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Cracking out a coin, and re-slabbing, hoping to upgrade the resultant grade has been very popular of late. I know a lot of collectors that do it. I can see the benefit, it the coin is on the cusp of a higher grade. It would seem that it might get expensive though at $20 to $50 per coin! I have never done it myself.

He is not the only grader at CGS, there are a panel of graders, who determine the grade depending on the denomination, it is no different to PCGS or NGC, I remember when it was being set up receiving some literature where they were actively looking for graders to cover fields they specialised in. I always find I am defending CGS on this froum for some bizarre reason, but it is not the case, just that the experience I have had with London Coins and the very limited experience I have had with CGS have been very positive. It was an old topic on here previously about an 1860 mule farthing which put me off the US grading companies http://www.predecimal.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=3156&st=0&p=24942&hl=+1860%20+mule&fromsearch=1entry24942. I have to admit I would rather have an English coin graded by an English company/dealer, I know it does not guarantee a positive result, but it must improve your chances of getting someone with expertise on the coins of England Colin, I remember the controversy about the 1860 Farthing Mule on this Forum. The Person from PCGS, who supported the PCGS Grading of the Mule, was an Officer of the Company, and he was supporting what was obviously a mistaken ID on the Mule. He even went further to give the seller a letter stating it was genuine, and there was a second try at selling the Mule for 6 times the original price of $600! After that, I have had nothing to do with PCGS. The only American Company I deal with now is NGC, I just don't trust PCGS anymore! As for the difference in grading between USA and Britain grading, you are always going to have that, as long as one uses a 70 point system, and another uses a 100 point system. BTW...in the USA they are toying with the idea of a 700 point system, instead of a 70 point system. I am not sure of the value of a 700 point system though!

The value added, especially with rare Half Crowns, would be the authentication of the coin as genuine! This is especially important with a 1905 Half Crown, where many forgeries exist! I am not a fan of slabs, but I can see where a slabbed 1905 would attract more bids, and higher sales, based on the knowledge that it was guaranteed to be the "Real McCoy!"

Aardhawk, Interesting article, thanks for posting!

Derek, Is he also a member of the Forum? If so, I think I know who he is! LOL!

Hi Dan, Welcome to the Forum. Being from the U.S. I can tell you that the 1884-O Silver Dollar in your collection, is a very common date, and has a value of about $27.00 for silver content alone. The 2011 Redbook places the value as a collector's coin at $22.00 in VF, so it is worth more for the silver content. Your Dollar would grade "Fine" by U.S. Grading. Regards,

I use the colon after GRA as an identifier of the ME. On the ME, the bottom dot of the colon almost touches the A in GRA. If it is a non-ME, then the bottom dot of the colon is centered between the A and the B, of BRITT.

Bob, you have 2 rolls of 1912H's? That sounds like mint rolls, but surely not? I presume that's the US expression for two of those coin tubes full of used 1912H's? Still, that's a lot of coins! I wish they were mint rolls! But they are circulated rolls of 25 coins each. I bought them 40 years ago, at the same time I bought the 1926 Pennies. Most are in Fine condition, some a little better.

Just for the fun of it, I just went thru 2 rolls of 1912H Pennies, and I didn't find any Gouby-x's either!

Accum, Nice 1827. It's hard to find one as nice as that! Most have a lot of heavy pitting!

Nice clear overdate!

Hyundia is a great car...you'll love it!

Peter, Those Mercedes SL600 are expensive to repair, aren't they? LOL!

Below is a link to the latest on=line edition of "Coin World" from the USA. You can just use my email address to take a look at it. RLC35@aol.com http://editions.amospublishing.com/WDCN/Default.aspx?d=20110314&pagenum=1&f=0

I have 3 rolls of circulated 1926 Pennies, I bought 40 years ago, from a Mail order dealer. Recently, after I found out how to positevely ID a 1926 ME, I looked at the coins, and did not find a single ME! I have however, found a few over the past few years, at local coins shows, in the .50 cent box!<gggg>.

Derek, If you still hadn't seen a ME in 20 examples, then the best estimate from that ratio (4,498,519 divided by 21) would be 214,215 ME's minted. I would believe the mintage would be somewhat less than 214k though. Just my humble opinion! <gggg>.

There are a number of numismatic magazines available in the U.S. The most popular are: -The Numismatist, A publication of the ANA (American Numismatic Association). -Coin World -Numismatic News -Coin Prices...there are a couple of these monthly magazines that function mostly for the publication of updates (monthly) of U.S., Canadian, and Mexican coin prices. From all of the above, I like the "Numismatist" best. It is an expanded "Coin Monthly" type of magazine, but has more articles on various U.S. and Foreign coin subjects. An example this month, due to the popularity of the movie "Kings Speech" (King Geo VI), there was an article by the Editor..."Kings, Shillings and Mentors." These is also advertising, and as you say, it is needed to keep a publication afloat. When you join the ANA, this magazine, and the on-line magazine, are given to you free, as a part of your membership. Coin World, and Numismatic News, are tabloid type newspapers, much like the "Phoenix" from Coincraft, only much, larger and with more content. They are both loaded with advertising, and very popular. Lastly are the two or more, "Coin Prices" magazines, which are published monthly, with updated pricing on U.S., Canadian, and Mexican coin prices. Subscribing to these mag's give you the same thing as having a newly priced "Redbook" each month, at about the same price. You can usually get the coin prices mag for about $12-14/year. A redbook (1/yr) costs about the same. All of the above, with the exception of the "Numismatist" are mostly directed to the U.S. collector.

I've never bought a single issue, but it says the single issue price is 3.65 pounds, on the cover.

I subscribe to Coin News. One of the regular columns I like is "View from the Bay." They show actual sales from eBay, and also comment on the outcome of the sale. In one issue I even found they had posted a coin I sold (1861, 8/6 Penny)in the column. I would like to see that type of reporting expanded. The part of the Magazine covering banknotes, however is just wasted space for me. I also like the "web Page" listing of Dealers, with Web sites.

You're Part Brit Bob, so you don't Count As a Yankee. What is it with this shite crazy toning craze they have in the US of A, No coin tones naturally like that in such a short space of time, No wonder Americas oil usage is so high Azda, They can call it toning if they want too...but to me it is just tarnish! <gggg>. For some reason certain collectors do prefer it, but I don't know why!

FYI...At least one Yankee doesn't like the "Rainbow Toning"...me! LOL! I think the sellar is Canadian. <ggg>.

Azda, You are pretty close to ms (perfect) standard. It is ms70.

Certainly not EF!

I also think that is good advice. That will take care of an issue that is really bothering you.(and I can see why!) Good Luck,

I conversed with John earlier, and we traded pic's of our coins. I also sent a copy to Michael, since he is said to have a example also. Thanks for the info Rob.