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Hi Robert, The two coins you show are very common U.S. Silver (90%) coins. The 1946-P Quarter would grade VG-F, and has a mintage of 53,436,000. Its value, is only one of a bullion coin. With Silver at $13.00 per oz, it has a value of $3.26. The 1953 Half Dollar has a mintmark, but I can't make it out in the pics. The 1953-D Half has a mintage of 20,900,400. The 1953-S has a mintage of 4,148,000. I would grade the coin somewhere around F+. Both of these Halves have a bullion value of $6.51, with Silver at $18.00/oz.

You might measure the thickness of the flan. If it is a thick flan, it might cause extra pressure on the dies, and thus produce a better (slightly higher) relief on the images.

PA That looks like a pretty nice coin, and if it is an overdate, you should be able to see the diagonal of the 2 showing thru the 3. It might take a close up pic of the 3 to verify it though. I can't tell from the degree of magnification shown.

I think Michael Gouby's main interest is the "Brick & Morter" of his coin establishment. He does have the ability to reserve, and sell coins to collector's oversea's, but that is not his main thrust. At least that is what I get from corresponding with him, and buying from him. He has the ability to accept PayPal, etc. also. He seems to have a great reputation everywhere! I have his new "Bronze" Book, and believe me, it is a Classic!

The Obverse is better than the Reverse, in my opinion. The Reverse wear is obvious on the Hair, Breast, Leg, and shield. On the Obverse the most noticeable wear is where the hair meets the Brow, right above the eye. The OBV = AEF, the REV = GVF... I know it is kinda splitting hairs! I think this coin will bring close to 2000 pounds. The 1849's are really hard to find in this grade. If Baldwin's had it, they would probably ask 3500! LOL!

My biggest bargain by far, was a 1861, 6 over 8 Victorian Penny, in GF. I paid $35.00 for it not knowing what is was, and had it identified here on the Forum by Custard66, and others. I recently sold it on eBay for $2,100. The sale even made "View from the Bay" in Coin News! Probably a once in a lifetime find!

Red, You are right, the first thing is to get an iPhone...go ahead...jump in, and buy one. You will love it. Most of the Apps are free, or just .99, so you can load up on Apps! I have the 3G-S,(which is a G3.5), but they have just released the G4, which is a Blazer! One of the .99 cent Apps is "Coins" which identifies many coins from Roman on down to the present, but it is not selective, so you need to go thru many coins to get to the one you want. It is nice to have, but not as helpful as the App PK is requesting. BTW...iTunes gives you a $50.00 free iPhone card credit when you buy a new iPhone, and that buys a lot of .99 Apps!

PK, When you find that App, let me know... I want it for my iPhone also!

Hi Peter The "Redbook" (from USA) lists the 1974-S Small Cent @ .35 in MS65 grade. MS65 is a Mint State (uncirculated) coin with clear fields, and few, if any, bag marks. The 1974-S mintage is quite high at 409,426,660 coins minted!

They did a lot of rework on the Victorian Dies! There are some interesting mis-alignments.

Azda, That's a re-punched B alright! It also looks like the A might be re-punched.

Azda, Is that your 1975? It looks like it has a large "1" over a small "1." I can't tell for sure from the pic...but it looks like it.

Red, You are right about the BM being further to the right on th 1926ME. The problem is that most of the 1926ME's are softly struck, and the BM is not visable, or if it is, you can't tell if it has the stops or not, due to the soft strike/wear. A clearer identifier is the colon between GRA and BRITT on the obverse. On the ME the bottom dot of the colon will almost be touching the A of GRA, where on the regular 1926, the bottom dot of the colon is perfectly centered between the A of GRA and the B of BRITT. I have a 1926 ME in AVF for $30.00, plus $3.99 S&H (from the USA), if anyone is interested.

I like it Gary, especially the Reverse. I would grade the Reverse at GEF, the Lion faces appear to be fully formed. I would grade the Obverse at EF, like you have already mentioned, there is some friction on the neck, and in the field at the back of the head, but it does not distract from the the grade...at least for me! It is a quality example!

Gary, You have close even spacing on your 1877 date. That is the identifier for the narrow date 1877. I would like to have one, but 3500 pounds is a little steep for a "Fair" coin, which is what Bamfords was listed as in the CCGB. BTW Gary, I was able to purchase another 1880/8 recently in a little better condition (VF) than my original example.

I have Dave's Bronze book, and find it to be a valuable 20th Century reference.

I am a Bun Penny man, but over the years I have collected the odd penny and thought it interesting if I could get the lot. Alan, "London Coins" latest Auction List just came out, and it has a low cost 1849 Penny in the list. It is item # 1672. It has a suggested value of 50-75 pounds. The condition is Fair, but it has a clear date. I thought you might want to check it out.

Cameo refers to the frosted effigy, against the mirrored flat surfaces of the proof coin. A deep Cameo refers to an exceptionally well defined effigy against a mirrored background. Where you start and stop within the two designations...who knows! LOL!

Chris, I have one for sale on eBay right now. It is item # 270575489297. Whatever it brings... will give you an idea of value.

I think the "Crack" in the R is pretty common with the 1905 Half Crown. It is a character that is beginning to deteriorate from a worn die. I have seen many that way, and I have owned a few with that condition, including one purchased from Michael Gouby, who is a reputable dealer. This is not to say that a fake coin does not have the same condition, in an effort to look genuine.

Fubar, The coin you show, a Pillar Dollar, is a fake. They are around 90% silver. This coin does not have a iron wafer core. The actual data is as follows for this coin. 1819 8 Reales 27.07g (total wgt) .903% silver .7859 oz ASW (silver wgt) Krause # KM111

Chris, I know you are into cars...the Queen has her "Majestic V8" for sale, will you be bidding? LOL!

Danzig (Free City), 5 Gulden KM# 158 (Krause, USA) 800,000 minted Value.... Fine $120.00 VF 180.00 EF 265.00 UNC 500.00 These are "Retail values." You may or may not be able to actually sell at these rates!

Voynov, Brasso is a thick liquid cleaner for brass and bronze. It does clean well, but leaves the coin very shiney, and does slightly scratch the surface. Never use it on coins above fine grade.

The 1854 1 Franc is what you have. The spec's are as follows: 90% Silver .1446 oz ASW Krause #: KM 779.1 764,000 coins minted Value: Fine $25.00 VF 50.00 EF 150.00 UNC 350.00 It looks like a pretty nice coin!