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Azda, The advice from Colin, Tom, and Peter is valuable...take it to heart. Don't give up on something you enjoy because of some one else's bad habits. If you give it up ...THEY WIN! Your input and enthusiasm is too valuable to the rest of us for you to drop out. Think it over..... BTW...I believe you (what you've written)!

Hi Rasiel, Nice to see another "Yank" on the Forum. Welcome aboard!

The British (or whoever...) have got to be the least patriotic people in the world, and I think we've just proved that. We cringe when others wear their nationalty on their sleeve - when the Americans play 'God bless America' I hide behind the sofa! Their genuine national anthem however is way better than our dirge. The American's also have a patriotic song..."My Country tis of thee (sweet land of liberty)"...which is sung to the music of "God Save the Queen." In the early years of our Republic, many American's (mostly of English decent) thought of this song to be the National Anthem! Francis Scott Key's "Star Spangled Banner" was officially made the National anthem at a later date. I recently heard a version of the "Star Spangled Banner" that was played by order of the Queen, at Buckingham Palace on 911. It was a very stirring rendition of our anthem. http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.allproudamericans.com%2Femotional-911-version-of-the-National-Anthem.html&h=b6052 Above is the video of the 911 performance!

Azda, I think some of your commentary might be doing some good with the "Special" Dealer you have been talking about. Did you notice he is not using the "private bidder" concept anymore?

1949, If the guy who made the video is right...then you are right also. Being an outsider (USA), I was going by what the video explained the United Kingdom to be, and it does sound reasonable.

I think the grading company has it closer to right, with the grade of AU. The most interesting thing about this coin is how far to the left the mintmark "H" is...it almost touches the first 8, and is definitaly (sp) off center to the left!

Azda, That guy is a joke. He does his own slabbing, and grades as he wishes. Obviously no one takes him seriously! He owns the slabbing service........

Here is the Video about the United Kingdom.

Isn't the only difference between Great Britain and the United Kingdom...the addition of Northern Ireland? The way I am told it works is: Great Britain includes: 1) England, Wales, and Scotland United Kingdom includes: 2) England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland. I think there are also some small Islands included in the above. There is a explanation of the differences somewhere on the internet (Video), and that is the way it is explained. Then there is the Commonwealth of Nations....but we'll save that one for another day. LOL!

Agreed. If anything it may even be a slight OVER-estimation. If your coin has no lustre VS, I would put it somewhere between £100 and £150 depending on crispness and eye appeal. The halfpenny is much scarcer of course. Peck, You are right about the 1/2d Low Tide. It is much harder to obtain than the 1d LT. I just sold a Rassmussen 1902 LT in Red BU for $299, to a client in Australia. That's about twice what a 1d low tide would bring.

Nice to get everyone's input. All of the comments have brought up some good points. Thanks!

One of the things I noticed was the lack of varieties. It also is a little difficult to use...but it's free! LOL

Here is a link to the new NGC World Coin Pricing Guide. What do you think of it? http://www.ngccoin.com/poplookup/World-Coin-Price-Guide.aspx

Here is another 1903, Open 3 on eBay now. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=300555026949&category=3397&_trksid=p5197.c0.m619#ht_2860wt_1139 I have sent a note to the seller, noting that this coin is not an open 3, but he continues to advertise it as a open 3. Maybe he needs a few more respondents! LOL!

That's the real McCoy (open 3)...the top of the three (3) points toward the "0." On the normal 3, the top of the 3 curls downward, toward (between) the 0 and the 3. That example is also the best one I've seen.

I was really disappointed with Knightsbridge Coins. They didn't bring a single coin to the Bourse! They only had one page passouts on their St James Auction Service! The Chicago show was pretty good overall. It seems like it gets bigger every year. The hot thing was silver, it seemed like everyone was buying it! BTW Colin...only saw three (3) 1848 Farthings, and none were the overstrike you pictured!

I'm at the "Chicago International Coin Fair" today, and I am going to go through all the 1848 farthings to see if one is in anyone's stock. BTW...Knightsbridge Coins, from the UK is here on the Bourse Floor, does anyone know them?

the 1903 might be an open 3, I have to see a closer pic of the date to be sure.

Mal Lewendon is a member of this forum if I am not mistaken. I seem to remember getting my copy of the disk from him via this forum. Last seen sunning himself in France I believe Agreed, invaluable but I feel there is room for improvement. Sorry Mal. Gary, You are right, Mal is located in France, or at least the last time I heard of him, he was. I believe he is a aviator.

Gary, If that is a fake...then it is really a good fake. It looks like the real thing! It would be interesting to send it in for slabbing, and see what happens.

If anyone is going to pursue a Half Penny Reference, you might be able to enlist the help of Mal Lewendon. I'm not sure of his email at this time, but he has a disk that has a lot of the varieties of the Half Pennies already identified. Chris has even used some of his images for the GBCC reference. Just a FYI!

Don't they just give it a genuine tag and not a grade, or has that changed? Not sure about PCGS, but NGC/NCS gives you your choice, if has been cleaned. They will either slab it as "Authentic", without a grade, or give it a "Details" grading with a notation that it has been cleaned.

Cool...Thanks Peck!

Nice coin Azda, the Kings ear is really strong. It is also very hard to find a 1905 with the "P" and the "I" showing completely on the reverse, as yours does.

Rob, Your Forum mailbox is full (not accepting messages). Please send me pricing info (to the USA)for the Davies Book, to RLC35@aol.com.