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1g does sound a lot of underweight for such a small coin unless there was a lot of clipping

hi kris yours looks to be one of two coins its def henry VII but looks more to be the half groat due to the spacing between the neck and head nice coin though ive just recieved another coin today an edward IV ight coinage groat minted in norwich which i can see know real deal. i am to believe is not a common issue to come by. now i have these two coins and i am 100% sure that the london one i have above is dodgy ive had that feeing since first handling the coin, it just didnt seem right Why not take it to your local dealer Chris and get his opinion before sending it back

Rim............Hope they help next time you buy.

REV.......I've made the pix big enough so you can see all the detail

Hi Kris, here are 3 pix of my Spanish 8 Reales Peru Lima Mint, it might help next time you see one. OBV first then REV then rim

Here's the dipped version of a coin his wife bought from me, she paid 255 for it and he sold it for 321. His text states EF, when it left my hands it was only a good VF http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=230462143381

He gets away with it due to the fact no one knows what he's doing, but someone one day will buy his coin and leave him a negative for it being dipped, maybe they should add his wifes ebay number that she bought the coin from to so that people can see what he's doing. Maybe we should chip in a few quid each and purchase one of his mickey mousers.

Mannnnnn.............Here's another he's bought and is now selling on his ebay, of course it has been dipped, but check out the difference in grades and prices now after dipping. http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=390179438959 <<<<<<<<<< bought for 56 pounds http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1856-VICTORIA-GOTHIC-FLORIN-EXT-RARE-NEAR-UNC-/330428678067?cmd=ViewItem&pt=UK_Coins_BritishMilled_RL&hash=item4cef157fb3 now at 155 pounds with 5hrs to go Check the difference in grades, amazing.

Most of the coins he sells Peckris is in some way or another CRSIP RARE blah blah blah. As i said, i'm curious where the halfcrown will end up, i think it ends today

He does get some rarities tho Gary, he has a gilt proof penny up right now. Don't agree with this dipping thing though, i'm curious if he makes any money on the one i've listed here. I bet his wife shill bids for him to.

Well that guy is quite a respected seller, so it seems he buys from a different name and sells on his own name, but that coin looks a little cleaner than when he bought it. How did i find this out, well, he bought 2 coins from me under his alias, his address and the alias address both were one and the same, just stumbled across it today

I wonder if he'll get his money back on this coin he bought and is now selling http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=200461725886 <<<<<< the one he bought for 365 pounds http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1879-VICTORIA-YOUNG-HEAD-HALFCROWN-EXT-RARE-AU-/230468642543?cmd=ViewItem&pt=UK_Coins_BritishMilled_RL&hash=item35a90066ef <<<< and the same coin he's selling Looks a little cleaner than before though

Slabs............a topic close to 400s heart. If you are offering the Marsh book 400 i would'nt mind it

Lol, Peckris, you made me smile then, my girlfriend says the same thing, she is German though and has an excuse, i always correct her with the same word and also with SAVE instead of SAFE.

Not so far off the correct weight then, making things harder

1949threepence, it seems we have a thread starting upon the subject

400, that was some time ago, my apologies, but i have forgotten.Alzheimers possibly :-)I am just curious what other people would do with them, personally, if it's junk i will bin them, dependant on where its came from, it it was from ebay, then i'd ask for my money back, then leave a negative feedback stating it was a fake, if like i have said, it was from a friend, then i'd throw it in the bin, simples......I don't have any personally, or at least i hope i don't, i tend to buy from dealers and the odd numpty now and again who thinks their coin is a UNC when clearly it isn't

Chris, could we rename this topic as modern fakes or something so people can find it and perhaps post their images?

I'm just curious what the individual person would do, or will do if they purchased a fake coin, whether it be flea bay, an auction house or picked up at a car booty etc, will you throw it out, keep it, what will you do with one, especially if you paid a handsome price for it. I believe honesty is needed here. A friend of mine sent me a Geo III HALFCROWN, a fake, i don't know what he wanted me to do with it, as we both determined it was crap, so basically i threw it in the bin when it came and i had taken a look at it, again it was just complete junk.

Yeah i see that now, although the shield top right does'nt look great either, what is the weight of it out of curiosity?

Rob, could you explain a litte how i could tell that the coin pic you posted is a fake coin, to me it looks ok. What are we looking for?

The OBV

Here's the pictures he sent me, i gotta say, i don't know why he even bothered, its an absolute mess

Hi Choolie, it was'nt the different companies i was reffering to, it was on the subject of cost, that had been answered.

Hello snowball and welcome to the forums. If you post the pictures of your coins, both sides, they will be easier to grade. A coins worth is not just about what type of coin it is, it also goes by condition. There is a function at the bottom of the page for uploading pix, 150kb max, so both sides should not exceed 75kb each side.