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  1. Nick
    A wild and inaccurate claim (how unusual for an eBay sale), but it may well be the first 'silver' coin without an explicit denomination since the Churchill crown. Not to mention gold sovereigns, half sovereigns etc...
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    Follow the relevant link on this page for the type of FTP access you want to use.
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    London coins

    Nick replied to goomolique's topic in Free for all

    That picture for lot 2335 looks like a matt proof. The rim looks too square and uniform for it to be a currency strike.
  5. Nick
    Links for 1707 shilling and 1723 shilling.
  6. Nick
    Is nearly a direct reflection of the light source into the camera. Completely stuffs the contrast of the picture.
  7. Nick
    If you look at the bidding, there are two last minute bids which have served to double the selling price. I'm guessing that at least one of those two eBayers might be more circumspect in future.
  8. Nick
    Thanks. I do too.
  9. Nick
    Happy New Year to all.
  10. Nick
    No, I didn't buy that lot. Mainly because I didn't spot it, but also because the shipping costs are prohibitive for small value items. Added to which Heritage rarely put the correct HS code on the Customs form, meaning that the carrier charges UK Import VAT at 20% rather than 5% (and it's a hassle to reclaim the difference). I have an 1866 threepence 2+A die pairing (photo attached).
  11. Nick
    No trade secrets at all. Just go to the Heritage archive and type "1866 threepence" (without quotes) into the search box and voila. Screenshot attached so that you can see whether your filters match what I have used.
  12. Nick
    Competition must be fierce in the fake market, they've reduced the price by 5% on a $3 item.
  13. Nick
    Is this the thread you are looking for?
  14. Nick
    I presume you've seen this 1866 threepence in the Heritage archive? It's an A4 and certainly looks like a Maundy. The NGC slab doesn't mention Maundy but the Heritage description does.
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    I can't say for certain that there would be no A4 Maundy 1866 threepences, but it seems unlikely. If the obverse 3 dies existed as early as Feb/Mar 1866 when the Maundy coins were struck then I would expect a lot more examples of A4 1866 threepences to exist. I suspect that the A4 1866 examples were struck at/near the end of the production run for 1866 threepences, when it is more likely that dies for obverse 3 would exist.
  16. Nick
    I wonder quite what they were expecting. Low feedback seller from China, selling via German eBay. Doesn't get more iffy than that.
  17. Nick
    Indeed, but that's only a concern for ethical companies.
  18. Nick
    We might as well just get used to it. Chinese fakers are not going to stop producing fakes, eBay are not going to stop taking their cut and the authorities of whichever country it might be are not going to stop looking the other way.
  19. Nick
    They will definitely be fakes. If some items look good, it's because the pictures are genuine and have been taken from other vendors' sales. You can still see the gkcoins watermark on some of the images.
  20. Nick
    2791 50/185 2799 35/140
  21. Nick
    I've often wondered that too. One picture that is especially bad is the 3914A threepence. Surely, they could easily find a better picture than that. Having said that, they are life-size pictures so not much use anyway however good the condition.
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    £650
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    60/275 and 100/450 respectively.
  24. Nick
    Arrived yesterday. Will give me something to study this weekend. A cursory glance (of milled silver prices 1816 onwards) shows that young head Victorian silver has increased modestly in UNC, but little else has. Some values have also reduced, as have the prices for most lower grades dictated by bullion value.
  25. Nick
    My 2015 Churchill £5 is similar, frosted reverse and BU obverse. I have to say that Waterloo commemorative design has to be the worst the Royal Mint has ever released. I really don't like it at all. Your picture makes it look much nicer than it is.
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