Peckris

But do we know who it was who was fined $2.50 for trespassing on the King's private roads??

This is where your own bespoke solution is a MUST. Whether it's the hated Excel or a simple / more complex database manager, it's the only way you're going to get things how you really want them to be, AND be able to expand in the future.

I think you are right Rob...it probably is a cost code. The letter "x" in most codes means "0", the balance would depend on the code itself. If the first word of the code is "MUSIC", then the cost of the coin would be $1.20 (pounds). You've completely lost me there Bob, on several counts! Sounds extremely cryptic! I guess the seller doesn't want the buyer to be able to work out what he paid for it? Sorry Paulus, Ha,Ha! Generally the seller does code the buying price of a coin, and note it somewhere on the coin holder. In this way he can know what he has in a coin when he prepares it for sale (or has an opportunity to sell it). The codIng might go something like this in a typical code....The code might be..."Music Taker", with each letter becoming a code for specific number. Thus M would be 1...U would be 2...S would be 3, right up to R which would be 0. (1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-0 = M-U-S-I-C-T-A-K-E-R). You are correct in that most people will not advise the client what they have invested in a coin. Is it any clearer? In this example "MUX" would be $1.20 (pounds)...M=1...U=2...X=0 (X can be a zero, the same as the R in the above code). I learned this technique from the late Mr Ashley Hutchings in Uxbridge many years ago - I used to buy from him regularly (only tin-pot stuff mostly) and once asked him about the strange lettering on his flips. And so I developed my own cryptic buying code, but I can assure you - neither Mr Hutchings nor myself used an X for 0. It's way too obvious.

Just flash reflection, I think. I think that obverse is EF - a little weak on the hair especially compared to the matte proof, but judging from everything else, a strong high grade.

That's a gorgeous pattern. Lovely. I'm quite envious.

There's not much wear, to be honest - and the original 'coating' is still visible between the lettering where the wear hasn't reached. But it's hard to say, agreed.

From what I can see, I would concur with Rob - perhaps NEF?

A penny cabinet without a thermostat? No way. I'm not scraping ice off my 1933 on a winter morning... Sadly, having often search on the keyword "penny" and seen these and similar kitchen appliances appear, I know the seller can't spell! The brand is actually "Henny Penny". Anyone remember "Chicken Licken" and the sky falling in? Ah yes - Cockie Lockie, Foxy Loxy, and all that gang!

I had the same problem as you Rob - I did a search for a specific lot number in Sale 77, but got my browser's "Cannot open the page - too many redirects" message.

According to the catalogue it says that you can bid on Goldberg Live, but that just gives page not found. Anyway, I was only interested in one lot, so it's not the end of the world. I'm sure I can find somewhere else to spend my money. Someone at Goldberg told me that bidding was possible through the-saleroom.com when I spoke with them last week, but this turns out not to be true. I phoned them earlier today and am logged in now though, as you say, the site was actually down for around an hour at lunchtime (their time). Edit: I agree about the KN's… terrible. In fact most of their pennies are. I'm not at all convinced by the 1877 proof (especially given the bad die clash, which is completely missing from other proof examples) I did a search for KN on their auction site, and pages and pages of lots were returned. I then narrowed it down to 1918KN and 1919KN, and nothing was found in either case.

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