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1949threepence

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    Room 101

    Yes, literally that Very simple, but it's a trick that most haven't picked up on, in any forum.
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    Room 101

    You can even wrap a number of posts in double quote tags, so they all appear together ~ as above. Useful if you are replying to a few posts all relating to the same point, within a larger post reply.
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    UNC details

    It's a real prize if you can find a 1906 or 1907 penny with a good reverse strike.
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    Foreign bank notes

    I'm obviously not a beginner, but I am a total novice when it comes to this topic, so posting in the beginner's forum. A couple of work colleagues came to me today for advice, (knowing my interest in coins), with a huge album full of foreign bank notes, between plastic leaves, which had been given to them, as trustees of our social club, by the security guy as a donation towards their charity work, as much of the profits made by the club, are donated to charity. He himself has absolutely no knowledge of banknotes, nor even an interest, as far as I know. They were given to him by someone else I believe. Beyond that, I'm unaware of the history. The book is chock full of really nice looking bank notes from various countries, some of them clearly uncirculated. Anyway, I'm posting this to see if anyone knows of a foreign banknote expert they can let me know the name and location of, or a suitable book on the subject, in order for the 2 girls to try and obtain some sort of valuation for the notes, as a possible basis for sale. Thanks in advance guys.
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    inflation

    My 1968 certainly has a thick rim, but looking through I'm not sure it's any thicker than some currency strikes for other 'bun' years. If only thickness was a definite marker! Thanks Steve. I did wonder because my UNC 1881H has lustre quite unlike any I've seen, and it has an unusually thick rim. I've had vague suspicions that it may be an impaired proof, but I've always dismissed them as too fanciful to be realistic. My 1881H is poor and due an upgrade, though it does have about 40% lustre. It also has a thin rim, so it would be interesting to see yours. You never know! My 1881s are LITERALLy poor! Well overdue an upgrade, but at today's prices? Hmmm. [Thinks not..] It's not a very good pic to be honest, and it looks totally different in hand. The lustre is very different to normal ~ almost akin to having been polished, although not literally polished. I don't think it is a proof but I have wondered from time to time. The pic is from the Colin Cooke site dating from when I bought it, about July 2011 iirc, for £150
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    inflation

    My 1968 certainly has a thick rim, but looking through I'm not sure it's any thicker than some currency strikes for other 'bun' years. If only thickness was a definite marker! Thanks Steve. I did wonder because my UNC 1881H has lustre quite unlike any I've seen, and it has an unusually thick rim. I've had vague suspicions that it may be an impaired proof, but I've always dismissed them as too fanciful to be realistic.
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    inflation

    Yes, that '68 is absolutely to die for, I wish it were mine! Or I wish I could afford for it to be mine! Same here, Stuart. It's sheer class
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    inflation

    Just as a matter of interest, is the rim of a proof bunpenny, thicker than a business strike ? Gorgeous looking coins, incidentally.
  9. That'd be great. Look forward to seeing them. At least you know what to do with the pics now !!!
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    Ebay second chance scam!

    Yes, the seller confirms that the coin sold first time around and they have not contacted me. I do trust them, as they've sold to me previously (and other forum members). eBay refuse to accept that they have a security 'leak' and keep pointing me towards their Privacy policy, which they claim never to breach. Naturally! You could always pass on the fraudulent e mail address to the police. Not sure how they'll react or what they'd do, but it might be worth a try.
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    Test for Pictures

    It really is dead easy. Go into one of your photobucket images ~ say the 1926ME one. Look to where it says "image links" on the right hand side, and if the options are not already displayed, open them up by clicking on the downward arrow key. Then left click the one which has "IMG code" written on it. It will briefly turn yellow, and say "copied". Then open a new post on here as though you are about to post something. But instead of writing anything, right click and then left click on "paste" from the resulting menu. Your picture will appear in the post.
  12. I think I can detect a slight blodge between the two eights, VS. Leading me to suspect it may have been tooled. I may be wrong of course. Hope I am, as it would be great if a forum member had a genuine 1882 non H
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    Test for Pictures

    "Omnicoin" ~ I must give that a whirl, Scott. Thanks.
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    Test for Pictures

    And going to that external site was a complete waste of fecking time . Your picture was much much smaller than you would even get here if you followed the advice I gave above. What's worse, I had to use the Goback button about 12 times before I could get back to here. What you need is advice on how to post the image to Photobucket with a link so it appears HERE without our having to leave this site. That's what Dave does, maybe he will explain how to do it? You're best to use the IMG link on Photobucket (see post above), because as you say, it's a game trying to reverse out of it. Anybody could have done it for VS by the way. For external image hosting sites, I much prefer tiny pic (see VS's first pic sent to me by e mail above ~ the 1882H with the H tooled off), as you can back straight out of it, and only the pic is shown. It needs photoshopping to get a bigger image, and you advised on the technicalities earlier.
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    Test for Pictures

    Using the IMG code drops it straight in, obviating the need for an external link.
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    Test for Pictures

    From Vicky Silver:- Photobucket link 1 Photobucket link 2 ~ 1926ME obverse
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    Ebay second chance scam!

    Have you spoken to the real seller, Steve, to see if e bay have alerted them ? Clearly there is a potentially massive security issue here and e bay should be taking it much more seriously. Being able to see full bidder's ID was always useful, Tom. The level of ID from one organisation I dealt with made me sarcastically offer them a DNA sample. It was total overkill. Unfortunately, it is innocent, genuine customers who are incovenienced and irritated by these ID requirements.
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    Test for Pictures

    Hi VS ~ your 1882 penny reverse can be seen here
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    Foreign bank notes

    I deal in foreign notes and can also give an auction estimate for the next PFK sale if they are interested. Obviously a live auction with live internet bidding (which PFK is) would give a better return than selling to a dealer. Drop me an email if they would like advice. If it is to be sold on behalf of a registered charity we would sell on a 0% commission basis for them. Thanks John ~ an e mail may well be coming to you in the near future. Much appreciated.
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    Test for Pictures

    I've PM'd you my e mail address VS. If you can send me an attachment of the photo, I'll upload it for you onto this thread.
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    Test for Pictures

    I tend to use tiny pic now. Simple and easy, with good quality pics. All the image hosting sites work on the same principle though. First make sure you have your target picture saved in "my pictures" or its equivalent. Then click "browse" on the image hosting site, and you will be taken to all your pictures. Select the one you want and click "upload" on the image hosting site. Once done copy and paste the URL provided into a post here, and everyone should be able to see your coin. I do this on all coins where the picture is too big to upload direct from my pictures onto a forum post.
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    Place your bets

    Never mind, and as you say, keep looking. You just never know when your luck will be in
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    Place your bets

    Best one I've seen, David.
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    1882 Penny on Ebay

    Yes, but everybody's different, and most people set their own personal parameters when it comes to collections. I doubt there are many who have every single example/die combination in the bunhead run. But it's their decision to what extent they go, and not up for criticism ~ any more than I would criticise you for your coin collecting/selling choices. You came across so strong in your two posts last night, that I wondered if you had some sort of vested interest in that particular coin. Did you ? I have to confess myself, and I feel that I can, in view of the fact I'm going to be sidestepping the forum for a while, that I can easily relate to a decision to stick to high-grades only, in view of the fact that for most people there is no need to spend large sums on washers, when there is mostly still a number of 'affordable' high-grade coins to accumulate, and I reckon most of us fall into that category! However, when/if a time ever arrives for us humbles, where we have nothing left to spend our money on to complete a collection, then I guess the mega-expensive, low-grade, filler would be a hurdle we would all have to face, and very few of us could honestly predict their actions in that situation. It must surely always seem like a mad concept to any collector to sit a Poor coin in a Top-Flight collection, when there are still numerous other coins to collect in the series? I can only speculate, but gap-filled high-class collections must still irk nearly as much as the original gap? Surely most collectors must set out having psychologically prepared themselves for the fact that a 1933 penny is not going to grace their collection in ANY grade, and equivically, surely a great many others must have done something similar with the other major rarities and, fortunately, have never stressed about it? I for one would not feel niggled at a tray of pennies that numbered 1932, 1934, I would never have attempted the series otherwise! This is a really interesting discussion, and there's no reason for it to be heated or emotionally charged in any way. After all it's just a hobby for most of us, and we come on here to relax I think you've almost hit the nail on the head for me Stuart. I do have some low grade rarities in my collection but, short of the fact that I have them, they provide little visual satisfaction. If really good examples of rare coins appear I'll empty the piggy bank but otherwise I'm probably happier filling in the less-rare gaps with top grade examples than shelling out on washers. The 1882 in question was worn but it was the nasty pock-marks that did it for me. It just didn't excite, no matter how rare. Totally agree with Stuart & Steve. I don't, for example, anticipate getting an 1862 with halfpenny numerals, nor an 1863 open 3, nor an 1863 with die date (and there's more than one die No available), nor an 1877 narrow date, nor all of the bronze proofs. It's never going to happen, and that doesn't bother me in the slightest. Consequently, those rare and extremely rare items, mostly, apart from the proofs, only available as smooth surfaced washers, are not even on the radar for me. I'm content with high grade versions of the regular pennies for those years. The pleasure of coin collecting is all about looking at beautiful items. I get nothing from looking at some crap worn out piece of junk with a century plus wear on it, no matter how vanishingly rare. I wouldn't want such an eyesore sitting in my tray amongst the good stuff, of which there's more than enough. I'll save for good quality versions of the attainable rare coins I haven't yet got, such as the 1864 crosslet 4, the 1879 narrow date, the 1882 over 1, or the 1869. If high grade specimens from the numerous 1860 or 1874 die pairings, which I haven't got, become available, and I like the look of them, then I'll consider a punt or buy. But that's me. Like Peck, I don't like looking at washers. However, I would never criticise anybody who did go for such items. That would be their choice, and something they personally got something from. As I said earlier, we're all different. It doesn't mean that any of us individually should incur disrespect or astonishment for those differences, as they pertain to the perceptions of others.
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    1882 Penny on Ebay

    Yes, but everybody's different, and most people set their own personal parameters when it comes to collections. I doubt there are many who have every single example/die combination in the bunhead run. But it's their decision to what extent they go, and not up for criticism ~ any more than I would criticise you for your coin collecting/selling choices. You came across so strong in your two posts last night, that I wondered if you had some sort of vested interest in that particular coin. Did you ?
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