Paulus

.500 silver. The other 50% is vulnerable isn't it? I was just going to ask about that, how do you get verd on a silver coin, if it's not, but a deposit, is it corrosive, and could it have been caused by living in the slab?? Not surprised at your shock though Stuart!

It was a sort of 'oh, no, what have you gone and done, Colin' type of oooooooooooh! Colin the starter of the discussion! Indeed! There are way too many Colins ... debates about slabbing on here are always the most heated and lively it seems! I have recently sent my first batch of coins to CGS 'as an experiment in grading, pricing and realising higher prices than currently' - but hopefully not an experiment in authenticating, which was what my only other previous dealings with CGS was about. I'll let you know the results!

So 25,000 coins over 6 years at £12-£20 per coin (today's prices) gives a generous estimate of £70,000 revenue per year from coin grading - I'm sure that won't leave much after paying people and overheads! And the VAT man!! Does anyone have a ballpark idea of how many the US TPGs have slabbed (by way of comparison?) NGC have slabbed over 25 million. This is taken from there website FAQ section Blimey, that's a 1000 X as many, thanks Pies! Was Stuart Coinery 'OOOH'ing at you or a different Colin?

So 25,000 coins over 6 years at £12-£20 per coin (today's prices) gives a generous estimate of £70,000 revenue per year from coin grading - I'm sure that won't leave much after paying people and overheads! And the VAT man!! Does anyone have a ballpark idea of how many the US TPGs have slabbed (by way of comparison?)

So 25,000 coins over 6 years at £12-£20 per coin (today's prices) gives a generous estimate of £70,000 revenue per year from coin grading - I'm sure that won't leave much after paying people and overheads! And the VAT man!!

Just going back to the original post in this thread, and point 1 ~ some of the pics used by London coins in their forthcoming auction are so dark you can barely make out anything. Really awful photography. Sorry to abruptly change the subject Quite right '49, but anything goes here! At least that was the intention of my OP!

Here's mine for comparison ... I think the spacing is the same as yours!

I am only considering selling, and whether giving the prices they are achieving for slabbed high grade English coins, that will be my best method, taking into account all other costs ... like you, I have never considered buying from them!

I have been noticing the prices on Heritage. They just sold a 1887 sixpence (withdrawn type) for $56 or $70 if you include the buyers premium. Now it is a nice coin but not exactly uncommon and that is a high price to pay for it. Anyone know why they are able to get those prices? Seems to me that Heritage might be a good place to sell but perhaps not such a good place to buy. Heritage get high prices because they start the bidding at SPINK book price for grade, thius ensuring everything is overpriced that they selll. Its one auction house i don't use for that very reason So, as Jaggy comments, is Heritage a good place to sell but not to buy? If people are prepared to pay more than Spink prices, plus premium, presumably because there is some cache to a Heritage auction?? I will be selling some decent grades soon and will need to decide where ... if Heritage I will want to avoid any import duties etc, any tips very welcome! Import duties are for Incoming Paul, not for outgoing. If you're posting to Heritage then thats outgoing. Heritage as i said usually start their bidding at spink book for grade, not everyone bids their, i don't because of this, there's nothing left in their Coins and you may need to wait several years before it has something in it for you Thanks for that Dave, I have an experiment on the go and will post pics of the coins I am thinking of selling soon, inviting all and any suggestions for the best way to sell them!

I have been noticing the prices on Heritage. They just sold a 1887 sixpence (withdrawn type) for $56 or $70 if you include the buyers premium. Now it is a nice coin but not exactly uncommon and that is a high price to pay for it. Anyone know why they are able to get those prices? Seems to me that Heritage might be a good place to sell but perhaps not such a good place to buy. Heritage get high prices because they start the bidding at SPINK book price for grade, thius ensuring everything is overpriced that they selll. Its one auction house i don't use for that very reason So, as Jaggy comments, is Heritage a good place to sell but not to buy? If people are prepared to pay more than Spink prices, plus premium, presumably because there is some cache to a Heritage auction?? I will be selling some decent grades soon and will need to decide where ... if Heritage I will want to avoid any import duties etc, any tips very welcome!

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ANTIQUE-VICTORIAN-STERLING-SILVER-COIN-ENAMEL-DETAILING-KAY-PEE-MA-CHERIE-/321075088249?pt=UK_Coins_BritishMilled_RL&hash=item4ac1910b79

Do any of the TPGs refuse to grade/slab suspected AT'd coins?

I agree. While I don't have that date I would not be interested given the lack of quality. Which is why I was amazed at the price, a low-mid grade AND unattractive ... but as people have said, it only takes 2 keen bidders! - and having just checked, there were only 2 bidders from £60 up

Thanks John, and thanks for the Scottish shillings you sent me, very pleased with them

Anyone know why this one is going for so much, Spink would suggest circa £100 in GF? http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/121066332094?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2648

VS, here's a very short (< 1 minute) tutorial on how to do it

And going to that external site was a complete waste of fecking time . Your picture was much much smaller than you would even get here if you followed the advice I gave above. What's worse, I had to use the Goback button about 12 times before I could get back to here. What you need is advice on how to post the image to Photobucket with a link so it appears HERE without our having to leave this site. That's what Dave does, maybe he will explain how to do it? That's what I do too, simply click on the 'IMG code' entry the CTRL + 'v' or right-click paste in here, eh viola! And I tend to open different apps in separate browser windows, much easier

Hmmm, quite a nice 1905 HC in the 'Jaguar' album too!!

One to rival Azda's biggest plates! Very nice indeed!

Agree on the cleaning. On further thought, that probably brings the value down and makes it overpriced. I bought mine (Elizabeth I - Milled coinage; large bust, cross fourchèe, small rose, mm.star) at auction (many years ago) and it was graded at VF+then. While it is always hard to tell from a photo, I thought mine was just a bit better than the ebay one hence why I felt that one might be a VF. Maybe mine is conservatively graded. What do others think? Should it be graded under hammered standards, or early milled, or somewhere in between?! Could we see a pic of your Jaggy?

I must admit I thought it better than VF, but very noticeably cleaned

Hurry if you want it! 10 minutes to go (ends 18:26:49) http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/121065592867?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2648

Good work Cathrine!

Can we see it, do you have a pic?