1905 Halfcrown In hand pix

[azda 979]

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[azda 979]

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[azda 979]

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[azda 979]

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[£400 for a Penny ? 0]

Very nice mate.

Kings neck and the fields behind his neck, there are lots of very light lines ?

See what I mean ?

[Peter 615]

Very nice mate.

Kings neck and the fields behind his neck, there are lots of very light lines ?

See what I mean ?

A nice coin but has been harshly buffed.It is a shame.

No disrepect Az but I couldn't live with that.

[Peckris 579]

Very nice mate.

Kings neck and the fields behind his neck, there are lots of very light lines ?

See what I mean ?

A nice coin but has been harshly buffed.It is a shame.

No disrepect Az but I couldn't live with that.

If it's certified genuine I could live with that amount of buffing, I've seen much worse.

[azda 979]

I've spoke to our leader Chris Perkins and am sending it to him in Germany Tomorrow. I also saw the lines, but Let's Be honest, i have'nt Seen one so good. Pix were crap, had to take them inside As it was raining, so hopefully 2 more tomorrow if its clear.

I was thinking it was more "lightly cleaned" as There's no shine associated with buffing

[RLC35 288]

Nice coin Azda, the Kings ear is really strong. It is also very hard to find a 1905 with the "P" and the "I" showing completely on the reverse, as yours does.

[Peter 615]

I've spoke to our leader Chris Perkins and am sending it to him in Germany Tomorrow. I also saw the lines, but Let's Be honest, i have'nt Seen one so good. Pix were crap, had to take them inside As it was raining, so hopefully 2 more tomorrow if its clear.

I was thinking it was more "lightly cleaned" as There's no shine associated with buffing

Don't get me wrong.It is a very rare date(maybe hyped a bit).

For my money I would go for 1835 or 1903.

[azda 979]

If the one at the last London coins auction can fetch 2k i'm scared to think what this could do.

[£400 for a Penny ? 0]

If the one at the last London coins auction can fetch 2k i'm scared to think what this could do.

What's the plan ? Is Chris going to authenticate it ?

Gone off the slabbing idea ?

[azda 979]

Chris is going to authenticate then when ut comes back probably slabbing, all being kosha that is

Edited March 17, 2011 by azda

[argentumandcoins 70]

I would still only give it maybe a touch more than GVF for wear but the cleaning and edge knock will drag it down to GVF or less.

A superior example only made just shy of £4000 at DNW yesterday (including premium as hammer was £3300). It was graded (typically harshly) at NEF and sometime lightly cleaned.

Lot 367 for those who are interested.

[£400 for a Penny ? 0]

Chris is going to authenticate then when ut comes back probably slabbing, all being kosha that is

OK, well, on the assumption that it is kosha (and it does look it) don't send it to CGS - they'll bodybag it for the cleaning and you'll have wasted your dough. Probably wise to check out PCGS's stance on cleaned items ?

Shame, but keep going, roll with the punches and come up smiling ready for another

[azda 979]

PCGS don't bodybag, but they note it on the holder. Everyone had a Problem with my PCGS authenticity of a British coin, so this way a British dealer does the authentication and then at least we know its kosha, then the grading by PCGS, Win Win all round.

[Gary D 76]

I would still only give it maybe a touch more than GVF for wear but the cleaning and edge knock will drag it down to GVF or less.

A superior example only made just shy of £4000 at DNW yesterday (including premium as hammer was £3300). It was graded (typically harshly) at NEF and sometime lightly cleaned.

Lot 367 for those who are interested.

I bought mine from London Coins as GVF and I would say it has very slightly more wear on the beard than your example.

[£400 for a Penny ? 0]

PCGS don't bodybag, but they note it on the holder. Everyone had a Problem with my PCGS authenticity of a British coin, so this way a British dealer does the authentication and then at least we know its kosha, then the grading by PCGS, Win Win all round.

Yep, good plan.

[Colin G. 147]

PCGS don't bodybag, but they note it on the holder. Everyone had a Problem with my PCGS authenticity of a British coin, so this way a British dealer does the authentication and then at least we know its kosha, then the grading by PCGS, Win Win all round.

Don't they just give it a genuine tag and not a grade, or has that changed?

[azda 979]

Not sure Colin

[Accumulator 52]

The DNW auction archive doesn't show photos unfortunately, so hard to make a comparison.

Dave, describing your coin as "cleaned" would perhaps be a little harsh as the marking is relatively localised and only evident on the obverse. It looks more like someone has removed a stain in the past so perhaps "damaged" is a fairer description? As always, it depends if you're selling or buying!

[azda 979]

UNC, i'm selling (joking ladies)

[RLC35 288]

PCGS don't bodybag, but they note it on the holder. Everyone had a Problem with my PCGS authenticity of a British coin, so this way a British dealer does the authentication and then at least we know its kosha, then the grading by PCGS, Win Win all round.

Don't they just give it a genuine tag and not a grade, or has that changed?

Not sure about PCGS, but NGC/NCS gives you your choice, if has been cleaned. They will either slab it as "Authentic", without a grade, or give it a "Details" grading with a notation that it has been cleaned.

[coin watch 1]

I'm a late English hammered man myself but sometimes I am a little curious about the interest in some milled coins especially ones with a known rarity like this one.

I can fully understand a desire to gain a rare coin in your chosen collecting field as I have been through this on numerous occasions with what I like, but what I find interesting with a milled coin like this is the seemingly high level of desire to own one, going by Spink's book guide price would suggest a coin of great rarity, but is it? Rayner suggested R2, what R2 is in known numbers I don't know but when comparing with other know rarities the price does seem a lot? All I can imagine is that there must be many more poeple interested in the milled series which in some way involves a coin like this.

So does anyone know how many of these coins exist or maybe more important how many collectors interested in owning one? Just interested in your thoughts!

[Benny who 6]

Very nice coin,

NGC just recently started a details grading,hopefully I put the link in correctly,never was to good with the inter web.

http://www.ngccoin.com/details/understanding-ngc-details-grading.aspx