Peckris

Very nice indeed! Is it a proof? Certainly has that bronzed proof appearance, but even if not, it's rather nice (jealous face) As for pictures, you seem to have managed ok? Not the biggest, but perfectly visible.

Not to mention spelling and punctuation But it's in a slab - it MUST be all right!

How have you communicated with eBay? I've always found that by phone is the easiest way to get my point across. Assertively, of course... It was by phone Clive, strange things have been Happening though, cash is back in the PP account, account holders name has changed yet i can still see this Kelly T on the PP item details. But Hold the fort, i thought things were all rosey, but nope. Bought a lot in auction 2 weeks ago, in total 73 proof coins, 63 of them were piedfort 50ps, a Rather small packet arrives today (bear in mind these were all in the original cases) and 57 of them were not there how the hell is that possible? I have no idea, but the shoe is now on the other foot : you're the BUYER so eBay should now fall over themselves to make sure you don't suffer.

Numisporn

You can't use soap and water on bronze - it would be like water off a duck's back. You could try surgical spirit with a microfibre cloth, but don't rub hard. As for lustre in a cabinet, you could try a very thin film of olive oil, renewing at regular intervals. The main problem there is the red felt inserts, which would leave traces of red fibre sticking to the coin. But do remember that lustre is a property of the surface of the planchet, and never really goes if it's not worn away. It's still there but can 'fade' or 'darken'. I'm told the original underlying brightness can be restored, but I'm not sure how, nor would be too confident of applying to my own coins.

All in all, it looks like London Coins were most likely wrong on this one. I hope wherever they got it from wasn't swindled out of its true value...

From the same seller who has a listing stating: "also do not levee bad feedback until you have contacted me fist" That's hilarious, probably a BNTA member I should imagine There are only two rules about Fight Club...

Maybe they bought it as a fake, and paid 'fake' money for it - they could hardly then go on to advertise it as genuine.

But if the blanks got into the wrong tub BEFORE having the hole struck out?

Go into the Beginners forum and there's a sticky there about how to reduce pictures to a postable size.

That's the whole problem!

But if you're not, £500 is not going to pull you in, is it? And let's face it, the lower end of the market is numerically far greater than the posh end. It's the same with everything - cars, food, clothing, etc. The nearest I came to temptation was £250 for a Gothic proof crown repro, but in the end I backed out (to my lasting regret).

You are correct with your assumptions, most of the VAM's are blob's die cracks, and minor stuff...all of which are not listed in the Redbook. The real varieties...0 over CC, 7 over 6, Dbl Die, 80 over 79, etc have separate listing and pricing in the Redbook. Some dealers do expect more for a coin, with a VAM number, but I am not one of those people. I would not pay a premium for a VAM coin! BTW...I am going to be in my Father's Family homeland (Scotland) in late September. Going to Glasgow, Laggan, Airth/Falkirk, and Edinburgh (also England and Wales). BTW...what is haggis? Is it any good? Ha,Ha! We are going to have a dinner in Edinburgh that has haggis on the menu! We are on a Trafalger tour. Don't ask! Just to say that Mrs Beeton's recipe started something like "Take a sheep's stomach and place into boiling water with the long intestine hanging outside the pan". No. Just no.

Not sure - it's definitely not a matt proof, but it has a superb obverse strike. Perhaps 'specimen' is the 'new Choice' ?

Uploading here direct from your own computer, takes about 10 seconds. (And I could take ANY of your images and convert it to a manageable 150K!) Or possibly just a poorly struck 3 or a poorly struck 5? Nor me. It's a worn coin anyway, and it appears to be a 5 that's slightly damaged, probably post-minting.

I'd go along with that Jaggy. (One of London's 1913 sixpences is actually a 1912 )

Since we had this new version of the software, most avatars have appeared exactly as they were (including my own), but a few are just the blank default (head + shoulders), even one or two of long-time members. I've cleared my cache but still they are blank. Why would this be?

Sounds a good explanation to me - yes, Edward VI was the reign during which the awful debasements of his father's silver began to be rectified. So using a date on coins would make sense if the population were to have confidence in 'silver dated after ....' (whenever). It may be done to make a political point. Take GC's Henry VIII Tournai groat which is dated 1513. Up to that date, no coin issued in the name of an English monarch had been dated, but for some reason it was decided to date this issue. It can be no coincidence that it was the year Henry resolved to recover some French soil following the loss of Calais nearly 60 years prior to this event and clearly made the political statement that the English were back in France, for which he was duly paid-off the following year. Nice little earner if you can do it. Or it could just be a fashion statement given the earliest dated French coin was 1491 and so the 1513 groat was issued not long after. Based on the design, it was obviously intended for circulation in the local economy. Yes, it sounds as though 1513 was used for political reasons, perhaps given the precedent set by the French for putting a date on a coin. Then later, during Edward VI's reign, the Mint would have remembered that, and maybe thought "Hey, we can use dates to our advantage to restore confidence in the currency?"

In its own way, as good as the John McEnroe tenners!

Very difficult to find any kind of good answer as these websites will confirm: http://www.joelscoins.com/dates.htm http://www.coincommunity.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=90123 http://differintegration.com/2011/04/11/why-do-coins-have-dates-on-them/ and, just for a laugh http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Why_are_there_dates_on_coins I mean, come on!

Each to their own.

My apologies too. I fear I caused much greater offence.

What, even uglier than post-1937 penny reverses? Don't worry scott - that's the kind of micro-variety that leaves me completely cold. I won't be in competition with you

As has been said - some punters just try their luck on eBay with ridiculous over-inflated prices. To them, 'genuine rarity' means "it must be worth thousands!" How many 'trident dot' examples are there? They would be harder to see than a 1946 ONE' penny, as the dot would tend to disappear once the penny got to VF or less. The 1946 pennies go for between £10-£20 in average condition, but I'm still waiting to find one in high grade for my own collection. I'd estimate an EF example would cost me around £100, so I'd 'guesstimate' the 1922 at double or triple that price, no more. Having said all that, a collector was prepared to pay £30,000 (was that right?) for an 1863 'narrow 3' penny, so there are ------s out there.

It's entirely possible, I guess. Though in my opinion, it would only apply to a small number of pieces.