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There is quite a ding on the OBV around 9 oclock to the right of the 2nd G in Georgivs on the Wreath Crown

Same seller has a 1919 KN penny in EF grade http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1919KN-GEORGE-V-BRONZE-PENNY-EXT-RARE-EF_W0QQitemZ330408193626QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Coins_BritishMilled_RL?hash=item4ceddcee5a

If anyone's interested, there is a 1934 Wreath Crown in UNC ending tomorrow 27/02 Price now is 4,110 http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=230441055935&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT

Yes i just noticed the spelling error, and you guessed right Peckris, it was meant to say proof. He also has a half penny in the same grade and same year

Ooooops, uploaded the same OBV, here's the REV

Here's a picture of an almost proog penny, slightly touched, the cost for this is €350, makes the 220 pound look silly.

Welcome to the forum, gotta say, its a cracking name, and on the subject of shillings i just purchased today an 1854 VF+ :-)

I would suggest any coin in gold would have Bullion Value or the weight in gold as its value, also if you can post a picture it helps other members with its identification and can also help grade it for you.

Just wondering if anyone has any knowledge on this coin or token? Got it from a friend in Scotland last week, the scary part is the price if it turns out to be original, so i'm hoping someone could help with the originality of the coin, does ayone know what the weight should be of this and any help with its identification would be appreciated.

Thought this might interest some of you. http://coins.about.com/od/worldcoins/ig/Chinese-Counterfeiting-Ring/

Loving the little German touch on the Volvo lol

Nothing in the book for prices, was this coin circulated or was it a model as it says and never made? Scarce or not?

I asked because i just bought an AUNC 1817 Halfcrown and its quite dark, here's the pix, until it arrives.

Is a coin that has a dark tone worth any less than a coin say in the same grade but still has no tone or some slight toning? Just curious

Oops, you shouldn't have said anything, Peter. Now you've got competition!! (Don't you just love the "shotgun pellet holes??") Do the Americans have different book prices to us, what a price!!!! http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=150410957577

...unless you've already invested in cabinets and albums! (That's what I meant by 'unstorable') Ok, so how much does slabbing cost exactly?

Ha! But it's a smaller market surely? There are such as myself who wouldn't touch them with a bargepole (because 1. I don't want my coins to be in unstorable slabs and 2. I won't pay more just because it's in a slab .. that I don't want!). So you might well get more when you sell on, when you actually find a buyer. I'm with you on the slabs Perckis, i am just curious if you crack one open would it lose value or credibility, has anyone done it?

I have a curious question on slabbed coins. I am not a huge fan of slabbing, i prefer them in my hand and they are easier to store in a coin box etc. I know its all about personal choice, so my question is, if i were to buy a coin that was slabbed and took it out of the slab would that effect its value, i also realise that slabbed coins are somewhat a gaurantee of condition and authenticity, so what is the concencus of opinion on this?

You said above you would START at €300? That implies you were prepared to go higher? For what it's worth, I think it is an attractive coin, so it's really up to you how much you want it. But you may wish to assure yourself it is 20/19 before shelling out your hard-earned. €300 is about £250, which doesn't seem excessive, especially if it turns out to be the rare variety. As for haggling, we can't tell you how to do that. The relationship is between seller and buyer, which is you and he. Well i emailed him and asked him how much he was prepared to come down to firstly, and he replied €360, i have since replied using some of the comments from this thread and said i'd be prepared to go to€300 and that i have bought from him before at a premium. He is a coin dealer so i'm sure he knows it is a 20/19, although its not as visible as some, so we shall see what tomorrow brings. A €100 rebate would be good though :-)

Ok, emailed the dealer and he said he'd take €360, i don't really want to pay more than €300 for it, any suggestions to try and work him down a bit without disrespecting the coin to much lol?

You can certainly see it in the 2nd image, the first image i couldn't see it at all.

I use my Olympus camera with marco and always in daylight, a more natural picture, some of my coins are dotted around the site from my efforts with the Olympus

I can upload some of mine if you like Mark - some of the fields won't mean much to you as they refer to other bits of the database but if you're interested I can talk you through it. Yes please, I'd love to see them. Mark, try as I might, and ZIP as I might, I can't anything useful down to the 150k upload limit. Can I email it to you? cheers Declan I have just downloaded a coin manager file from the t'internet, gonna give it a whirl and see how it goes

Lol, ganz genau Chris, wie geht es Ihnen?

If i were you i'd keep them, can you post any pictures of them?