IanB

That is a serious looking haul. I thought I had gone a bit crazy buying a couple last night but it looks like you have surpassed me

That's the rest of my evening taken care of then the 4 B+B have a flat edge as per your previous message, the rest of the coin jar has just been poured back over the dining room table so I can re-find the other ones and check them out. As long as it's all cleared away before she comes back home, she will never know what I have been up to. I will probably leave a few empty beer cans laying around along with an empty crisp packet just to make her feel better about going out and leaving me to fend for myself tonight.

Indeed it does, thank you Nuts. A picture paints a thousand words. I was surprised how many 1992 10p I had in the change jar, it must have been a popular year. unfortunatly no dot to dot version but I did find 4 B+B types, the rest are A+A its a wild night in my house tonight, the wife is out so decided to sift through the change, now that's done I am reorganising the coin album. She probably thinks I am up to no good, bless her.

Is there a picture available so I can compare, also are we saying if the L and I line up also then it is an example of one of these 10p?

Damn, I would have bought that.

I thought Pete had a few of those spare that he was going to sell off. £30 including postage

If the decision was go for the higher grade and except some kind of fault, would there be a scale of which fault trumped the other? So for example would verdigris be preferred over cleaning or would corrosion be worse than dipping?

Have you got a picture of the obverse?

I like it.

They sure are pretty. They make my bits of bronze look like the poor relation.

Can we have some pictures please

Put them away for a day or two and then come back to them with fresh eyes.

If your going to throw that horrible 1950 penny away Can you throw it in my bin please Seriously though I would be interested to know at what point magnification becomes a negative when trying to grade or give an opinion on the condition of a a coin? I can understand using a microscope or high powered lenses when trying to spot minute differences, but in general when looking at a coin that is 50 - 100 yrs old or older and has probably been owned by more than one person who would have probably handled it on many occasions there has to be an expectation of normal wear and tear. Does the use of high magnification actually prevent us from buying coins that in reality are perfectly acceptable? Anyway just a question, and I hope I have not hijacked your post and sent it down a different direction but I was just curious. Going back to your coin, I think you have already made your mind up on this one, but I will have it if you are throwing it away with the penny

If I can say something as a complete beginner on this subject and please shot me down if you want to but if you need a USB microscope to see these lines then are they something that could possibly not be a problem? Technology maybe creating a problem that just does not exist. Just my opinion.

Colin That does make a lot of sense thank you. I can see in the picture where the lines run down to and stop at the junction where the field meets the hair. As you say that would be precise cleaning. However there are some lines that seem to go across the field as well as the face. I guess I need to see a few more example in real life to learn the difference. One thing I do know about a polished shiny surface is that it does not take a lot to mark them and I would imagine there are very few silver coins that do not have some lines or marks, i guess thats where experience comes into play in deciding what is cleaning and what is not. In the mean time I think I will stay clear of anything shiny. Ian

Is there any chance of having some comparison photos of hairlines and die polish lines? I have been put off from buying silver coins because of just this. It would be nice to know the difference. Thank you Ian

Thank you Michael, as I said don't have many of them but I am happily picking up one every now and then. This one I bought from RLC35 and I am quite pleased with it. The dog on the other hand looks nice but is often up to mischief, hence the innocent look on his face

I don't have many but got this one a few weeks ago.

I noticed there is a topic on USB magnifiers but I would like some advice on general handheld magnifiers. currently I have a cheap 4 X flip out magnifier and a 10 X loupe. I would like to replace the 4 X flip out, I want something that I can see the whole coin with at a decent magnification, also what are the thought on them having a built in light or should I rely on daylight?

On the plus side, I would get 5000 nectar points if I bought it, and that's not to be sniffed at!

Thank you Bob I will be ordering one today

Lovely

Me please

I was in the right place at the right time. On the sofa with iPad in one hand and a cup of tea in the other, luckily I put the tea down first. Can you let me know how I get the money to you. Also many thank for the free one.

Me please