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You could have it encapsulated.

I think with the fees that Ebay charge you will probably look at £200 on 2K,which means going off the bay will leave a little room for haggling. As long as a good rapport is formed and the trust can be built,this can be a more secure way of selling as the buyer has to have a higher level of trust,and a Asda mentioned if they like the first coin there is a better chance they will use you again. I have sold coins through Ebay and Paypal only for some little wipe to claim their monies back three months down the line.

I posted a George IV sixpence yesterday in 'Coin acquisition of the week'.The coin itself is NGC encapsulated,however the first I of IIII is missing with the second barely visible,My question would be,what makes a coin an Error,rather than a variety? My thoughts are that if only one example can be found it would be an error,however if more than one example is found then it would be classed as a variety. This second picture is from a Halfcrown I had,that had grease on it when minted,quite nice as all the details were still there,however they were in a inverted dome.In my opinion this would be an error as you couldn't have the same pattern or shape on the next coin. Really looking for opinions or if there are any set rules one should go by.

On the nail, Pies. Although the differences between the two 1896 halfpennies that Scott highlighted in another thread are VERY slight, they are deliberate. Whereas the 1881 xi/ri florin, although recognised in all the literature as a variety, is technically an error. I'll keep asking the Why question though, particularly with micros like the 1896. Why did they make those tiny changes? Where do mules fit in then? Variety or error? I would say that a mule would be a variety as the reverse or obverse is completely different to the intended design. Now if a serif gets blocked it turns a I into a 1,or the crossbar of an A gets blocked it will turn it into an inverted V,these aren't intended however are still listed as a variety.

I would definitely try to find at least two examples,to class something as a variety,however as you mentioned you have now found what is a probable pattern,so were would you stop collecting that date?

I haven't sold at Auction yet (but am planning to), I understood that a big difference between the traditional Auctions and eBay was the Buyers' Premium that most (all?) Auction Houses charge, whereas eBay charge zero to buyers. Can people confirm that that is still the norm, to my mind it means that to 'break even' on a coin you are selling at auction the buyer must be willing to pay around 40% more than you did?? Or have I got it massively wrong (Croydon Auctions and eBay aside)? Some auctions don't charge sellers for coins over 1k,and most will agree a percent once you have sent your coins to them.The more you sell the smaller the commission,far better than Ebay. Buyers will have to 17.5 to 22.5% in some cases,tax on the profit on silver,and also import duties if the auction house has had coins shipped from abroad for that auction.postage and insurance also has to be covered.Much better way to sell coins,if you don't mind a 2/3 month wait.

Variety or not, that's a very nice handsome crown. Why thank you Peckris, couldn't believe my luck when I first saw it,and then noticed the s/t,just made my day.

Very very nice! S/T worth 30% more in that grade (according to Spink), so nice touch! What grade did they give it? They have it marked at a ms60 so not the highest of grades in my opinion,few marks, however nothing really bad.

NGC graded this as a normal 1820 Crown; however this is a known variety

Just bought this today as an 1820 LX;

Let's see -- an 1893-S encapsulated silver dollar with a CC mintmark on the reverse with multiple examples available from mainland China. I wonder how much it is really worth I sold a CC dollar today at a bit above melt given the mint. It was dire, but numismatically far more collectable than the Chinese version. These types are ok because they are obvious,however it is the dealers or odrinary people who are buying them bringing them into the common market,and they are then sold as genuine,so slowly filter into collecters hands. Mistakes are seen as TPG errors and the slabs are bought up quickly,and cracked,leaving you with a handful of cheap plastic and base metal. TPG also say that they will replace any coin found as a fake in their slab,however forgot to mention that it has to be the original person who had the coin slabbed in the first,that claims,so no good if you bought it entombed. I also asked NGC awhile ago with regards to one of theirs and they said that all coins go through a complex examination,and that it is highly unlikly to be graded wrong,So I thought fair enough you know better (as I opened my 1902 Matt double sovereign,that was marked as 1902 florin,of which I had paid a florins price).NGC you got me on that one. You're kidding!!!! One of the best finds I've had,coin is still on NGC data base under "2 shilling matte proof 60"can't remember the cert number however not many listed if you Know how search their data base

Let's see -- an 1893-S encapsulated silver dollar with a CC mintmark on the reverse with multiple examples available from mainland China. I wonder how much it is really worth I sold a CC dollar today at a bit above melt given the mint. It was dire, but numismatically far more collectable than the Chinese version. These types are ok because they are obvious,however it is the dealers or odrinary people who are buying them bringing them into the common market,and they are then sold as genuine,so slowly filter into collecters hands. Mistakes are seen as TPG errors and the slabs are bought up quickly,and cracked,leaving you with a handful of cheap plastic and base metal. TPG also say that they will replace any coin found as a fake in their slab,however forgot to mention that it has to be the original person who had the coin slabbed in the first,that claims,so no good if you bought it entombed. I also asked NGC awhile ago with regards to one of theirs and they said that all coins go through a complex examination,and that it is highly unlikly to be graded wrong,So I thought fair enough you know better (as I opened my 1902 Matt double sovereign,that was marked as 1902 florin,of which I had paid a florins price).NGC you got me on that one.

I would say be careful what you do pick up,with regards to TPG coins,take this example;- http://www.aliexpress.com/item/PCGS-AU55-1893-S-MORGAN-COIN/666995269.html There has been five sold with the same coin cert in the last few months,the price is less than $150.Do not really know much about dollars,however was under the impression that this is a key date worth $1000's.

link below http://www.ngccoin.com/news/viewarticle.aspx?IDArticle=954

I think up until a year ago you could get the cheaper option from CGS.NGC and PCGS still have coins on their data base that aren't identifiable through photography,and it seems these are the slabs targeted.There was an article a few years ago with regards to NGC,and their knowledge of counterfeit slabs. This might be of help if you find a NGC that doesn't look right;-http://www.ngccoin.com/news/viewarticle.aspx?IDArticle=954

That's another worry,you think they are slabbed correctly,turns out the slab is faked so the content is also worthless,or worst scenario,the slab is correct,and it's a third party grader that's wrongly slabbed a fake.I think with the internet,more and more people will start to rely on a slabbed coin for authenticity.

I saw an aura around one of the coins that was posted to me once,turned out it was the concussion,from where the wife had hit with a pan after reading the invoice! I sort of know what you mean,a coin in the condition you wanted,even only a scarce example that you been looking for always has a great feeling.

This 1834 sixpence has been graded as a Proof http://coins.ha.com/c/item.zx?saleNo=3015&lotNo=24972#68426842199 however this is the same type sixpence with the missing pearls on the right side of the Crown http://www.pcgs.com/Cert/07709579 the second from PCGS is marked as a normal MS64 grade and not the proof,I own the second.

No, it is a die clash. Sorry I can see that now,had glanced over topic and thought it had been the same as the Bank of England dollars,which in hindsight wouldn't account for the way the head is pointing.

Has it been struck twice,as there is an outline of her face just in front of the trident?

In all fairness to John however London Coins stated the coin was 'around' the fine mark, rather than 'almost' or any of the other variants! In a vaguely similar vein, I do wish auction houses could be relied upon to get grades right themselves. I've learnt the hard way, never to pay more than EF prices for UNC coins, unless you've seen the coin in person! Looks like the coin has been bent at some stage,and then flattened again,rather than a flaw in the flan.

Just bought this recently,it's a 1819 LIX Crown,slabbed by PCGS,however the dot between HONI and SOIT looks to have been struck twice.

Could you use the layering feature with Opacity,similar to that used with the 1903 open 3 Penny to tell the differences?

Sorry for the delay in responding,really busy last few days. Have had a good look and other letters show evidence of recutting,must've had a head stagger when they got to QUI. I had a look and found this 1919 LIX with the thicker garter the M of MAL and the I of HONI are the most noticeable.