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I am a bit unwilling to enter into this thread as there seems to be a lot of unnecessary testostorone behind some of the posts. My feeling is that any opinions on coins are valid but should be espressed in polite and respectful tones. Not all of us can afford perfect coins all the time and the joy for many of us is in the acquisition, not the possession. Being derogatory about other people's coins here certainly risks putting them off using this forum and may risk putting them off coin collecting all together, which is in nobody's interest. IMO the coin posted is around VF+ bearing in mind that farthings of this date were darkened by the mint so the tone is appropriate. Value is more difficult - in the end it is what someone is prepared to pay for it, so if the OP was happy with the price they paid, then that is it's value to them. As to grading, personally I don't go for that at all - I prefer to keep my coins in the raw so I can examine them when I wish to. Equally I have few coins that are good enough to warrant grading and having some of my coins in plastic coffins would throw off the balance of the others. But I completely understand other's desire to have their coins graded, so don't let me put anyone off!

They have 10 grades for 'mint state', where the lower ones are for coins with weak strikes, bag abrasions, hairlines etc. Sheldon scale However Mick's coin is circulated, not MS I think It looks like a worse coin in their photos, but you will know which one is more honest

Tatton park venison is lovely . Why should we send you decent venison down south? We only send you the tough,old and fatty bits and leave the best bits for ourselves

I take it you haven't been in the UK recently. Every broadcast media outlet in the UK is wall-to-wall doom and gloom. Any positive news is supplied with the caveat "despite Brexit" and anything negative is lauded with a "I told you so" smug look on the presenter's face. Anybody suggesting that the BBC is pro-Brexit is as far from the truth as it is possible to be.

Quite possibly. The Mail are not renowned for the veracity of their stories, and some are almost pure fiction. Nevertheless, as long as the coin is genuine, then the minutiae of events leading up to its recent discovery as such, are irrelevant anyway.

The pearls in the collar are only beginning to appear flat at the top. The garter is in quite detail, so are the jewels in the crown, the fold of veil is still in higher plane than the ear... Britannia's fingers on the trident are quite fine still... But yes other areas suggest weak strike like Britannia's helmet. It is only my interpretation of Mr. Perkins' manual is that this coin would be NEF and would make EF if it wasn't a common one, or if it had lustre or a stronger strike.