Gary D

Yes, I had the same experience. I am assuming/hoping they will get all that fixed in the days to come. I think this is a result of the new website, I have phoned, very quick and helpful as usual...all sorted!! I had an invoice arrive in the post from the last sale and had to phone in to pay. I couldn't see any way of paying from the web site.

"Care in the community" has a lot to answer for. Im new here so thanks for introducing me to this bloke got to love this one, ebay No 370831082109. Mint lustre specially created with a piece of Scotchbrite!!! whilst being held with a pair of pliers! But folk are buying this rubbish for silly prices! see this 1870BB 5Fr piece £205 is a reasonable price for EF+ but this coin struggles to make Fine (€22 in TB25) the ribbon is just visible on the neck The minimum criteria to make VF (TTB45) a €30 coin, requires the point of the moustache to be clearly visible But then I'm just using the grading standards from Le Franc Was this a BIN as I can't see any bids on it. I wonder if the 8 page views is accurate.

Ah I see, so by soldered fixing they mean welded. Closer to the process of welding than lead soldering, closer still to brazing! The silver solder is designed to melt only fractionally ahead of the silver item itself. I'm no expert on silver soldering, but I have soldered a couple of split-ring findings in the past. Overcook the heat by the tiniest amount, and the whole thing becomes a molten blob! The reaction with solder and the parent metal is called wetting.

lol must have been in cahoots with someone I reckon, doubt that this was a genuine sale! What are you doing watching such c**p anyways?! I believe it was a Gouby X whoever bought it well spotted! Nice bargain too!! I had a close look at that one and decided that it wasn't a Gouby X Definitely Gouby X, I was the underbidder I'd like to see a better picture to be totally convinced. The I of IND worries me, it needs to be to tooth and to me it was too inconclusive to make a bid. Anyway I've got a slightly better one so wouldn't have gone to £15 just to flip it.

Easily removed if you have a soldering iron. Probably ex mount. A soldering iron is more likey to make an even bigger mess. If it solder it will have alloyed with the silver. Really? I can't imagine any soldering iron getting anywhere near hot enough to melt the silver so that it would alloy. That's how solder works, it forms an alloy with the surface of the material being joined. It's not like glue which adheres to any roughness in the surface texture.It actually penetrates to a depth.

Its very scary....i suspect the Chinese have already sorted out the problems...the 1905 fake shillings are much easier to spot......personally I would avoid the 05 halfcrowns in high grade...even well known dealers have been fooled, believe me......stick to the 03 for the time being .. Apologies to all you techies out there....i am an old dog....still, I havent done too badly.....woof Please enlighten me. Altered dates are usually easy to spot but I wasn't aware that there were also copies. There was that 1905 shilling copy thread on here, where I posted up some big images of John's coin to view! Worth a look if you haven't seen it! I don't recall it, a search didn't find anything.

Its very scary....i suspect the Chinese have already sorted out the problems...the 1905 fake shillings are much easier to spot......personally I would avoid the 05 halfcrowns in high grade...even well known dealers have been fooled, believe me......stick to the 03 for the time being .. Apologies to all you techies out there....i am an old dog....still, I havent done too badly.....woof Please enlighten me. Altered dates are usually easy to spot but I wasn't aware that there were also copies.

No apology required - your image fills my browser page, no problem. Colin probably couldn't post his as it was way oversize. Now that I'm aware of it that wonky I sticks out like a sore thumb.

1. As you type into the text box, you will notice under it a blue Attachments banner. Click 'Choose File' and navigate to where the picture is on your computer 2. Having selected it, click the dark blue 'Attach This File' button, and wait for it to be uploaded 3. Then click the 'Add to Post' button which appears when it's been uploaded. That puts the code into the text box for the attachment 4. Then just 'Add Reply' as per usual. Of course, your picture must not be greater than 150k but I've explained how to achieve that many many times and there's now a Sticky to that effect in the Beginners forum! ------ Incidentally, your analysis of dodgy 1905 halfcrowns won't apply to anything VF or less where the I of QVI has worn away. Taken the word out of my mouth, the handful on ebay at the moment are all worn to the extent that the I has gone.

1972 Triumph 2000, you don't want to get that wet, it'd rust away in front of your very eyes. I had a Porsche once but had to sell it for a family car once the little n was too big to sit in the back.

Pray tell, I have a fake 1905 half crown and wish I knew what points it out as a fake. From what I gleaned on this very forum, there's a small break in the R of EDWARDVS that is the prime giveaway on many of them. But there may be other flaws on those from other sources? Are you certain that this only appears on fakes? I have seen more 1905 halfcrowns with the defect on the R of EDWARDVS, than without. The EF example in the Andrew Scothern collection (being auctioned by DNW later this month) also has the defect. The only giveaway of fakes that I'm aware of is the wonky I of QVI on the reverse. As I say, I only heard about this on this forum, and only in connection with fakes. There may well be genuine examples with the same defect, but I hadn't heard of them here! I pointed out on here some time ago the broken R but it was pooh poohed at the time. My fake is 0.900 silver so not quite sterling. It's got the wonky I.

The ones that bob?

Pretty cool, though I'm not sure how comfortable that sofa would be! I just hope they went through all the coins first to pick out any rarities before they trashed them.

Thrupenny bits

With a bullshit story to go with it. Not bad for an altered date, probably worth a good £100

But you can roll it in glitter

Don't shout, it's rude.

High grade, scarce and rare. link

Has the case got the Royal Mint logo on the inside of the lid and ER crowned 2nd June 1953 on the top of the lid. If so someone has put the coins from a plastic set into the case. Or is there no royal mint logo and plain front or something about the coronation on the outside, may just have a small gold cross in the bottom left corner. If so these are put together by someone else and normally sold as specimen sets. Did the seller describe them as a proof set otherwise you may be on a sticky wicket.

Possibly interesting. Looks like a gold £5 but I think this design finished in 2008,at 30g not heavy enough to be gold.My link

Anyone want to buy some high grade slabs, they may even have some coins in them. Slabs for sale

I would suggest that it's a blocked die and is progressive. I would also suggest that as it's a blocked die that it was used at the end of the 1915 run over into the beginning of the 1916 run. My reasoning for this is that the 1916 show a full half tooth missing whereas the 1915 has just a crescent missing from the right side of the tip.

Has anybody tried using a LED ring light around the lens. Are they any good for close-up work or too bright for shiny coins.

As always it's a question of where you draw the line. for example the the 1918KN penny exists in at least 4 micro varieties - narrow and wide spaced KN both exist without and without the "bird's foot". I have examples of each as a "completist"; but I'm happy with my EF "normal" example, and wouldn't actively pursue a higher grade of the others Does anyone have a picture of the bird's foot in high grade? David

Thanks for the interest VS, I might be sending a PM soon, but I have emailed a few people to get some more answers first, as I am a wee bit intrigued to say the least! A couple of extra pictures, Its approx 114mm in diameter, 21mm thick and weighs approx 580 grams, it also appears to be possibly made of brass? I am awaiting a reply from a few sources including the Mint but I am sure I may be waiting a while! With the cushioned base undoubtedly a paperweight.