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Thanks Chris. It's a big day for us...even though it marks our separation from England, we still remain strong allies.

http://www.cccsat.org/node/15255 The above is the 1st Marine Division Band, playing in the Independence Day Parade, in Oceanside, California. Oceanside is the Pacific Beach front Home of the Division Headquarters...Camp Pendleton, CA. Happy 4th of July to all!

I added a link on my Facebook page. Nice job on the website!

Thanks Nordle...good planning!

I've never had a problem with PayPal so far, touch wood. One of the things that is not generally known...If the buyer has less than a 50 feedback, then the insurance from eBay/Paypal is only $200, not the value of the merchandise! Also there is a $25 deductable, so if you sold a coin for $3000, and the buyer had only 46 feedback, then you would receive $175 (200-25), for loss of the coin!...surprise.....

I like the Provenance...."A old London Collection"

Exactly, the LC one i just quoted looks worse than the ebay one The coin is EF...seldom do you see that coin with as good hair definition as it has on the obverse...which is a used sov. die! I think the valuation would be 550-700 someplace. The coin has some circulation marks, and some small stains on the reverse, but is still a rare coin in that condition. IMHO...Ha,Ha Are you at risk of confusing rarity and grade Bob? Perish the thought! Probably...but maybe not! LOL!...

Exactly, the LC one i just quoted looks worse than the ebay one The coin is EF...seldom do you see that coin with as good hair definition as it has on the obverse...which is a used sov. die! I think the valuation would be 550-700 someplace. The coin has some circulation marks, and some small stains on the reverse, but is still a rare coin in that condition. IMHO...Ha,Ha

Apart from shilling of course!

Apart from shilling of course!

Judging from his BIN pricing (usually 2-3 times value) he will not be letting that 1844 go for anything near the current price. It is a nice coin though!

http://www.irishcoins.com Del Parker...he has been around forever...good guy. I missed a BU 1943 1/2Crown, by waiting to long to make up my mind, and he sold it. $3,000...I'll probably never get another chance at that price.

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My wife's Uncle Frank, landed on Omaha Beach, with the U.S. Army Infantry, to begin the liberation of France!

Gov. Edger Whitcomb of Indiana, survived the death march at Bataan. General McArthur on the other hand, left with his family, in the dead of the night, just prior to the U.S. Garrison falling to the Japanese.

Even with the pitted surface, probably a good buy!

I think the guy who suggested GVF to EF is pretty close! The Kings crown has a full diamond, and 8 strong pearls (which notes EF)but their are lots of surface wear around the brow, mustache, and cape to adjust down from EF...IMHO!

I agree...a quick dip would probably clear up most of the "darkening" still present on the coin.

Was it a Veho microscope you bought with the capture button on the side? If it is then you should be able to press the F11 key and that is used as a capture button also. I had the same problem with movement too when using the side button. It is a Veho that I use (looks exactly the same as the Linder one Chris sells). I have a luechturn (sp) microscope like Azda mentioned, and it takes good pic's, but is far inferior to the QX5 (children's Microscope), which is a later version of the unit Colin mentioned. The Luechurn has a button on the unit to take pic's, but you can also use the Mouse to activate the pic process. The QX5 also has a exposure button on the unit, and can be activated from the Mouse. The QX5 will work up through MS Vista, but will not work with MS-7. Like Colin's unit, the QX5 is not made or supported by MS anymore, but can be found on eBay occasionally.

Scott, The U.S. Penny looks like a VDB! It is hard to see , with the dark picture, though.

That looks like a nice coin, looking at the reverse. The "P" in Pense is really clear. If you do anything at all to the coin, just a quick dip only. It looks like it will look a lot better after the dip. You can't tell much from the Obverse, the detail can't be seen well, due to the toning.

That's an absolute classic! Everything about it is just so wrong... It looks like he took the picture from his PC camera, while his wife was setting in front of the PC (leaning to the right). I think that may be a First for eBay!

It's a pity it comes from a smoke-free home, otherwise it might have restored a bit of toning to the coin. Or is that just wishful thinking?Looked at the pic first and thought of florin/shilling then flipped it over Crippens acid was probably weaker That guy has a 1903 penny that looks like a Half Crown (color)...all of his coins are the same color!

This is a tougher date Half Crown....

Rob, In a situation like you mention (coin was received, and positive feedback left for you), you should be able to call eBay and they will remove the "item not received" notation. I had a lady from England leave negative feedback, because she had to pay VAT fees, but when I called eBay, they removed the negative feedback, since VAT is the responsibility of the Buyer. You might give it a try, and call them.