copper123

perhaps they (the coin slabers ) should get new jobs as agony aunts then they are clearly not suited to work with or give people info on coins

Keith emerson has gone to - Fanfare for the common man

I have noticed the mint now charges £10 for a 50p coin , or maybe 50p for the coin and £9.50 for the packing around it Does not sound like a good deal for anyone apart from the mint to me

Is it really that hard for them to get out the standard reference books for the coin they are slabbing and look up the varieties ? If it is why bother paying them a bean?

They are both much of a muchness really there is nothing much in the prices so it really boils down to if you like the coin . Personally I would think both are worth around $4 or around melt value - but i would not put you off buying either coin as long as you like it and want it

nordal it might be the "lustre preserver " sold in the 1970's to coin collectors , just give the coin a five second soak in acetone and see if it disapears

Well as we all know peck never considered these coins as paterns but historical "glorious revolution" medalets , I dont think it really matters anyway . Its certainly true they circulated as farthings for quite a time as many are found very worn so they could even be considered currency . Who cares they are attractive and very collectable /affordable so should be collected.

Nice currency IMHO

And the UK's , Bye bye USA! LOL

And the 1953 crowns? LOL

And not a washer - that halfpenny was worth a pretty penny , so to speak. I love that reverse as well with britannia holding the branch low - was only used on a few dates and discontinued very soon after that date - pity

Another tip is if you bought many of the coins off j welsh dont take the grades for granted , this dealer very often persistantly overgrades coins as many others know so if a coin was sold by him as EF its probably more like VF in fact - this will lead you to over valueing the collection

Americans love 1776 halfpennies

I really dont think you could do much worse than ebay myself - its ideal because of you location . First of all I would try to find out the coins you father in law paid the most for and SELL THEM FIRST on ebay , you are very lucky to have a record of all the prices paid so you can have a reasonable idea of what they will fetch . As for listing in groups always list four or five coins together and try and make them a date run and list in TWO catogories on ebay , its worth it for the extra views . If you have a full whitman folder list it with the coins and make sure you get a GOOD picture of both . DONT RUSH the sale and try to enjoy doing it - if you look on it as work it will become work. Set senseable minmum bids on coins your father in law paid a lot for or rare varieties.

Saying that its a great coin if you can forget about the crack LOL

this is just nasty - it is an e/r though and did cost 40p I am open to offers from scott LOL

Look at this coin 1940 farthing - nothing rare there but in hand certainly it has the lovelest toneing I have ever seen lovely blues with a hint of lustre . Does anyone out there know why coins end up like this ?- it must be down to storage or something. I know they are all the rage in america and they have never really caught on here , but this coin might convert even me !

ok aprox 75 lol

I have a 1686 horrible grade but at least the dates clear

The 1721/0 is not very clear on the picture above but if you get an eyeglass out its certainly that variety - it took me an age to get a cheap one as they rarely come up for sale so when they do there is a big demand for them esp if fine or better . I would say your stop after date is certainly around NVF , but I also find these coins hard to grade perhaps better to just say its much better than normally found. It is certainly a £60 or £70 coin to an avid farthing collector , could even get £100

Wish I would look this good at 75

You have Put that pic on this thread B4 Paulus . Its still a belter though

I am certain you would have peter

Harder to find than you might think in this grade

All three 1721 varieties 1721, 1721. and 1721/0