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And the new variety is called "mule but not a mule" and is 2000% more expensive than an ord toothed border coin and used by slabbing firms to extract money from their customers, thus being very useful- too themselves

attractive good fine reverse is pushing near very fine,reverse wear on obverse lets it down badly. nice beginners coin though and i have seen many many in worse grade

Back to the original subject anyone see the EF grade mule (slabbed) finish on ebay at nearly £200 . Someone was really stiitched up as it clearly was not a mule even a child could see that. One born every minute

It's a copy ? Looks like the real thing to me

You would prob get an easy £2 each on ebay if they are totally perfect - a better investment than the building society certainly

I doubt that there are bags of 1953 farthings 2+a out there , but what there could be is a bags where 10% or more of the coins are 2+A , that is more likely

Looks like it might have had a nasty experience in a vice?

I think either peck or farthing specialist found the variety you would have to look back and find some early info - john's early catalogs might give it , my best bet would be that the variety was discovered in 1970

I really am sure there are quite a few of these coins to be found right now if you are in the know. I bet many a in the know farthing collector has picked one of these out of a rumage box for say 50p or so , i am sure if all the existing coins were gone through a lot would come on the market and the price would come down. I am also sure this will not happen overnight so it will be a gradual process with the coin becoming slightly more common every year. Only if the number of collectors increases rapidly will the coins rise in value. Colin is at least trying to do that for us i surpose. I would guess most around are in gvf + grade due to the short time they circulated. Most that were minted are still in existance now i would think , well prob 60% anyway

The aluminium coin boxes are on ebay for around £20 as long as you don't mind paying a little over the odds . If you live in Newcastle i would imagine coin fairs are out of the question. Don't forget the local flea markets of antique fairs a dealer there might be very useful. Remember to COLLECT WHAT YOU WANT and never let anyone try and tell you what that is , you might prefer french or Spanish coins to English , they have some lovely designs esp the french.

You have the perfect start into coin collecting in my view . Try and find a local dealer who goes to antique or collectors fairs , or otherwise rummage round in a few 50p or pound boxes and see what you really like - don't spend a lot remember you are testing the water. Once you have found what you really like just keep on upgradeing start with the common stuff - get rid of yoiur spares on ebay - remember money spent on coins is rarely totally wasted you get some back when you cash them in (sell them). Get one of the superb aluminium coin boxes fro lidl they are great for less than a tenner - they often appear just before xmas

Just like basil faulty in "The psychiatrist " did anyone look at this and get the wrong idea?

Stinks to high heaven as a con trick. The coin would not be a lavrillier pattern if it was a stolen one fro a church - all the pattern coins have good provinances . Someone somewhere has prob done in £1500 in on a poor copy

The queen really has a boil - if you believe that go to jail directly to jail do not pass go, do not collect £200 . Please note your jail term will last until you cannot see the boil anymore , if after three weeks of questioning you can still see the boil move directly to the tower of London and await your sentence which will be the first person since 1746 to be hung drawn and quartered. Good luck !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! P.S HM Goverment reserves the right to release your death on you tube / dvd for a fee of course and your final selfless act will be used to reduce the national debt (Hopefully to zero)

I wonder if the people buying the kings shilling (freebie from the mail) for £5 off ebay know that for less than half that you can get a silver coin that genuinely could have been a kings shilling . Really surprises me every time , why there are so many suckers out there?

i would be surprised to find gold or silver with large discrepances in their weights . bronze or billion would be a different matter

close to the original - and yes they are selling on ebay right now

I will prob give it to my nephew along with a genuine one he will like that

The lion on the crown etc

well i did get one - i must admit it is not really that awful , while the coin itself is actually a white metal (full marks for that!) the packing is super - just a shame a few details are wrong - no reeded edge to the coin but there again they have to be sure you can tell it from an original coin

i really have a good mind to get one of these free on saturday - just so i can laugh at it and how bad it looks

Does the BM stand for BM bargains?

The 1775 farthing for sale on the cambridge coins website for £75 is also an obvious fake - all-beit a contemp one

Bet they start with the four yorkshire men sketch. Or poss dead parrot sketch

NOBODY expects the Spanish Inquisition! Amongst our weaponry are such diverse elements as: fear, surprise, ruthless efficiency, an almost fanatical devotion to the Pope, and nice red uniforms - Oh damn!