craigy

right just found there latest paperlist delivered inte post, described as 1953 proof half crown cgs variety 05 FDC, need to find out what this cgs variety 05 is

my own fault really in a way, i should have got clued up first, just a dealer i trusted, he never pushed the coin my way i chose it freely, i had some credit with him and i thought i might do something different as i had started to collect the 20th proofs, 1902, 1911, 27, 37, 50 51 and wanted something a bit tasty if that makes sense, as i would never spend that kind of money on a single coin in cash, from what i gather the rare ones are from the plastic proof set as called because it came in a plastic wallet, , the first portrait of the queen was used but from what i gather it was slightly changed when the coronation set was issued in the red case, and for the one's going into circulation, , the one's in the plastic set is identified by the I in DEI on the obverse pointing to a space between beads on the border, that in itself is not mega rare or scarce, but what is is when they are frosted, the VIP sets were struck from these dies and thats the rare one's, the standard proof has the I in DEI on the obverse pointing to a bead around the border and from a bit of research and whats sold on ebay etc they are extremely common, the so called plastic set, as you can see they way they were packed they were never be gonna frosty proof standard https://www.uk-mint.com/cart/1953-eliz-ii-coronation-set-ideal-birthday-or-anniversary-gift.html i did see the one's on the LCA thing, the plastic type frosted were there but i did see the one i have for about £200 sold, which is confusing cause one sold on ebay a few weeks ago from america for 79p lol, and one for about a quid, exactly the same, so who are these london coins ?? the same ones who sell coins on ebay for a vast mark up ? http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Great-Britain-1953-1-2-Crown-Proof-1-/382049356141?epid=102170378&hash=item58f3ea896d%3Ag%3Acz4AAOSwuspY-APj&nma=true&si=M3AFIFOdT1OYqCI6r4Ub%252BkSYf2M%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557 http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1953-Half-Crown-Gem-Proof-/282432713062?hash=item41c24d3166%3Ag%3AZlUAAOSwpkFY7~jT&nma=true&si=M3AFIFOdT1OYqCI6r4Ub%252BkSYf2M%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557 i will wait to see what the dealer says or if he comes back at all, this does not sit well with me and i'm not willing to let it go, trouble is he wasn't passing it off as anything other that 1953 frosted proof halfcrown, so i have suggested he id'd it wrong in the first place, anyway anyone with any credibility will do the right thing, esp when they have multiple coins in stock to hand for £50,000 £60,000 plus, thousands of coins in £1000's range etc

it was on the coin community forum

no it was listed as a 1953 frosted proof crown, no mention of vip but stating uncommon/scarce, after looking at sets on ebay and digging about oi have seen some that have the same amount of frosting for £100 for a whole coronation set, i believe the rare ones are the plastic type ?? where the I in DEI points to a space between the beads on the border

or Bury St Edmunds

this is the one i bought on ebay for 7 quid a few days ago, excuse my photo skills, but the coin is not as bad as it looks, the reverse is far more frosted that the one i bought from the dealer but not as frosted on the obverse

Hi All new on here so i would like to say hello, my reason for posting is that just under 3 weeks ago i did a deal with a dealer swapping just under 300 Olympic 50p's and other decimals up to a value of £600, i used most of it to swap for what i thought was a scarce coin, the one in the pics, turns out after having some time to reflect on this purchase and look into it that its not, i got one for 7 quid on ebay the other and after looking about it turns out its a standard 1953 proof, i have contacted the dealer with no reply, i am getting concerned as there t and c's say returns in 7 days, i will not name the dealer but there are fairly well established, your comments would be welcome, you can buy thewhole coronation set for around £100 with coins having the same amount of frosting, there is one that has the I of DEI pointing to a space between the beads on the border, this one does not, i paid £550 for it,