Peter

As everyone has said, both coins are around F and no better (an EF description is outrageous). According to VR Court's survey, around 1 in 40 1926 pennies are ME so, with a (low) mintage of 4.4M only circa 100,000 MEs were produced. Typically ME's of the grade shown sell for £30-£90. VF, EF and UNC grades seem to command from a few hundred up to £2-3K. If you can get from Ebay that level for NF/F ME's help me with UNC scottish 1/-. 99p or not sold...these buggers made a fortune back in the 60's but a shite 1887 jubliee will make £25.Go to a coin fair and buy them for £2.

Get an example EF+ or don't bother.Tight ship and all that. Plus for over 100 years these have been studied. However the close TT 1915 1/4d was only discovered 30 years ago. I must of bought over 100 in the last 20 years..good job these go for nice £ over EF. I might add the coins have all been common 1915's

I know it is awful but the couple and kids in our bungalow cannot buy until they inherit. We started off with very little but stretched ourselves.No loans apart from mortgage.The trouble is our tenants have 2 brand new cars and holiday abroad every year.No doubt no pension...but who in their right frame of mind trusts this. Buy coins.

Here is one for you Peter. Cannot remember where this came from. Weight 11.68g Diameter 31.9mm 2mm thick. Nice It happened and always will happen.I now look at the wider perspective. If the £ isn't too different I will always buy Suffolk,East Anglian,English,British,Western Europe,Commonwealth in that order. My exceptions are Label Rouge French products.(even if those armpits smell and the majority are soap dodgers)

I sent one back to CC because of the grading Colin died 7 years ago. I sent coins back before he died. Overall one of the better honest dealers. Jeffrey,Barry Murphy,Saltford,Anthony Hulse,Ian Pratt(sells at the Midland) are all highly recommended. and Cambridge Coins for the bargains

Both coins are marginal Fine.I look at the shield.The question about ME or not doesn't come into it.I have about a dozen better than this but won't sell because of the joys of Ebay.I could describe a F as VF and get a happy buyer at £50 or the same coin with no description for .99p. I don't know if anyone else saw him but at the Midland last year there was an idiot selling Victorian silver at least 3 grades over stated (no kidding).I just laughed and walked away.

Gary...That is just awful CSE metalwork Grade 5 methinks. Wrap it and try and slide it into someone else's bin.

The most I have spent on a coin from Ebay is £200. I know what I'm buying and a detailed research is always made. Anything under £100 I'm prepared to take an educated risk. I bought a Henry V1 groat this morning which is Calais mint and without annulets. From a known dealer,done the research...Looks good pewter and the MM R is well struck up.

And THANK God, I'd be reading my coin books alone in my caravan otherwise! Well, I guess if you need to capture people's attention, you have to lead the thread appropriately, but sufficiently catchy, so...'BUST' of Elizabeth I, do you think it better to leave the scratches in and 'keep it real?' Or is it more aesthetically pleasing to photoshop them out? ;-) I like coins in their natural state as I do women.Tattoo's,piercings,plastic implants(when NOT a medical issue)are hideous IMO. What is wrong with temporary tattoo's,clip on piercings and chicken fillets PS I like Ashmore coins and contemporary forgeries.

The seller said he spent just under 5k that day, and couldn't pinpoint the lot? I had already emailed him a few times regarding it, and didn't feel I could hassle him any more! I do feel relatively satisfied it's from the Hoard, however, I'll not be able to prove it, sadly. John Newman by any chance? Bought from him before when he had a best offer option.Grades well but too expensive nowadays.

I think that is offensive. Treating men as meat in today's society is not acceptable.

I only want to find one so I can have a closer look Damn it You and Declan have given me another thing to do. The grass doesn't cut itself you know (he sits here with his 3rd cuppa praying for rain )

A great idea for the hole so they could be threaded on something. This is my largest dia coin at 42mm but only the weight of a cartwheel 1d. http://www.omnicoin.com/coin/911169

Re cuts, doubles ,NO. Come on chaps.

Years ago a large group of aquaintance's got together and formed a club (OIC)it stood for over indulgence club.It worked to an extent but Mrs Peter wasn't too happy.(Partners were invited to a do once a year) It is not running now but favouritism still exists. I am aware of the Buffs more than Masons but have never taken that further step. Keep posting the Masonic items...very interesting and opens interesting google subjects

Lest we forget. http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://www.stylebrity.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/kelly-brook-nuts-2012-calendar-preview/kelly-brook-nuts-2012-calendar-preview-01-480x739.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.stylebrity.co.uk/celebrity/7719/kelly-brook-nuts-2012-calendar-preview.html/&h=739&w=480&sz=55&tbnid=iuD3QXl3rCCp9M:&tbnh=90&tbnw=58&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dkelly%2Bbrook%2Bcalendar%2B2012%26tbm%3Disch%26tbo%3Du&zoom=1&q=kelly+brook+calendar+2012&docid=JdjCS_BT8x7l3M&hl=en&sa=X&ei=Z2WkT6jsJKrB0QXLhciJBA&ved=0CHoQ9QEwBA&dur=2171

"Ahh so" another of Feung Shoo's 1883 batch.It will kid most people.

That's just cruel, Peter. Nice 1904 florin, Paulus. Thanks Nick and Dave, and to Peter, anyone else want to make a stab at a grade? Very well struck.I couldn't give it UNC because it has dipped its toe in early 20C life....but it would get ef+ money. Paulus if you want to sell forget those 40x face adverts for pre 1920 there is a man here offering 50x

Today it is all about "networking" I'm booked into a day of it soon....I shall turn up in Jeans and Rugby shirt. At one time I was attending high powered meetings in London..I even joined the rat race of gold cuff links,Rolex and subtle flashes of quality.I loved to pull the top of my Asda George underpants over the belt of my Prada trousers. Anyone here had association with the Buffs ?

i had that problem......how we laughed when she first showed me the handcuffs She didn't laugh so loudly when she had a stipple artex pattern on the top of her head.

Heung Foo at our local Chinese said he was very pleased with this batch.

It's a penny of Edward I, Class 1d. London mint.

Blimey Chris Have you just come out as a forgerienumismatic type chap.? Later SEUK will be sneeking in the pantry window.

The tin farthing also looks quite good apart from the hole on the OBV. It is a hole? Did you also sell this? LOL...you 1D boys Tin farthings were plugged with copper/brass to discourage forgery. Early Charles 1st farthings were often given brass wedges.

Only 7 weeks It would take me longer to establish I couldn't get out of Kelly Brooks bed.