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Declan, The triple "F" 1860 penny is a Gouby BP1860Jd. It has the really nice triple "F", plus a double "T", and a double "1" in the date. I have one slabbed AU55BN by NGC. Gouby shows 10+ known, with the Best at AU90.

Two 1953 proof halfcrowns. Obv 1 on the left. There are quite a few small differences. The L of ELIZABETH is also quite a good differentiator.

Yep it will be a "sleeper" in mint state for years thanks to this hoard I saw one on a stall in a collectors fair recently and all i saw was £50 , I enquired and was told the price was £250 , I just walked away

It's the angle of the photo zoo, have a look at the original further up the thread and you see what I mean

Looks very much like an ex mount probably why it looks better was protected by the broach pin? Are the arches supposed to be that big at the bottom? look like tidal waves

I think the seller will be more than happy

It was ever the same. No collector will take everything that is offered. Any coin purchases are (hopefully) made after due consideration. Estimates in sales are always taken with a pinch of salt, being priced to either lure in bidders, satisfy the reserve set by the vendor or they are fairly priced, but you have to know what you are doing to decide that. Slab grades get similar treatment, the contents not being a commodity meaning that the grade, price and TPG are all subservient to the knowledge of the collector. As it should be.

I would say quite rare in decent condition, this is only the second I’ve seen on EBay. LCA has sold several, one of which is in my collection. It would be a single die coin, I would anticipate a Freeman rarity in the mid teens. I think the price reached was a little high given the edge knock and light cleaning, but not extortionate. Jerry

While I agree with much of your post, I don't think that LCA have as much influence as you think. They are far from the only auction house in the UK - there is also DNW, Baldwin & Spink to name but three - and they are not the only grader - there is also NGC & PCGS both of whom are expanding into the UK and Europe. Neither are they the only seller of coins, there are many others. That means that we have a choice. We can choose to stay with 'raw' coins or we can choose to go with a grader (LCA, NGC or PCGS). We can choose to buy at LCA or at one of the other auction houses or dealers. And, in auction, a coin is only worth what a bidder is willing to pay. Up to us as collectors to determine what we think the coin is worth and bid accordingly.

I wouldn't be happy about the double forehead - poor lass looks like she's been axe murdered. Given that all the rest are average, this one looks way too good to be in the group and would normally (if real) be sold seperately. When viewing the images above at max size, try pressing CTRL and + (or - to shrink) - this is browser zoom control. It doesn't seem to help much, but if you have a decent resolution large screen it might.

Lucky sod I fell asleep waiting for that . Good job Oh you was outbid

Nice one. Its quite a high looking grade coin (apart from the marks on the obverse which may clean off) and personally, if i was selling it, i would have sold it separately or at least have a better picture of it. Do those three lions look like they,ve just been minted? ???

The left one has had some retouching, I'd suggest that a cloning-tool mishap created the upper PM, and in the left image there is a circle from a softening or blur tool between the head and the C, also some larger scratches are not visible in the left, but the damage to the rim seems consistent.

Fantastic news Pete. Had no idea what you were going through. Now you can move forward. Nice one mate

Excellent Pete, that is very good news, I hope you are soon up to full fitness. My poor old Dad (89) has to have a colostomy next week, so yours truly will be spending some time in Aberaeron looking after my memory impaired Mum (86). It’s going to be a stressful time, but hopefully I’ll still make the MCF on 10th for a break! Jerry

Good news Pete. perfect timing for Christmas.

Right Pete , ill book both of us down for the London Marathon Next year, !!!!!!! Terry

Brilliant news Pete....just a query on your sanity.

It sounds like things are coming together for you Pete...Good Job! I wish you a speedy way back in fitness also!

Thanks Ian. a close up shot

You can count the number of proofs on one hand or so. Not the best picture, but this is the ex-Norweb coin. In the hand, proofs and currency are like chalk and cheese.

The postal service. I sent a package to somewhere south of Paris before Christmas which has gone awol. It turned up today............... in Tahiti.