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Nick
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1866 Threepences, or A2 vs. A4 vs. Maundy
Nick replied to VickySilver's topic in British Coin Related Discussions & Enquiries
No, I didn't buy that lot. Mainly because I didn't spot it, but also because the shipping costs are prohibitive for small value items. Added to which Heritage rarely put the correct HS code on the Customs form, meaning that the carrier charges UK Import VAT at 20% rather than 5% (and it's a hassle to reclaim the difference). I have an 1866 threepence 2+A die pairing (photo attached). -
1866 Threepences, or A2 vs. A4 vs. Maundy
Nick replied to VickySilver's topic in British Coin Related Discussions & Enquiries
No trade secrets at all. Just go to the Heritage archive and type "1866 threepence" (without quotes) into the search box and voila. Screenshot attached so that you can see whether your filters match what I have used. -
Competition must be fierce in the fake market, they've reduced the price by 5% on a $3 item.
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Where is the English/Irish mule?
Nick replied to Chris Perkins's topic in British Coin Related Discussions & Enquiries
Is this the thread you are looking for? -
1866 Threepences, or A2 vs. A4 vs. Maundy
Nick replied to VickySilver's topic in British Coin Related Discussions & Enquiries
I presume you've seen this 1866 threepence in the Heritage archive? It's an A4 and certainly looks like a Maundy. The NGC slab doesn't mention Maundy but the Heritage description does. -
1866 Threepences, or A2 vs. A4 vs. Maundy
Nick replied to VickySilver's topic in British Coin Related Discussions & Enquiries
I can't say for certain that there would be no A4 Maundy 1866 threepences, but it seems unlikely. If the obverse 3 dies existed as early as Feb/Mar 1866 when the Maundy coins were struck then I would expect a lot more examples of A4 1866 threepences to exist. I suspect that the A4 1866 examples were struck at/near the end of the production run for 1866 threepences, when it is more likely that dies for obverse 3 would exist. -
Arrived yesterday. Will give me something to study this weekend. A cursory glance (of milled silver prices 1816 onwards) shows that young head Victorian silver has increased modestly in UNC, but little else has. Some values have also reduced, as have the prices for most lower grades dictated by bullion value.
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I wonder quite what they were expecting. Low feedback seller from China, selling via German eBay. Doesn't get more iffy than that.
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Indeed, but that's only a concern for ethical companies.
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We might as well just get used to it. Chinese fakers are not going to stop producing fakes, eBay are not going to stop taking their cut and the authorities of whichever country it might be are not going to stop looking the other way.
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They will definitely be fakes. If some items look good, it's because the pictures are genuine and have been taken from other vendors' sales. You can still see the gkcoins watermark on some of the images.
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Spink Coins of England 2015
Nick replied to Nick's topic in British Coin Related Discussions & Enquiries
2791 50/185 2799 35/140 -
Plates in Spink Guide?
Nick replied to Coinery's topic in British Coin Related Discussions & Enquiries
I've often wondered that too. One picture that is especially bad is the 3914A threepence. Surely, they could easily find a better picture than that. Having said that, they are life-size pictures so not much use anyway however good the condition. -
Spink Coins of England 2015
Nick replied to Nick's topic in British Coin Related Discussions & Enquiries
£650 -
Spink Coins of England 2015
Nick replied to Nick's topic in British Coin Related Discussions & Enquiries
60/275 and 100/450 respectively. -
My 2015 Churchill £5 is similar, frosted reverse and BU obverse. I have to say that Waterloo commemorative design has to be the worst the Royal Mint has ever released. I really don't like it at all. Your picture makes it look much nicer than it is.
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Proven? Do you have any examples of this? It would be interesting to see the proof as this is a commonly asked question, but is seldom answered satisfactorily.
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Shilling 1920. Where is the difference between Spink 4023 and 4023A
Nick replied to Andriulis's topic in Beginners area
It's the shallow portrait, 4023A. -
I suspect Paulus is referring to the perception that a US MS62/63 equates to a UK gEF, and therefore cannot be called mint state. Whether it's accurate or not, I don't know, I've not seen enough MS62/63 coins to be able to judge.
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The numbers work out at approximately £305,000 and £20,700 respectively.
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The best way to spot the specimen is from its semi-prooflike appearance. It also has a better strike than most currency pieces.
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Even better!
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If you got it for the price of a specimen, then it is an excellent find.
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The specimen has incuse lettering. As far as I'm aware, the only type with raised lettering is the sterling silver proof.
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Surely they tone nicely because they normally sit in a felt lined box for years. That's mutually exclusive to circulating. Indeed, but there is no way to know how long the Maundy coins were stored before they were put into circulation.