Gary D

You could try Googling picture resizer. Windows do a very good one for XP so I'm sure there must be others.

The point I was trying to make is that the differences between the 6ds was attributed to the process of forming the die. This same process would have also been used on the 3d and all other coins for that matter. If when the die is being produced from the hub too little pressure is used the resulting coins from that die will tend to show thinner features with boarder fields just as described in the original post and Davies example of the 6d.

I bet he didn't come out smelling of roses

Davies lists two varieties for the 1935 sixpence. His description sounds very much like what is being seen here. He suggests that the fault was with the hubbing process. I assume not enough pressure was used to get a good transfer into the die.

How about this one. A little wear to Ebwards cheek but I'd say about EF for observe and probably a bit better on the reverse. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/400712017873?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649

A better indicator is the width of the rims, wide and narrow as with the observe. Best seen side by side.

Good grief! But you can get one that doesn't look like it's just been dug up for £14.99

If you have another perfect one I'll have one as well. Given the multitude of them around it's surprisingly difficult to find a top notch one.

I've bought a couple of coins from him and have just set up a snipe for my maximum. I recall getting my last coin from him for under my snipe so I was happy.

Spink don't list this rare variety so value is a bit finger in the air.

Not sure. My original idea was through London Coins. I did wonder about trying a BIN on Ebay just to see if I get a bite.

The penny is back now and top pop a CGS75. Now to sell it and see if slabbing it makes any difference.

It sounds like you need to go into control panel/internet options and reset your home page to google.

What's 3 years amongst friends.

It's what the good old 3d was made of. I thought that was brass? They were called 'brass threepences'! Your right Pecks I don't know where I got that from. They are Nickel Brass.

Where does the time go. I'm up for 10 years next year. I guess there must have been a few members added between Tom to me. How do I tell my membership number?

I feel a new account coming on.

I wonder if they would be able to prevent ghosting with all that metal being sucked out of the obverse. I guess it would also be the first coin in modern times with two busts. Sucked out of the reverse, you mean? I was assuming queenie would still be on the other side, hence two busts

What about a Vitesse? Worth it just to burn off drivers who think it's a Herald The Vitesse was a mean car 40 years ago when burning up Austin 1100s but the only thing one would burn up now days is the engine oil.

Surely Investors in these sort of markets have people who do know how the coin market works. I would'nt go out and purchase shares to invest in as i woul'nt know which company is doing well and which is'nt, so in that respect, if they have that sort of wedge to Play with they'll also have people with Knowledge buying for them From my experience and a sample of one, investors will hold a portfolio of coins with an investment company. It's a bit like a pension scheme where you pay money to a company who buys shares on your behalf, you probably don't know what share they hold on your behalf. I bought a maundy set from the US I assume from a widow who was selling her deceased husbands portfolio. The set came with a certificate that stated the value of the slabbed set of coins. From memory it was about $400, I paid under $200.

I spoke to someone at a London Coins auction some years ago who had a 1953 mule and they had picked it up from a normal proof set.

Very good question! Some get included, some don't. It's all down to who compiles the literature. This one has been in all the books for years, so it's widely recognised as a variety, when strictly speaking, it ain't. What makes die fill NOT a variety, when a die flaw is? A die fill is where a cavity in the die becomes filled with material so that for instance a part of the legend disappears. A die flaw is where the die becomes damaged i.e. a hole giving a dot or an extended legend

Silver when it oxidizes turns black or brown. The wash being very thin could have completely oxidized.

You mean cleaned and then slabbed by PCGS