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  1. Posted

    7 hours ago, ozjohn said:

    Exactly. However I've seen marks similar the ones described on several coins over the years and I think they are a bit more than bag marks. caused by coins knocking together. I was looking about cleaning on the PCGS site  the other day and it seems that they do not consider dipping as cleaning.

    My little experience leads me to believe that that determination would depend upon who is submitting the coin.

  2. Posted

    6 hours ago, secret santa said:

    https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/146054935124?itmmeta=01J8NK13H2Q4NBQWMF3851N6DP&hash=item22018d7254:g:9cUAAOSwhApm9IB9&itmprp=enc%3AAQAJAAAA4HoV3kP08IDx%2BKZ9MfhVJKmw85hwP%2B2o%2BgS5J2Hssq%2FShGwvLODe98Oq96G3i1Iz9JYDf4JZgJP6EsQoYwkO2KbG6ma2LJtqjmhfpK6V7jDi4Hmw4HxlkWkzdbkkTR3JcmN1SvLOsPdcnU9wX1fz3ts4gzbWciDsoLIjkFUeqMDnTDHO0fg2nICiNh7jiESxUSWdP4gwnXeFB%2F3JtOWHKgkT1YNbaE1--EHrekv5M1Vu6M476DpbpexYYvFrq09hFr4wbs8Kz%2BmVR9ysHVPJw%2FJC4QFwNcwUlWImcVazKzia|tkp%3ABk9SR8y4hLPFZA

    I have messaged the vendor saying that she has seriously undervalued this coin. A penny dated 1985 but bearing the image of Queen Victoria must be priceless.

    Possibly a modern commemorative???

    LOL!!

  4. Posted · Edited by Bronze & Copper Collector

    For some reason I was logged out of the forum and had to sign in again.

    I wasvable to sign in again after changing my password, but the members only forum and the predecimal forum are not showing.

    I'm using Firefox for Android.

    Any ideas?

    Thanks,

    Gary

  5. Posted

    7 hours ago, The Bee said:

    John Jervis [later Earl St Vincent]

    I found this earlier today. I bought another old album at auction and removed most of the coins last night , all worn , Charles II & George I Farthings , George II and III halfpennies etc.

    Anyway I had a few minutes this morning - didn't read the legend, superficially the obverse looked similar to some my George II counterfeit types , but clearly it isn't

    "Glorious Jervis" on the Obverse with a very worn bust presumably John Jervis, and Hira Rosa. on the Reverse over a Harp.

    Tried to find it on Numista (along with the George III Simian above) to add to my "collection" but couldn't locate it 

    Any thoughts ?

     

     

     

     

     

    Jervis Obv.jpg

    Jervis Reverse.jpg

    Just a guess, but possibly an Irish Evasion copper

  6. Posted · Edited by Bronze & Copper Collector

    2 hours ago, copper123 said:

    Pretty sure the halfpenny is a lot rarer , i had a nice one years ago but sold it for a good price

    I would tend to agree.

    I have only owned 5 or 6 half penny overdates, but at least 3 dozen (probably more) penny overdates.

    There are also many more offerings of the penny overrated as opposed to the half penny overdate.

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  7. Posted

    6 hours ago, Vespesian said:

    Is there a possible connection between my raised dot 1911 penny with your raised dot 1919 penny ?  Both dots are a similar size and appear to be in the same place adjacent to the date . Was the Royal Mint experimenting with die wear before the minting of the 1912H penny ?

    Interesting that there is a similar dot to the right of the date, but I also think I see dots to the left of the O in ONE, after the E in ONE, above Brittania's helmut plume, and under the E in PENNY.

    It could be the image or, if the dots are truly there, then possibly corrosion on the die.

  11. Posted · Edited by Bronze & Copper Collector

    my items for sale on ebay

    I have listed, on eBay, the bulk of my copper half penny collection. I will try to list the balance of the coins soon as time permits.

    I have attempted to price the items fairly based upon recent sales records.

    I also have an assortment of other various items listed as well.

    I can't do anything about the VAT, but I know that eBay insists on shipping each AUCTION lot separately. I do not know if the same applies to "Buy It Now" sales. Obviously, this does not apply to domestic USA sales.

    That being said, I am open to all reasonable offers, and am willing to  combine individual lots into larger combined lots in order to expedite the shipping process.

    I find eBay International shipping provides a safer, more secure, and more economical shipping option for me.

    Please feel free to make an offer or contact me if there is anything of interest to you.

    Thank you,
    Gary

    my items for sale on EBAY

     

     

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  13. Posted

    3 hours ago, Peckris 2 said:

    Oh yes, though I haven't read any for years. My favourite was the guy who fitted a very large powerful rocket to the top of his car. Yes, it achieved incredible speed though a sandstone bluff brought EVERYTHING to a sudden end.

    Sounds like something Wily Coyote would do

     

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  15. Posted · Edited by Bronze & Copper Collector

    If memory is not playing tricks on me, I believe that that sort of mis-strike was called a "railroad rim". At least in the USA.

    Now, the TPGs define it as "struck out of collar", which is a more accurate description anyway. If it is struck sufficiently out of the collar to have part of the design missing, then it would be classified as an "off center strike".

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  16. Posted


    Unfortunately, this dissemination of information can, and probably will, be a double edged sword.

    The producer (counterfeiter if applicable) can very easily learn his flaws and eliminate them in the future.

    Richard, what you are providing to to the collecting community is invaluable,  yet, due to the knowledge being shared, we now have to be more vigilant. The never ending cycle of good against evil.

    As good as the top TPG's are (or at least claim to be), there are documented instances of them being fooled too.

    We now have to contend with both genuine & counterfeit coins placed in counterfeit holders. We also have had instances of genuine holders being opened and resealed with lower grade coins replacing the original.

    Unfortunately, there will always be someone uninformed who will be taken in by these coins or some who thinks the price is "too good to be true", not realizing that it truly is.

    Again Richard, thank you for your website, it is most informative and should if possible, when no longer being added to, be published somehow in reference form. Possibly in disk form structured as a website.

     

     

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  19. Posted

    14 minutes ago, Paddy said:

    It has 139 teeth. (My eyes are crossed from counting!) This makes it Obverse 6, the more common one I think. The scarce one he hopes it is is obverse 2, which has 143 teeth.

    It also exists with obverse 3, which is rarer than obverse 2.

    As you indicate, this is the extremely common obverse 6

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  24. Posted

    2 minutes ago, Paddy said:

    Sorry if this is old news to most of you, but I only learnt about it today from a friend, who is a legitimate Ebay trader. Apparently the Ebay sellers' forums are all agog with this.

    Ebay, Amazon, Etsy and all online selling platforms operating in the UK are now required to provide details to the HMRC of the registered user's address, bank details and trading summaries. The HMRC will use this to send tax demands to anyone who has made more than £1000 profit in any given year and has not already registered to pay tax on this profit. They are expected to go back over the last 5 years or more. The expectation is that many well known sellers will be hit with huge bills and face criminal proceedings if they do not pay. Some are already running for the hills!

     

    The US has started that last year.... Vastly changed the reporting parameters.

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