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[RLC35 288]

Chingford,

I had that same conversation with the seller, and also got some closeup's of the coin, and the date. I think it is genuine. Too bad about the small gouge at the lower right part of the "6" though! The coin is still desirable though, due in part to its rarity.

[wybrit 2]

Interesting late comments about the 1860 penny. The more I have studied this, the more I lean towards it being genuine. It's a shame that the pictures aren't better, as that will cost the seller some revenue IMO. According to a poster over at CU, the seller has been contacted by several people, and better pictures have been sent out to all who have requested them. I'm not a penny collector anymore, haing sold most of my Vicky material, but I if was, I just might consider bidding after all (not advice, just my opinion).

[VickySilver 830]

I am going to predict it goes for 1200 pounds anyway. Well, count me out at that price but I would say a good price at 1k. Legitimate in hand would probably be more like 1500, but could be wrong as I find I am having trouble finding the pulse in this market.

[Coppers 58]

Already at £870.00 with four and a half hours to go.

[davidrj 194]

Already at £870.00 with four and a half hours to go.

Wow! £1,510.99 - way out of my league

[davidrj 194]

Thoughts on this one? 1933 penny ???!

Oh dear! after no date 20p and rare "new pence" 2p someone has now liisted

another"1930s penny marked 1933"

except that instead of a clever (and quite desirable) fake he's illustrated a 1930 penny

[davidrj 194]

a clever (and quite desirable) fake

the "1933" has gone for £500!!!

[Gary D 76]

a clever (and quite desirable) fake

the "1933" has gone for £500!!!

I bet the buyer go a shock when he bid the reserve. 10-49 feedback, I hope they knew what they were doing. I think the second bidder had it about right £102

[Coppers 58]

a clever (and quite desirable) fake

the "1933" has gone for £500!!!

I bet the buyer go a shock when he bid the reserve. 10-49 feedback, I hope they knew what they were doing. I think the second bidder had it about right £102

Another penny for our consideration....

One in a million?

[DaveG38 405]

a clever (and quite desirable) fake

the "1933" has gone for £500!!!

I bet the buyer go a shock when he bid the reserve. 10-49 feedback, I hope they knew what they were doing. I think the second bidder had it about right £102

Another penny for our consideration....

One in a million?

I am always surprised that the people who try this kind of stunt don't seem to realise that the sort of person who has a million to spare is the sort who makes shrewd and calculated investments. After all if they have a million lying around they probably have hundreds of millions to call on, so they are used to investing and earning fabulous sums. What they don't do is throw it away on nonsense - if they did they wouldn't have it in the first place!!

Edited September 10, 2009 by DaveG38

[Peckris 579]

I am always surprised that the people who try this kind of stunt don't seem to realise that the sort of person who has a million to spare is the sort who makes shrewd and calculated investments. After all if they have a million lying around they probably have hundreds of millions to call on, so they are used to investing and earning fabulous sums. What they don't do is throw it away on nonsense - if they did they wouldn't have it in the first place!!

That may be so, but I have to admire that guy's attitude. None of your "RAER PENNIE, BYE NOW THEIR WILL NEVVER BE ANOTHER LIKE IT" tosh, but a nicely whimsical and well-articulated bit of philosophy. I like someone who can humorously argue for something that no-one is ever going to fall for, as he himself admits in his last line. I almost hopes he gets it - he's a genuine character!

Edited September 10, 2009 by Peckris

[HistoricCoinage 146]

...to realise that the sort of person who has a million to spare is the sort who makes shrewd and calculated investments.

You'll be very surprised Dave...

[mertax 0]

Gibraltar 2002 Coin £1

price: 0.99

p&p=1.47

To send a coin?

[Peckris 579]

Gibraltar 2002 Coin £1

price: 0.99

p&p=1.47

To send a coin?

That's about standard on eBay mertax. Always makes me laugh : 99p to win a coin then £1.50 for P&P on top ...

Edited September 28, 2009 by Peckris

[Peckris 579]

Now here's an oddity :

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/A-very-high-grade-19...4#ht_500wt_1022

I've never seen such a discrepancy between obverse and reverse on that series - mind you, it's only £20 now, with 23 minutes to go, I guess no-one is too enthusiastic, though it would be worth displaying in a collection with the reverse side permanently facing upwards.

[Peckris 579]

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Two-shillings-coin-1...4#ht_500wt_1022

"two shillings coin 1966. Picture above is not of actual coin but is identical other than mine is dirtier and the date is different"

What next, a picture of a 1933 penny to illustrate a 1936 penny??

[Peckris 579]

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/rare-1p-silver-look-...#ht_2535wt_1007

Isn't that some copper showing through on the bigger picture, lower down? Hm, how do we know this isn't a 1p that's just been silvered? Let's face it, a normal 1p doesn't go through some "mysterious coppering process", and is never silver at any stage of its life!

[scott 144]

did they not make some silver pennies...

it could miss the copper plate over the steel.. but thats all it is unless its been modified

[Flash 23]

I actually contacted this seller saying that it's probably been mercury plated. Even if it hasn't it's still worth nothing as it's chemically altered. Got a rather bizarre reply but I see the price has been dropped by about £20,000.00

[davidrj 194]

This one got me excited momentarilly!!!!

George V facing right

[Peckris 579]

This one got me excited momentarilly!!!!

George V facing right

Spooky! He looks SO different facing the other way...

[Coppers 58]

Anyone remember this?

Now only £199.99 or best offer

[Rob 3,152]

Anyone remember this?

Now only £199.99 or best offer

It's actually more interesting than even he realises. Not only is it 1952, but it is combined with the later obverse used from 1954. You can see an unbarred H of Elizabeth at about the same level as the chin and the II below it. The earlier obverse has both H and II at about chin level to allow space for the BRITT OMN.

Somebody put him out of his misery.....please.

Edited October 10, 2009 by Rob

[Peckris 579]

Anyone remember this?

Now only £199.99 or best offer

It's actually more interesting than even he realises. Not only is it 1952, but it is combined with the later obverse used from 1954. You can see an unbarred H of Elizabeth at about the same level as the chin and the II below it. The earlier obverse has both H and II at about chin level to allow space for the BRITT OMN.

Somebody put him out of his misery.....please.

Ah, but what we fools fail to realise is that 1952 is only 4 years after aliens landed at Roswell - clearly they had a tachyon inverter beam used as a phase inverter, stray particles from which were reflected from a strange weather formation over Tower Hill, giving one of the Mint employees a weird timeslip vision of the future, two years' hence. This employee, working on proto-brass 3d patterns, subconsciously realised that BRITT OMN was to be soon removed from the legend, and omitted it from the pattern, this being an FDC example of the final result.

[Peckris 579]

£320 for THIS lot???

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/5-guineas-pre-1920-s...#ht_1095wt_1007

Someone must have a lot more money than sense. £5.25 face value of pre-1920 silver would fetch ... what ... £100, £110, tops? As coins, rather than silver, they are just poor (well, VG+ which amounts to much the same thing for what are likely to be pretty common dates).

Edited October 12, 2009 by Peckris