Peckris

There are some forums that trample over newbies who dare to post without first getting a Masters degree in their terms and conditions and FAQ - happily this isn't one of them!

Weight: 10.8g My friend's worries about the coin are also my worries. The coin looks very good, but it came from China for less than a quarter of the price when compared with mine (also considerably cheap when compared to Spink's price). So either you can buy good coins in China or the fakes are getting really good... Gary of Format Coins in Birmingham told me a few years ago that he had more or less given up stocking British coins because of the Chinese problem.

Wow - thank you Hus! I never usually win anything, so very much appreciated! :D After years of entering raffles without a sniff of success (I even failed at an event where there were 15 people there and 9 raffle prizes), my first ever win was ... wait for it ... a knitted toilet roll holder But well done! I bet they're a bit scratchy Peck, knitted toilet rolls? Washing them is the worst thing

Wow - thank you Hus! I never usually win anything, so very much appreciated! :D After years of entering raffles without a sniff of success (I even failed at an event where there were 15 people there and 9 raffle prizes), my first ever win was ... wait for it ... a knitted toilet roll holder But well done!

Wow... just... wow. I have no words for that listing. It's been taken down, it seems.

He's that guy in the adverts of course: Oh yes, Morgen Freeman. I was not aware that he wrote a book on British Bronze coins.... While we're on that subject, More Than have used Morgan Freeman's name (and voice?) in their fictional "Hi, I'm More Than Freeman" ad - but he is played by a white man!! What's that about?

It never hurts to ask. And if you buy a load of coins from a dealer's trays (and some can be individual coins as high as £15 - £20) you would often get a discount.

If it's not a fake, then it's a lovely coin.

He certainly covered all his bases in that description! Makes you think though - how many ABU 1912H pennies ended up at the bottom of the Atlantic? Guess it all depends when they were first issued.

You expect more action from America? You may be right.

Do record where you got the coins from too, invaluable in the end And you could also add such things as "Variety", "Reference" (Freeman, Peck, Spink etc), "Latest Spink value", "Proof" (Y/N), "Storage" (if you use flips, albums, trays, boxes etc). And if you ever dispose of any, you will want a record of who/where you sold it to, and how much for. You could use Description for toning characteristics, and don't forget having a space for a picture of obverse / reverse.

True, but its hiding god Now THERE's a recipe for eternal damnation!

can't see a lot of interest from the forum.Modern series don't often appeal to collectors. Good luck with your sales Chris. I'm afraid Peter is right though, there's not much interest here in modern commemoratives (it's virtually an entirely separate market).

Yup, I got one of they salted away somewhere. Handsome beast I've always thought (the coin, not the Empress )

After looking at it closely and comparing it with others, it appears like the "N" in SKILLING is weird, when compared to the others on eBay and the design on the reverse of the stars (or flowers?) on either side of the 1 looks interesting. So perhaps it is a rare die variety? I really don't know, I don't know the first thing about Danish coins and so I don't even know if they really have a thriving collector market for minor die varieties, but if so, then perhaps the N and the stars/flowers are the clue. The Danes do seem to love their sKillings

You can always create a shortcut to any given thread, of course. That will last as long as the device you've shortcutted it to. It's a pity you can't see further back than your previous 5 posts though. I also remember that 1905 shilling thread which Coinery mentioned. True - but if it's a post on "Latest acquisitions" or "eBay laughs", that's NOT going to be much help!! It would be nice, once in this forum, to be able to dive back and forward among bookmarked threads of interest.

I'll buy a ticket for your next "draw"

Ebay can be OK if you get through the crap. We all complain but I love it. Which takes the energy I sadly don't have.

Ok, I'll give you that one, Sherlock!

Yes, I agree. It's a familiar-looking acid victim (one gets to learn their distinctive appearance!)

Hi David, Welcome to the forum. I don't know whether anybody has mentioned this to you yet (I know it's one of John's favourite sayings) but buy the coin not its grade. When I was collecting I would try to get the best coins I could afford but always found that when upgrading there were lower grade coins I just couldn't part with. Whether it was that I liked the patina or something about the process of acquiring them, I know not but for example in a run of George V pennies mostly with high percentages of lustre, I had a VF 1922. Not particularly difficult or expensive to find in better grade but I just liked my old '22 and didn't see the need to upgrade it. I guess in a way this kind of personalises a collection and to my mind makes it a little more interesting. So by all means start out with the intention of collecting runs of coins in very high grade but don't be surprised if what you end up with is just that little bit different. I agree. Eye appeal and finding coins that just "look right" to you are the ones to collect. Don't let someone else dictate your choices. Best Regards, InforaPenny I notice you've been 'lurking' for a while, though have been a member for a few years. Your name and list of interests suggest you are a collector of bronze pennies like myself and a few others here. I for one would be very interested to see pics of a few of your more interesting coins if you don't mind sharing them? Feel free to start a new thread if you wish. How on earth would you know that?

Ha, ha! He/she wouldn't be able to convince me in a million years that that coin was bent according to his write-up! Nice grade though, if it was cheaper I'd start wondering about chancing two bits of wood and a vice ;-) ! I'm not sure you'd impress too many women today by bending a micro-thin penny! Finger wrestling, anyone?

Last time I looked Scotland were in the UK. I know the Scots would rather it were different, but there you are.

Spot on - the legend even features the name Lauer who was the leading Victorian maker of toy coins. He was based at Nürmberg which is also part of the legend. As for value, someone here will have a better idea.

That's also the vicious circle engendered by eBay - collectors get used to the artificially inflated prices and become conditioned to pay them. The problem with that is, they then have to SELL on eBay to recoup their outlay. If they tried to sell to a dealer or at a provincial auction, they would experience a massive reality check. eBay has become its own little universe with its own rules and its own values. Yet outside the secluded world of hobbyist collectors, those rules simply don't apply; you can pick up ordinary goods at (generally) their genuine real world market value, or even well below. The same applies to common or low value coins of course. Yet high grade rarities don't necessarily obey those rules either - eBay wouldn't necessarily be the best place to sell an UNC 1905 halfcrown, as if it was in the catalogue of one of the better known auction houses, it would attract bids possibly as high - or higher - than on eBay. Having said all that, I think you're probably spot on when it comes to lower grade rarities.