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To my mind, and it is difficult to be sure from photos, it is a nicer looking coin than the one that just sold on LCA for about 2k with juice. I will post pics in due course. My winning bid was a fraction of my actual bid. As anticipated the vendor had several bin offers, I had warned him he would get them, can’t abide that, I would rather have a chance to win fair and square. The 1879 small date that briefly appeared yesterday may have been pulled for this reason, sadly. There have been some interesting pennies on the bay over the last couple of months, I have a backlog to photo thanks to the domestic situation (move and renovation) but will get snapping soon. From a wet Japan, Jerry

Another optimistic liar. Please report........ https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Hammered-Silver-Coin-Elizabeth-1st-Sixpence-1562-AD/263558375340?hash=item3d5d4da7ac:g:0X8AAOSwHcpaq6Ru Jerry

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I’m sorry, I don’t understand. Which are you, ‘Guest useless’ or ‘stupid’? And what are you answering? Jerry

If he does know that all his ‘inheritance’ is fake, he must realise that he will get caught out eventually, yet he has used his business name as his EBay moniker; given that he comes from Rotherham, this is probably his Facebook page with address, if anybody is interested. https://www.facebook.com/skyhightreeandgroundsmaintenaceservices/ At the current bid prices, he will have taken over £5000 by the end of these auctions. He is either ignorant, or extremely stupid, or both. Jerry

I bet Ebay are feeding these stories to the Mail for their own benefit! Jerry

Certainly a load of bo**ox. But at least the comments below the article are realistic. Jerry

My take on this is that removal of material, eg mud, grease, wax or varnish which is not integral with the structure of the coin should be considered as different from anything that affects the coin itself, ie patina, surface metal, integrated corrosion products. The former can usually be removed by judicious use of water, solvents, soft brush or cocktail stick and the actual coin will be unchanged, and more stable in the future. This could be seen as conservation, others might say surface cleaning. I consider this acceptable, sometime essential to the prevention of future corrosion. The latter will materially alter the appearance of the coin itself by chemical action or physical abrasion, and involves removal of some integral part of the coin. This could be seen as cleaning, and is generally undesirable. That is not to say that judicious removal of active corrosion eg bronze disease is not essential, otherwise the coin will simply not be around for future generations to enjoy. The removal of local corrosion in a controlled fashion while not treating the coin as a whole could be considered conservation. I find it unhelpful to take a dogmatic negative view with regard to conservation (as opposed to cleaning), as by definition conservation should enhance the longevity and survivability and ideally preserve as much as possible the original state of the coin. ‘Cleaning’ in most collectors minds is conditioned by images of wire wool and brasso, silver dip or a buff with a soft cloth, and understandably carries negative vibes. Conservation is not the same. Neither will be required for most collector coins, though most will already have had the soap and water treatment in the past and we are none the wiser. Jerry

The reverse is (more or less) that of a late C18 guinea or half, and could not be 1701 , which is why I queried 1791 as the 9 and 0 are not dissimilar overall outline. But a better quality gaming token remains most likely, I think you would get what is shown. Jerry

I would say that if the date is 1701 it is a gaming token, if 1791 it could be a guinea or half, without checking comparative sizes. But not my field either way. Jerry

As Zookeeperz will know, I frequently disagree with the varieties proposed, but this one looks good even to me. Nice spot, look forward to your own photos. Jerry

They must surely be OK, they are coming from China via Moussaeiff Jewellers in the Hilton, on Park Lane! And the gold £5 are only a tenner apiece too! Count me in! Not. Jerry

It looks OK to me from the photos, if a genuine half sovereign is worth about £100 depending on current bullion prices at time of sale. Jerry

We need more clues, size and pictures would be a start, weight if you have accurate scales. When you say ‘found’, do you mean detected? If picked up cheap in a car boot sale, it could easily be a replica. Jerry

Reported, a Russian newcomer. https://www.ebay.com/itm/Coin-Britannia-Georgius-III/253468946417?hash=item3b03ed2ff1:g:s-sAAOSwZDdanR6j Jerry

It will be worth five Australian cents, less than 5p I believe. I would put it in a charity box, the warm feeling you will get is worth more than 5p. Jerry

Super coin, I’ve never found a milled Lizzie, but dozens of hammered! Jerry

They at ‘Boy Bishop’ tokens, mediaeval lead alloy. Not uncommon, lots of varieties and are collectable. Lots of info online. Jerry

Thanks Mike, this post may have saved me a pointless drive in the snow, they clearly don’t have my current email address. Jerry

Not, though it may be a doubled '8'. Jerry

Yes F73 but not a Gouby ja reverse. They are not always easy to spot, I try to spot the slight convexity of the back of Britannia’s helmet, which is normally concave, as on this one. Practice on narrow date 1875’s, all of which are ja. Jerry

Yes, there is a lot of variation in ‘H’ position. And yes, F71 I agree. Jerry

Lacquering was common, Lindner sold a kit, I had one back in the ‘70’s. It was meant to help preserve the coin by excluding oils, moisture, salts etc, but was prone to varying thickness and dribbles.(sounds like me on a Friday night!) I don’t think it did much harm, though the ‘coin cleaner’ dip that one was meant to use first can’t have been good. It should come off easily with acetone dip, though whether your coin is lacquered I can’t tell from the photo. They usually look pretty obviously varnished. Jerry

Yup. The signature can be seen as well. Jerry

Santa's pic is of the new obverse, which is referred to as D*, there being no suitable sequential letter to allocate to it! D* is very rare so far, and has two extra teeth which alters the letter/tooth associations. First described on this forum by Terry Eagleton a couple of years ago. Jerry