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I agree with Chris about postage and insurance from Germany, and the post is much more efficent, although i disagree about sourcing, i think Germany can be cheaper for Gold as the Germans pay by weight and not what type Sovereign it is. I recently seen a 5 pound 1887 go for 700 euros, which is around the 660 pound mark, for a coin that weighs over an ounce i think was a bargain, wish i had the cash for it :-(

Close up of weak strike

Back of it

Also forgot to mention that it has traces of the host coin underneath on both obverse and reverse

Is it worth the €498 he wants for it? personally i'm not to much into copper, not a great picture either but it states EF+ and its a rare one i believe, i know there is lovers of Farthings out there

If anyone asks, i could always say its mine anyway

I don't think it matters Chris, i could maybe move it once a week to a different space, but as i said, no one really uses them. How big is it. Probably a Bently lol

For anyone into their error coins, but beware, it is very expensive. http://cgi.ebay.de/Unique-Mint-error-Georg...=item45f053c319

Has anyone got a T/B Farthing, a good picture to send a reply to him would be good

The reply to my offer of 5 euros for the Farthing from the dealer. Thank you for your offer, but there will be no deal (for EUR 5,-). From our perspective it is a t/b coin. What you can tell from the picture is (at least) that there is a different "toothing" an both sides. But if you are not sure, maybe it is better that way.

We live erdgeschoss and we have 2 or 3 visitor spaces and not often they are used, so i don't see it being a problem myself

My email reply to the dealer Hello and thank you for your picture, i don't know why you think this is a tooth/beaded border as both sides judging from the pictures are toothed, in that respect i could offer 5€ for your coin. Please let me know what you think.

Much space, for an asda? Or my flat? As for the farthing, i would'nt have spent €500 on it, i'm not much of a copper fan, but i don't know why he thinks it is what is, i wonder if he wears a mask as well :-) I think i'll email him back and tell him it's worth €5 lol

Ok, this thread was started about a T/B border Farthing, i have a reply from the seller with a picture and i must say the picture is crap to say he wants someone to spend €500 on the coin, as other posters stated, i don't think it is what he says it is. Take a look

Difference between a pissed German and a pissed Brit, a pissed German can get pissed and go home happy as Larry because he can take 3 or 4 litres of strong brew, a pissed Brit has 2 beers and thinks he's Rocky Balboa and will wanna abuse anyone in his path, including the local kebab shop owner and the taxi driver who's taxi he puked up in due to the fact he can't take his alcohol. Just a few observations since i've been here, oh and for the record, a drunk Scotsman here in Munich last year was drunk on the streets of Munich, the local police lifted his, let him sober up and gave him a 750€ fine for his trouble and his plane ticket home, this is why no one gives the police in Munich any grief, hence it is the 5th safest city in the world. Viva Bavaria

P.s, i only have a small Alfa Romeo 2.5 V6 24Valve sportswagon with winter wheels, didn't bring a Brit car with me because of higher insurance, TÃœV new light angles etc

Munich so far has been quite unaffected by the snow, just a sprinkling here and there which is really surprising considering we're sitting virtually on the Alps (90mins away) i can actually see them from the town i live in on a clear day. If you are ever needing some help of some sorts Chris let me know.

I've been here since 2007, but the Frau speaks great English and we had sky tv just before we moved, so i was learning jack, but i decided last year that i must learn something apart from zwei maß bitte. I'd like to be a coin dealer, any jobs going in that direction? left the denim jacket and mullet back in the late 90s, so am good to go, although we did have a new arrival last year, picture attached

Ah the old East, and we're paying to rebuild it, it'll be better than the old west shortly. Very cheap to live there, you'd get a culture shock if you came down here, costs a bloody fortune to live here, 2nd most expensive city in Germany. Any jobs going up that way lol? Wie ist dein Deutsch? Ich bin in Deutsche schule jetzt, aber es ist sehr schwerig sprache zu sprechen. If you ever venture this way, you're more than welcome to drop in, just don't forget to bring some marmalade :-)) I think we must start a new thread GERMANS ONLY or something, we're totally screwing up my starter thread here lol

Lol, they just voted for the Sunday openings and only Munich voted against it, so no opening on Sundays hahaha, so we must make do with mad rush Saturdays when everyman and his dog is doing there weekly shop, stressed to the max, barging you outta the way with their trolleys and being arrogant ******** Don't get me started about the ubahns and Germans, why are th so stressed? Sorry, am off my soapbox now :-) If you're ever in Munich, stop by for a beer and wurst ;-) Hofbrauhaus is always open and room for a 1000 leute

Amen to that Chris, am missing all those ready made meals and craving a packet of walkers, even the Frau (who is Deutsch) misses asda etc, i think its those big old asda trifles she misses, had a parcel from the motherland over xmas, its all gone now lol, needless to say a little weight was gain and the gürtel was loosened ;-) I'll await your payment details for the book. Danke Ihnen fae a Scotsman ;-) (yes there is 2 of us on site now) Back to that farthing, i've emailed and asked for better quality pix, will wait and see if he replies, no doubt it will be at least tomorrow before he does.

Email sent asking for better quality pictures, said i was potentially wanting to buy it but wanted better pix for that sorta cash. I'll post them IF they come

Not to worry Vicky, i'm not going to pay €500 for copper, i was just curious what everyone else thought about it. I'll email the dealer and ask if he can send me better quality pictures, if i get them i'll post them here

A bit more of the advert............. (Extrem seltene Variante: Av gezahnter Rand / Rv geperlter Rand!)

Well it comes from a dealers website and that was the best picture i could get of it (Exact wording of his coin) Großbritannien Farthing 1860 toothed/beaded Border ! extrem selten! Erhaltung: vz+ (vz+ equals ef+ english)