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There are quite a few varieties on the rupee series, the book that best guides you through the maze is The Uniform Coinage of India - 1835 to 1947 - by Paul Stevens and Randy Weir. I'll have a look at your coin over the weekend, but don't get your hopes up; I'm not that good yet.

I was hoping this would be Unc but i'ts looking more like GEF. Back of the head, parallel to the ear there's a flat spot. Is that wear or a weak strike? Uploaded at Snapagogo.com

Here 'tis: Uploaded at Snapagogo.com This sells the coin a very long way short, the colour should be a beautiful lustrous red, but the lighting knocked that straight out. I don't think I've taken more shots of a single coin in years and I still can't get this one right. But it's a real cracker.

After a crap day touring markets and dealers I came home to find a very pretty penny courtesy of PWA 1967. Thank you very much. Pictures later.

Happy Birthday John

Thank you, PM sent.

A fool and his money are easily parted How the f**k did they get together in the first place then?

And of course there is always that outside chance that a mug punter discerning collector will think that it's a good deal.

When ain't it?

I've had a lively set of messages with a seller tonight pointing out that his medal was not silver as claimed. "Well it looks silver" It's white metal, and was only ever issued in white metal. "Why're you so interested?" Just friendly advice so that you can avoid problems further down the line. Long story short, after a few grumps "Okay I've took silver off the listing just for you,now don't message me again" Listing ended not having met his reserve, but with bids at treble the medals real value. Now relisted without the silver claim and a BIN of £100. Approx 10 times actual value.

This probably accounts for the large number of unpaid item cases I'm having to open lately. Buyers just aren't noticing their wins. (In which case, why bid?)

Link: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/361098643716?ru=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fsch%2Fi.html%3F_nkw%3D361098643716%26_rdc%3D1

It is now for sale, offers invited.

The Winchester Hoard thread reminded me of this: Uploaded at Snapagogo.com I must have had it three or four years without really studying it. I think it's Aberystwyth, 1638/9 S2880? It doesn't fit in with anything else I have and, I'm not getting the hammered bug this late in the game so; how does it grade and where should I try to sell it?

Krause 5th edition 2010 Uploaded at Snapagogo.com

Maybe not one of the worst, but would you buy it? http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/221562674576

It means "take ye or take thus" and it's a form of shorthand from bastardised Late Latin recipere, the first line of a prescription. This: https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=U%2B211E&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&channel=rcs&gfe_rd=cr&ei=-6JCVMGCKvOq8weBoYHYCw may help with the Unicode.

14.6 gr Richard

For low value items my ebay invoice offers Standard International Post as the default option and International Tracked & Signed as the second choice. I've just discovered that ebay in their wisdom have reversed that order. not only on the invoices but on some of my listings too; making me look extremely expensive.

Sorry Dave, it was too good to resist.

Yes, I'm aware of that; the point is that they took at 6% and repaid at 3%.

I've just noticed another interesting Paypal wrinkle. Client overpaid postage by £1.00, my fault entirely. Refunded said £1 via paypal made up as 0.97p (ME) & 0.03p (Paypal). So they paid 3% of the refund, which is big of them as they charged me 6% on the entire transaction. It thus seems that any refund is partially funded from sellers net receipts. Screwed again.

Having raided my collection when younger, my nephew can now afford to buy his own coins. He's looking for 1911 & 13 florins to complete a run but I'm sure he can do better than this http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/George-V-Silver-Florin-1911-PROOF-S4012-Very-High-Grade-/181522922655?pt=UK_Coins_BritishMilled_RL&hash=item2a439bfc9f . What should we be looking at for VF?

One of the reasons for posting that particular piece was the perceived damage. I can't accept that it was ever a proof.

It even states "silver 100% like the original" There is no helping some people