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Posts posted by secret santa
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There are rare occasions when you have no idea what a particular rare coin will go for and you have to be prepared to make last minute decisions on how much you want it and how much you'll pay for it. Be still, my beating heart.
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Blake, you're missing out on of the few moments of genuine excitement available to a poor old pensioner like myself.
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11 hours ago, Martinminerva said:Just as a matter of interest, how can you do that now if the listing doesn't tell you at what seconds it finishes?!
As an auction nears completion, the time remaining shows in seconds and counts down before your eyes. If you've input your bid but not confirmed it, you are able to time confirmation for a few seconds before closure. But I have done this only to find that the remaining time changes and sometimes to over a minute remaining.
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If they were using up old 1853 dies, it's reasonable to assume that there was more than die that got altered, and the state of the queen's hair could differ between the dies. The above coin and one that I have certainly appear to be 4 over 3 types, with stronger hair.
I have now added Jerry's coin and my own coin to the rare penny site together with an updated description of the variety to include these "stronger hair" types.
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I'm relieved that other people have seen this issue, so it's not just me.
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My money's on reverse D - from the rocks either side of the lighthouse. And the remains of the W of LCW.
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19 hours ago, 1949threepence said:You're never going to stop individuals having opinions
Nothing wrong with that - all I ask is that these individuals state that it is their opinion, and not issue proclamations as if they're proven undeniable facts.
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1 hour ago, 1949threepence said:That's two nice VIGTORIA'S you've now got Richard !!!
Like London buses, you wait ages for one and then two come along at once.
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1 hour ago, DrLarry said:They could just show miss Marple all afternoon
White, female and stale - I don't think so.............................
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3 hours ago, Martinminerva said:Richard, if you want to use these for your rare halfpennies website, be my guest!
Thank you, I've uploaded them.
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No, it is obverse 4 with LC WYON below the bust and obverse 4 coins tend to have quite a narrow rim with short teeth that can appear rounded like beads but true beaded obverses have the circular beads well clear of the rim.
Take a look at:
https://rarestpennies.wordpress.com/1860-f8-mule/
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Thank you very much - that's really appreciated, and so useful.
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Thanks Rob. I bought a 1552 crown myself many years ago (Lord knows why) and have only just noticed the variation in different examples. Spink just pictures a single design and the various examples that I've seen in auction never seem to differentiate between obverse or reverse designs. Are they all more or less as common as each other, to the best of your knowledge ?
And is the Lingford catalogue accessible online ?
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10 hours ago, 1949threepence said:The site is worth regularly checking for bargains.
But you have to have a lot of time and patience to trawl through them !
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My website states quite clearly that F103 has obverse M with 5 teeth from R to I and so your "suspension" is incorrect.
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Photos please.
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Well done - I spotted that in a Spink auction recently.
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