azda

Of course they are obliged, but it's down to the UK customs to pick out your packet, and judging by the amount of coins people on the forum buy from outside the UK and EU, it almost never happens, whereas in Germany it ALWAYS happens much to my annoyance One last thing on tax, if you are buying gold, after the year 1800, any gold coin is tax free inside the EU

First, it depends where you live, assuming its the UK, then they seem very much relaxed when opening packets from the USA etc. There is no tax to be paid on anything inside the EU, anything outside can be charged tax, but only if they open the package. I live in Germany, and the bar stewards open EVERYTHING from outside the EU, so i have no choice but to pay 7% on the value over 22 euros, under that is free, so i tend to either not buy outside the EU or ask the seller to drop the price on the customs label. I've also bought from an AU auctionhouse, and they had a very clever was of disguising what was inside. It was like a small book, to thick pieces of cardboard, when i opened it, it was like an advertisement for stamps etc, but taped under that was my 500$ worth of coins, very impressed

The postage is worth more than the coin

Hopefully that will be me (sooner rather than later) Welcome back John, hope the wife,son and father are all doing well. Hope the move went well and you like the new hoose. P.s, dinna firgit my Christmas prezzie

Azda, you are correct it is a partially block die, there are also examples of 1843 penny DFF, both described in Bramahs, on the better grade examples the lower part of the E is still traceable and repairs to the E are evident on the later dates. I've also dealt with Ian, we do email now and again, but not sure why these would be called DFF when you can clearly see the trace of the E, so obviously not an F. Its not ike the inverted A for V on the halfpennies where its obvious a letter has been replaced The same is also stated for 1875H farthings where the lower limb of the E is broken, they are also referred to as RFG type, just a simpler form of denoting the type, but you are correct, it is incorrect Lol, just to make things easier.........It sold for 73 quid anyhooo

Azda, you are correct it is a partially block die, there are also examples of 1843 penny DFF, both described in Bramahs, on the better grade examples the lower part of the E is still traceable and repairs to the E are evident on the later dates. I've also dealt with Ian, we do email now and again, but not sure why these would be called DFF when you can clearly see the trace of the E, so obviously not an F. Its not ike the inverted A for V on the halfpennies where its obvious a letter has been replaced

Not a laugh really, more probably misrepresentation of the coin. Ebay seller alfnail selling an 1844 penny saying it has DFF for DEF but i can see where the E is, so obviously a blocked die. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1844-Victoria-Penny-VERY-RARE-DFF-DEF-Tails-Up-4s-Bramah-4a-/170721116644?_trksid=p5197.m7&_trkparms=algo%3DLVI%26itu%3DUCI%26otn%3D5%26po%3DLVI%26ps%3D63%26clkid%3D4328219043020493943

Chingford, i heard Michael Gouby was the underbidder on the Ozzy coin, so i'm assuming you work alongside him in some capacity?

I have seen 8 since the first was identified two years ago, recently two have sold on Ebay as V over A, the Australian Ebay one shown (£235) and one a couple of weeks previously (£105),they were both in similar condition to your own, both of the auction winners knew the variety, and are forum members, I was an underbidder on both! Peckris is right when he says the Copper series is littered with similar overstrikes, deliberate as with dates and repairs for longivity of the die, but errors in spelling and setting out of the legends are less common, usually it is the first/last letters of the text, as with V/A, the first of VICTORIA, and the last of GRATIA, but there are a couple where the letters are side by side in the legend and have inadvertently been swapped. Chingford, i heard Michael Gouby was the underbidder on the Ozzy coin, so i'm assuming you work alongside him in some capacity?

Obviously the seller is English, he canna spell rightly much

I 2nd that re hammered grading, pain in the rear end

Yes, make sure they're not the led ones, oh wait, its seuk, pick the fakes out of your change lol

Many cities in the UK during this period used their own coinage to trade with due to the shortage of coinage during the late 1700s early 1800s, this will be one of those. A reference book called Dalton and Harmer will point you to its value, check it out at your local library as its an expensive book to buy for just 1 coin

Hi, it was more of a discussion on the grading of hammered coins

60 quid he's f...ing tripping

Servus!!!! You didn't mention if it was the silver or brass 12 sided type.

I would have thought that with PCGS and NGC moving into Europe that CGS would be less strict to attract more custom, not the other way round But that 1934 Wreath crown is definately not GF, seriously, i don't think i'd ever submit a coin to CGS if thats how harsh they are. This is certainly a VF, any fool can see that. .There is a certain long time dealer (near the front of coin news)who overgrades by at least 1 point.... Did'nt realise Martin Platt advertised in there He's now using his wifes ebay to sell his wares

Unfortunately Dave, they actually typed "Good Fine" and not GF or GVF, so perhaps this is actually their grade. Also if i was a Halfcrown man i'd be going for lot 1711, there's actually a few nice HCs in there

Dick turpin Springs to mind Unreal

I would have thought that with PCGS and NGC moving into Europe that CGS would be less strict to attract more custom, not the other way round But that 1934 Wreath crown is definately not GF, seriously, i don't think i'd ever submit a coin to CGS if thats how harsh they are. This is certainly a VF, any fool can see that.

Christ, i think they're being a bit harsh on this one, lot 1539 1934 Crown described as GF, if thats a good fine then i'm seriously needing my eyes tested, i'd have put this in the VF/GVF category at least

A little to late in the year, although saying that, i have spotted my 2nd 1905 halfcrown in GVF this year, trouble is, should i or should i not :-/

Probably best to ask Chris the forum owner about that.

Now this is a nice coin, but clearly the seller is ovehyping it to make more cash. Graded as AU 53 (UK EF) also written in ink on the REV of the holder (almost unc) which STILL isn't UNC http://www.ebay.de/itm/300557292970?ru=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.de%3A80%2Fsch%2Fi.html%3F_from%3DR40%26_trksid%3Dp4712.m570.l1313%26_nkw%3D300557292970%26_sacat%3DSee-All-Categories%26_fvi%3D1&_rdc=1

And here is another that looks very similar: scratch on neck, scatch in front of top lip and even has the same obverse rim nick at around 7 o'clock. Baldwins, DNW, that's frightening.... We're not talking eBay here! Yes, but the Baldwins sale was also in Hong Kong, that says it all. It might be harder to spot an original these days than the fakes .