zookeeperz

A few more collages lol.

Like this now to look at it to me looks bloody awful but the coin has a lovely patina just a naturally aged coin very close to UNC but because I cannot capture the coin as I see it. The effect makes it looked like a stained grubby thing that wouldn't get a second glance. Probably showing 10% of it's true appearance.

This is from my very expensive £175 digi-scope . Much easier to get it a little bit close to accurate as there is nothing I need to be in focus early like hair or a pattern. If the coin had a rainbow or even natural toning it looks like the coin is stained and never shows the patina of a coin.

About the best you can get mate with today's cam digi-scopes either get main detail and loss in periphery or full focas and loss in condition I.e luster always looks flat. Which is the trouble with 2D pictures of a 3d subject. I think that only SLR camera's really do coins justice as they have depth of field with no loss in the coins look. I have three lights and a room light but guess where the darkest place is ? yup the bloody coin. It is all about shinning lights in places you wouldn't naturally think to. Indirect lighting is what gives the finish to coins. albeit lesser degree with scopes. Is why sometimes pics look almost pro and other times no matter how you set it up the coin looks dreadful. Which isn't good especially for selling purposes. Even with my camera which isn't an SLR I find it extremely difficult to get that really nice clear pinpoint picture. In fact it never happens. Just took these my decimal bag of coins prob close to 2kg lol. 1/2-1p-2p's-5p-10p all UNC all manor of dates

Historically. For revenue purposes only. PCGS way out perform prices realised at auction than NGC. Is it because one is better than the other? Hobsons choice I think.

I know the Aussies love their micro varieties and errors / misstrikes and such almost or perhaps more than the yanks. So if there are any Ozzie Gurus in the house how much do these coins go for. 2000 20 cents Doubled obverse legend and profile. Any help would be gladly received . thanks Richard

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1896-Queen-Victoria-British-Sterling-Silver-Widow-Head-Shilling-Grade-Poor1-PO-1/173281168589 Bargain of the century !!! I am surprised it hasn't sold As always 10 points for effort

100% out of a xmas cracker. Garbage!!!

I would have a good check on the legends . Looks like its all either been repunched a few mil lower or there are mismatch over puncheslike that last R in BRITANNIAR . Nice Coin especially as you can see there are no rim nicks something that is always hidden on NGC pics

Well I guess it had to happen sooner or later as a buyer. strangely the only Item that ever got lost was a full set of jefferson nickel's I sent to Italy. Buyer claimed he never received. And here we are Italy again rifled my post stole the coin and stuck it back down although it was clear they had been at it. Not too much only £12 but the coins was worth a lot more. It was an East African 1941 Shilling the rare type 2 variety in nice EF or a little better. So Italy is now on my banned nations list . Along with Poland,Russia,Canada and all the other mandatory nasty lot types lol

I'll say they are possibly the same grade purely on the marker points of P of pense and I of honi on reverse. The slabbed coin those two letters are just a tad higher in definition . It is the first point on these half crowns to wear first. And also we are looking at a slab which will possibly detract from an overall look. But I wouldn't pick 2 over 1 because of the fore mentioned points. Still nice coin though

wait till they look at the edge it will be milled . chargeback coming I sense

Actually that isn't entirely true. the RM lead you to believe they don't know anything about the V.I.P tag and claim it is entirely invented by dealers. Yet on their own website they advertise a 1953 V.I.P penny. I believe there may well have been special coins struck for whatever reason and someone made the biggest cock up in the history of the royal mint and these coins ended up where they shouldn't of. Would they admit it? No they never do unless someone calls them out with proof. I have browsed lots of the 1953 proof sets and all look the same and this is by different sellers many of them with different cameras and ways of taking pictures. Yet 1 comes along and that coin looks so far from the rest it is obvious it shouldn't be in that set . Why did they RM and other mints start to divide the field from the subject matter in such a way to produce a cameo finish or further to that point a frosted cameo finish which is a special finish added to a proof coin? The RM know more than they let on. But I totally agree It was done for profit to maximise the income and add micro varieties to their listings but they will never admit they are having us over now would they? And according to baldwins there are 3 types of 1977 25 pence issues this is taken from the sale I omitted the pictures . Elizabeth II, Silver Proof Decimal Crown (pure silver?), 1977, of Twenty-Five Pence, silver Jubilee issue, Queen on horseback left, legend surrounding, date below, rev struck en médaille, ampulla and anointing spoon in crowned linear circle, floral border surrounding, edge milled, 28.54g (S.4227). Mottled tone especially around rim each side, housed in original Royal Mint red presentation box, Royal Mint crest in silk lid lining, black pad interior, the only one we have ever seen of this ilk, extremely rare, sold with an example of the regular sterling silver proof crown weighing 27.93g and the regular cupro-nickel Crown weighing 28.15g, all in as issued condition. (3) £1,000 This Crown is heavier than the regular sterling silver proof and has much more of a contrast in colour, brilliance and frosting between the raised design, lettering and fields. Based on the heavier weight, we suspect this special presentation piece is pure silver but test need to be conducted. The coins is sold with the regular sterling proof silver version and the currency cupro-nickel piece for comparison. There is a good provenance with this piece which we are able to reveal to the eventual buyer So unless it comes with provenance it is just a nice looking coin is my point.