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Here's a link to a US coin pricing guide: http://www.bestcoin.com/united-states-coin-pricing-guide.htm

Hi and welcome to the forum. Is it one coin or are there a few coins? What is/are the date/s? Also a picture or a scan would be helpfull, but I think you have to become a member before you are alowed to upload pictures. It is a great forum with a lot of knowledgeable members therefore worth joining plus its free to become a member.

I wouldn't mess with her in that picture!

I'v checked them and all the tridents touch the border, but I now know what to look out for. Cheers

Hi can anyone help with this token its 36mm wide?

Thanks everyone. So are these the differences that I am looking for when searching through 1922 pennys for the Extremly Rare type?

Hi can anyone please tell me what the differences are between a normal 1922 Penny reverse, and the ones with 1927 reverses?

Congrats oli!

I don't think there are any lists of miscellaneous die flaws, infilled dies or other minor varieties for old silver or at least not in general circulation although individuals may keep one. The problem is there are so many minor variations that it probably isn't worth noting. Thanks Rob, kind of what I thought. The reson I asked was while flicking through Spink. I noticed 3435 William and Mary Halfcrown The E in ET broken top error or GVLIELMVS E with broken top error is listed as Extremely rare. So I guess my question is how come those errors are recognised where as other minor variations arent? Historical. Most of the errors are there as a result of being included in Peck, Freeman or ESC. This isn't a real error but is due to a weak strike. This fact was acknowledged in the Adams sale and the coin didn't sell. Whilst it is interesting from a collecting point of view to see all the die variations based around the perfect item, it is not going to add value in the same way as a recognised mistake by the engraver which is a genuine variety. So all of these missing serifs to letters or simply an old die suffering from infilling are a reflection of the passage of time in die use; missing colon dots would have a place if you could link the die to an example held by the mint which is unambiguously missing on the die, but otherwise should be treated as just a blocked die. That's my point of view. Most if not all of the recent varieties introduced into the half crown sections of Spink were instigated by Colin Adams. It also gives credence and an uplift to the desirability (and value) of the variety if it has "official" recognition. but you will not get Spink or anyone else to include 20 varieties of one coin in a general reference book, or at least variations that are not errors. Thanks for clearing it up for me Rob. I am always learning new things in this great forum.

I don't think there are any lists of miscellaneous die flaws, infilled dies or other minor varieties for old silver or at least not in general circulation although individuals may keep one. The problem is there are so many minor variations that it probably isn't worth noting. Thanks Rob, kind of what I thought. The reson I asked was while flicking through Spink. I noticed 3435 William and Mary Halfcrown The E in ET broken top error or GVLIELMVS E with broken top error is listed as Extremely rare. So I guess my question is how come those errors are recognised where as other minor variations arent?

Hi, I was looking at a coin that I have in closer detail. It is a 1758/7 George II sixpence, but on closer inspection the O in GEORGEOUS has an open top which makes it look like a V. Is this a common error or listed error?

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No problem. Great book. This is my first issue, but I shall be buying again!

Hi Chris I think I'v spotted a typo. On the 1848 sixpence. 1693A 8 is altered 6 the price is quoted as £1000 instead of £100.

Her dad collects coins as well. So now we know how you caught the bug. Well he did relight the fire so to speak. I think I first became interested in coins when I was a child living in Cyprus and my gran gave me some silver crusader coins along with some roman coins.

Thats a shame, I don't belive it to be fake it is 22mm wide and only slightly under weight compared with a farthing of that era (according to my father in laws scales) at 4.3 grams. Can you tell me anymore about it Chris?

Her dad collects coins as well.

Why? is it a fake?

Didn't buy any coins out there, and I think my bride scrubbed up well. Here's a link to some of my wedding photos. http://s75.photobucket.com/albums/i317/hus...true&interval=5

Hi all I purchased this GB Victoria Incuse Obverse Die Trial for Farthing 1838. Almost full lustre and GEF for the incuse trial side, other side more or less rough metal with ghost impression of obv in relief and inked number 223. Can anyone give me any information on such peices? I don't have any relevant documentation on these. I contacted the Britih Museum and they said: "Thank you for your enquiry. It is possible this got made during the die-production process, since dies are checked at every stage by producing test impressions. The best place to go for information on your coin is the Royal Mint: museum@royalmint.gov.uk" I have since contacted the Royal Mint but yet to hear back from them.

Sorry typo but good point.

Hi all just back from my wedding and honeymoon in the wonderfull country of Austria. My wife, Lorraine and I got married in Zell Am See spent a week there and then a week in Salzburg. The weather was great, country lovely and I know it's sad but I even had time to go to a money fair whilst in Salzburg. It wasn't planned but whilst I was flicking through Money Trend magazine I noticed an advert for the 2006 Salzburg Money Fair. Anyway to cut a long story short it wasn't as great as I expected. It was done along with an Antiques fair. There were only about seven dealers there which of only about three had Briitish coins. None of which were very exciting. Anyway just wanted to say ball and chain officially know attached.

Toning a coin to sell is no different than cleaning a coin to sell. It's an altered coin and thus of no interest to collectors. (Except Americans) Now correct me if I am wrong but, there are a lot of people that collect hammered coins, and a lot of these coins have been clipped (altered or damaged) however people still collect them. Also what about Victorian Crowns, Shillings etc that have had chop marks put on them are these coins not damaged or altered yet there are collectors of these types of coins. You could argue that these coins that have been toned have been done so to make the seller extra money, but this is no different to the person in the middle ages clipping a coin to make money and then (passing) selling it on at face value. Now I'm not pro toning coins in anyway far from it however. I always like to look at both sides of a debate. There is the saying that “Beauty is in the eye of the beholderâ€. I say if people like collecting altered coins let them. Each to themselves.

It bothers me on some US forums how dipping coins is taken so lightly. The Oh-I'll-just-dip-X-Y-Z-to-bump-it-up-a-point-or-two syndrome. Quite agree. Toning or cleaning a coin is dameging the coin. However nature also does this and over time no coin will stay in mint state or colour. I do agree with you both though, dameging a coin intensionally is not a good idea.

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