Peckris

Not for that price - remove the zero and it's STILL overpriced!

WOW.....now that would be a very sophisticated piece of application software

'Gotten' is Old English and perfectly acceptable (and correct) usage to an American. I think it sounds nice.

Superb, a really professional job. Well worth bidding on.

There's nothing rare about a 1988 pound! The burger in a Big Mac is probably rarer. Enjoy

Generally I agree with your points ski. But Dave's 1913 HC was an example of how dipping can be done properly (BRIEFLY!!) and it certainly improved the coin. As for Gary's shilling, it's a major rarity in that grade, and I'd have probably done the same just for the pleasure of owning it. If Gary ever sold it he would let the buyer know about the repair, but there's no guarantee that the buyer would be equally honest if selling on in his turn. Cleaning is always a risk, so is repairing. But ask yourself, would you rather have a coin that's been sensitively cleaned or repaired virtually without a trace, or a fake?

Does that give you the first new unread post in every TOPIC Colin? I've never used that button before. I tend to use the dark coloured folders and the "In" button to see new content, but a drawback is that that only works for the first topic in a forum - for all other new content in a forum it only gives you the latest post, even if there are a whole load you haven't read. Yes, that button gives you EVERYTHING! I must start using it then! After all, I've only been here for 3 and a half years Ah, there's a snag. If I look in several times a day, it still shows me the new content since yesterday, not since my last visit.

Does that give you the first new unread post in every TOPIC Colin? I've never used that button before. I tend to use the dark coloured folders and the "In" button to see new content, but a drawback is that that only works for the first topic in a forum - for all other new content in a forum it only gives you the latest post, even if there are a whole load you haven't read.

In this forum I only see one - yours! I then adjusted my date filters like you did, to view "All". When I clicked 'Go' lots of posts came up. The fact is that at least half the forums, probably more, don't get posts within the default 30-day period, and won't show up until you change the date range. The most active forums by far are the first (Lots of British coin related discussions), and Free For All. Then Enquiries about British coins, and Members Only are not far behind. You can surely see many topics from the past 30 days in all of those? Beginners area is probably the only other forum that gets anywhere near a semi-regular visit. The other forums, as you've noticed, have to have the filters changed to see most of their posts. Oh, I've just noticed something else - you need to click 'Remember filter' as well, or it will default back to 30-days immediately after you have posted.

Ah, but is yours slabbed? There's a whole can of worms right there, Gary! At the end of the day we're coin collectors, not platic collectors. A slab doesn't make a £1 coin any more than a £1 coin in a slab! I've only got one slab - it's a 1928 silver 3d, which I'd grade at VF+. PCGS MS64! So, instantly, there goes any incentive I might have to crack it out, as raw, it'll still only be a VF+. When the time comes to sell it, the best I'll be able to say, to cover myself and preempt the inevitable disappointment from the buyer: "slab says MS64 but please make sure you're happy with the grade of the coin, rather than the grade on the label". So I become as guilty as London Coins, and so the slippery slope begins... A little while back on an American forum it was being discussed that it was quite acceptable to pay $400 for a high grade slabbed 1934 penny. The idea of buying the same coin raw for a quarter of that was completely abhorrent to them. Perhaps we should devise a new TPG system that doesn't involve encasing coins in perspex tombs. Any ideas? As long as there are high-quality image databases, and numeric certificate/logbooks accompanying the coin, there's no reason why it shouldn't be equally as attractive as the current TPG monopoly...IMO Yes - a high res. series of photographs with additional close-ups of 'unique identifying features' such as scratches, nicks, uneven toning patches, or areas of unusual wear, would be essential, and maybe the photos themselves could be enclosed in a sealed plastic case (like a modern proof set)? The certificate could perhaps be in there with them. A logbook is a great idea - it would give a provenance from the first entry onwards, and would be completed by each new owner. It sounds a blend of the straightforward and the complex. Simple enough to reward the owners of high value or rare items, but sufficiently complex to deter the owner of a BU 1962 brass 3d!

Ah, but is yours slabbed? There's a whole can of worms right there, Gary! At the end of the day we're coin collectors, not platic collectors. A slab doesn't make a £1 coin any more than a £1 coin in a slab! I've only got one slab - it's a 1928 silver 3d, which I'd grade at VF+. PCGS MS64! So, instantly, there goes any incentive I might have to crack it out, as raw, it'll still only be a VF+. When the time comes to sell it, the best I'll be able to say, to cover myself and preempt the inevitable disappointment from the buyer: "slab says MS64 but please make sure you're happy with the grade of the coin, rather than the grade on the label". So I become as guilty as London Coins, and so the slippery slope begins... A little while back on an American forum it was being discussed that it was quite acceptable to pay $400 for a high grade slabbed 1934 penny. The idea of buying the same coin raw for a quarter of that was completely abhorrent to them. Perhaps we should devise a new TPG system that doesn't involve encasing coins in perspex tombs. Any ideas?

CGS quote £35 on their website for this coin. That seems an awful lot of money for an Elizabeth II coin that can't even be spent in a pub! Not even a remotely scarce Liz II coin! And have you noticed, the lustre on the obverse is faintly blotchy, and there are bag mark scuffs on the bust? TWO BIDDERS. I wonder if they both live at the same lunatic asylum? At that rate, 1966 and 1967 3d's must be worth at least a fiver each. I must have a few dozen put aside...

Which of those two round things is the item - the blurry one in the foreground or the one wearing a headlamp?

Suppose I'd better come clean Not dipped?

You could display that proudly in a collection with all the repair stuff written up on your database. If ever you sold it, you could say "repaired" and a buyer would say "Uh? Where?" and cough up the readies, no problem. Well worth $100 and 18 months wait.

Here's one on eBay, that includes a picture of the case. There's no guarantee (without provenance) that all the coins were originally part of the same set, but look for consistent toning. http://compare.ebay.co.uk/like/380489341246?var=lv&ltyp=AllFixedPriceItemTypes&var=sbar&cbt=y (I hope you can see that ok - when I first saw it you could switch between the pictures which were normal-looking not all squashed up like they are from that link. If it looks funny, try one of the other sets linked below it, then do a "go back" - it should correct itself).

That is a huge menu. 500 different varieties of cooked rice, for a start...

As in, Gandalf the Grey?

If you alone have seen 2-3 then there must be MANY more than the "two known" which they claim! If the estimate is based on that spurious claim, then they are being a bit naughty.

Shave at weekends - there's more time than on a weekday morning

That's weird. That link comes up with "Your search returned 0 items" (for that seller). ????? That's just a link to his current listings. There were 3 earlier this evening - they must have finished. There's always Completed listings - it's worth checking out for the uniformity of look! Ok, had a look at Completed. Blimey, the moron even polishes his EF and BU coins! Doesn't he realise what he could have got for them if he'd left well alone?? He's ruined a couple of BU 1887s, an 1817 halfcrown, an 1897 halfcrown.. What a pillock!

That's weird. That link comes up with "Your search returned 0 items" (for that seller). ?????

I've bought 2 of these LT's in the past on eBay auction, and was very pleased with the purchase price on both occasions. If this helps, I have sold one before on BIN & BO and was also very pleased with the outcome! It really all hinges on the quality of the images you can get onto eBay! Get links in the description to photobucket if you have to, just get the viewer an easy way to see a quality image! Don't do that 'I can send pictures' thing, that should be in Paulus's Room 101! So, not auction IMO, a 30-day BIN or BIN & BO IMHO. Everyone has very different views on this, to each his/her own! I see were you are coming from. I had also considered an auction with a highish reserve, then if under but close take the highest bidder. I do have interest in this coin but I've no idea what it's worth? Perhaps any dealer types could pm me their thoughts. I personally always run a mile when I see reserve not met on listings. I'd go bin & BO for this one! There aren't generally that many going through eBay, so you will get some interest for certain. I notice a seller on ebay has an example, a very nice one at that, on for BIN £750 A bit on the high side I would say as Spinks only quote £400 UNC/BU. Very tempting to put mine on for say BIN £300 to see if I get a bite. You don't seem to have read your PMs, Gary.

4 options All feedback feedback from buyers feedback from sellers feedback left for others. Thanks for that (and Debbie) I would line up his buyers (and tom) Get a nice 10 lb cod and give their chops a nice slapping. Geez, this numpty again. I wonder if he's actually buying from himself, no One in their right mind World buy at his grade and prices. Still ashamed to say he's from Dundee He has a Festival of britain at ONLY £150, fecking bargain if you ask me Not such a daft idea. It may seem worth it to him to lose fees and commission, purely in order to build up a high feedback score.. then he can use that as a jumping off point to snare future newbies with too much money, not enough sense, and WAY too much trust. Ah, but his is the 1951 "proof", and as we all know, the 1951 is technically only proofLIKE - unless it comes from the proof set of course, in which case it is.. wait for it, wait for it.. absolutely identical to the prooflike. I have found that in general the crowns from the proof set tend to have a bit of frosting whereas the individually issued crowns are just shiny Though interestingly (and just to be different!) the crown I have in its box of issue (prooflike) has MORE frosting than the one in my proof set!