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the 1973 hands coin had a much larger mintage

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them as well

Did not newspapers offer exactly the same service as ebay in the hundred or so years b4 it existed. They offered to put buyers in touch with sellers for a fee and act as a go between while accepting no liability

True , but the value of coins is also directly influenced but the number of collectors . In america the hobby is flurishing and in the uk coin collectors are looked on as a little weird / strange and its also not seen as in any way mainstream like the USA. Mind you we have the great advantage of no trump

same here

Well it has led to a rise in rare american coin values of 100 fold while british coins have doubled or trebled in the same period See world view page 30 in The "Coin collector" winter 2019 edition

Strange thing is people have been warning about buying lower grade material for years but their warnings fell on deaf ears with only a finate amount of coins and a growing army of collectors .Even in the last few years lower grade stuff made fantastic prices on ebay as collectors increased their interest or rekindled their interest. Possably now the message has sunk in that its only the high grade stuff thats rare and most available coins are dross (Not nice to say really but probably true. The next few years migh show UK numismatics turning to the american model (ie more slabbed coins )

Bet it will be dated 2020

The little detail on brittanias head just lets the coin down slightly - but to be honest I would say it would be very hard to improve on🌞 The 1916 recessed ear penny about unc

Most of ebay is just jammed up with rubbish which people are not interested in . They do however seem interested in great rarities and high grade victoria and before coins . It really seems that coin collectors really have woken up and smelled the coffee as far as the dross thats on there and it's just a haunt for overpriced rubbish really now . Every so ofter when a decent estate collection turns up there is lots of interest .

Could be islamic?

A year or two b4 the survey it was in the national press about the H and KN penny , judgeing on the presses power these days to practically cause circulating coinage to dissapear in an instant , I would expect that to be the reason

Best tip arrive early , they can get very crowded

Lovely token farthing from the edge of the northwest . Wanted one of these for ages just for the lovely design and now I have one

Nice recent pickup A/unc after near 180 years

Like the reverse obverse not very flattering though , but probably a reasonable likeness

I must admit a quick luck at the anne farthings on ebay , with about 96% being fake but not described as such . The funny thing is if you are honest and list your contemp . copy as such you are punished by it fetching £70 instead of the £250 you would have got listing it as genuine. With all the fakes on there I would never consider buying off ebay , it has to be at a coin fair - I do hope to buy a couple one day. As the bay is now the home of chancers and charlatans it may never get its reputation back

Does the word MODEL help?

Widely known I am just a nut LOL

Anyone remember the coin weekly ? It was breifly around in a comic like format - I have never seen any copies for years

A lot of publishing companies failed about this time , the economic effects of the massive recession in the early nineties and a failure to invest in new tec to make the business more profitable . In the end it was lack of interest in the product from the public that caused the demise so we only have ourselves to blame

I might be slightly worried about a bend in the coin as well as wear on the coin is not even . Many seller don't tend to say if a coin is slightly bent

TBH it is the grade fair so he got that right