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Michael, Look on Tony Crocker's facebook page, there is a pic of it there. I can't find mine right now. Thanks Bob. I did have a look at Tony's page, but I couldn't see it. Maybe because I'm not a friend. You are probably right. Here you go Michael....I got these from his page.

Bob, do you still have your 6 over 8 Penny that you had a few years back? Just.me, I sold my 6 over 8 about 5 years ago. That sale made the "View of the Bay" in Coin News for that month. It was not as good a example that Ian has for sale, despite the cleaning.

Michael, Look on Tony Crocker's facebook page, there is a pic of it there. I can't find mine right now.

I think you are right about the 6/8 Penny Colin. They just don't become available that often. I have been thinking about a offer on it my self. BTW...the 1877 Narrow date now resides in Great Britain! Ha,Ha! No wonder you made a trip around the British Isles. I hope you brought it with you to save the hefty tax bill that e buyer would incur lol Azda, I had booked the trip to Great Britain, prior to obtaining a suitable offer for the 1877 ND, but did take it with me for personal delivery, as a result of the offer. I also want to let you all know how beautiful your country is! My wife and I were just amazed at the beauty of the hills (Mountains), Lowlands, etc. I also had a chance to partake of freshly cought "Haggis" on two (2) occasions! All I have to say about it is you would have to be mighty hungry to eat it on a regular basis! Ha,Ha. Here are a couple of pictures to show how it was served. The first Haggis was served at the Torphichen Inn, and the second at the Prestonfield Mansion. Both tasted about the same!

I think you are right about the 6/8 Penny Colin. They just don't become available that often. I have been thinking about a offer on it my self. BTW...the 1877 Narrow date now resides in Great Britain! Ha,Ha! No wonder you made a trip around the British Isles. I hope you brought it with you to save the hefty tax bill that e buyer would incur lol Azda, I had booked the trip to Great Britain, prior to obtaining a suitable offer for the 1877 ND, but did take it with me for personal delivery, as a result of the offer. I also want to let you all know how beautiful your country is! My wife and I were just amazed at the beauty of the hills (Mountains), Lowlands, etc. I also had a chance to partake of freshly cought "Haggis" on two (2) occasions! All I have to say about it is you would have to be mighty hungry to eat it on a regular basis! Ha,Ha. Here are a couple of pictures to show how it was served.

I think you are right about the 6/8 Penny Colin. They just don't become available that often. I have been thinking about a offer on it my self. BTW...the 1877 Narrow date now resides in Great Britain! Ha,Ha!

I would not be totally put off,all the slab houses are the same,I have found quite a few mistakes by NGC and PCGS,and I would have to agree that human factors come into the grading more than they would let on. Would the same coin get the same grade before a good night or on the day after? CGS are by far the best for grading British coins in my opinion,and although not everyone will agree comand a slight better figure from the raw if selling on sites such as Ebay. I agree with you Benny. CGS is the best at grading British coins, and a slabbed coin from them (for British coins) would mean more to me than a slabbed coin from PCGS or NGC. The latter do a good job with USA coins, but leave a lot to be desired with British coins. I think NGC and PCGS both need one of Derek's grading books!......Ha,Ha!

Thanks Gary, I'll check it out, after I get it in hand. I didn't realize that there were two types of obverses . I have Mal Lewanden's disk of half penny varieties, I'll have a look!

I just bought this 1861 Half over Halp, Half Penny from a guy in Italy. This is a pic from his add. I'll send some better pic's when I receive the coin.

Thanks Peter, that does help. I assume the top is the single, and the bottom is the double...correct. The top coin is more worn, and not as good a pic as the bottom coin though, or are all the single lines shown with wear like that? Thanks for the help

Does anyone have a good close up picture of a single exergue 1940 penny? I have a real hard time with ID'ing that one.

Dave, I think I married your wife's sister...my wife is the same! LOL

Okay, now I'm going to add some jelly to the Peanut Butter!.....The Irish Malts sounds interesting though!.....

I have to say, they are doing a pretty good job! I think I'll just have a Peanut Butter Sandwich! LOL!

Nick, I didn't think anything was bad enough to be banned in the USA! Some rural people here eat "Mountain Oyster's" (pork or beef "Nuts")...and if they aren't banned, I wouldn't think Haggis would be either! Ha,Ha!

Azda, I'm sorry I am going to miss that also. As for making the English mad at me...I have to watch who I make mad, as my Mother's family is from Blackburn, England, so I have to kind-of ride the wall, if you know what I mean! Ha,Ha!

You are correct with your assumptions, most of the VAM's are blob's die cracks, and minor stuff...all of which are not listed in the Redbook. The real varieties...0 over CC, 7 over 6, Dbl Die, 80 over 79, etc have separate listing and pricing in the Redbook. Some dealers do expect more for a coin, with a VAM number, but I am not one of those people. I would not pay a premium for a VAM coin! BTW...I am going to be in my Father's Family homeland (Scotland) in late September. Going to Glasgow, Laggan, Airth/Falkirk, and Edinburgh (also England and Wales). BTW...what is haggis? Is it any good? Ha,Ha! We are going to have a dinner in Edinburgh that has haggis on the menu! We are on a Trafalger tour. Haggis is a once a year meal for me at most and I wouldn't bother having it in a restaurant.Good butchers make their own and it's easy to cook. Haggis is all the scraps (heart etc and pearl barley)When put this into an intestine it comes alive.!!!! Their are some special ones that live on heather.You just have to pluck them and snip off the wings. Try battered mars bars or pizza and blacken your teeth so you fit in. WOW! Peter, that sounds yummy!... NOT! Ha,Ha! BTW...why snip the wings??? over the pond, wings are a treat!

You are correct with your assumptions, most of the VAM's are blob's die cracks, and minor stuff...all of which are not listed in the Redbook. The real varieties...0 over CC, 7 over 6, Dbl Die, 80 over 79, etc have separate listing and pricing in the Redbook. Some dealers do expect more for a coin, with a VAM number, but I am not one of those people. I would not pay a premium for a VAM coin! BTW...I am going to be in my Father's Family homeland (Scotland) in late September. Going to Glasgow, Laggan, Airth/Falkirk, and Edinburgh (also England and Wales). BTW...what is haggis? Is it any good? Ha,Ha! We are going to have a dinner in Edinburgh that has haggis on the menu! We are on a Trafalger tour.

http://www.vamworld.com/ Here you go Azda, everything you ever wanted to know about VAM's! Search for 1878-CC...there are some VAM numbers for this coin. Yours may be one of them!

Phil, There is a little residue around the numbers of the date that make it difficult to tell for sure if it is an overdate. Wash the coin with soap and water gently (maybe even use a soft toothbrush on the date), pat it dry, and use a 10x or better loupe...you should be able to get a better picture of if you have a overdate, or just a dirty date!

They have an office in Kent, but (currently) hold their auctions at a hotel in Bracknell. 4-6 Upper St SNew Ash GreenLongfieldKent DA3 8JJGrange Hotel Charles Square Bracknell, RG12 1DF Thanks Nick, I appreciate it.

Does anyone know the street address of London Coin Auctions...or do they even have a bricks and Morter location?

EF40, maybe EF-45 is the grade Azda. You might take away some points for the small edge nicks on the reverse. A very nice coin. It shows a lot of hair above the ear on the obverse, which is a well struck coin. A quick "dip" will remove the slight toning, and may result in better luster! JMHO! Ha,Ha!

And thats how non rarities sell for above their price because everyone who has an eye on a particular coin will have observied the esrimate and thought well maybe someone will go higher than top estimate, so i'll go a smidge higher, meanwhile the other 5 or 6 wannabes will be thinking the same thing and do the same and in the end we have an overpriced coin. Another thing most auction houses do, is place the estimate range lower than the value to stimulate bidding, and also only let the seller place a reserve at 60% of the low estimate (I know Baldwins does it this way)!

I think you have it Azda. Many collector's here don't pay any attention to VAM numbers (unless they happen to have one of the scarcer numbers, LOL!) for silver dollars...I don't! I think, as a general rule, British collectors are more interested in micro varieties than collectors in the USA. JMHO!