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Everything posted by zookeeperz
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All together boys and girls OHHHH NO it isn't https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1908-Penny-Fman-164A-Very-Rare/152761603017 Declan has that harp got PIE written on it?
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I am a little confused as to the markers to identify reverse D and E . I usually plum straight for the 1 in date over the border tooth but that isn't always visible . So I have to use the other markers which also doesn't shed much light on lowballers . Now I think I have a pretty good eye for angles and following lines of sight . Now this picture below is of a normal REV D 1909 but there is no way in the world I am convinced that the P No matter what angle you looked at it will ever line up with a border tooth same for the trident center prong. So my question is are there more varients than is thought?
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Description should of read used to be two sided https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Error-Coin-Half-Crown-dated-1950-One-Sided/332424278000
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Best I could do VS I am afraid. I think they have an anti-snap stealer or the thumb is so small but it might be ok
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It is a shame as the good guys and we have prob all of them on here get judged from afar with the same mistrust that old saying " all the bloody same" which couldn't be further from the truth. However I think the good guys are in the minority when it comes to dealers. M.A.Coins and V.coins should show you that. I don't know how many there are between the two outlets but it must be hundreds. All Crooks. All can't grade and all overprice and never mention any faults on the coins. How did it get so bad? I'll pay for a coin whatever the value should be but when your faced with x2 to x5 book value. I wonder how they pay their bills? Everyone and his dog knows that spink UNC coins especially the Bronze and copper issues are for RED FDC coins not Brown AUNC coins or even Brown UNC. My take was whatever the EF price was, is the non red colour prices. I have seen some of the websites from guys here and they are the only ones who have credibility IMHO and tbh you're too generous with your undergrading. But like myself I know why you do it. And its kudos to the dealer that looks at a possible AEF and calls it VF. Not many will
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I would by them all but have 2 daughters one birthday on the 8th november the other 11th november. So generally for me I am a peeping tom only for november and december lol
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What is the Actual Mintage of the 1983 Two "NEW PENCE"?
zookeeperz replied to VickySilver's topic in Decimal Coins
Doesn't the Martini set have Martini written on the cover? And why show only the reverse of a coin so valuable. Sorry but no way would I dip my toe unless I saw the 1983 that goes with the reverse It is the heinz with the name on the cover. Still would want to see the obverse -
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/EAST-INDIA-COMPANY-1840-ONE-RUPEE-BETTER-DATE-NO-RESERVE-W655/362141511225 What you think? A member of everything known to man 129k sales and selling this junk. That just hits my panic button.
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This is just gross this guy has this and the next sale below I don't know which is the worse cast rubbish out of the two http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/India-1-One-Rupee-Rupia1840-Queen-Victoria-RARE-106-2/152458880618
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Hi folks I am assuming this subject has probably been broached before . How to ascertain How many of each die number was allocated to each coin. I was trying to think of a logical formula . Example for 1873 sixpence there were a total of 90 different die numbers used that are recorded. So mintage of 4,594,733 /90 = 50,000 (rounded to make it easier) different die combinations of which 79 die numbers were used on reverse A again rounded for ease of explanation that equates to 82% of the total die numbers struck are reverse A which is 40,000 (simplified) Which leaves 10,000 coins struck between reverse B with 6 die numbers and reverse C with 5 die numbers So something like 5,500 for rev B and 4,500 for rev C. The only problem is they would of had to use every die number the same amount of times throughout the mintage year but did they? Who is to say the used more of one number than another Which I suspect would account for the missing die numbers? Any thoughts ? it's a very complex formula to try and fathom and probably impossible. Only anecdotal evidence would be a strict keeping of all sales records for every die number and that would still leave those coins in private collections.
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http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2016-Beatrix-Potter-Peter-Rabbit-Silver-Proof-50p-Coloured-Coins-Full-Set-5-2/311966819331 I picked that one as the seller has high rating and the cross through on the buy now means he made a deal. But at what who knows? My guess is £1500 but utter madness if you ask me
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Also stranger things have happened at sea it could be serial numbers?
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Looking on the RM site it has mintage figures of 30k for each but that's just the silver proofs
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I am not sure if there are two versions of the silver proof normal and coloured but when stocks were still plentiful they were still fetching £150 and now I guess with the RM sold out of all of them Demand has caught up and human folk being human folk will pay anything to say I have one?
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Peter rabbit Silver proof @ £900 and still going. Not a bad return on £60 investment for someone
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What is the Actual Mintage of the 1983 Two "NEW PENCE"?
zookeeperz replied to VickySilver's topic in Decimal Coins
£600-£900 Is the general concensus, But I think in our hysteria fuelled society after seeing the die 5 1863 and narrow 3 1863 pennies in no better than fine grade trade our for £35,000 Any amount wouldn't surprise me. I am thinking at least the £1000-£1200 mark? http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4049058/Time-shake-piggy-bank-1983-New-Pence-2p-coin-worth-THOUSANDS-thanks-error-production.html This is the kind of misinformation that fuels the hysteria. These fake news people. If that coin sold for £100 on fleabay then it is a fake. Obviously 2 different coins and I doubt that coin came from a BU or proof set. Reporter claims thousands were made in error. Total BS . People can search mount kilimanjaro and they will never find one. Unless someone who had a set decided to just lob it in his pocket lol. I know Michael Gouby had a set for sale but no idea what he wanted for it or if it is still available -
I seen NGC slabs and PCGS slabs with them in and the all appear to have and incuse B on the center trident prong. Lots of fakes will have as well and there are thousands of them. bur if you bought from a reputable dealer you should be ok. failing that take a few snapshots and post them and I amsure you're mind will be put a rest
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What is the Actual Mintage of the 1983 Two "NEW PENCE"?
zookeeperz replied to VickySilver's topic in Decimal Coins
The Royal mint as always very cagey about amounts. but 681,000 were struck in 1983 Allegedly and only for the BU sets and proof sets No royal mint set had coins with New pence error on them.It only concerned the Heinz and Martini sets. Not all of those had the mules in . Doesn't really answer your question fully I know but . It can't be very many -
It also happens with the TPG's themselves. Put two identical coins same grade one in NGC slab and one in PCGS slab and the PCGS will sell for a lot more than the NGC. Almost to the extent that NGC is the poorman's grader with ANACS reflecting the true price of what the coin should sell at . Are the graders at PCGS any better qualified than NGC or ANACS?I very much doubt as some of the graders @ PCGS have worked for both the other two companies. But human folk will follow any news bulletin which most are just fake or rumours about standards @ each TPG and it is probably generated by the TPG's themselves. So in the end it gives the collector the mindset that if he buys a PCGS slab he must pay more for it.It is a nonsense idea but that is how marketing is done these days . Stir the interest> create the demand> Package it> Sell for as much as humanly possible
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1909 identification markers
zookeeperz replied to zookeeperz's topic in Confirmed unlisted Varieties.
So it looks like forget the P and the trident and just use the 1 in the date and the N legs pointing to space I think there must be an inbetweeny somehow I say that because I see the normal 1909 and the 1 you can see sits right in the gap and other coins you have to keep looking and looking because it's half on and half off but definitely not over the tooth fully? -
1909 identification markers
zookeeperz replied to zookeeperz's topic in Confirmed unlisted Varieties.
Also Terry your P is pointing to the tooth and should be the gap or is that an optical illusion? I going by Davids markers for ID but it seems some coins don't abide by the rule. As mine clearly is a normal rev D but has 2 markers for rev E yours is rev E with one ID marker for rev D. ? -
That coin on the left is For my take on it Fair at best
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i'll plum for the unc york coin lols really he thought that was VF or better. Must be Ray charles
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Yes I din't think of that now I can see the top of the 6 has been recut
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Hi folks Anyone see a 4 under that 6?