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Evening all. I would like to find out the result of St James' Auction 28, 24/6/2014, lot 566. They appear to have a search engine but it is completely beyond my abilities to use it. It's not terribly user friendly. Would someone be kind enough to assist please? Thanks, Jon

Quite extensively, by the looks of some of them. I'm not sure how far you'd get these days trying to spend your Charles & Diana 25p on sweets.

Bearing that in mind, how do we account for the worn specimens?

Nor me, but there's nothing about that one that suggests a proof to me.

With a somewhat confusing relationship to the seller: "my grandmother said son only sell when times a tough".

As long as they don't let the public decide, or he'll be Kingy McKingface.

I have similar thoughts on this: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1786-George-III-Isle-of-Man-Half-Penny-1-2D-Coin-PCGS-MS63-RB-Choice-BU/173511249509?epid=843210060&hash=item2866138e65:g:USUAAOSwB4NWx3Wj cf https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ISLE-OF-MAN-1786-CU-Penny-NGC-MS63BN-Triskeles-KM-9-1-Pridmore-31-A/173340715021?hash=item285be9680d:g:je8AAOSwdPpbDXB9

At what point do you start to think "it's getting a bit narrow down here"? Lynton / Lynmouth on Sunday.

I was looking at the bit sticking out of the end of the 5 which appears to match this one: http://www.londoncoins.co.uk/?page=Pastresults&auc=146&searchlot=2317&searchtype=2 I can't see the diagonal on that one either.

I would be inclined to say yes.

Do you know what book VS is referring to Will? It’s not one I’m familiar with.

The best reference I can think of is Charles Clay’s “Currency of the Isle of Man FROM ITS EARLIEST APPEARANCE TO ITS ASSIMILATION WITH, THE BRITISH COINAGE IN 1840; WITH THE Laws and other Circumstances connected with its History” Happily this is available for no money: http://www.isle-of-man.com/manxnotebook/manxsoc/msvol17/index.htm#contents Mal’s IOM site is also very useful: https://sites.google.com/site/malsiom/home-1?authuser=0 For coins only, Pridmore’s ”The Coins of the British Commonwealth of Nations to the end of the reign of George VI 1952 - Part 1: European Territories” should also prove useful.

Alan Kelly?

Welcome to the forum David. Great piece - I can't see it mentioned by either Pridmore or McCammon. Was there anything else as interesting in the collection?

Hell's bells! Wonders will never cease! Although the cynic in me might think that he was worried it might not make mule price....

Never let the truth get in the way of a lucrative sale! I just feel sorry for the buyer.

Well treat yourself to one of those nice Gouby Xs instead.

Nah, it's ok. Who would fake that? I think it's just a combination of deceptive photography, probable cleaning and blatant lies about the grade. Apart from that it's great.

Are you saying that's a fake Paddy?

Not cool Shelly, not cool. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1911-Hollow-Neck-Penny-Gouby-X/302860817477?hash=item4683e95445:g:e9gAAOSwLEVbg4Is https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1911-Hollow-Neck-Penny-Gouby-X/302860817147?hash=item4683e952fb:g:Dy8AAOSwwNtbg4Cc

£1600 to you.

What I was trying to say but explained much better.

If you get chance Mike, it's worth listening to the live auction. The auctioneer would refer to your £2000 bid as "with me" until the bidding exceeded your amount, then it would be "in the room" or "on the internet" etc.

Wouldn't you get it for whatever the auctioneer started at Mike - somewhere near the estimate? You'd only pay £1900 if someone else had bid £1800. Or have I missed your point? If it was LCA you'd get it for £2000.

Sorry, should have made myself more clear - these are the two F282s posted on this thread. I'll have another look at the article when I've a bit more time.