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At what point do you start to think "it's getting a bit narrow down here"? Lynton / Lynmouth on Sunday.

I am also getting lots of requests for them, but mostly from people frustrated because none of them are turning up in circulation! They (like me) prefer to collect circulation coins from circulation at circulation prices instead of paying the Royal Mint's extortionate figures. It seems those sent for circulation so far were distributed to the post offices and the vast majority were taken up by PO staff for resale on the net. I suspect (hope) the RM will suddenly flood the market with them early next year.

It looks unbarred. As the A crossbar was added after the V had been punched in, this error can occur on any A in the legend. Whether a particular missing crossbar is documented is hit and miss. Also, they can be very weak, so any crud or corrosion, and the variety cannot be easily confirmed.

I did have a close look at this one in hand and it isn't that much better than the others plus it's got a nasty gouge on the queen's face. It's not as nice as the one you sold Bob.

Welcome to the 21st century. I worked in I.T. all my life but now it's making life unbearable. It must be time an A.I. robot joined the forum ?

Yes, the last example on the page.

...or Scotland Bob

Thanks Pete, do we know any more about him? He doesn’t seem known to the South Wales Numismatic Society I attend, must make some enquiries. Jerry PS thanks for the info, sorted.

Its were a penny collector lives Jerry who buys all the scarce / rare ones.

If I'd known in advance it was going to go for considerably less than five figures I'd have gone for it myself. Although with another bidder in the equation it might have pushed the bid to beyond my limit. I suppose Cardiff's logic is that the more he possesses, the more the price each individual piece still remaining will command, as the rarity is increased considerably with each one removed from potential future sale.

It's a bit of a curate's egg. The wear, or lack of it to the reverse suggests better than the last coin, with the weakness in the top crowns a striking issue. The 'silicone' could be something deposited in cleaning. The colour makes it a bit difficult to decide, and doesn't help the aesthetics. Given the state of the reverse, you might be right about the obverse die being worn.

I can't usually find the energy to moan about TPGs, but this is so wrong I couldn't help myself. How the hell does this get a 65 label, or did they have excessive stocks of them that needed using up? Have my suspicions about the consignor influencing the grade been confirmed? https://coins.ha.com/itm/great-britain/world-coins/great-britain-george-iii-soho-penny-1797-soho-ms65-brown-ngc-/a/3067-31649.s?ic4=ListView-Thumbnail-071515

Below is the 1877 ND that I sold a few years ago. The one in the LCA Auction was in better condition, in my opinion, though mine went for more than twice the LCA price!

Another one in the same ilk:

This one amused me today:

Don't know if anyone else here has had cause to contact them by phone, but I just have in order to ascertain whether a foreign seller had yet been paid (bought a really spectacular 1891 BU penny from a guy in Norway) Unreal, just literally unreal. I know some of our automated phone systems are irritatingly crap, but paypal is in a league of its own. Took me half an hour and putting down the phone to repeat the entire process just to eventually get through to an operative. There were long call waiting times, and I was offered a callback on the number I was calling from, but despite the auto voice reading out my phone Number back to me early on, I was expected to type in my number again, including the international code (which I didn't know). Also had to go into the site and insert my new mobile number in, as it didn't recognise it as my number. Also, the software couldn't get its head round the last 4 digits of my debit card 4710 - only when I said "zero" rather than O, did it accept it. Then when I finally got through to someone, she couldn't hear me and kept repeating her introduction and asking me again and again for my first and last name. Sounded like robotic equipment - not sure whether it was. So shut down that one and tried the landline. Eventually did get through to a normal person who confirmed that payment was going through and should be with the seller this coming Friday or Monday. Notwithstanding that the purchase was made on 31.8.18. Was initially alerted to the fact there might be a problem, as I have made this and another purchase recently using their "pay later" scheme. The one seller was noted as having already been paid, but the other not. I didn't know whether to swear or chuck my phone against a hard surface - and I'm normally a very calm and placid guy. Advice gents - if you need to contact paypal take any blood pressure medication first.