Paddy

How about this 70mm medal from the Vienna World Fair in 1873, featuring an extraordinary portrait of Franz Joseph I. The words over the top of the reverse apparently mean "For Progress". Edge is blank.

I might hold onto it then - one day....

In my efforts to upgrade my 1843 Farthing I bought this one on Ebay. On closer inspection it seems to be Obverse 1e with the unbarred As in Gratia and a broken A. Anyone like to confirm? Is this significantly scarcer than the norm? Fuller size images are now in my Onedrive folder, along with some other upgrades, at https://1drv.ms/f/s!Alos83kNwyLnkgDjS3l_CTQiXgcy

Me neither! It has been in my odds and ends box for sale for a while. When anyone has asked about it I have not been able to give a sensible answer, now I can.

Yes - that is the one. I wonder how my one got separated from it's set. Doesn't seem as if they were a huge success as an investment if the boxed set of 3 only made £48 including commission! Now all I need is someone who is missing one from their set...

I have had this thing knocking around for a while - does anyone know anything more about it? It matches the 1797 penny in size but has the extra wording over Britannia on the reverse. It appears very new and I assume some sort of fantasy piece, but I have not seen any others.

Surely people aren't buying these believing they are genuine? Quarter Farthings on Ebay

OK - scans sent on to Kingsman. Anyone else want copies now I have them all to hand?

Probably not "rich" but worth a few quid! There is no guide price for this sort of thing, particularly being so recent. Your best bet is to list it on Ebay with full description and lots of pictures and let others make their mind up as to it's value. I would start it at £10 to make it worth the effort - it may go for that or a lot more depending on the view the error collectors take on it.

Well it is NGC who have got it wrong as the same coin is on their website - complete with the 54 die number! Just for fun I have messaged NGC through their website - interesting to see if they respond.

Interesting. The NGC picture of the coin does not seem to show as much frosting effect as the Ebay listed picture. Also NGC records normal and Proof strikes for 1922, but no Proof-like restrikes. Don't know where that leaves this coin!

Even my scruffy example is the same.

Looks to me like a double strike rotated, if that is possible? The band in the wavy area just below the R of Brittannia looks like the rearward headband on Victoria's head?

Yes - white metal coronation medallion for Queen Victoria. The metal is light and soft - similar to pewter but less prone to tarnish. Somewhere in my head I think it was called Mudi or mooti medal, but I cannot find that on google so I must have it wrong. I can't make out who it is by - not enough detail in the pictures. You might be able to make out a designer name under the bust? Sadly in that condition not worth anything - even in great condition they don't make much.

Ditto

Great - thanks for the clarification, I will now report.

It looks ugly and a brand new seller makes one very dubious, but the PCGS cert matches a similarly described coin (though no picture). What makes you certain it is fake? I am happy, as always, to report but I need to be sure in my own mind it is a fake before I stir up trouble for the seller.

One short of a Court Martial was "Tea with the Brigadier" in my time - no tea, no seat - you just stood there and had your fortune explained to you!

It seems to me that Ebay should implement a setting in the process for listing coins, probably alongside the "condition" box where, for single coin listings, the seller has to click either "Genuine" or "Copy" - not able to proceed until one or other has been selected. Then, if they have clicked genuine and it is not, they are in clear breach of trading standards. It takes away the opportunity for sellers to say nothing and allow buyers to assume it is genuine.

How about this one from the same seller: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Britannia-Standing-EDWARDVS-VII-Silver-One-Florin-Two-Shillings-Multiple-Years/332576065041?_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIM.MBE%26ao%3D2%26asc%3D49920%26meid%3D2198b496af79486b9dc4e76b3d174946%26pid%3D100005%26rk%3D4%26rkt%3D6%26sd%3D332576084591%26itm%3D332576065041&_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851 OK - the buy it now price at £6.50 should tell you it is a copy, but she should still explicitly say so.

I have started photographing and filing my Farthings - I will post the collection in the Members forum when I am done. I came across this one - 1922 farthing with what appears to be a massive die crack across the obverse. Or is it PMD? The crack does seem to go under the letters in the legend? *** Ignore all this! As I should have known the die crack would be raised not incuse, so the long line is just an odd scratch. There is a die crack at the base of the bust, but not nearly so prominent. ***

Hi Pete - the trays arrived today - brilliant thanks! Just what I needed and expertly packed. Cheers,

Thanks for the link - that helps! Ce doesn't seem to have a big enough 6 to me - it looks more like Cb? Let's see if anyone else has an input. P

I am busy cataloguing my farthings. This one in Freeman they refer to the large and small 6 versions - which is this please? I have nothing to compare against!

It has worked this time - must have been a caching problem as I have shut down and restarted in the meantime. Reported.