Peckris

Excellent picture, almost as good as the coin which is a beaut. If you were in Photoshop, it's an easy-peasy matter to also alter the colour so it looks as it does in hand. Photoshop offers at least 3 different methods to alter the colours.

A penny cabinet without a thermostat? No way. I'm not scraping ice off my 1933 on a winter morning...

Not bad for £3:20

At least you're hovering on the forum - welcome back!!

The reason you got an immediate reply was because your offer was within the threshold set by the seller, so ebay sent an auto accept. Oh right - I hadn't realised that's how it worked.

Scott and Debbie are an item? Oh, right, yes - happy birthday guy and gal.

When I made an offer on the 1948 threepence, it was accepted so quick that I realised I should have offered lower than the 10% reduction I had offered. Having said that, I wasn't ripped off in the slightest - lovely coin.

I'd say your grading is just about spot on. However, that St George reverse normally holds its detail very well, so though Fine is a good estimate I'd have to rate that About Fine. The 1967 halfcrown is probably About UNC, and you're right about the 1920 shilling - you can't read all the legend so Poor is spot on. As for the 1797 penny, you should take a lot of Spink values with a very large pinch of salt. Look at its 1797 2d prices for example - you'd never see a dealer selling for those prices, as no-one would buy. You'll have to learn over time which are accurate prices, which are underestimates (not too many) and which are inflated. You've spotted one of the latter straight off, with the 1797 penny (though you would also have to be sure that the advertised coin really was EF - Spink are very conservative with their grades, unlike some dealers).

That's because it is a full d rather than half a d Surely, you mean a full D rather than a B ??? No. Accumulator's is a 1d, mine is only a 1/2d. Perhaps if I'd said DD, the joke wouldn't have fallen 'flat'?

Yes, the "1912 KN" is actually rather common so I'm guessing a lot of blanks were supplied that year.

That's because it is a full d rather than half a d Surely, you mean a full D rather than a B ???

Where's the olive branch? Made of the same substance as her clothes, silly I have zero knowledge with copper coins. Is this a token of some kind or an official pattern? It's a pattern - from the Soho Mint, listed in Peck. How 'official' it was, I don't know. Does anyone? Rob?

Me too Rob - I was holding back on my post

Yes, the 'red' KNs are due to the alloy mix used at Kings Norton. You can actually see it from 1912 to 1919, all years the Mint recorded that they were supplied with blanks by the Kings Norton Company. My own view is that they also supplied unrecorded blanks in 1908-1910 as you quite often see 'red' pennies in those years too. My view of comparative rarity is : high grade - 1912H, 1918H, 1918KN, 1919H, 1919KN low grade - 1912H, 1919H, 1918H, 1918KN, 1919KN Irrespective of grade, 1912H are very common (12 million?) but in demand as a cheap way to get a decent Heaton; 1919H are fairly common; 1918H and KN are about equal scarce; 1919KN is very scarce to rare (I'd say about 8 times as rare as 1918KN).

I've always liked the 'wardrobe slip' B ritannias

Those statements are more complex than they appear at first. I've always said it's better to have one GEF or better type, than a date run of identical types in no better than Fine. I stand by that. But one BU 1905 shilling over a complete series? I think that changes the situation, if only because the 1905 is so excessively rare in top grade. You'd enjoy the kudos of owning it, but at the same time, it looks exactly the same as a BU 1902 apart from one digit in the date. I'd echo what the others have said. Better to set out in advance what is the best you can afford and go for it. If your particular 'thing' is rarities, then you will have to lower your sights in terms of grade, but otherwise it is better to get the best grade you can afford, and it will be more saleable eventually than a lower grade. Or as Hugh Grant did when he appeared before the LA Sheriff Court after being found with that hooker in his car giving him a BJ - he pleaded guilty and asked for soixante-huit other offences to be taken into consideration. Is it just me, or has this thread turned smutty??

I can supply all 6 trays to forum members only for a discounted price of £995 (free postage if you buy 12)!I gave up reading the description, why do people use such ridiculous fonts? Just think - for one tenth of the outlay you can get a shabby old mahogany cabinet with slide-out drawers and a key.

It looks like a fair amount of wear present, despite the apparently lustrous state. In fact, possibly too much lustre for that much wear. Any chance of seeing in the hand to check? Hi Rob It's here http://www.colonialcollectables.com/uk-coins/1733-1731-halfpenny-.html The vendor describes it as gVF. You can have a closer look for a little over 50 quid + any UK import charges. I'm not really buying it, I was just joking around . I will hold out and get a problem free one some day. Do you suspect it's had a bit of a clean at some stage ? cheers Garrett. cheers Garrett. To be honest I can't see any clear evidence of wear, apart from an attempt to remove the blackening on Britannia's thruppenny, which is probably more rubbing than anything. The wreath and shield don't appear to be the best strikes I've ever seen, but on the other hand there's no real wear at all on the obverse. I can't see evidence of cleaning and the lustre looks perfectly real. The thing that would stop me is that blackening on the reverse. It spoils what would otherwise be a superb coin, even allowing for the lack of sharpness on the strike in places.

It looks like a fair amount of wear present, despite the apparently lustrous state. In fact, possibly too much lustre for that much wear. Any chance of seeing in the hand to check? Interesting. I only see what I'd call 'cabinet friction', on the hair, left tit, thigh, and bottom of shield. Don't see any real flattening anywhere?

I'm guessing that penny would probably have been holed not long after the coin was minted, as a keepsake or personal jewellery? I can't see why anyone would deface such a pristine example in the era they became collectable.

Wow, I've never been able to watch an entire movie outside iPlayer or suchlike. I don't have time right now, but I'll certainly watch it later. Thanks ChKy, merci!

It's OK. Wifey cooked. Quorn in lemon sauce with Chinese noodles. Did she taste good?

It does look vaguely Celtic.

Well, that took its own sweet time to load! Interesting range of coins on offer. That halfcrown is everything you said Garrett - beautiful condition, not so beautiful toning. Not a lot else, you're right.

Loving that reverse. Er, obverse? Oh shoot - the side without the date on!