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I trust dealer's grading (like Lockdale's) and one user, bidkid, grades rather well too and puts giant scans on which make it easier to grade.

I looked at it at a friend's - there's quite a lot in there! I don't think it's "tatty" either

I don't have Excel but I'll download the file and email it to myself and pick it up at a friend's house. All my MS Office has gone since I formatted my PC and I haven't got round to reinstalling it.

Makes no sense anyway!

What coins have you bought for well under, or well over catalogue price? My biggest bargain would have to be a 1758 6d, extremely fine(bought ages ago). I bought it off Ebay for a ridiculously low £15 and it's worth about £50. My largest premium? I can't think of one but probably something on Colin Cooke's site as he tends to inflate his prices. On second thoughts, my biggest profit was probably an inherited coin, like my William IV sovereign.

Surely worst losses, JMD?

Marginally better but I think £3 is a bit steep with all those spots on it!

Thanks for clearing that up - I'll try it now!

I would really love to buy that old, rare antique coin! Look! It has a charm too!

I think we need Chris' final say on this!

Too right! I'm going to London soon and I'm going to pop in to Coincraft to buy a copy, and see what they have on offer - if anything. Edit: D'ya reckon it would be ok if I used CC2004 and Spink's and averaged??

Can anyone answer my previous post?

Can somebody straighten a few questions out? I've been allocated farthings and fractions with JMD but which prices do I collect? On Mr Cooke's site, he only displays sold prices for coins with pictures (when price > £20) and farthings rarely go above that, so I can't find out what they sold for. Also, how should I go aboutn collecting eBay prices? Should I collect them in the last 24hrs of an auction or the last 30mins? Thanks in advance

Extraordinary obverse, with the unfortunate Mr. Paine swinging from a cross bar - I've never seen anything quite like it. The reverse is a bit of a let down though, compared to the obverse. I think the engraver could have embellished it slightly. Great token though! And I agree with Chris

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Doesn't look as if you've signed up - you posted as a guest!

I really hate the George VI obverse with that horrible side parting sweepover mess that's going on on top of his head. Thank God we didn't have any Edward VIII ones!

I don't find the young Victoria head as appealing as, say, any George IV head! EDIT: Americans and their damn slabbing! All of those beatiful coins are encased in slabs!

They are super but when I went to that web address, I can't find the inventory with photos - can you? Edit: Found them!

I know I've asked this before but I dug out an old issue of Coin News (Oct 2003) and flicked through it and found it quite interesting. Does anyone here get it and if so, what do you think about it?

The debate was already cleared up

Just noticed my typo. I meant 1826 too :S

I wouldn't, I'd buy an 1825 one. I challenge anyone to find one!

It does indeed

These things are fairly common. I just id an eBay search for enamelled in coins and it turned up 20 results. These things are done perhaps to mount on a chain or as a brooch, and I think the good ones look quite nice but some other members will disagree! I don't really know how much a 1967 would be worth because it is quite a common half crown. It would all depend on the quality of the enamelling for which we would need a scan or a photo. Edit: Why did you post this three times :S Edit 2: My post is now redundant because of Sylvester's!