Paulus

I expect you have a choice example already Peter, good news being you wont be bidding! I'll probably bid up to around £65 as it has great eye appeal for me, doubt that that will win it though!

Thanks again, I might have a dabble later! Everyone else, keep off!! You are being worryingly normal tonight Peter! If you had a sneaky lottery win that Mrs P didn't need to know about, and you negotiated £4k-ish for the 2005 HC with CC, would you go for it? I know you want one!! I am on line in Barbados.Don't tell Mrs Peter. I'm at a stage when I would prefer a true UNC ED7 rather than overpriced key dates.A type collector away from 1/4d's Good man, I won't tell her, she is in the kitchen at the mo fixing me a snack, so we should be ok One reason I prefer top grade types to a parade of dates is when you show people your collection, no non-numismatist is going to be wowed by a mid grade rare date or variety!

Go for it, if Rob says it's worth it and he would buy it, it is!!

Not quite enough legend variety to attract you to it though Scott, I hope! I wonder if there really is a 'FARTING' out there somewhere?? There certainly is, but you have to read it phonetically....there is a Lauer model farthing which has the legend FARHTING And by the way that is a 5 berry portrait, and an attractive looking coin, that will have a nice red tone to it, and as Peter says underlying lustre...did you get it? Oops not gone yet!! A few hours yet! Reminds me of the Kraftwerk song, 'FAHRT FAHRT FAHRT, AUF DER AUTOBAHN'

Not quite enough legend variety to attract you to it though Scott, I hope! I wonder if there really is a 'FARTING' out there somewhere??

Thanks again, I might have a dabble later! Everyone else, keep off!! You are being worryingly normal tonight Peter! If you had a sneaky lottery win that Mrs P didn't need to know about, and you negotiated £4k-ish for the 2005 HC with CC, would you go for it? I know you want one!!

Thanks Peter!

What do peeps think of this one? Has anyone used this seller? http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1861-UK-GREAT-BRITAIN-VICTORIA-FARTHING-UNC-LOW-START-NO-RESERVE-/121060486133?pt=US_World_Coins&hash=item1c2fc46bf5 Quite tempted by it, but someone might come on and say it's been 'spangled' or some other term I have never heard of, being new to acquiring some pretty bits of copper and bronze

Just seen it in my catalogue. Absolutely stunning. Unfortunately, Neil doesn't put the new stock on his website for a few days, so we'll have to wait a few days to see a really good pic of it. edit: that's if it's not already sold by then !!! The coin in question is now on their web site, and described as 'Choice EF+/GEF pleasing and problem free.'

I completely agree with Generic Lad's response, let's see some pics and you will get the best free and unbiased advice there is!

ooh - good question! Error. The 1787 sixpences and shillings without hearts?? Do you think someone decided not to put the hearts on? Or forgot? I believe the thinking is that someone forgot, and around half of them had been minted before someone noticed the error ... so error or variety?

ooh - good question! Error. The 1787 sixpences and shillings without hearts??

Paulus that is whizzed,cleaned,dipped. Certainly looks like it, maybe that's another reason it didn't sell!!!

I agree. Coin 1 looks better. Out of interest, how would you grade coin 1, did I do ok for £180? I personally would rate it VF+, especially the reverse. And yes, I think you did absolutely ok for £180. Those aren't rare, but all early milled has increased substantially the last 10-15 years, and it makes a good type coin. Thanks, this makes me feel quite a bit better about things. Very interesting looking at that link Pualus, particularly being quite new to this level of collecting, all about the eye detail it seems. In this case the eye detail and the eye appeal! I haven't upgraded yet, I will bide my time

You may be interested in these members' opinions on the Lima Half Crowns I was considering very recently, wanting to upgrade my current VF to EF: http://www.predecimal.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=7610

I haven't sold at Auction yet (but am planning to), I understood that a big difference between the traditional Auctions and eBay was the Buyers' Premium that most (all?) Auction Houses charge, whereas eBay charge zero to buyers. Can people confirm that that is still the norm, to my mind it means that to 'break even' on a coin you are selling at auction the buyer must be willing to pay around 40% more than you did?? Or have I got it massively wrong (Croydon Auctions and eBay aside)?

Moving away from Dave's arse for a second (not quite sure how that started!), this guy has had some high grade coins for sale today, some of which received no bids at all. This might be in part down to his 'Item condition' statement ("used with wear") which is at variance with his item description ("probably unc")! Here's an example: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1887-QUEEN-VICTORIA-HALF-CROWN-2-6d-SILVER-925-COIN-0300-/230918677651?_trksid=p2047675.l2557&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEWAX%3AIT&autorefresh=true&nma=true&si=lwoW94bIzNFaHgBs%252BW1cUSuae4I%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc although his starting price in this case was way too high I have also made mistakes in my eBay listings (assuming this was a mistake) listing a 'similar item' and failing to change all the description fields from the previous ones, then finding I can't correct my error after a bid has been placed ... has anyone come a major cropper in the same scenario?

Yes, my mistake Dave, it is advertised at EF+/GEF

Very very nice! S/T worth 30% more in that grade (according to Spink), so nice touch! What grade did they give it?

Got a catalog through the door from Colin Cooke today, they are selling a very high grade 1905 HC for, wait for it, £5,500!!!! I know that's what the price guides would indicate, but wow, guess I had never seen one for sale before!

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/251210589130?ru=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fsch%2Fi.html%3F_from%3DR40%26_sacat%3D0%26_nkw%3D251210589130%26_rdc%3D1 Indeed so!

http://www.coincommunity.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=132507

I wish somebody would buy me 'unwanted' gifts like that. Indeed, it would have cost a pretty penny if genuine, really is a strange one, I shall look out for feedback!

Any radio, TV or internet content with adverts for me, although ours are probably the most tolerable anywhere in the world

Hope you have enjoyable days and nice presents!