin lid for the pain it takes to hit 10k on there!

Not the same coin Dave, the Lockdales one was not an ex-mount (you can see the edge problems in her second picture on the bay). The 1666 crown is probably the commonest of all elephant types and is available fairly often if you keep your eyes open.

You only need a modicum of sense to realise that Rayner is miles off in the rarity scales on 99.9% of the coins listed. ESC was compiled long before the internet was a common everyman/everyday tool and he had to make educated guesses based on a limited collector/museum contact list and previous works. Trying to work out rarity on coins you own is almost pointless unless you are a pure investor rather than a collector. Your time would be better spent trying to track down the coins that you don't own and then trying to find the best examples available for purchase.

i think hes not scottish at all....ive a feeling hes french and is trying to say There is a mental hospital just on the outskirts of Dundee called Liff, i wonder if he's escaped. Oh and BTW i really did understand Cantonnas Seagull trawler quote lol Bollocks! I watched the interview that was done with him last year where he stated that he made the line up on the spot and it meant bugger all. It still means more than the lines that ebay tool is using though. Where do you all find the time or self restraint needed to actually communicate with him? Anybody with enough spare time and patience to converse with a looney please feel free to contact my wife as it may take the heat off me

The obvious answer would be to ask Steve Lockett if your coins are all entombed by his company. I know that most of the Wreath "Proofs" sold by London have a Coincraft reference so there is another research area for you. A final suggestion would be the Royal Mint as they would surely have records of proof strikings? As a dealer I rely on my experience of handling coins to differentiate proofs from currency strikes but quite often I am left scratching my head and opting for "proof like" which has already been pointed out by Peck as possibly just a very early strike or a coin from proof dies.

Very nice coins Hus.

You should have phoned MP David, I'm sure he would have stuck needles in you for free!

I think it's Geordie too? Hinnie is the North East version (or "bitch" if it's the woman talking to the man) It was always "pet" we used though.

No Stuart, both just folk art love tokens, the worked "Scottish" one rather dubious in my opinion/experience! Wish I could make one! A clamp, drill and a fret saw are all that is required, plus a wee bit of time/patience.

No Stuart, both just folk art love tokens, the worked "Scottish" one rather dubious in my opinion/experience!

Nice Penny, it looks similar to some tickets I have that I think are Ex Dr E.A.Johnstone, but I am sure Rob will be able to shed some light on it The G looks right for Johnstone as do the 2 and 8. It's a shame there is no lower case m as this is quite distinctive, but on balance I'd say it is a Johnstone ticket. If ex-Peck, then Johnstone must have bought it from Spink in the 1960s when Peck's collection was dispersed, but the presence of a provenance in Johnstone's hand dating to 1940 suggests that Peck doesn't come into it. There are two possible names for the 1940 sale; J McPherson or George Wight. Both had collections of English in the sale, but M & R doesn't say whose lots were which. I'm sure L282 will be the lot number which was on the second day, so that would suggest Wight as the provenance. Unfortunately I don't have the catalogue. The purple number may well be a Baldwin reference. Johnstone was a Baldwin customer and they acquired his collection post-mortem. It is possible the VICTORIA 1868 1d Bronzed writing is that of the 1940 vendor. If so, I'd like to know who it is for future reference. It looks like both sides are in the same hand Rob. The e and g are both quite distinctive as is the the loop coming through the base on the 6's. The word Copper looks to be the odd one out and by a different hand to the rest of the writing, which would suggest that somebody post the 1940 sale thought this?

A lot. I spent some time working for the Financial Ombudsman Service and essentially we started with the assumption that the claimant was in the right. Certain occupations - teachers, policemen (sorry John) were prevalent in making claims and a fair few won despite the fact that you knew in your heart of hearts that they were being somewhat economical with the truth, you just couldn't put your finger on it. In my time there, the assumption was made that professionals such as solicitors or accountants should really have known what they were doing and would have had the nous to read the small print and ask questions. However, I understand that has now changed and solicitors are now claiming like there is no tomorrow. So either we've got the worst legal profession in the world, or someone is pulling a fast one. Bizarre. I do have a degree of sympathy with anyone (apart from the above) who was mis-sold Payment Protection Insurance however as it was normally an add-on to something else, such as a pension. The cost was usually a fraction of the overall total and as such people tended to disregard it. When you add up many years worth of payments however, it does come to a tidy sum. No offence taken Derek I have only made 2 claims in my life, both for car wrecks that should have ended my claiming days, but, I was fortunate enough to be wheeled away from them. I could have submitted lots and lots of claims but chose not to. One of the easiest cons claims I could have had was for vibtration whitefinger. I spent 4 1/2 years as a coal miner and the payouts have been immense for that. They were virtually paying out just because you could be bothered to apply. Strangely enough I worked in the police at the time and one of my colleagues claimed (and was paid) for his time at the shipyard in Barrow, errrrrr "how can you be a serving police officer if you can't use your hands some days?????"

No, I am not Victor Meldrew,,,,,,,,but, the Royal Mail kindly dropped a totally unsolicited copy of The Phoenix (Coincraft sales pitch for those who don't know) on my doormat this morning. Front page OFFERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Ed VII first and last shillings in VG (piss poor) £34.50, yes £34.50 A "Treasure Coin" East India Co 10 Cash EF £29.50, VF £17.50 (you can usually buy them carded in A UNC for £1-£4 And I have saved the best until last; 300+ Year Old Silver Crown, William III (no date given but certain to be a 1696) VG (piss poor again) £245, Fine £350 Quick question folks, "Is Piracy still a capital offence in the UK?"

Stuart, the only thing I use on slabs is a hammer

The second group are better than the first on condition. I deal in tokens and cannot see anything there that screams rare. There are multiple varieties on most though due to pointing of features to letters, edge lettering etc. I would pay around £80 for a group like that in auction. Hope that helps. John.

They are really only worth the bullion value, maybe the 1935 Crown will do a little more (£15-20) The sovereign you should get around £220 for the half sovereign about £115 and the 2 1889 Crowns about £15 each.

Ye gods. Almost £25 for a VF 1887 shilling that can be got for around a fiver! If they can sell 5 in week you will have to sell 25. It is a bit like another BNTA member asking £90 for a F 1946 3d. My purchase list is now limited although I can be tempted on other denominations...Farthings varieties 1st but I like a few hammered and selected top quality other coins. You're kidding me! Oh, you were just giving an "it's as if...", right? The coin Peter mentioned: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/GEORGE-VI-MILLED-NICKLE-BRASS-THREEPENCE-COIN-014809-/350439842334?pt=UK_Coins_BritishMilled_RL&hash=item5197d7a21e FFS I thought Peter was taking the water....... :blink: :blink: :blink:

It's still cheap compared with the commission rates of auction houses. I think auction houses are even worse than bankers bonuses Peck. Whatever the sellers rate is there are always nice little stealth taxes, insurance/storage, lotting fees, pictures fees etc etc.

It's a flat 10% + 25p transaction charge + paypal at 2.9% (additional charges for foreign transcations to be paid by the seller) + listing fee, so I work on an average of 14%. I am a business seller and have been on these terms for a long time now. Your fees are therefore much higher on the endless list of things worth £10 that come off at £0.99 (closer to 40%). As a top rated seller I get a 10% discount on my final value fees so they, rather graciously, only charge me 9%. If you log onto the ebay UK fees for private sellers it quotes the 10% up to £75, business is a flat 10% of every penny you sell for.

I assume that you were chasing the same tickets as me Peter? Womens beach volleyball, bring it on!

It would be in the ball park if it was EF, sadly it looks like a raggedy assed GVF complete with rim nicks, edge knocks and scratches to me.