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PWA 1967

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  1. PWA 1967

    Had a field day on e bay......

    https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1946-King-George-V1-One-Penny-Coin/333139589766 https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1946-One-Penny-1d-Coin-King-George-VI-Great-Britain/254218876981 https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1946-KP-King-George-VI-Penny-Lighthouse-High-Tide/133011747161 https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1946-King-George-VI-Penny-Lighthouse-High-Tide-KP/133042119208 https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/King-George-VI-Penny-1946/293076506981 A few new listings on ebay that are quite fascinating . I think maybe these are cleaned although i may be just guessing.
  2. PWA 1967

    More Pennies

    The problem is Gary ,when i typed in Slavish the words they used to explain the meaning i didnt know what they meant either
  3. PWA 1967

    More Pennies

    Slavish seems to be the IN word at the moment ,i will have to try and find out what it means. Slavish ..........
  4. PWA 1967

    Pennies High grade.

    The F177 is the most common of the 1913 Ian and IMO often well struck ,should not be to hard to find a really nice one. Pete.
  5. PWA 1967

    Had a field day on e bay......

    I thought it better to use another fact as you may be interested to know. The graders at cgs have been looking for years ,well before cgs started and have obviously looked at the coins in hand. Although you may not agree with there opinion it is know doubt better than mine. On there data base they have six 1944 pennies submitted as NOT MT and only one 1946. The part you may find fascinating is that out of six submitted two of them were rejected. I will let you guess why. Pete.
  6. PWA 1967

    Reconciliation

    Take it easy and i am really sorry about the language if i offended you , my problem is that i stuggle to write things down and am what may be called thick and of low intelligence. I wasnt at school from being thirteen and did not have much education before ,so my posts may appear childish or daft as i find it hard to put words into writing and obviously cant spell. I dont know what slavish means that you described me as being but if its bad then you were probably right . I dont and cant make excuses for my stupid posts but feel maybe you would see a different Pete should you ever meet me or speak to me on the phone ,.if you could understand me 😊 I wont start going on again and have said or atleast tried to say what i thought at the time. Keep smiling. Pete.
  7. PWA 1967

    Had a field day on e bay......

    I only wish i had kept the cleaned ones now However i bought a 1948 off an ebay picture that myself and another forum member were undecided about ,as to weather it was MT ,i cant find the ebay picture anymore but still have the cleaned coin and am happy to post FOC to anyone who may be interested. Pete.
  8. PWA 1967

    Had a field day on e bay......

    Thought i would check the 1946 to see if i had been missing something as logic does say that 1944 would be scarcer of the three to find. The private message i sent you was wrong looking at the list ,only two were described as NOT MT 1944 & 1945......NO 1946 . Dave Craddock has not had a 1946 on a list for two years but had the others ,i dont have the lists going back any further. There wasnt one in the Crocker sale and cgs have only graded one although more for other years. . Not much else to go off ,but as i said to find one in a couple of days you did really well.I have been looking for a lot longer and only ever found one one for sale ,which is the cgs one. Also with regards looking at pictures. Terry says he wasnt sure and was it cleaned untill it arrived 🙂 Groom says in his book "Care in identifying light specimens is needed once they become worn " ...rubbing is sometimes from a picture similar to wear and the reason i said its better to look for an UNC one. Also its not only pictures and even in hand that people edge on the side of caution. The Crocker sale............Possibly a bright finish ? The workman sale.........Appears to be a bright finish. Neither of these two give me a lot of confidence and looking at the pictures i again cant be sure. . You say "Its all guess work on your part isnt it " i probably can have a quite an educated guess after looking for a couple of years ,two of which i have sold 1944 & 1945 on the forum about eighteen months ago.The picture i put up was with another to compare as i knew its hard to tell from a picture even back then. I stand by what i say ,hard to tell from a photo ,some that look NOT MT have been cleaned and 1946 is the hardest to find. i will always admit to being wrong as i am often ,although i feel on this occasion i might actually be right for a change. Have a good day and why your finding them STAY lucky 😊 Pete.
  9. PWA 1967

    Had a field day on e bay......

    The Large picture ,you were not sure about and from the picture neither was i but thought it looked cleaned , i am often wrong and its how i learn. The ones you have in hand you have the benefit of being able to see properley and more so than in a photo. I am being honest about throwing some away and wish i had kept them now as would of sent them you 😊 As i mentioned earlier i was just giving my opinion for maybe others to double check the picture. I cant say anymore without repeating myself ,so will let you have your own opinion on them. Enjoy the rest of the weekend. Pete.
  10. PWA 1967

    Had a field day on e bay......

    Yes it may well be guess work (being honest ) as can only go off the ones i have bought from pictures and had in hand Some of the ones that have been messed with / cleaned leave some of the lustre that may look like it has not been fully toned. at the mint.. We are not talking about the removal of all of the toning. Only by having them in hand can you be really sure and i have looked at pictures for the last couple of years. I would think (guess ) probably 1 in 100 of most denomination have been messed about with and cleaned on ebay and in this instance we are looking for ones that are the base metal colour that the MT ones are not. Coins are cleaned Not in this case to remove the MT but to get rid of anything on it so in the sellers opinion it makes it look better. The result being in some instances part of the mint toning has been removed as well.This then has the appearance in a picture of the toning not being complete and having some lustre.I do feel i am able to tell if a coin has been cleaned but am the first to admit i may sometimes be wrong. Looking at the one Terry bought ,i would have doubts (guessing again ) looking at that picture also ,but again in hand Terry says its ok. The large picture is another ,so that is a couple looking at photographs just on this thread i would be....... guessing 😊 if i did not have the benefit of both you and Terry having them. I did not mention your own coin was cleaned and just that some others may not be right looking at a picture.. Maybe the ones i have kept were much better and are not partial toning but full 100% NOT MT just like a 1947. A fully NOT MT coin there should be know doubt at all ,its the ones that are partial were the problem is in telling the difference from a picture. I have had a few good ones but have had a few that were rubbish , so although i may be guessingi have learned not to be sure from a picture and i cant be more honest than that.. Pete.
  11. PWA 1967

    Had a field day on e bay......

    You got the spots off though
  12. PWA 1967

    Had a field day on e bay......

    No Mike i probably havent explained very wel. If anyone looks at a hundred pictures of 1944 pennies only a few will look like they have no mint toning.Should you buy the few one may be ok ,one maybe cleaned and one just worn. So maybe only one has been cleaned out of the hundred . Petrol was just an example it could be a brilo pad or anything else that has took the surface dye off. Anyway as i said glad you got them and you did really well to find them ,sometimes we can only find out by having the coin in hand.
  13. PWA 1967

    Had a field day on e bay......

    Just some cleaned and worn ,i dont mean all of them and just much easier to tell a good one from a photograph if its UNC. The ODD one that has been cleaned or the worn ones are more likely to look like a Not MT one in a picture.Otherwise they would just be normal which the majority are and have not been cleaned. If it looks bright which few do.........Is it natural with no HYpo or cleaned /worn 😊 More that its better to check the pictures and try to find them in UNC to be sure. If you have a pile of them they will all be different colours but a true NOT mt one should just look like a 1947 otherwise its still MT and just lighter. Made me smile........Warm soapy water 🙂 ,that wont do anything give it a scrub and clean it with something like petrol to get the hypo off. You need to put some elbow into it 😂 joking aside you know what a cleaned coin looks like and dont need to mess about with one. Again i think the large picture is a good example. If it nlooks bright.it may be cleaned 🙂
  14. PWA 1967

    Had a field day on e bay......

    https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1946-George-VI-1d-One-Penny-Coin-Good-Grade-/303022267179?hash=item468d88db2b%3Ag%3ANVgAAOSwohVcM6hV&nma=true&si=RoK94v15yq838hgYv7cnTr69aSs%3D&orig_cvip=true&nordt=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557 This is another having a look at completed listings that IMO is also cleaned and partly worn off ,although shows the base metal and a couple of others are to worn to be convincing. 1946 is the hardest one to find and dont have a clue if there is any reason why 🙂
  15. PWA 1967

    Had a field day on e bay......

    The ones i mentioned i did also say i hadnt seen and was just trying to help you if you wanted them , as far as the price i think that is more due to the fact that not many probably want them. I dont mean scarce as in only a few known ,just more you did well to find all three in a week. The post was for anyone else who may be looking ,your coins you have in hand so must be ok. An UNC coin will probably have been less likely to have been cleaned and IMO the large pictured one has been ,possibly starting to retone as a normal coin would.
  16. PWA 1967

    Had a field day on e bay......

    Sorry to interupt the thread but IMO these are a lot scarcer than maybe Mike thinks and if he has just started looking ,he must of got lucky .🙂 I have looked at plenty in hand and thrown most away after buying from a photograph as a lot have been cleaned and if anyone is looking for them to edge on the side of caution.. The Hypo will come off as it would in circulation ,so probably best to look for ones that are UNC.with no signs of wear. Also ones that maybe look MT but should not be such as 1940 ,1947 have often been polished and will be glowing unnaturally a purple colour when tilted as the polish or solvent has been rubbed into the metal. Maybe nobody else wants them but if you are looking the genuine ones are scarce as they are errors in production. Only my opinion but if you do want one maybe have a second look at the picture (or buy from a dealer ) rather than like me throwing them in the bin when they arrive
  17. Carry on This is not about your opinion or posts on this thread its about the dozens of others ,everytime you start throwing snide comments in then hide behind the computer. I dont mind you saying how thick ,juvenile or whatever else you want to call me ...you may be right .One thing i can do though is look after myself and dont need others to stand up or agree as i will make my own decisions. What do you want others to think and why would this thread be taken down ,there is nothing wrong with it . As far as not responding to any of your posts.........Bollocks who do you think you are. I am or try to help if i can people on this forum and be a nice guy ,although i am sick to death of your posts everytime a grading company is mentioned. Whats your name ? Pete.
  18. PWA 1967

    Charing Cross collector's market?

    I will PM you as he still sells a few 🙂
  19. PWA 1967

    Charing Cross collector's market?

    The 1890 penny was Michael coles Mike if you didnt know ,who visits the forum sometimes. He used to buy some from laurie bamford.
  20. I can understand the comments and people giving an opinion and yes that would be fair if the comments are true or correct. As far as giving something an airing Sword has been going on about his coin for four years ,so feel its just a personal frustration that he likes to take out with his keyboard Sword has decided to now hide behind his computer or perhaps looking for supporters to back him up and agree with him.
  21. What on earth are you saying now ,do you need some kind of supporters club rather than standing up for yourself.
  22. Its nice that you called me Pete as that is my name ,whats yours ,any trips planned to China soon ? You are also right about the posts being out of order and patrionizing ,well done you worked that out very quickly. Have a good night and maybe change your name to keyboard warrior as think it suits you. Pete.....Who does not hide 😂
  23. Do you type on the keyboard with a hammer like a keyboard warrior ? As you say......."i am entitled " well please carry on and maybe get rid of as much frustration and anger as possible. Have you got any posts about someone who has done a GOOD JOB or will it neg you out .Maybe take some more pictures of cracks and scratches which i found quite interesting. Have a nice evening and put your feet up Pete.......... who does not hide 😂
  24. Posted a video (DELETED ) but was set up and a load of bollocks
  25. As i have mentioned on another post ,you dont know the coin was problem free for 70 years unless it was your own. How do you know that something on the coin was not removed just before and then came back , i think your just blaming the last person who had it and they probably only had it out of a holder for minutes. I can assure you circulated coins in collections have been handled much worse by people than ones who are experienced and looking at hundreds every week. The coins mentioned were both bought on the secondary market and feel its easier for you to blame someone for a coin your not happy with ,rather than just take it out of the plastic and kick on. It was just someone giving an opinion and taking a photograph , i am sure the thousands that are rejected are all in collections now with owners that are happy with them You mention nothing can be 100% proven and yes i agree so dont feel its fair for you or anyone else to just have a go at someone on a public forum whoever it may be. Its almost like..........Who can we have a go at today as i am pissed off ,have a brew , type some crap in a computer and forget about it and let the person or company pick up the pieces from the damage that may be caused. I dont like bullies or people who tell lies and am now starting to not like keyboard warriors RANT OVER . One positive that has come out of this is i need to go and have another look at my own again to check they are ok 🙂
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