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    Cameo or not ? Be wary !

    Again, very difficult to make a definitive judgement, IMO anyway.
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    Cameo or not ? Be wary !

    It would indeed by instructive to know that difference, not to mention highly enlightening. By the way, did you mean struck for the Festival of Britain, or were they actually struck at the Festival of Britain? If so, that's quite interesting. What are your respective criterias, and may we see the coin in question to form separate independent judgements? I don't know what to think, Pete. It's a very nice coin, but if I'm absolutely honest, not a proof. Specimen, yes - and described as such by Neil/Lee at the time:-
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    Cameo or not ? Be wary !

    What about so called "specimen issues" - proof or not? My Freeman 74 is a specimen issue from the Copthorne Collection, advertised as a F74. Yet Freeman describes the 74 as "proof".
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    Cameo or not ? Be wary !

    Unfortunate mistake.
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    Cameo or not ? Be wary !

    Absolutely. Well here's an "ultra cameo". link Unfortunately, I was unable to re-find the one I saw in the catalogue last night, so the above is a different one from the September 2017 auction. I've also seen one described as "deep cameo" - lot No 740 in the December auction. Can't see a pic of that on their website.
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    Cameo or not ? Be wary !

    I received my hard copy LCA catalogue the other day, and couldn't help noticing some items described as "ultra cameo". So better than just bog standard cameo
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    Ebay's Worst Offerings

    Talking of newbie collectors.... What I do find slightly concerning is the increasing number of reproduction bun pennies, of all different dates, including 1869 and 1875H, the real ones of which are rare. They all look uncirculated, although often with a horrible rainbow toning, and they are obviously fake, which anyone with experience can tell at a glance. Although they are flagged up as "reproduction gap fillers" and the like, what worries me is that eventually someone is going to try passing some off as real, which newbie collectors could fall for, believing thy are getting a bargain.
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    LCA December

    Rendell Ingram probably doesn't know how to photoshop, if the abysmal quality of his website pics are anything to go by. Sometimes I think he takes pics in the dark !
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    LCA December

    Don't think it's the same coin. If you click on the link I provided, you can see the obverse, and the two are clearly different coins.
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    LCA December

    What you said:- Drew the distinction between the appearance of a VIP proof and an ordinary proof.
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    LCA December

    Thanks chaps. Evidently this is quite a contentious issue. As you say @VickySilver paying £5000+ for a coin of uncertain pedigree (VIP or not?), seems somewhat impetuous.
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    LCA December

    Cheers craigy. I get it now.
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    LCA December

    Out of interest, LCA have sold three1951 VIP Crowns previously. The first was lot 1301 on 2.6.13, hammer £3,600, second was Lot 2868 on 7.9.14, £2,800 and the third Lot 2044 on 7.12.14, £5,500.
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    LCA December

    Yep, good point Pete. I was so fixated on the fact there were two Scottish shillings, that I completely missed the fact it was only the Crown which was VIP. But - on that subject of VIP - just how do you tell the difference between them and a "normal" proof? Indeed, is there any material difference, or is it merely the fact that they are given to a VIP, which marks them out? Forgive my ignorance on this issue.
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    Coins Relisted on Ebay

    I can only see one item, Gary.
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    LCA December

    Precisely David. I wonder what the explanation is? It ought to be a good one considering the lower and upper estimates applied.
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    LCA December

    Can anybody else spot something slightly wrong with this Festival of Britain VIP 1951 proof set? link to item
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    LCA December

    Incidentally, has anybody received their hard copy catalogue yet? I keep adding my name to the mailing list (3 times now), but nothing ever happens, and I've yet to receive one.
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    Ebay's Worst Offerings

    I've done that trick as well. They're an absolute sod to find, and never in the place you think they've rolled to.
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    LCA December

    Hmmm.....not bad. Several outstanding boxes ticked for me there.
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    Ebay's Worst Offerings

    I always look for "the coin you see is the coin you get" mantra. I know it's not always infallible, but it does usually prove to be the case.
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    Detectorists

    Thanks for the heads up, David.
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    Sad News

    I am so so sorry to hear this news. Deepest sympathy to his family and friends. A very sad loss.
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    Ebay's Worst Offerings

    Yes, nice. Incredibly rare. I see it's on Richard's rarest penny site. The one which was sold at the LCA in March this year, went for £750 hammer, but it wasn't as nice as that one. I'd have gone to £1500 for that, given how difficult they are to come by.
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    Ebay's Worst Offerings

    No, missed that one completely. What did it go for, and what state was it in?
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