Coinery

Are you talking about German ebay? I've been looking over the UK business seller fees, and there is no capping mentioned, just a fixed-rate 10%! I can never recall benefitting from a £40 capped fee, nor even a fixed £75?????

A magnificent reference book has been compiled by authors Brown, Comber, and Wilkinson, cataloguing hundreds of Elizabeth I varieties. The varieties are determined by the punches used for the busts, roses, lions, lis, shields, leaves, etc., and also the major legend variations (AN instead of ANG etc.). It sounds complicated but, honestly, it's not. Their (BCW) book identifies the punches with line drawing, which I have always found to be overly fussy and difficult to follow(but useable of course). The Elizabeth bust line-drawings in Spink, are actually taken from BCW's work, so you can get a sense of what I mean. Anyway, I am doing nothing more complicated than cutting out the roses, busts, lions, etc. from photographs and displaying them as a supporting resource in the identification of the Elizabeth coins that people have, and presenting them at some point on a website (my avatar is BCW Rose 18 ). I think it would be infinitely more interesting for collectors to document 'Threepence BA-1B:a' on their tickets, rather than just a blanket, and rather uninspiring, S2564. As an example of the scale of things, S2561 for example represents 161 different BCW sixpences (some rare, some common), each of them distinctly different. I'm not suggesting you'd want to collect every one, but it's nice to know which one you have, and you can do this in under a couple of minutes. So, there you have it! My only thought is whether I should re-jig the template and include 3 busts/roses etc. in decreasing grades, to further assist identification, but that's 3 times more work, so maybe not! I guess also, once coins are approaching the lower end of the grading scale, it becomes less and less likely that all the information is present to fully catalogue it anyway, so I'll probably not bother! Having said that, you can sometimes clearly identify a faceless washer, but struggle to pin an EF coin down, on account of something as annoying as an overdate (the 1578/7/6 thread being a case in point).

You've got me all confused here, Dave! £40 is only a 2% fee on £2000! What eBay platform is offering that? It's my understanding that business sellers pay a flat-rate 10% WITHOUT the luxury capping of £75 ???????????? I could be wrong?

I wouldn't mind your terms on eBay and PayPal! I have to pay 13.5% + 20p on anything I sell I usually factor 15% when I'm selling something, so hence the £300 on £2k

Damn, missed it! Oh, no, it's been taken off, so no image! Bugger!

I'd say St James were about right! With buyers premium £1100, eBay and PayPal will take £300, knowing ebay, someone will offer him £1600 (probably), £200-300 profit! I'd be very happy with that on a £1k outlay! I have had a couple of decent auction steals from this seller!

And Charles II faced both directions in gold and silver! As did James II on his tin coinage!

I check the caravan step EVERY morning...NOTHING! It's NOT fair!

Removed by eBay!

100% agree with you both, I think the G3 copper series is a very pretty run of coins, would make a very eye-appealing collection, I've been tempted myself! I particularly love the chestnut tones that seem to turn up quite regularly with these coins, like nothing I've noticed on any other copper. I think I would try and get the full set in this colour, would look breathtaking I think! How many do you want? very pretty, though, you've got to admit! On this rare occasion, i really do prefer the patchy tones you can get, the rich dark browns and red-chestnut compliment each other really well, you can keep the big lustre coins for this series! Will bear you in mind if I get started on it

100% agree with you both, I think the G3 copper series is a very pretty run of coins, would make a very eye-appealing collection, I've been tempted myself! I particularly love the chestnut tones that seem to turn up quite regularly with these coins, like nothing I've noticed on any other copper. I think I would try and get the full set in this colour, would look breathtaking I think!

A fake being sold on eBay! 251114178532 I'm in possession of an identical, non-silver, coin weighing 1.12g, with a clear edge seam. I will post images the next time I get the camera out!

Michael Coins is Michael Gouby in West London, I have been really pleased with his prices and grading, highly recommended. Sometimes a little frustrated with the absence of pics on the low-mid priced coins he has listed, but very friendly and helpful. I bought my first coin from Michael Coins in Ladbroke Grove when he used to sell stamps too (before the internet). Second time I went in there he said he'd got rid of the stamps as they were out of fashion (or words to that effect). He gave me a good piece of advice which has stayed with me which is not to collect date fillers but go for high grade coins. I think that's generally good advice for relatively plentiful and even scarcer coins, because there's always another one round the corner or at the next auction. Even if you are a strict date collector then it may be worth waiting for a better one. Where I beg to differ is where I need a specific coin for either a date or even type run and the likelihood of another turning up is remote. For example, I've got a poor (at best) 1689 halfpenny, which cost a huge amount for what is basically a flat, but attributable piece of tin. I've only ever seen one other come up for sale and that was way beyond my price league. Similarly, I recently bought a 1724 WCC shilling in fair condition - I've never seen this WCC date before in any grade and in top condition it would again be out of my price range. This leaves a dilemma. Do I fill the gap with a poorer coin and hope for a better one somewhere in my lifetime, or do I just accept the gap? I hate the gaps, so I usually opt for the former, especially as I can always shift the rare but lower grade coins without too much, if any, financial loss. I'm sure some of the purists on here would take a different view, but that's my thinking. Finally, to again illustrate the point, I need a 1686 tin halfpenny to complete the date run (excluding varieties) and the gap has been nagging away in there for years now. So, if one comes along I'm liable to go for it regardless of condition even if that is lower than I would normally accept. My mentality would definitely go for gap-fill but, as you mention, don't gap fill with ANYthing that couldn't be moved on, without loss, should THE ONE suddenly materialise!

I've just spent over an hour photographing some Lizzies. Check your emails later tonight. No pressure on you, Clive, but really 'REALLY' appreciated!

This is my all-time favourite ever eBay laugh! This will cheer up even the most day-jaded soul, hilarious! http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/221078266257?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1438.l2649

Thanks, Clive! A slow (as in little time to do it) but rewarding project!

I am rather fond of Elizabeth I (Bust 3C) but, for sheer detail in a small space, I am going to say Elizabeth I (Bust 3H), amazing for a 9mm portrait!

Did you have that in your watch list, or is that a bottle of Henry Weston's Vintage Cider in the post for me? In my watch list At least once a week I check ebay using these search words: contemporary,Counterfeit,forged,forgery,fake,evasive,evasion,imitation,nonregal,"non regal",copies,copy,replica,pattern,exonumia,tiffen,tiffin,george iii,george 3rd,georgius + all the years 1804-1820 etc. - It stirs up loads of crap plus a few interesting items Pah! I'd love a closer look at some good images when it turns up!

£20 delivered! I'm REALLY looking forward to seeing a good quality picture of that on the forum! He who dares wins, Rodney (sometimes)!

Did you have that in your watch list, or is that a bottle of Henry Weston's Vintage Cider in the post for me?

would work on the same principle I guess! Everyone just adds the word 'variety' along with the other information...'1864 penny variety' at its most basic!

There's ALWAYS two bidders whenever I want anything cheap! If I leave it alone, someone gets a killer deal...WHY can't it be meee!

It has been talked about over and over how great it would be to have all the Counterfeit/fake/forgery information easily searchable on this forum. Whilst we've subtly angled at a separate section on here, purely for fakes, it could still potentially be a location where information regarding specific fakes may get lost quite easily. Could I humbly propose that if anybody has a specific coin that they want to discuss or share as a fake, etc. that the coins specific type, year, etc. be followed by the words 'Counterfeit, Fake, Forgery,' just to make it easily searchable on the forum database? This would probably be more useful than a specific catagory. Equally, would anybody object if I (or anyone else that can be bothered, as they are passing over old stuff) just revive (copy and paste) any specific types under new more searchable headings? If a thread about fakes ultimately moves from 1765 to fakes of the same denomination, but 1766, it would be much more useful if both were separated out at some point, just so that when someone is looking to buy a 1766 shilling, they could pull up any future (or past) head's up on what's wrong out there! If you think this is feasible, and it actually gets going, it may be worth searching for say an 1819 halfcrown first (for example), just to make sure someone hasn't already started that repository off. Any thoughts? It's such a waste to swamp all these valuable fake threads under meaningless headings!

If I could've got £200 I'd of sold mine! She must be laughing her olympic pants off at £4500