ski

my 3 1937 coins are :- proof, B to right of corner, ree away from rim business strike, b at corner, ree close to rim, 2 coins the same ski

if this was the process set up at the exeter mint and it did produce crowns where the shape of the flan could give information on production runs, may i ask.......would we not see similarities with other denominations produced at that mint?? ski

sorry dave.......must have been writing my reply when you added yours.....

warning, warning, less than useful response coming up due to a knowledge score of ZERO on this period of coinage, i can only say.......i lurve #3 and #9. werent coins trimmed by dodgy oiks of the time to get a little silver.....could it be that some of the cuttings of the coins shown was maybe post production?

Hi Nickie.......welcome to the forum.......the olympic 50p collection certainly seems to have started a lot of people on the path of coin collecting. just a few words of advice........if your thinking of buying coins from ebay, ebay sellers describe many 50p coins as very rare or extremely rare and theyre not, dont be fooled into paying over inflated prices for coins that are fundamentally worth at best 50p!!!. enjoy the forum ski

i dont know kinda why i was looking for some advice....... okay....i guess nice will have to do.

nearly as old as me!!!! .....me too would you agree that grade is fine?.

and the obverse

maybe worn, maybe softly struck , maybe both but what do you think of this 1554 sixpence, would you grade fine?

hi tom......on the right hand side of the page under the "this weeks top articles" is the item on henry 111 pennies. ski

i think most people understood it, its just that it wasnt really relevant to the interview.

its a lesson learnt for sure, but now with that knowledge, your better placed to bid in any future auction. dont dismiss auctions on the basis of 1 bad experience, by bidding on individual coins rather than bulk lots, you may fare better. ive never bought a bulk lot, ive had reasonable success with my bids on individual coins, i have returned 1 coin (in many lots)as i thought it wasnt of the grade the listing suggested and was given a full refund. maybe ask some help here on a piece and take another punt. ski

i think hes not scottish at all....ive a feeling hes french and is trying to say

i wondered where you were going with this until i scrolled down.............how i laughed when i did. i did that. this was his reply...... Books are the seed of world education. It's immaterial the subject. Frankly, the society we are rounded for, it had people for whom literature passed by, and then create a forum where they find likeable souls. Coins as such, bring a major interesting point of looking back, and sometimes they ignore the reason to un-quivalent determination to rise options for their condition (grade). However, nothing have been taken to create a singularity opinion and establish a decisive situation that another soul need to be told how wrong, but leave theirs right. I bring back some received member correspondence to activate that the coin above would be compared with another coin of different date, though and on the book (you disliked!), I quote ..."three coins were struck on dies of same type (above) coining presses at Edinburgh " unquote... with different prices through three grades, and a single with a mark "E". Finally, who had printed prices and choose each grade?. Surely not you, on 18th Century! Regards.

he does spout complete bollox.....its just fantastic how everyone else can be soooooo wrong in his opinion......we all make mistakes from time to time, but this guys cornered the market.........and people are buying his coins im just amazed hes been a dealer for 50 years and survived..................

his reply to me was that grading is not an exact science and hes guided by a 1912 spinks catalogue. also questioned wether i knew more than spinks did in 1912........

his reply makes as much sense as his grading ive written him inviting him to come here and learn some

now i do like double florins........for all you dealers thats struggling to sell......im in the market for a roman1 proof

i only have 1 example.......selling it wont be a problem for me............ my son on the other hand may have when he inherits it..........serves him right for being younger, fitter and better looking than me

i didnt know that............why so?

my annual check up is not due until december but i like the coin......so is the considered opinion here that its been retooled/enhanced ????.

wow, advanced applejockinese for "and thanks in advance" i also think a nicely detailed gvf

a vast improvement.....the coin is clearly more detailed than the original pics showed. maybe a little more light on the subject and a larger sized image would further improve youre image. ski.

i can vouch for the expert advice here, ive learnt much here......while your away learning about your camera, remember the stunning coin photos here....theres good people here who can help you improve with the humblest of cameras. ski

i think the replies offered here have been good, people have stated its difficult to grade from the pics, if help is needed in getting better pics and so enabling better valuations....... there are some brilliant photos on here that make grading easy.....take advantage and ask all sorts of questions