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Hold on........I shouldn't be able to see the sea through the shield on this penny  Is it me or an optical illusion?

 

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6 minutes ago, 1949threepence said:

Hold on........I shouldn't be able to see the sea through the shield on this penny  Is it me or an optical illusion?

 

penny with transparent shield.jpg

You're going to have to buy it and find out 🤪

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On 1/4/2019 at 7:18 AM, ozjohn said:

Looks like a fake to me?

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1877-SILVER-GOTHIC-FLORIN-EXTREMELY-RARE-NO-DIE-NUMBER-AND-NO-MAKERS-MARK/392206437139?hash=item5b51534b13:g:GY8AAOSwCVtcLjCn

Someone send him an alibaba link for the makers mark, looks dodgy AF

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54 minutes ago, azda said:

Someone send him an alibaba link for the makers mark, looks dodgy AF

Lol .. page is missing, Musta been pulled.

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18 minutes ago, Unwilling Numismatist said:

Lol .. page is missing, Musta been pulled.

I must admit i did give him an email 🤪

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17 hours ago, 1949threepence said:

Hold on........I shouldn't be able to see the sea through the shield on this penny  Is it me or an optical illusion?

 

penny with transparent shield.jpg

I think it's an illusion caused by how the lustre has worn?

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Did anyone buy it?

I really couldn't make it out with wear/luster/weak strike.

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6 minutes ago, Peter said:

Indeed! And free vendors fingerprint on the obverse from taking the photo!  You can’t treat a proof like that!

Jerry

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9 hours ago, Peckris 2 said:

I think it's an illusion caused by how the lustre has worn?

You're probably right, Chris.

9 hours ago, Peter said:

Did anyone buy it?

I really couldn't make it out with wear/luster/weak strike.

Yes Peter, it was bought - £14.50 I think.

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52 minutes ago, Peter said:

... but Lucido_8 is no newbie - he has been selling coins on Ebay for years. AND someone paid £29 for this! What is going on!

 

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3 hours ago, Paddy said:

... but Lucido_8 is no newbie - he has been selling coins on Ebay for years. AND someone paid £29 for this! What is going on!

 

It was probably the free fingerprints that swung it. :rolleyes:

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I buy quite a lot from ebay at reasonable prices. But it never fails to totally amaze me the amount of money Lucido can get for his coins at aucton, even when there are better coins on buy it now. 

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someone came across this website  ( https://uk.bidvoy.net ) it supposedly gives a full history of eBay sales over the past 6 months. 
You can also set your own date range or restrict to say the past couple of weeks etc. to see what's been happening on eBay.

Will also add it in the useful links section

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2 hours ago, Coin#addict said:

I buy quite a lot from ebay at reasonable prices. But it never fails to totally amaze me the amount of money Lucido can get for his coins at aucton, even when there are better coins on buy it now. 

Indeed,he seems to have a batch of blinkered followers. The 1970 1d proof is just crazy money.

You could buy 2 1970 proof sets for that !!!!

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3 hours ago, Coin#addict said:

I buy quite a lot from ebay at reasonable prices. But it never fails to totally amaze me the amount of money Lucido can get for his coins at aucton, even when there are better coins on buy it now. 

Sometimes people can influence their own auctions 

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10 hours ago, azda said:

Sometimes people can influence their own auctions 

Especially if they're selling a shilling... ;)

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7 hours ago, Peckris 2 said:

Especially if they're selling a shilling... ;)

Or even shilling a shilling.......B)

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They most certainly are judging by the number of bids!

Frank

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This seller is spewing out this rubbish as can be seen by all of his other items!

People are still 'drawn-in' despite the buy-it-now prices - take a look at the buyer feedback.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Jubilee-Bust-Double-Florin-Roman-I-VICTORIA-DEI-GRATIA-Four-Crowned-Shields/264060685003?hash=item3d7b3e4acb:m:mtnUUZX7U-b6ET3Id_c1UXg:rk:1:pf:0

What I don't understand is how eBay can post a statement saying "100 per cent buyer satisfaction" with a score of 99.4 positive feedback and a pile of negative comments.

Frank

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8 hours ago, Coin#addict said:

Here's a Kew Gardens 50p with copy written on the obverse. Are people really this gullible?

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Kew-Gardens-Rare-Genuine-50p-Coin-circulated/332997737977?_trksid=p2485497.m4902.l9144&redirect=mobile

Presumably marginally more gullible than people who buy the genuine coin?

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"This seller is spewing out this rubbish as can be seen by all of his other items!

People are still 'drawn-in' despite the buy-it-now prices - take a look at the buyer feedback.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Jubilee-Bust-Double-Florin-Roman-I-VICTORIA-DEI-GRATIA-Four-Crowned-Shields/264060685003?hash=item3d7b3e4acb:m:mtnUUZX7U-b6ET3Id_c1UXg:rk:1:pf:0"

 

 

Interestingly, the seller information shows Manchester and the item location shows Singapore. She looks like she's drop shipping.

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2 hours ago, UPINSMOKE said:

Oh I don't know - it might well be Unc under all that corrosion :lol:

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