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Thanks again, I haven't got an oblique yet, bus the slight frosting of the effigy is absent ... But as mentioned it has been cleaned. Cheers T

And obv..

1887 proof rev

Having problems with pics , have to do one at a time ,1887 proof rev T

Hi guys , Pics of 1887 crown milling...

Hi, guys, Spink has a valuation of £350 in VF, nothing above. I'm not bob Phillips, I'll look up your link ... But I too have checked ingrams and the link isn't working. Cheers for your help. Tony

Hi, Yes that's the one, listed in Spink '1818 LIX TUTAMEN ERROR'. Strange it isn't I'm your reference books!! Maybe it is that rare. And yes that's my listing. Cheers T

I'll get some the next time there's good sunlight and post em straight away. Chews Tony

Specialist area ... Crowns 1818-date .

Hi again, Poor old George's face isn't as pretty. Ah yes of course, someone will know or have knowledge of it. Cheers Tony

Hi guys, Reverse and edge pic. T

Ok guys, here's the edge. http://m.flickr.com/#/photos/66335300@N07/11133284284/ I'll post links to obverse and reverse soon. T

Thanks again guys, I'll look up the pic issue now(ish). The 1887 is perfect proof mirrored, but has been cleaned. In hand it looks perfect, but take a hi megapixies pic and the surface hairlines are always present. The milling is sharp and even. Let's see if I can get a few pics up , eh? Cheers T

Hi Peter, Thanks for the welcome, and tho a newbie to the forum and technical jargon ,my copy of Krause is the 1991 centennial edition, and my very first coin IS one of the rarest coins ( which I do not have the correct title for ) . It is a gold roman 'Otho'. I'm a lifelong collector, and closer to the end than the beginning. I don't think it's a turkey, I got it a few years back from another collector who had the finest Geo III tertio I'd ever seen ( which was graded,he mentioned Van Roekel...). Is there any way to put up a full size pic of it? As you say it is highly desirable, and if you look at the profile pic .... It's kinda minty! I don't understand the comment about the 'crown elite'. Another query I have is how to authenticate an 1887 proof crown? It's physical properties ( weight , diam and magnetic ) are correct , but it's never convinced me. How would I tell, and how thick should it be? Thanks guys, Tony

Hi red, Thanks for the welcome and the comment. Wow I didn't know they were that rare but, as you say , that's probably an underestimate ( as I do have another , formerly a love token!). Baldwins only put £800-1000 of an estimate on it. Why are collectors against it? Surely quantifying anything can only be good! Cheers T