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I think some people are missing the point here. Of course it's nowhere near uncirculated, but given the comparitive rarity of the 1932 florin (a point which seems to have escaped the seller) even in that condition it could prove a bargain.

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Good point about it being a bargain - for the moment. Even in poor condition it's probably worth £6-£9.

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This guy's a real joker

He posted this

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/EX-RARE-1843-VICTORI...1QQcmdZViewItem

as lustrous UNC

I pointed out to him that it wasn't even fine, so he downgraded it to fine and cut the start price from £400 to £40 - which is still optimistic.

Now he's back with this (Proof!) gem

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/QUEEN-VICTORIAN-1853...1QQcmdZViewItem

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This guy's a real joker

He posted this

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/EX-RARE-1843-VICTORI...1QQcmdZViewItem

as lustrous UNC

I pointed out to him that it wasn't even fine, so he downgraded it to fine and cut the start price from £400 to £40 - which is still optimistic.

Now he's back with this (Proof!) gem

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/QUEEN-VICTORIAN-1853...1QQcmdZViewItem

Should the 1843 description not read "Good flat flan with high points visible on inspection"?

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Gaaaak!!! What the hell do you think he's done with them - tumble dried with a can of Brasso or just a blow-torch and sandblasted!???

As for his 1919 Queen Victorian penny!! Words fail me....

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My gawd, can someone please plonk this guy and put him out of his misery?

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This one will have ended by the time most of you read it, but it is rather amusing - and probably illegal. It was posted on CU, but thought you might get a laugh out of this:

ebay and loan sharks?

Edited by wybrit

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That's a new one on me i have to say! :o

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Very well written description isn't it.

Uniquely presented i'd say. :D But hey at least they told the truth.

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Ahhh the old zero feedback routine.I know that we all had to start somewhere,but having had timewasters and scammers with zero feedback,I'm more than a little wary now when selling.I smell a rather large decaying rat here......

Shill bidding.

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A tad optimistic 1862 halfpenny

I wonder what reserve this seller placed on this coin.

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What really annoys me is when people use pictures with acres of space around the coin. I get emails like this, that are huge in size because the coin is a small dot in the middle of a vast desert of nothing! Is it really too difficult to use MS Paint or any simple graphics package to trim around the coin!

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Did he/she clean it with a file?

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I might try to negotiate free postage :lol:

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Eesh

Would you really rest a coin like that on a rough piece of wood?

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Eesh

Would you really rest a coin like that on a rough piece of wood?

Maybe, the vendor probably isn't happy with the UNDELIMO edge :lol:

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Looks a bit like that one Lawrence Chard had.

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Seems my linked site has been removed. Pity, as it advertised an English Charles VI coin. (a Charles I 6pence)!

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How about a 1916 penny graded MS60?

Edited by wybrit

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Both of those bring back memories of my early service int he RAF - and Brasso!

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