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I'll definitely be keeping my eyes open, but won't hold my breath, if it's been through a sale room somewhere then it should have been spotted, IMO it's probably come from a private sale

This part would worry me, if they are moving inside the capsules then you may need some black ring foam to stop them moving, the more movement the more wear eventually against hard plastic

Very true, my thinking was though that perhaps through the last 20 or so years it may have been taken out of the capsule or a holder and moved around, i'm probably more baffled how no one has seen it since 1862 but it's not a huge problem, just interesting. It will be correctly labeled in Novemeber though

Seen that advertised, sounds good.

I'm keeping score of the old camp young camp John, i'll put you in the undecided for now

Maybe the older generation might not like it, but i think it's quite a funky remix of a classic

The hunt is always the thrill, the ownership is the satisfaction

You should then try aboutfarthings.co.uk

I'm not sure they are 179 euros worth of a variety

Some reading on dipped coins http://www.coinweek.com/featured-news/understanding-classic-u-s-coins-building-excellent-coin-collections-part-2-dipped-coins/

Everyone has an individual taste, what appeals to me, may not appeal to others, but if you knew it had been dipped would you have still bought it? Knowledge is power and this is what the forum is all about, being better informed. The coin is nice, if the seller or whoever dipped it had left it alone it would have been better, after reading the link 1949 posted i didn't realise some people even use putty to deceive even the graders are the TPGs, it just goes to show you what lengths people go to to make a few $s........... I'm going to add the link 1949 posted in the thread "useful links" for future reading/reference.......

You could do with upgrading those pics Rob

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Getting it reslabbed is a certainty, next Paris grading week is 14th -18th Nov

The footnote from the DNW lot.......In hindsight there is more B dies than quoted by Michael Freeman. I have to get mine re-attributed Die letter A is R17 and B is R18, although with more of the die letter B being found it would probably be more like R17 as with die letter A. As with silver in ESC, their rarities are higher in higher grades (an assumption though) Footnote Michael Freeman’s 2006 rarity rating of “6-15” specimens known may, with the benefit of hindsight, be regarded as a slight underestimate. At least 9 other examples, mostly in fine condition or less, have been offered at auction since 2006. However, the present piece outgrades by a considerable margin every other 1862 halfpenny with a die letter seen in commerce. The only pieces that in any way approach this one for grade are two with the more frequently met with die letter A (’Cheshire’ Collection, Goldberg, 30 May 2005, 3107, $2,700; London Coins, 1 March 2009, 555, £1,700)

@Paulus Sold by DNW £4200 hammer Sept 2016 and graded as GEF, so we can throw Spink out of the window as prices fluctuate. Trying to narrow down where mine may have come from and thought possibly the Ex Cheshire sold at Goldbergs, but this was as it turns out in an NGC slab, no pictures unfortunately and also MS63 http://www.goldbergcoins.com/content/?page_id=3145

Yes i'm hoping for free of charge, but going to call them tomorrow and see what they say about sending it back in and if there's a fee for their error

I was sweating today Pete, DHL came and only gave me a packet for the boss and some Coldplay concert tickets, but i had notice that it was on his van, i even showed him and he said he didn't have it. I checked 40 mins later the email notice and it said it had been delivered which then got my head going, i went to the postbox and there was another 2 packets......Sweat off

For those that don't know, the 1862 was mis-attributed and was graded as a normal 1862 halfpenny, now the dilemma is whether to send it back to them for re-attribution as i'm going to be selling it.......

You may well be correct there Dave

Ah yes, lol, forgot. Funnily enough, the dealer i got it from has sent another packet addressed to me, i thought, why 2 packets? Turns out he's also sent me someone else' coins that were meant for someone in Italy, roughly about 20, i hope to deal with him again

One other slabbed in this grade, also a forum member

We have some winners, slabbed as a normal 1862 halfpenny

You may have missed the most important part of the coin Nordle

So, my 1862 Halfpenny has finally arrived, better pictures will follow as these were a bit on the rushed side. MS64 graded