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42 minutes ago, Ukstu said:
I took a different tack on this one and messaged the seller direct. I have had a response saying he is taking it down and will have it checked out, and I see it has now been ended.
With some sellers this is probably a better action that Ebay reporting as Ebay just ignore us. If the seller is a complete fraud they will ignore us or get shirty, but what the heck!
I also notice a Advertising Standards Advert appearing on Ebay recently - maybe we could try notifying them? Anyone tried this yet?
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2 hours ago, Guest useless answers said:
stupid answers
Stupid questions get stupid answers.
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Well I have achieved another upgrade to my farthing collection today, so here it is - 1882H 7+F (nothing fancy I think).
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Surely has to be a gaming token with the date not matching the portrait? Maybe a better strike than usual, but still just a token.
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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.
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Just now, NRP said:
There were only 500 minted of these!!! I don't believe they sell very often ;-)
I might hold onto it then - one day....
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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
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6 hours ago, Peter said:
Colin Cooke had a load minted.I can't be having repro's
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.
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2 minutes ago, bagerap said:
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...
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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.
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Surely people aren't buying these believing they are genuine?
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OK - scans sent on to Kingsman. Anyone else want copies now I have them all to hand?
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7 minutes ago, Hideho said:
mrbadexample - thank you for the reply. Is that common? Am I rich beyond my wildest dreams?
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.
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3 minutes ago, zookeeperz said:
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1878-GOTHIC-FLORIN-VICTORIA-MS61-765/253468651604
According to the label NO DIE NUMBER. I guess they missed that great big 54 or did they think it was on the reverse?
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.
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20 minutes ago, zookeeperz said:
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1922-Silver-Rupee-King-George-V-British-Raj-Indian-Coin-NGC-MS63-RARE/292454417712 Do you think NGC might of wrongly attributed this? Looks more like the PL restrike?
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!
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Even my scruffy example is the same.
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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?
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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.
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1 minute ago, markflorida said:
Hi Paddy. Yes sir, the cert number matches.
1st Red flag it is a Key date
2nd, A newbie seller with a key date
3rd, The coin is too clean. It has most certainly been cleaned and would only be graded as Genuine or VF details cleaned.
4th, The date numbers are too small and wide.
5th, It would be AU50 at worst, so its down graded so the unsuspecting buyer thinks he is getting a good deal.
6th, The obverse label is too small for the holder and is not stuck down.
The image here is a Genuine VF25 Morgan and graded as such, the eBay listing is a better grade and clearly cleaned.
This is more than enough red flags. I hope this helps Paddy
Great - thanks for the clarification, I will now report.
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22 minutes ago, markflorida said:
Todays latest fake graded coin https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1889-CC-PCGS-VF25-one-silver-dollar/263537115257?hash=item3d5c094079:g:kCIAAOSwUoxaoATU
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.
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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!
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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.
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Is this dangerous ?
in Forum technical help and support
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If you hover the mouse pointer over a link without clicking, you should see the actual address it is linking to at the bottom of your browser. (At least that is where it appears on my Chrome browser - it may vary with others.) If the address that appears does not match what you are expecting, don't click! So if you are expecting a link to Barclays Bank and the address that appears starts ivans.bank.ru - you know what is going to happen!