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And thinking about it there's Clive in Durham? http://www.historiccoinage.com And John here: http://www.argentumandcoins.co.uk

I think any dealer/collector on here would likely want to do that too?Thanks for bringing it to the table, though...interesting coins!

I'm not buying coins myself at the moment, but you might tempt a couple on here to contact you directly? Good luck with it all! Not sure who's up Newcastle way?

Aren't these all repeated links to the same pictures? The gold looks quite good from what I can see on my phone?

Some of the gold doesn't look too bad to be fair! I think you will still need to do better with the images to get the best price from an online transaction. It might be worth meeting up with someone? What part of the country are you in?

Beautiful coin! Why is it an LC image?Cause I couldn't get iPad to uploaded keeps saying to big , the 1820 says on paperwork n unc lus and mine looks as its new better than photo from London coin , I have bank notes etc tooNot a good strategy! It's pictures of the original coins that people will need to see to make a judgement!Are the other images of the Matt sovs taken of the actual coins?

Beautiful coin! Why is it an LC image?

What else have you got?

Top grade coins, not the usual 'I've been left a coin' fodder!

Hi! Why are you about to get ripped off? Any chance of some photos?

That's great! Really great to see you so pleased!

I think it's a bit of a life-cycle! You can come into coin collecting by a number of ways...pulling from circulation, inheriting gramp's collection, or maybe you just love a bit of history and stumble into it by accident, as I did? Then what happens is, you may join a forum, buy a book, purchase a couple of coins via eBay, and generally pootle around a bit, making endless mistakes (but good to do so, as long as they're not pricey ones). Then you discover dealers and maybe fairs, where you expand and grow and, alongside, maybe make one or two better judged purchases on eBay? Eventually you'll have a couple of silly snatches at the auction houses until, finally, one day, you find yourself sat next to your old dealer and bidding for the same coins! That's not to say this journey is a short one, because it isn't, and it's not for everyone...some people prefer the security of a dealer's judgement, and will happily surf for the best deals amongst them, but not everyone. People will always need dealers however as they are in it 24/7 and will always be the first to hear of any surfacing rarities, or will at least know a man that has one...you're never close to this with an auction house. The whole journey is as varied as coins, and each travels a different but recognised path by us all, it wouldn't be so wonderful otherwise!

It could of course be something under the two too!

Could be a bit of damage to the die, similar to that which can be seen on the top bar of the 7, or on the upper tip of the 1???? Really difficult with these early dies unless die-matches can be made? Now, that's got to be a pet project for someone one day, there are more than enough viable C2 farthings still in existence to compile a pretty substantial library of dies...amazing for a 350 year old copper coin!

Something I have just noticed is something odd at 6 O'clock on the reverse rim ?filemarks/bruise? Edit: could just be a flaw, it's something to check-out when you get it though?

Oh, and a pleasing, problem free, coin, just making NEF for me...though your pictures are a little low-res for a definitive answer. Nice coin!

That is definitely looking a lot LOT better, NM!

Got to be worth an acetone soak, Dave, to see whether it might dissolve/soften the 'adhesive'?

Good job you found us!

There are many factors aside from grade to consider, and these you will pick up as you go along! For example there are these other things to look out for: Lustre Verd (or other atmospheric contaminating stains). Nicks and bruises Tone/patina (and evenness/attractiveness) Strike (soft or not?) Central strike (particularly with hammered, and some early milled) And so it goes on! There's lots to learn, but don't stress out about picking it up all at once, it takes years!

Sounds like an impressive penny collection, Pete, if some of the images I've seen on here are anything to go by?

Believe me, NM, we've all made mistakes...and still make them. The secret is to make them less and less often. You are exactly right when you say buying a few that don't hurt the pocket is a good thing. You can't learn from pictures and books alone, you actually need to buy a few. Most important of all, stay in touch with the community on here. You'll definitely look back and say it was the very best coin move you made!

I agree will all that's been said, with Nick's point on the clean being key. I would say slightly too much but, this would be a moot point, as a clean on a lower-grade coin would put it out of the running as a collector's coin for me. You have done a great thing joining the forum, as you will soon find out! Welcome aboard! PS sorry to be a little harsh on your first intro. PPS and whilst Rob's comments were very encouraging, you honestly wouldn't find a cleaned 1887 florin for sale in his dealer trays! You just wouldn't!

Nice one!

Perhaps I should expand... By Spain and fun, I was meaning that someone might have found it amusing to countermark a G3 coin, as we had cointermarked their coinage. If you know what I mean?