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  2. Sword
    Why don't you do that and find out as it is a cheap option? The cameras of the new phones are constantly getting better and you could very well be happy with the results.
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  4. Nonmortuus
    Maybe try one of the companies online that offer refurbished with a 12 month warranty? Like: https://www.mpb.com/en-uk/category/used-cameras/dslr-cameras/pentax-dslr-cameras
  5. TomGoodheart
    I'm quite amused by this. It's in a box that contains a CoA and says 'The Original Silver Shilling' when it's very clearly a counterfeit (or modern copy)! https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/188613279900?_skw=hammered+charles+i&itmmeta=01KX0X2FT35JC9XM1J2185C2Q4&hash=item2bea3a409c:g:jSIAAeSwe5lp9hpi&itmprp=enc%3AAQALAAAA8GfYFPkwiKCW4ZNSs2u11xAuOGJ%2Fw4o%2F1SMEQaSKweB4QGvCG0r3QqsP5RQZzXqxv8MDel%2Bao6MS80675DUV%2Bzk88i7SN5rpT7LwG%2F899HMeRLXcENdyqy9pVtQOdhB2CNCw57VeUXzdT8FDauCRANABoDrKvkbWbuJHWFYtuN0FhxBQtTai%2FyGkw1fX3JCu%2FnnjyA0U18l6A1bra6JRKC3mnGdSXQo0QazISkeFDCaO%2BB5WmFNI95HV9OT66lbJD5yBML2u2pCQBdKRjRLE7HsdgHJvDKpZlbp7SZjtAQtj2mtiMsVL2lk6ZWjlLvt1DA%3D%3D|tkp%3ABk9SR8D9iZ3oZw
  6. Rob
    2cm will be a 6d. Shillings are about 25mm, plus the bust is ok for a 6d but not a 1/-. The top curls are sort of ok for the 3rd bust shilling, but still a bit too pronounced. 4th bust curls are completely different. Disregards the Edinburgh bust coins, as they are bit more ad hoc in design and clearly identifiable aside from the E or E*
  7. Coys55
    I agree, I wouldn't touch it with a bargepole, but a number of bidders obviously disagree. I wouldn't even know where to start getting one of those things authenticated, apart from checking the size and weight. If those are OK then I'd be stumped.
  8. Coys55
    What's the little hole at 7 o’clock on reverse" side? It looks like a screw or something under magnification. If the oil hasn't worked maybe try WD-40, although it's difficult to know what is stuck if you don't know how it should open. Another thought. Does that slot open up to the inside? If it does a small endoscope fibre-optic camera could give you a look around the inside. A 5.5mm one on eBay is less than £10. I once borrowed one to see why a previous owner of my son's Victorian house had crudely blocked up an alcove next to a chimney breast. I half expected to find a cupboard full of junk, but there was nothing there apart from some cobwebs, some dust and some very crappy-looking exposed brickwork that was best left alone.
  9. Avocet
    I'm not sure I understand. Is anyone suggesting that features like those on the 1915 pennies pictured above were not created during the minting process? If we do call such things varieties (not an issue I was attempting to address) how does that give the green light to the sort of nefarious activity you are describing?
  10. Paddy
    I think a snuff box is unlikely. A screw fit is too likely to clog up and too fiddly to open for a regular snuff taker. A tape measure is a good call, in which case it may be very difficult to take apart.
  11. jelida
    I’d be very dubious. This is a coin that you should only buy with a good provenance or through a professional dealer or auction house authenticity guaranteed. There are many more fakes than genuine out there I suspect. Jerry
  12. Coys55
    https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/278153866658?_trksid=p4375194.c102727.m162921 Opinions on this one? I've always been interested in these pieces and have often thought about buying one, but I'd never buy one without provenance, and certainly not from eBay. It seems odd to me that one should turn up out of the blue in the hands of a seller of general odds and ends. I'm pretty sure there are lots of 19th century fakes out there and probably modern ones too. The description includes "this coin features intricate craftsmanship typical of the period" (hmm) and "Although uncertified"...
  13. Jacqui
    Ah, it may be. I'v been thinking about what else it may have bee, like a tape measure or something or just a fob, its the slot that is bothering me.
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  15. Citizen H
    it could be a snuff box, just a thought...... very interesting. 👍
  16. secret santa
    Things like this can be collectible without being a "variety". If we start calling them varieties, it invites anyone with a hammer and chisel to start creating their own varieties.
  17. Jacqui
    Thank you both. It is soaking now, wil let you know how I get on.
  18. copper123
    she obviously likes red bull with wiings like that
  19. copper123
    ready for action then LOL
  20. terrysoldpennies
    One mans meat is another mans poison . Here's one I have . There not very sort after but are pretty rare. Also in the same vein this one my interest you , Its a 1940 penny with two filled letters the only example I've ever seen.
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  22. Paddy
    This is indirectly related to coins, but any advice welcome. I have been using a Pentax DSLR with a standard 50mm lens and Macro rings mounted on a small tripod for my coin photography, and have achieved acceptable results. Now the Pentax body has given up the ghost. It was a bit erratic for a while, but now comes up completely dead. (I have tried checking and recharging the batteries to no avail.) As I see it, I have two options: 1. Replace the Pentax body. A new one would cost around £900. A second hand one on Ebay may be cheaper, but then reliability might be dodgy? 2. I can switch over to using my mobile phone. I can buy a mount to fix the phone to the tripod cheaply, and I can sort out the lighting, but would the results be good enough? Has anyone there had experience of doing it this way and can comment? (My phone is a Motorola Android.) Cheers
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  24. Avocet
    Not absolutely everyone then! 😂 Still very happy with my acquisition 🖖
  25. Coinery
    Hey, Jerry, apologies I’m deep in Germany right now. The first coin is definitely a 2b. The second is not a series I collect, yet, so not overly familiar without the literature to hand. Nice wins, though…I had all the Edward Penny lots in my watch list. There was that class 1 coin in a lot, along with a 3/4 fragment of a class 1 with an annulet on the breast…prices were all strong, though, so I just had the 4 Elizabeth coins I was after.
  26. Paddy
    Thanks @Jacqui for the edge pictures. With the knurling on the edges I would think this one will unscrew, the ridges offering the extra grip necessary to make the twist. If/when you get it open, you may be able to see the other sides of the shillings. PS - if you find you can't get it to unscrew, try a little 3in1 oil in the joins.
  27. jelida
    extreme /ɪkˈstriːm/ The word extreme generally describes something that is of the greatest possible degree, intensity, or the farthest from the norm. It can act as either an adjective or a noun, with specific nuances depending on how it is used. [1, 2] Pretty much ‘what it says on the tin’ to quote the old advert. Not easy set a reference point as to what any particular individual would consider extreme as there will be variation of opinion but with experience you will recognise degrees of misalignment of die repairs that are beyond the norm. I would for example consider the F10 ‘triple F’ Penny to be extreme, the side by side 1’s of 1861 and similar.
  28. King Kenny
    It is nice to know about these differences and fun to find one, but I don't have the urge to own them. Standard coins and recognised varieties are more to my level of collecting British copper and bronze coins, but I acknowledge your expertise in this field.
  29. absence of uniformity
    Ok thank you !
  30. Peckris 2
    It looks to me like a repunched R (not extreme). The underlying letter looks offset to the left and a bit lower, and I can certainly see the traces of the right leg of the R
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