Cerbera100

Possibly didnt make reserve...?

I don't think there's a court in the land that would accept that description as anything other than a representation of 'originality', even without a specific statement to the effect. And the metal content is an outright lie. Indeed - replace 'Silver' with pewter, and 'Tudor period' with 1960's (or later!) you get something approaching the truth! I acknowledge what Peter says about caveat emptor, however if that's a 14 year old kid who's saved his (or her!) pocket money for their first big spend, they'll soon abandon numismatics if they get stung like that!

Isn't that (theoretically) what PayPal is? Nah... thats just a third way that eBay can rape you for any scrap of profit you might be looking to make! I promise you - having PayPal has allowed me to buy lots of stuff online, not to mention make payments to private individuals, without involving eBay in any way shape or form. It is mega convenient, and afaik has not involved any charges whatever. Apologies - unfortunately, I tend to be a net vendor with Paypal, so get stung on listing fees (not too bad unless you want a reserve!), final value fee (going through the roof!) and then nearly 5% on paypal! I'll admit that it is massively convenient, but do believe that with fees approaching 20% for the vendor more sellers will become rather more hesitant about using!

Thanks Azda! Added another fiver to the value of mine!

Isn't that (theoretically) what PayPal is? Nah... thats just a third way that eBay can rape you for any scrap of profit you might be looking to make!

It could be a mint-error, but the colour doesn't look right for a penny blank... If you dont mind waiting a little while, you could give the Royal Mint a call and ask them for an assessment... Pop it in the post to them, they'll have a look and send it back with a nice letter - this would amount to a certificate of authenticity! They can take a month or so, but could be worth it!

Random... Thats got to be one of the most bizarre listings that I've ever seen!

Why would anyone pay that much for a 1 in a billion chance of getting the real one - then have to give it back because its stolen property! I picked my '33' penny (along with '54 penny, and '45 silver 3d) from Gary Phelps for £15 each! What do we reckon... adjusted 5 or transplanted 3?

Why would anyone pay that much for a 1 in a billion chance of getting the real one - then have to give it back because its stolen property! I picked my '33' penny (along with '54 penny, and '45 silver 3d) from Gary Phelps for £15 each! What do we reckon... adjusted 5 or transplanted 3?

My friendly note to him: Dear jsp69jsp, I suppose you've noticed that the picture you've supplied is not a 1940 penny, but one of 1900?! Also, the 'penny' has been in circulation since the mid-900's AD, so 1940 isn't exactly old! - cerbera100 His reply... Dear cerbera100, so this isnt a question about the penny at all, just you telling me pointless information thanks - jsp69jsp So apparently informing someone that their title, image and description are utterly wrong is 'pointless information'... Do wonders never cease?! Question is, do I reply, and if so how?!

Dare we ask why?! The reflection part I mean, I'd suggest that the disappearance is due in part to the 'common' man believing inflammable to mean 'unflammable' rather than very flammable! As my 6th form Chemistry teacher once joked - 'this asbestos stuff is wonderful, completely inflammable'!

Two reasons really... Firstly, the die alignment is as per the pictures (ie about 50degrees out!)... Second, the severe lack of detail on the hair - could be wear but the front of the tiara is much better... Also, when 'in hand' it just feels wrong!

Party pooper! Thats gotta be a typo... unfortunately, the proof-reading exercise on the book seems to get less important with each passing year! And Peckris - I apologise, that wasnt the drive I was making... If I came across as callous, I assure you that was not intended. Unfortunately, there are a contingent of cheating, lying, work-shy layabouts - my ex-next door neighbour being a prime example. Claiming in the region of £30k of benefits (including IB for a dodgy knee - supposed work-place accedent, I know he was talking to the ambulance chasers) as well well as working cashinand at the local builders merchant as a hod-carrier! He only got busted when the SS went round - or should that be social services - and found him off on holiday the next day... for three weeks... to Aspen... with his own personalised skis/boots etc! You also make a fantastically valid point about there not being enough jobs full-stop without 'creating' more applicants!

And a link added to www.readingcoinclub.co.uk for you!

In the interests of fairness, can I request that DNW are added?! I used to work there, so am slightly biased

Do you think we've drifted off topic a little?! All of two replies and we're talking politics!

Which raised the question, how to tell a aUnc circulation piece from one thats come out of a BUnc set and gone round the houses a couple of times!

I couldn't have said it better myself! When children are getting paid to go to school, teenage girls are getting paid to get pregnant and asylum-seekers have the right to live in multi-million pound mansions in Chelsea, something is wrong! I'm all for debt reduction, but feel that DC and GO are attacking it arse-about-face - cutting NHS/Police etc budgets whilst still p1ssing money away on social benefits! We also need to take a significantly firmer line on foreign-national (serious) convicts... Rather than giving them free board and lodgings for X day/weeks (do sentences still run into months and years?!) we need to send the back to where they came from and revoke their right to ever enter the UK again! Apologies - I too will put my soap-box away!

could be an unplated penny blank... should be about 20mm if so...

150kb max file size... you'll need to either make the photo smaller, or upload to somewhere like photobox and post the link! Welcome!

You've not missed me out, so thats all good!

First is the threehalfpence that Sion mentioned - 1843 as you say! In condition, a pound or two if you're lucky! Other is a threepence of George V - I'm guessing 1917, but could be any 1st coinage (1910-1920) 3d given the blurring of the pic!). Even in tip-top condition these dont fetch much more than £10-15, and in VF a few pence... even with the blurring, this is almost certainly closer to the VF end of the market! Very nice little pieces (especially the threehalfpence - weirdest denomination coin in 1500 years of Sterling!) but nothing to retire on... sorry!

You'll have to bear in ming that the £6 charge to you will certainly include a £2 (or there abouts) 'admin' fee! Sounds like someone put a 1st class stamp and a SD sticker on the same envelope! Why is it your problem and not the sender... God only knows, but then life is a b1tch! If you don't know what it is, ignore it and it'll be returned to sender after a couple of weeks anyway!

Show off. lol - exactly what I was thinking! Nice penny though - Azda's that is... Sorry Jay, yours is a touch umm beaten up?!

Sorry, me again! Link How?! I know its not a circulation date, but the whole set isnt worth that!