RChris

It's actually been there from the start Peter, a mention in the description and a screenshot of the LAC info.

I don't profess to follow or understand your rational, but hey, each to his own. I've always found that a low start attracts more interest and anything will eventually achieve it's current worth. If I get less than I paid, so be it and if someone gets a bargain, lucky them. I had it as BIN for £200 but no one did.

You'll have to forgive my ignorance on the finer points of collecting. You don't like the one I'm offering? I'm not familiar with the advantage or difference it makes between attributed and unattributed but would appreciate learning.

Same here, checking my mother's purse for pennies when she came home from work every night during the 1960's. It was good while it lasted but I'm now at the age when it's time to move them on. So those I've purchased since have not been a great investment but the fun was in the collecting. It's a shame today's youth are mostly into their phones.

No reserve......I figure these things will realise their current value. As I said in my OP, I may be wrong but I get the impression demand is not what it was 10 -20 years ago. Am I wrong?

Thanks chaps....yes, I saw it on the LCA website when researching the value and included that in my eBay listing. I honestly can't recall if it was I who obtained it from LCA as it is obviously the same one. It's nice in hand, quite obviously heavier. If I did pay that much for it I assume I will be lucky to get my money back. I may be wrong but get the impression there was much more interest back then.

Having lost interest in my penny collection and getting on in years, I decided to sell some. Someone else may as well enjoy them. It's a long time since I used this forum so having forgot about it, I put some on eBay. Is that a good place to sell or better on here? I listed this 1965 heavy flan but had no interest so it's re-listed. I also put a collection of errors on there. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/127966667173 https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/127965963419

I can imagine Semras response they were returned for a refund due to misleading images! Some chance?

I got this 1926ME in the March auction. Compare the enhanced LCA images with mine taken in natural daylight. I find it disappointing that my photos are a much better representation of what it's really like in hand. Another reason to turn up on the day and not bid on web illustrations I suppose.

And my 1920 for comparison with other previously illustrated.

This one's different again......

Slightly over-graded http://www.ebay.com/itm/High-Grade-1861-Queen-Victoria-One-Penny-1d-Bronze-British-Coin-/151333194382?pt=US_World_Coins&hash=item233c294a8e

Azda is right.....they are just not good enough.....they can't take the pressure of expectancy......and until the Prem cuts back on foreign imports nothing will change. We can't have both - exciting, multi-cultural Premiership teams as well as a good England team. Poor old Gerrard. His mistake tripping over the ball let in Demba Ba which cost Liverpool the title and now he heads on for Suarez to score the winning goal. You couldn't make it up!

These Yanks crease me up sometimes........ http://www.ebay.com/itm/For-Sale-British-Coin-George-V-Penny-1933-one-and-one-fourth-inch-31mm-/251563564147?pt=US_World_Coins&hash=item3a925b5c73

I find a lot of sellers in the US won't "ship" overseas.......and as you say, it seems daft not offering a coin to buyers in that country when it's there it's likely to acheive the highest price. It's the same trip to the post office but just with a bit more effort labeling I suppose. Must be too difficult for them. Another thing which gets me annoyed about US sellers......their descriptions. Maybe Bob could explain it? For example with pennies.....what's the obsession with "Britannia seated right" (you don't say!). And often, repeating the whole obverse legend like it's something to impress a prospective buyer, like "Georgivs V Dei Gra Britt Omn Rex Fid Def IND IMP : ONE PENNY Great Shape". Round, maybe?! Just scrap most of the time anyway. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=111359159662&ssPageName=ADME:B:SS:GB:3160 http://www.ebay.com/itm/GREAT-BRITAIN-1-PENNY-1912-F-KING-GEORGE-V-FACING-LEFT-BRITANNIA-SEATED-RIGHT-/390833224223?pt=US_World_Coins&hash=item5aff79ba1f

Another example of "if it looks too good to be true....."

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1906-PENNY-/221429592379?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEWNX%3AIT&_trksid=p2047675.l2557&nma=true&si=p8177%252BUyGd4szQ2vUVs4PO3S%252B7k%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc The seller says (quote-copied & pasted, spelling mistakes 'n all), "I would point out that this coin came from an old collection from Collin cook, and were sold as B.U.coins by him. I have sold the hole collection with no complaints and thy all looked the same".

I'm in the US at the moment.

It's really difficult buying from Ebay photos. I've been looking for a bargain 1906 penny and just had to ask to return one purchased on Ebay because to me it had been polished.......even though the vendor reckons he bought it from Colin Cook as BU. This is another one I'm considering. Is it me or does this look polished? http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/131190608502?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649

That's what made me suspicious Matt.....the swarf over the rim edge. Aren't the beads a bit flat though on the obverse - what's that about?

Lot 1171 in the next LC auction Is it me or has this seen a grinder around the rim? http://www.londoncoins.co.uk/img.php?a=cat&l=1171&f=o&s=l

There's just something about pennies - they have so much character. When I was a kid in the 60's I went through my mothers purse every night when she came home from work to look for dates to complete my run.........with her permission of course! Then later when I discovered the opposite sex and had to sell everything I had to raise a deposit for a mortgage.....inclcuding my penny collection - which actually although date complete from 1895 wasn't that good grade-wise. It's taken until many years later to get enough disposable income to get back into it again. But at least I can afford to buy better grades now

You have to be really careful with (often so called) errors like this as they are so easily manufactured to deceive post mint. As Matt says, if the beads and/or lettering fade towards the cut edge it's a good sign of a genuine error. But I've seen straight clips like Jims that have vertical striations down the clipped edge which is a dead giveaway for a grinder causing the "error". I had two straight cut halfpennies once which when carefully examined still had remains of swarf on the edge.

I once called and asked her to bring a 2K coin to view at Wakefield.......when I got there she'd forgotten about it - no apology, didn't care, wasn't bothered. I was dismissed by being ignored as she then started talking to another poor sod of a potential customer.

You now might appreciate why I refer to her as Semra Cretin ....... she's just a horrible person to deal with, treating customers with so much disrespect. Not that my name for her is respectful of course - but they say respect is earned.