Peckris

45º is quite a big misalignment - not usual to find them that out of true. Worth keeping, but I don't know how valuable it is (probably only to those who collect such things).

Always buy as good as you can afford - you'll enjoy the coins more, and they will be a better investment if you care about that sort of thing. For example, it's much better to spend £100 on a single bun penny in EF or better, than 20 bun pennies in Fine condition. The other thing is that Victorian pennies are very popular, so they aren't cheap! I don't know anything about French coins.

Is it just my computer or is Marina only half loaded? (I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again...)

Photobucket shouldn't be an application on your computer - it's a website that you use to upload pictures to. The actual speed of upload depends on how fast your broadband is. When you're not actually on the Photobucket website, you shouldn't notice your computer slowing down. Firefox is a browser that you use to access the internet, i.e. websites. What browser do you use currently - Internet Explorer?

I would say it is in Fine condition for wear, but there's some corrosion damage. A long (i.e. months) soak in olive oil might help, but it may not be recoverable. Value would somewhere between £5 and £10 in my estimation. But there's pretty good detail on it.

Pass! Wouldn't mind the regular issue though.

Happy birthday!

Lol, i Doubt it, a serious collector would'nt pay those prices, some unsuspecting ebayer might though. Any eBay buyer who spends that kind of money without (1) basic knowledge or (2) consulting any catalogue of recent years, deserves all they get IMO.

Not so much collect them, but having been at auctions in the late 90s, I bought some because they were way below their book price. The only ones I think worthwhile are the "first" or "last", e.g. 1983 £1, 1982 20p, 1990 5p, 1992 10p, etc. But I'm sure some people like the poor things!

I agree, but the truth is that most of them are unnamed campaign medals issued and handed out by the truckload. Entirely deserving, but sadly collectors see them so often that without a name they just won't bother.

Pictures would help Welcome to the forums .

Not for that price - remove the zero and it's STILL overpriced!

WOW.....now that would be a very sophisticated piece of application software

'Gotten' is Old English and perfectly acceptable (and correct) usage to an American. I think it sounds nice.

Superb, a really professional job. Well worth bidding on.

There's nothing rare about a 1988 pound! The burger in a Big Mac is probably rarer. Enjoy

Generally I agree with your points ski. But Dave's 1913 HC was an example of how dipping can be done properly (BRIEFLY!!) and it certainly improved the coin. As for Gary's shilling, it's a major rarity in that grade, and I'd have probably done the same just for the pleasure of owning it. If Gary ever sold it he would let the buyer know about the repair, but there's no guarantee that the buyer would be equally honest if selling on in his turn. Cleaning is always a risk, so is repairing. But ask yourself, would you rather have a coin that's been sensitively cleaned or repaired virtually without a trace, or a fake?

Does that give you the first new unread post in every TOPIC Colin? I've never used that button before. I tend to use the dark coloured folders and the "In" button to see new content, but a drawback is that that only works for the first topic in a forum - for all other new content in a forum it only gives you the latest post, even if there are a whole load you haven't read. Yes, that button gives you EVERYTHING! I must start using it then! After all, I've only been here for 3 and a half years Ah, there's a snag. If I look in several times a day, it still shows me the new content since yesterday, not since my last visit.

Does that give you the first new unread post in every TOPIC Colin? I've never used that button before. I tend to use the dark coloured folders and the "In" button to see new content, but a drawback is that that only works for the first topic in a forum - for all other new content in a forum it only gives you the latest post, even if there are a whole load you haven't read.

In this forum I only see one - yours! I then adjusted my date filters like you did, to view "All". When I clicked 'Go' lots of posts came up. The fact is that at least half the forums, probably more, don't get posts within the default 30-day period, and won't show up until you change the date range. The most active forums by far are the first (Lots of British coin related discussions), and Free For All. Then Enquiries about British coins, and Members Only are not far behind. You can surely see many topics from the past 30 days in all of those? Beginners area is probably the only other forum that gets anywhere near a semi-regular visit. The other forums, as you've noticed, have to have the filters changed to see most of their posts. Oh, I've just noticed something else - you need to click 'Remember filter' as well, or it will default back to 30-days immediately after you have posted.

Ah, but is yours slabbed? There's a whole can of worms right there, Gary! At the end of the day we're coin collectors, not platic collectors. A slab doesn't make a £1 coin any more than a £1 coin in a slab! I've only got one slab - it's a 1928 silver 3d, which I'd grade at VF+. PCGS MS64! So, instantly, there goes any incentive I might have to crack it out, as raw, it'll still only be a VF+. When the time comes to sell it, the best I'll be able to say, to cover myself and preempt the inevitable disappointment from the buyer: "slab says MS64 but please make sure you're happy with the grade of the coin, rather than the grade on the label". So I become as guilty as London Coins, and so the slippery slope begins... A little while back on an American forum it was being discussed that it was quite acceptable to pay $400 for a high grade slabbed 1934 penny. The idea of buying the same coin raw for a quarter of that was completely abhorrent to them. Perhaps we should devise a new TPG system that doesn't involve encasing coins in perspex tombs. Any ideas? As long as there are high-quality image databases, and numeric certificate/logbooks accompanying the coin, there's no reason why it shouldn't be equally as attractive as the current TPG monopoly...IMO Yes - a high res. series of photographs with additional close-ups of 'unique identifying features' such as scratches, nicks, uneven toning patches, or areas of unusual wear, would be essential, and maybe the photos themselves could be enclosed in a sealed plastic case (like a modern proof set)? The certificate could perhaps be in there with them. A logbook is a great idea - it would give a provenance from the first entry onwards, and would be completed by each new owner. It sounds a blend of the straightforward and the complex. Simple enough to reward the owners of high value or rare items, but sufficiently complex to deter the owner of a BU 1962 brass 3d!

Ah, but is yours slabbed? There's a whole can of worms right there, Gary! At the end of the day we're coin collectors, not platic collectors. A slab doesn't make a £1 coin any more than a £1 coin in a slab! I've only got one slab - it's a 1928 silver 3d, which I'd grade at VF+. PCGS MS64! So, instantly, there goes any incentive I might have to crack it out, as raw, it'll still only be a VF+. When the time comes to sell it, the best I'll be able to say, to cover myself and preempt the inevitable disappointment from the buyer: "slab says MS64 but please make sure you're happy with the grade of the coin, rather than the grade on the label". So I become as guilty as London Coins, and so the slippery slope begins... A little while back on an American forum it was being discussed that it was quite acceptable to pay $400 for a high grade slabbed 1934 penny. The idea of buying the same coin raw for a quarter of that was completely abhorrent to them. Perhaps we should devise a new TPG system that doesn't involve encasing coins in perspex tombs. Any ideas?

CGS quote £35 on their website for this coin. That seems an awful lot of money for an Elizabeth II coin that can't even be spent in a pub! Not even a remotely scarce Liz II coin! And have you noticed, the lustre on the obverse is faintly blotchy, and there are bag mark scuffs on the bust? TWO BIDDERS. I wonder if they both live at the same lunatic asylum? At that rate, 1966 and 1967 3d's must be worth at least a fiver each. I must have a few dozen put aside...

Which of those two round things is the item - the blurry one in the foreground or the one wearing a headlamp?

Suppose I'd better come clean Not dipped?