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There has been a host server problem since yesterday evening, looks like it might be sorted now. Jerry

I only bid for the Aethelred II Hereford penny, double struck obverse but a new moneyer for me, and I am happy with the price. Hereford is a scarce mint. I wonder, shall I go for the Charles I halfcrown coming up on DNW, putatively Hereford? Lotsa dosh. ☹️. Jerry

The way the silver appears to be bubbling and lost in places, especially on the reverse, makes me think it is a plated copy. Jerry

In this case, as I understand, the finders had permission from the tenant, but not the landowner who is said to have been anti detecting. Had they declared the hoard initially, they would likely be deemed to have been acting reasonably, if unaware of the true land ownership, and would have shared half of the multi million hoard valuation. Instead they are part way through sentences of 8 and 10 years, and with confiscation orders hanging over them. I have little sympathy. Jerry

These arrests and subsequent charges are an extension of the investigations into the dispersal of the north Herefordshire Saxon hoard which have already resulted in four convictions and substantial prison sentences previously discussed on this site. Reports previously suggested that around 30 coins from this hoard were recovered in the Durham raids. A number of ‘two emperor’ coins are included, hence the high valuation. Initial ‘guesstimates’ of the total coins in the hoard were around 300, so there are still well over 200 yet to be recovered. Jerry

I don’t know, but the ‘8’ looks like the sort of 8/6 shape that when I buy it on EBay it is always just clogged with dirt. 🤐 Jerry

https://rarestpennies.wordpress.com/1860-f763/ Jerry

I think the 1860 may be an F763 with the pattern obverse. Well done. Jerry

That is amazing work Ian! Nice! Jerry

I am pretty sure that the silhouette of the two ‘5’s is identical, which it should not be if there was a mis-placed ‘repair’. I think there is another reason for the apparent difference other than an altered die. Can you superimpose the images? Perhaps the apparent dent in the horizontal of the above ‘5’ is an earlier stage die fill. Jerry

I don’t think anything is underneath, either a bit of die fill or a small knock to the crossbar of the ‘5’. But it could do with photo superimposition on a ‘normal’ ‘5’ to be sure that the outlines are the same. This surely must be a single die variety. Jerry

None of my three have a repaired ‘5’, looking like yours, though the two better ones clearly show a very minor degree of doubling of the ‘8’, ‘7’ and ‘5’. Jerry

Yes, I noted that but thought that as I already have three I shouldn’t be greedy! Jerry

Well, I can’t see any obvious reason for the initial failure to post, and I can see where your response was intended to sit . I hope that forum members make every effort not to deal with this individual going forward, I certainly would not knowingly sell a coin to him, given that he may demonstrably not act reasonably in any deal and because of the way he has treated you, Richard. I cannot see why he is happy to risk his reputation as a penny collector, other than that he is driven by wealth and arrogance to feel he is immune from public opinion. A sorry situation. Jerry

This is truly disgraceful fraud. An obvious fake, deliberately toned, with a supposed ‘certificate of provenance’ which is illiterate and means nothing. Signed by a ‘Matthew Wicks’, interestingly the same surname as the crooked antiquities dealer who is serving time as a result of the Herefordshire Saxon Hoard debacle. And also from Forest Row, Sussex. A co- incidence surely? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/313619400575?mkevt=1&mkpid=2&emsid=e112358.m43.l1123&mkcid=8&bu=43208328969&osub=-1~1&segname=16TE179832_T_ENDSOON_CT1&crd=20210731090000&ch=osgood&sojTags=osub%3Dosub%2Csegname%3Dsegname%2Ccrd%3Dcrd%2Cch%3Dch%2Cchnl%3Dmkcid Jerry

Not an exact match I would say, though similar. We need photos of the two to the same magnification. Is there a list anywhere of the RM’s overseas production during 1902/3? Anyone with a copy of Krause and time on their hands? Jerry

That is very interesting, the ‘open 3’ punch must have come from somewhere in the mint’s stock, and it looks like they were using that font on the florin at least, even if not the same size. As you say, they need measuring. And possibly a look at Krause, as the mint may well have used that font for foreign coins they struck. Jerry

Looks like it’s back on as a buy-it-now for £800. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/284378492283?hash=item4236476d7b:g:nnQAAOSw~kNg9uup

Certainly patinated Roman bronze coins were traditionally coated with wax, which would need to be made into a paste beforehand with an appropriate solvent (or use a proprietary polish) but I feel that it tends to fill in the detail, letters etc and normally leave my found bronze un-coated, or give a thin coating of an archival (and removable) lacquer, such as Incralac which can be purchased in small quantities online. Jerry

It does look a nice coin, but also playing Devil’s Advocate, could there be some lines parallel to the diagonal mark on Victoria’s neck? So difficult to tell from a photo, but could the edges of a minor gouge have been smoothed? That’s a problem with TPG’s, a coin that is rejected , even if the reason is not obvious, becomes more difficult to live with unless re-assessed. I do prefer Rob’s ‘acceptable’ or ‘not acceptable’ rather than strict grade in determining whether a coin deserves a place in my collection as I can accommodate parameters such as rarity, availability, desire to acquire, gap to fill, need to upgrade, prettiness, potential profit etc in an immediate decision whether to acquire; not infallible of course, and purchases made on the net after returning from the pub tend to demonstrate this. Jerry

I picked up the F7 penny from the DNW stall at the midland coin fair today, I can’t see any obvious reason to describe it as cleaned, It looks as per the DNW photos and I will have no issue adding it to my collection. As an aside, while there I bought a reasonable F9 penny, the ex LCA and CCA Elstree specimen, number 10 on Richards site. I paid £750. This coin is now slabbed, and sold unslabbed at LCA in 2016 for £850 plus juice. Thank you TheCoinery, and another Freeman number filled. Jerry

My favourite Una.

I bought the F7, I hadn’t really planned to bid but couldn’t let it go at the price as it does look nice despite the possible ‘clean’, and should represent a good upgrade from my Copthorne example. But the lot I am most pleased with was 694, the F111 2/1 with the less obvious overstrike that Gouby describes as being found on F114. Looks lustrous in the photo, we shall see but at £200 hammer with a reasonable F114 thrown in I am happy. I don’t find F111’s easily. Jerry

Here is the Ebay reply, nice enough but essentially a denial of responsibility. " Hello Dr. Jeremy I hope you are keeping well. I'm sorry to hear your VAT has been charged incorrectly on your items. The VAT rate we charge would be based on the VAT rate provided in your listing and the country the buyer is in. You can find all the information we have on VAT in the UK on our help and contact page or by following this link. https://www.ebay.co.uk/help/listings/default/vat-obligations-uk-eu?id=4650&st=12&pos=1&query=Your%20VAT%20obligations%20in%20the%20UK%20%26%20EU&intent=VAT&context=9062_SELLER&docId=HELP1369 When we charge VAT on the site, it automatically gets sent over to HMRC. Due to this we do not have the facility to refund funds that were charged as VAT. I would be recommending to contact HMRC as you can apply for refunds directly from them, following any advice they give, we can go through your current listings to confirm that the correct VAT rate is set for the remainder of them. If you need any further assistance with this, please let me know and I would be happy to help. Thanks again and have a lovely day. Kind Regards Leighann eBay Concierge" I will contact the revenue and get their response. Jerry

Well, I’ve made my claim to EBay first using their VAT reclaim facility. I should get back about £60. Ha! We’ll see what happens, I’ve sent them all the tax paid statements in pdf form, as downloaded from the order details page for each item and an explanation for my claim. I’ll update this page in due course. Jerry