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Seriously John, if you have the original image i have and then enlarge it, it is definately a 1 <<<<<<< exactly like this with the strike underneath. If you like, pm me your email and i'll send it on and then you might see it better, i'll be off in 10 mins though

It might be a small 1 that got stuck in the die 400 Its a 1 my friend, time and new pix will tell, probably by next week, it only cost 3 euros, so no big loss either way. Don x

That certainly looks like a 1. Obviously we'll know better when you have it in the hand. Looks similar to the viccy penny that was sent for authentication? Having handled heaps and heaps of 36 Pennies I can safely say I have never seen anything like it. Still waiting on the Viccy penny John, will be posting pictures first before i send it off, could'nt let you all sit there in suspense, and i appreciate the feedback from members of the forum, so pix first then off it goes. And yes this 1936 is definately strange, i'm about 80% sure that its a 1

I doubt it Tom, they get paid commission. I would do as you suggested though and cancel the bid if you are attending Red

I can obviously enlarge my picture and for me its definately a 1, i do see what you mean though about bits around it, but i'm positive its a 1. We'll see when it arrives though If you wish, send me a pm with your email address and i'll send a bigger image, only if you wish. Ok i've done some enlarging myself. What i think is a 1 also has a line just like this 1 on the bottom

Thanks Colin, i was hoping you were going to answer. My curiosity is now satisfied.

Packet of chewing gum please, do you have change of a million dollar coin?

It certainly is ugly. I assume the buyer bought it for its gold weight instead of it being a coin

Hiya mate ~ welcome to the forum. You'll find a list of dealers here I've found one in Bedford:- Eagle Coins 50 De Parys Avenue, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK40 2TP That was very helpful 1949. I'm looking for a pizza shop in Munich please

Strong words. And besides, I was trying to help the fellow - I notice everyone who's posted so far has totally ignored him, not even acknowledged his presence. Where are we without new entrants to the hobby ? There were in fact 2 answers to his post 400 lol.

But as you say John, a VAT number and 2 pals, and that person could be a forger, or even his pals. Sounds like it needs policing a lot better obviously

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The 2nd looks like a gaming token, it has the inscription "in memory of the good old days" seen that many times on gaming tokens, so i'd assume thats what the 2nd one is. The 1st one looks like it's trying to pass itself off as a spade Guinea

Just wondering if this is genuine, can't find much out about it. It actually looks like an 1804 Bank Dollar on the OBV. Anyone tell me what i should expect to pay for a genuine one? Forgot to mention, its Bronze

Just looks like an exceptionally good strike. Pictures are always a pain in the proverbial to judge from, but, there is nothing that looks prooflike to me. The proofs are crisp but not in any greater detail or depth than a currency strike and are quite often a leap of faith. There were so few struck that the dies were often used on the currency issues following a die failure, so an early currency strike from a proof die or dies is sometimes found, but again I wouldn't think yours is one of those either. Looking at the rims they look quite rounded and worn, more so than the definition of the design. Be interesting to get it under a scope and see if there are any tooling marks, although from the pictures it appears an honest coin. Not much help I know! Well i suppose i'm just going to have to wait until it arrives i suppose boo hoo. Might send this one to NGC afterwards Before you ask, NO I AM NOT ON COMMISION, if you want a GB coin slabbed it will have to go to CGS (Steve Lockett of London Coins). The US companies have not got the first idea about UK coins and frequently get the grade miles wrong, never mind whether or not it's a proof. I bought 3 1902 proof coins this year from one US auction and all had been cleaned, ie the matt finish was finished!!! CGS will get it right (if it has been tooled or played with they will just return it as unable to be slabbed). Yes thats who i actually meant CGS, my mistake. I hope you asked for a refund on the 3 you bought John

Just looks like an exceptionally good strike. Pictures are always a pain in the proverbial to judge from, but, there is nothing that looks prooflike to me. The proofs are crisp but not in any greater detail or depth than a currency strike and are quite often a leap of faith. There were so few struck that the dies were often used on the currency issues following a die failure, so an early currency strike from a proof die or dies is sometimes found, but again I wouldn't think yours is one of those either. Looking at the rims they look quite rounded and worn, more so than the definition of the design. Be interesting to get it under a scope and see if there are any tooling marks, although from the pictures it appears an honest coin. Not much help I know! Well i suppose i'm just going to have to wait until it arrives i suppose boo hoo. Might send this one to NGC afterwards

There were various patterns for the bank dollars (first dated 1798) and although the obverse is "right" the reverse and the date (no 1808 patterns) are a total fantasy. If it was genuine it would be mega bucks (especially if I was selling it). Ok, so what do you make of this Viccy Penny John?

Seller never mentioned this. %&s$a)d. John take a look at the 1901 Penny i have uploaded today in the topic 3d Vicky, see what you make of it.

Its Bronze, and not quite sure

Have you read Don Quixote by the way ? I think you'd like it. I'm rooting for you and looking forward to seeing the in hand pictures. x Lol, i'm rooting for me to. This might be one to send to NGC.....Check out my new post. Any clues?

I'm not so sure that shine on a coin could make a bust that big

Yes me to 400, its definately something different, whatever it is we'll soon know. I already have a 1901 but i just had to get it.

Agreed. Although £1000 would have been a reasonable starting point, it isn't going to attract too many bidders, who would normally get on the bandwagon in the hope of netting a bargain. Maybe he should have started at £100 ~ £0.99 would surely have been ridiculous in this case. Always a fine balancing act between cost price, what it's worth and what you're willing to take. They normally find their own level when they are rarer coins, so he might have got away with a 0.99p start. I predicted not much more than his start as I thought £1000-£1350 would have been a reasonable price, of course I don't know what it stood him at But he could have started it at 99p but put his reserve price on it, that way he would have got many more potential bidders. Otherwise, into a coin sale like Baldwins etc

Ok own up, who bought it? :-)

Ok own up, who bought it? :-)