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I don't think it's so clear cut! I'd probably bounce them around from hand to hand, give myself an enormous headache, maybe even wish I'd collected feathers or something, and then put them both back until I was so skint I had to sell both! I hate those kind of choices! It's always the same with coins in the upper grades, there's always some aspect that's charming about each, mostly qualities that are rarely found together in one coin! I quite like the first, reminds me of a 1920 (or was it '21) I've got! I truly don't mind 'honest' and genuine period weakness!

Still not a total classic, yet, but I still have a soft spot for the GPZ900 Ninja of the late 80's

I'm got a feeling mine's bigger than your's, Peter?

Oh, and you could be in luck, Peter, my fenders clock up another couple of feet!

You should talk to Stuart. Apparently he just finds coins in his change! Who knew you could do that?! I found a 2010 penny, yesterday...who'd have thought?

Welcome to the dark side, Rich! Looks like a no-problem coin to me! Re bids...as Declan and Paulus explained, people so very often move on when they see the bigger starting prices!

I'd be interested in your UNC G6 stuff, Paul?

I agree, that IS difficult! Had the description not suggested otherwise, I'd have said it looks right for the grade, and an example of what I was talking about! The obverse is horribly baggy, of course, but that isn't something that should unduly affect the lustre quality!Without the benefit of seeing the coin in-hand, my instinct would say typo or ignorance?? With the description attached, however, I wouldn't buy it on the images (though I would otherwise), I'd want to see it in the flesh! Edit: even the print on the reverse, whilst undesirable (though I'm not too stressed about 'attractive' prints), is generally a sign of a better coin, lustre-wise?

Without looking at the coin in question, the difference between toned lustre, and toned no-lustre is generally pretty obvious! To be honest, even going back 300 years (more in some cases), an EF+ coin should display some evidence of lustre if uncleaned, and the toning of said lustre has a definite and distinct quality about it! IMHO!

That's right. What have you got that's for sale and not on eBay? Quite a lot will be going, especially if it's not milled silver! Notably:Hammered Edward VI shilling (VF) Mary groat (F) Henry VIII groat (F+) Roman 89 BC (?) silver denarius depicting the rape of the Sabine women (nVF) Julius Caesar denarius depicting elephant (VF) (Spink 456) Copper & Bronze Bronzed proof 1799 farthing (EF+) Misc Victoria farthings Milled Silver George VI shillings (E & S) and half crowns (all dates, all EF-UNC) Miscellaneous Liz II Piedfort £2 and £5 (although I'll probably wait until the silver price recovers a bit, if ever!) I haven't got around to properly describing or photographing these yet, but if there's anything that particularly catches your (or anyone's) eye please PM me! Oh, you are just so taking advantage, Paulus...I'm embarrassed...I hope you've run this full-set list past Chris? I'm ashamed of you!

I'll dig the diary out and speak to Kev tomorrow!

On my radar! Can't say whether it's viewable by non-members, however! If I swear a lot, you can blow me out and then I can tell you, if that helps?

Oh, yeah, oh, yeah, I'm gone...oh, yeah, I'm gone! "We all live in a yellow submarine, yellow submarine, yellow submarine...we all live..." Whoohooo!

Brandon who? My photography is a million miles to go, yet, Paulus! However, yes, unfortunately, you're shaving a minimum 25% off your coins' potential on account of your images (I've not looked at your most recent listings to be fair)! How desperate are you? Can I help FOC? You've got my email address if you can think of any other way to do this?

I'd be extremely happy putting that 18H to bed and forgetting about it, saying 'job done' myself! I'd be very, VERY, impressed to see you ever upgrade it!

I'd be surprised if anyone took offence, Paulus! I know the down-sizing situation only too well, the exciting bit it doing it all again with experience in your wallet! I hope life isn't laying too much stress upon you? I'll do my bit in wishing for happier days if it is! Take it easy out there, Stuart

Peck's been on the cider tonight, you haven't yourself travelled southwards these past days and returned home well supplied by any chance? I've had your forum view myself on occasions, but it's only ever been momentary, and something I've never understood or resolved, however, before it's returned to normal!

I deny it hic and I'll fight anyone who says otherwise Told you it was cider!

Yeah, yeah! Peck's been on the cider too!

Ah, OK, 25% down up front! That would be a reasonable (dare I say, profitable) risk for HA...even I'd back that, a forfeited 25% on fall-out of sale! Hardly a cuckoo manoeuvre! Why haven't the other biggies come out of the woodwork to join the marketing of the 21st century?

I just passed! Definitely the cider, though!

I think you're right! Incidentally, this is a bugger of a coin to grade because, whilst there appears to be wear in the classic places, it looks to be, as much as it's photographically possible to decipher, an UNC coin, but you just have to say AU though? Where are you at with that one? Edit: if I was buying, I'd definitely pay the strong side of the space between AU & UNC

That's got to be win, win, for heritage! I bet the vendor doesn't get paid out if the sale falls through? Or maybe the 4-month payment is subject to t's & c's, namely that you have a healthy purchase history with them? You'll be good for 4 month's credit, AC!