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On 5/15/2023 at 10:05 PM, Sword said:I have just printed off the label asking for an exchange. I also managed to get to them on the phone and the chap said they will check before posting a replacement. Can't say I am convinced. Let's see what happens this time.
Each time I've had an exchange it's been a different coin and COA number. I gave up with my last one and opted for the refund.
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The returns process is automated and free, but requires you to print off your own label. Quite frankly its the most efficient part of the RM now. Today I received a reply to an email I sent over 2 months ago, now they ask me for my order number, luckily I included it in the email title, shame they didn't read that bit.
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Thanks for the info. What are those L&S numbers?
Here’s the rest of the edge inscription.
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5 hours ago, Diaconis said:incuse?
Yes, slightly. You can feel it dips if you run your fingernail over it.
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I’ve had this 1819 LIX crown for a little while now and after a bit of oogling today I noticed there appears to be an A just before DECUS in the edge lettering.
I checked several other 1818/19/20 in lower grades, and a couple higher, but couldn’t see anything on them.
Is this of any interest as an error or variety?
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On 5/1/2022 at 5:44 PM, Menger said:Yes. The onus would be on a seller if seeking a buyer. I agree the minting stops in the strike. I do think it matters however thereafter whether marking up lines are done by the Mint as part of a process or done by some bloke in a pub with a penknife. It matters to me anyway. 🤣
The groat was graded PF65 by NGC The other coin (which is not mine) is a pattern crown that NGC graded AU55
Is there any chance there’s an ‘affordable’ 1817 pattern crown? I’ve found that this sold for $80,000 in 2019 so I already know the answer.
And holy smokes, this pattern crown originally came from Pistrucci’s collection!
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Did you come across these different types for 2017? The one in the middle is the normal type, the two either side have a nice satin finish. The reverses can be different as well and you can find combinations of both.
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Thanks for the explanation.
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I have two 2013 Birth of Prince George £5 silver proof coins and I noticed a difference of the horse’s tail between them both.
I wondered if this was evidence of a different dies or different stages of a die, or something else?
The first coin (highlighted with red). The horse’s tail shows less separation of the hair strands at the end, whereas the second coin is more divided to a higher point.
The second pair of photos show some more minor differences, but I only noticed these with the extra magnification. The easiest to spot was difference in George’s foot, the first coin shows quite a chubby foot compared to the second. There was also a difference between the dragon’s wing membrane. The first coin is softer/curvier with a ridge along the edge of membrane. Whereas the second coin has a spikier overall appearance.
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I found some half pennies in a bank bag of 2p’s from a Post Office. After putting it in a 2x2 I noticed the obverse was rotated about 10 degrees anticlockwise.
Is it normal to see this?
I checked the other dates I have on hand, another 1954 was rotated similarly.
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Yes, sorry, the 1st and 3rd images are the same coins (type 1) 2nd and 4th are the same (type 2). The horse leg and dragon arm were the main elements I saw to differentiate them.
I had 6 x Type 1 and 9 x Type 2. I don’t recall there being a correlation between the different kinds of boxes.
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Oh man, I can’t upload 0.5mb per post? Now I remember why I didn’t do this the first time.
Here’s a link to the 4 photos, arranged Type 1/2/1/2
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I took these ages back, I gave up trying to resize them, but they’re here now.
I had 15 on hand at the time, mostly boxed, some loose, maybe one graded PCGS PL64.
Type 1 - chubby
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On 10/14/2020 at 4:03 PM, Rob said:Interesting that you collect 2ps. Based on the numbers I have sold over time, these are probably the least collected circulating decimal denomination.
I can't think of a specific reason why I decided upon 2p's, probably because of their size and colour, and similarity to the predecimal penny. I think they're just a nice humble coin. I also collect £2 in a similar fashion, and I think the reason for those is simpler. I remember when the current bimetallic was introduced, me and my mum would hoard them in a piggybank.
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Thanks JLS, so improper storage might be at fault then. Are coins like these containing copper more prone to this sort of thing? So far the oldest bag of uncirculated 2p has been 1987, and from memory they were all fine.
I've also found some 2p with red spots rather than these kind. I'll see if I can get a photo.
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I've been collecting uncirculated 2p's, mainly from buying sealed bags of 50. Quite often there are blemishes or spots on varying amounts of the coins, but these 2011 were riddled with them.
What are these spots? Some even have black spots which are raised from the service and look like mould.
The first two photos are of the 'best' coin of the bag, the others are indicative of the rest.
Is there anything I can do to prevent it from getting worse, or even remove the spots?
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I noticed that some 2017 5p's I received in change looked odd and had a different lustre to the regular ones, I thought they were proofs at first. The coin on the left is normal, the one on the right has the odd lustre.
What do you think would cause this?
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On 1/30/2019 at 9:00 PM, rpeddie said:i have sold a couple of these over the last year, as far as i'm concerned they ticked all my boxes for being authentic.
What sort of price did these fetch?
Thanks for the info everyone.
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This 1866 Third Farthing seems to have a mis-strike(?) with an oval shape by the A in farthing. Is this of any interest?
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I noticed one of my 2013 Wales floral £1 has the obverse/reverse rotated 180 degrees (I'm not sure what the correct terminology is). Hopefully from the mirror photos you can the see the misaligned sides.
It weighs 9.5g and the diameter is 22.5mm, so looks up to spec. Edge inscription reads as it should - PLEIDIOL WYF I’M GWLAD. The second E in Elizabeth looks very flat.
What do you think, real or fake? Is this a known error?
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Thank you for the advice everyone. I'll send them back and try another set; don't they say the third time's a charm?
As for why modern proofs? I like how they're presented and I enjoy having a pristine copy of a coin.
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Thanks for sharing, its interesting to see Pokemon talked about on here. It's been a wild ride since about 2020. I've collected sealed Japanese since 2015 and have been astounded by its growth and strength. The new boxes I bought at retail in 2015/16/17 have at worse, 10x, and up to about 40-60x for the better ones. As well as benefitting like everything from covid/Logan Paul/crypto, it has continued this year for me. About 8 months ago I sold a couple boxes for £750 and £1350, I sold them again recently for £1800 and £1650, next time the number will start with a 2.
Whats the $102k card you mention? I can only think think of some trophy cards that are in that price bracket.
There were some bad choices as well during that time. The topsun charizard was a rollercoaster. The same card rode up to about $450k and fell back to about $100k.