TomGoodheart

Yup!

Yay! Cheers Matt That worked!

Yes. Android 5.1 (Lollipop) I've got a better hang of the navigation. And have found how to condense the view to get more on the page. But don't see a way to list updates by topic rather than individual posts. Maybe there isn't one?

Mmm .. Just not to my taste. Too much white space. Plus previously I had all the new posts listed as updated topics. Now I get an entry for every post so there are five entries for Pledge Penny. I can't see a way to just have it tell me there's a new post within that topic ...

It's also all quite .. big. What I see on my laptop now looks very much the same as what I get on my phone. There's a lot of white space etween posts .. presumably to leave space for my avatar and sigs. Before they were different. Sorry. Feeling a bit Luddite today.

Mmm .. I guess my only comment so far is it's very different. Instead of buttons to find which topics have been updated with new material I just get a stream of posts. Which is going to get a bit difficult to navigate to find the one thread I'm interested in when there are another thirty replies about Victorian pennies.. Very different from how I used to navigate. But I guess see what others think..

I can't seem to navigate the new look on my phone. Where are all the shortcuts like newest posts etc Chris?

yes. http://maxentius.lamoneta.it/PagineMedaglie/GiorgioIII_Guarigione_2.htm "The King’s recovery in 1789 from a serious illness, which has subsequently been diagnosed as porphyria, was greeted with widespread celebrations. " .

I'm glad you found it in the end Pies! I only have a small number of coins so less risk of misplacing one. I photograph them on arrival for my records, write out a ticket and then it goes in the cabinet. Unless it's one of the 'Marianne' coins, in which case it goes in a plastic flip and there's a different box where they live ... Or the circulation coins .. they just go in a drawer, either in a non-PVC 2"x2" or a coin envelope. Any others.. I spend.

Lots of fine lines, soft focus photograph, big scratch across Vickie's mouth. Not so great and I suspect that in the cold light of day those hairlines might jump out at you. OK, if you could pick it up for around the current price it would be an interesting way of learning how a coin compares with eBay photos and possibly a useful learning experience. Though whether you think a fiver or so is worth such a lesson is up to you! Personally I think I'd be inclined to look for a better example straight off. .

Mmm .. they sometimes sell coins in the market near the Mirador de Colom Matt. At the end of las Ramblas.. .

Forum software update? Hold on to your hats chaps! (Or any other things you value!)

We all make purchases early on in our collecting that we probably wouldn't after a year or ten. But these experiences help us learn, both what to look out for and what we personally count as important in a coin. As Nordle says, there are many different ways to appreciate the imperfections of the coins we own. And in the end, as you say, it's a pretty coin, so no terrible loss to put up with it until you find an upgrade. A good first post I think! Oh and, welcome! .

I've sent a message to Chris David. Hopefully he can track down the glitch.

Choice uncirc? 111840279589 .

Seconded! Looks good and fresh. Though, personally, I'm not sure that the auction catalogue section needs an image of the auction house banner for each catalogue. That's fine if you eventually plan have a photo of the actual catalogue for sale (I think Paul Withers does this). If not a list seems adequate .. perhaps with brief notes on the main strengths of a sale and condition as before? .

Moltes Felicitats! Because I'm sure you're fluent in Catalan.

Yes. It's good they are honest about it. But without that warning (perhaps from less honest seller) it looks pretty convincing in the photos to me... Good spot Stewie! .

Well, it certainly would have fooled me. .

For some reason the habit of pricing things in guineas continued long after the actual coin went out of circulation ... I remember it even in the 1960s. Whether it sounded posher (it seemed to continue longer in stores like Harrods and for more expensive items), or was a bit like the current habit of large prices being quoted in single numbers ("Only two, nine, nine!" when we all know it's basically £300..) and you had to remember to add in an extra shilling to every pound, I'm not sure ... .

Obviously, I'm not advising you to go crazy Swanny. But I learnt from my Dad that sometimes when you see something you really want, you just have to go for it. Actually, it was the few things he didn't buy and regretted ever after that taught me! Providing you've made a good purchase, in 5 or 10 years time the price will be forgotten (or at least irrelevant), but hopefully the pleasure of owning your coin will still be there. .

Personally, I don't see anything that really shouts fake at me. However, assuming they even are genuine, neither is a particularly nice example. I think you'd tire of them and want to upgrade eventually. I know I've regretted some of my lower grade purchases, even when the coin in question has been quite rare. Sadly, it's sometimes necessary to go beyond our normal budget to buy better examples. And if you can get the reassurance of buying from a reputable dealer or established provenance for such coins, all the better. .

You can get your coin slabbed. And you can put the price up 200%. But that doesn't mean you will get the asking price. Most collectors aren't mugs. They pay what the coin is worth and in the end a slabbed coin is just a coin. Sure you get a bit of plastic and a label, but the actual coin hasn't changed from how it was pre-slabbing. Not 200%! Sure there are costs involved. And maybe if your coin is the Finest Known it's worth paying a premium ... but the majority of coins slabbed are modern and there are thousands of examples and the likelihood of a better-than-CGS-have-seen is high. Rarities, or coins that are copied to a high standard, maybe there is a value to the slab and authentication. But you should still only pay the market value. Would I pay double for a better-than-average example of a coin that is normally only found in poorer condition? Of course! But I would base my decision on my own personal view that that particular coin is exceptional for the type. Not somebody else's This Is The Best I've Ever Seen guff. Buy the coin, not the slab they say. Good advice. .

They sound cool George. Some info about how to post photos in threads here: http://www.predecimal.com/forum/topic/7880-posting-pics/ Because we always like to see pics!

You're just trying to make me jealous of all those lovely hammered pennies aren't you? It worked ..