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When I joined it was about 2 weeks before the Munich fair and hasn't received my vocher, I explained this to the PCGS lady, they emailed about a week later asking if I had received it, it came by post, I scanned and emailed it and wasn't charged for the gradings. I've read recently that they are now sending vouchers out digitally now.....

That was a few mins more than i watched.......

:-)

Here's one i experimented on, the before and after

Technically, cleaning/dipping is a NO NO. Silver dipping is a common occurrence but if left in the solution to long it can strip the lustre of the coin and make it look like a brick, very dull and flat, i assume it's effectively burnt the coin, doing it properly can enhance a coin dramatically though, longer than 10 seconds and you can kiss goodbye to whatever you paid........

Probably just poor quality lighting Leo

Seems to be a commemorative medal celebrating 25 years

Judging by the OBV side (heads side) it looks South African or Canadian

Not sure if this is going to be visible as it's a pdf but it was the list of investment coins that Stanley Gibbons produced Stanley Gibbons EnglishCoin200 Index DEC2014.pdf

I would hope so, it was the other reason i bought it......When it arrives i'll add my own pictures

An image is useful, but no more than 500kb per post.

PCGS accept submissions by mail as well as in person but they don't like using the normal delivery system because of insurance purposes, for instance if you send with Royal Mail you are not covered bt their T&Cs as coins are in fact prohibited to be mailed, i use Fedex, you can order a Fedex pickup from their website unless you have an office near you. You can drop the coins off at the fair i listed above but ONLY if you are a PCGS member, no membership equals no submission unless Alan @mhcoins can help out there should you not wish to become a member, but i'm not sure if he wishes to become overrun with people asking him to submit their coins.... All coins are taken and graded in Paris, they won't be graded in the USA

Never used NGC personally, BRG is of the opinion that they are better, i'm the other way around, so it's just a matter of choice. I used PCGS because they grade in Paris, there's an NGC office here in Munich but they only take your submissions and deal with all the paperwork regarding re-entry in the EU as they only grade in the USA, so everything is sent there and it has a 6 week turnaround. Paris is just around the corner and when their grading week is on then it takes only a 10 day turnaround

OBV

Spotted this one about a year ago and never went near it

I spotted it a couple of days back and thought i'd make an offer on it, the seller tried to raise it by 4 euros which i found strange, so i sent him an email saying i was no longer interested, he got back to me this morning saying he'll accept my original offer I noticed the eBay seller Jon Blyth sold one last night in MS65 for £125,33 so it was a bargain in comparison, although the most expensive i've seen was sold by Heritage for $328

Considering Spink quotes these as "forgeries exist" and with a book price starting at £5500 i wouldn't hold my breath but if it was found to be a forgery then it should be able to be returned to the auction house, their grading is also terrible VZ-ST which is EF to UNC. I've sent them an email regarding it's authenticity and if they are absolutely sure it's genuine and also mentioned that if i win it i'd be sending it off for verification (just to move them into gear, it doesn't interest me) i'll get back to you if they send me a reply

just purchased, a common coin, but nice

I need a holiday.................4 weeks away in a camper van touring Scotland...........Bliss..............

And EF

I remember reading about another "investment" coin company in Australia from last year' coin news, someone was suing them because they have paid out quite an amount for a coin and was told it would increase in value of a period of time. It seems when this person came to collect the value had decreased by a considerable amount, so they started a legal process to recoup........ It seems investment companies aren't so wise after all when it comes to coins........I wonder if Baldwins are taking note of this, London coins does something similar?

The seller is gb-classic-coins-uk

I think that list was on the Stanley Gibbons website, those coins aren't for the faint hearted though and start at around the 6 figure mark

I personally quite like the 8 reales and their history, plus the British plundered quite a few to make their own coinage when silver was in short supply.