Peter

Your Vespasian still shows the powerfull portrait of an Imperial Brass Sestercius - you aquired the coin very well Thanks Thats a bag of old rubbish Peck..I have better with a hole in stopping the downstairs loo from dripping.

London coins are CGS aren't they?

Hi Geordie I'm glad you're OK.I'm also glad you got your Exeter mint With the huge increases in prices you can always trade up Peter

Nice coin...I would go along with the US grading of XF (UK grade GVF to NEF). I've seen many Rupee coins but as you say the half rupees appear scarcer. I'm aware of many varieties of rupee which are collectable (specialists).Although I don't know of any Indian coin collectors on this forum. I assume the half rupee is shilling size...I've got a few rupees which compared to UK florins can be picked up for a fraction of the cost.I would think the same half rupee/shilling ratio exists. Looking at the picture again I would give it EF.

Hi William It has a bit too much wear for Fine but its not far off. This is quite a rare year and your coin looks problem free.

The prospect of 1200nr Bun pennies with 0-25 years circulation would keep me happy for a few hours (2400 1/2d's or 4800 1/4d's). No disrespect to classic early coins but....I would get the dining room table extended...lock the door and enjoy.

That's a pretty good summary of where we are with slabs. The main problem as far as the US TPGs are concerned is their lack of knowledge, or their indifference regarding attribution. One of the regular people on the PCGS forum bought a proof Geo.III halfpenny from me. It came back as a currency MS62 despite complying with the full page description in Peck regarding the type. The devotion of many in the US to slabs means that the grade and attribution won't be queried. The TPG is the ultimate arbiter and I as a nobody must be wrong. It's no more than a business model that some subscribe to, but with recognisable faults that an open-eyed collector can see through. For the initiator of this thread, do not expect higher prices from UK buyers just because a coin is slabbed. If slabbed by NGC or PCGS then it would appeal to US buyers more, but only if the number is exceptional for the coin type. If in doubt, don't bother, as you are unlikely to be only uncertain person as to whether slabbing adds value. Slabbing for protection has a rational basis for use, but paying someone for a numbered label and an opinion on the grade can rarely be worth the effort unless the coin is exceptional given the ever increasing number of slabs in the market place. I learned the hard way not to overpay based on grade having bought 2 or 3 MS65s with edge defects which were only seen once out of the slab. Beware the edge defects....I fancied a particular Victorian Bun farthing....but it had a small edge knock.It sold for just under £100. 2 weeks later it was CGS85 and on sale for 50% more (knock hidden ).

The clutching at straws was in reference to anyone here knowing about French errors....let alone French.

The graffiti could of been done anytime from the day it was minted until today. The worst thing about it is that it reduces the numismatic value to zero.

I bet you Spink will sit on the fence regarding gold.Bullion value spot price on gold on which their valuation is based would help. (& also for Ag)...I would be happy to apply Pecks method to the current Bullion value.

Russ The coin is way less than Fine.(Bullion 80% silver only I would of thought). I've got a few 18C French but I'm no expert further than Krause. Frenchie errors...I think you are clutching at straws here. Try Coinpeople.com US based but more likely to help you (Ian has helped me with some 11-13C coins...not strictly French as we know it)

Andrew After the books add a decent glass or loupe to your wish list

I'm going for a poor little farthing. Bearing in mind these coins were used all the time....how the heck did something like this survive.One day I will have one (currency) and it will be near as damn perfect....any copper currency coin between 1672 and 1724 will/would be acceptable. http://images.goldbergauctions.com/php/lot_auc.php?site=1&sale=31&lot=2214〈=1

Its worth bullion approx £130 or so.

You can go there with diddly and still enjoy it.You can see what you want to go for...bettcha buy something

Well you've sold them. You must get the book on grading.I enlarged the coins and they are all from circulation and less than F. If you're near Birmingham for Format coins you should go to the Midland coin fair.A few members have tables there.Have a good look around (the dealers won't bite)

Thanks for the input I've put this on ebay at 99p no reserve so it will go to the highest beidder on there, On reflection it doesn't really fit in with my collection so it might as well go to somebody who will apprecitate it. Best way and good luck. BTW lowest reserve is £50 isn't it?...how many times do you see a coin worth about £30 which you quite fancy and is at £10...then you see the word reserve...Aggg.

It's most likely to be in average condition, but the range of values would go from around bullion value in Fair (£2?) up to several hundred £ in Mint condition. Here's mine. Looks impressive huh? Actually, it isn't even EF - that's how critical grading is, and how important to get right. thats a nice coin, i just keep buying crap off ebay it seems, im trying to offload my 15 kn pennies on there at the moment Ebay is OK but get some good dealers and use them. If you went to a fair you could pick up most of the bargain basement items from dealers 50p tins...look in the £4 tins and there are £10 ebay coins

That, Sir, is our feudal overlord, Philip von Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glucksberg. Makes you proud to be British. It's all a bit Greek to me.

It's most likely to be in average condition, but the range of values would go from around bullion value in Fair (£2?) up to several hundred £ in Mint condition. Here's mine. Looks impressive huh? Actually, it isn't even EF - that's how critical grading is, and how important to get right. Nice coin Peck. I sold mine because it didn't cut the mustard...yours would.

I find it nigh on impossible to grade these hammered coins and tend to fall back on longhand descriptions. If it were a milled coin it would be worse than Fair as some of the legend is unreadable but that's commonplace on hammered stuff even in otherwise higher grade coins. I have a feeling that hammered pieces have become more popular in recent years, in my view largely as a result of internet images being available obviating the need to describe or use grading terms. Buying them off of a dealer's list was often a shot in the dark. I agree it is so hard to grade coins...is an off centred as struck as nice or desirable as a worn centred?

I would add clipped. F+ in parts.

Depends what your definition of VF is. Without pictures it isn't worth speculating. Rather than buy coins and keep asking questions may I suggest you buy The standard guide to grading British coins and Collectors coins GB.Both books are available on this site (or Amazon).Both books are excellent and really good value. For the real varieties there are other publications but we can help with open 3's etc (you are obviously already aware of KN's etc) Personally if you want to take coins seriously keep the best example of the types you already have and armed with info start searching to add to these.

Av circulated £1 each max...thats if they sell

Hi Andrew Most of your coins pictured are bullion value only.Assuming the unpictured coins are of a similar grade on Ebay you might pick up anything between £80 and £150 depending on how you split them up.The top 3 coins I would sell individually.You will then have postage,Ebay & paypal fees. Selling old copper for scrap isn't illegal but you won't get a lot for 7kg of copper. BTW buying 75kg of "unchecked" coins sounds dodgy....not much is unchecked.I've recently shifted about that quantity for £50...they weren't unchecked Unless you're buying from a little old widow or they were found under the floorboards,or the back of an old bank vault I wouldn't want to pay much more than the postage value. Good luck anyway and if you want some fun in putting date runs together...and you never know.