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  1. secret santa
    There's a fortune to be made by adding random "dots" to pennies......................
  2. secret santa
    Can anyone see the 8 over a 6 in lot 1197 ? I can't.
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    Just tried again and it worked with the same image as before - very strange !
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    This beauty went for only £825-00 in Jun 2014 !
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    2* is a newly discovered obverse - unrecorded by Freeman or Gouby - a variant of obverse 2 (Gouby D) with 2 extra border teeth such that the A of VICTORIA points directly to a tooth rather than to a gap between teeth as on normal obverse 2 (Gouby D). See my varieties website for more details.
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    I'm trying to upload an image of only a few Kb but get the message that the maximum is 500Kb - is there a problem ?
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    Cathrine, I don't know what you paid for the coin but I'd be inclined to keep it. These coins very rarely survive in pristine condition unless they've been protected from day one and your own coin photos show exactly how most of these early proofs appear in hand. I just wish I had the knowledge to photograph my coins in the way that PCGS did - my collection would look absolutely stunning !
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    No-one yet has answered my question as to how PGCS managed to produce such fantastic photos.......
  9. secret santa
    Really nice coin and that's how photos of my own F4 come out - wonder how PCGS make the coin look so perfect ????????
  10. secret santa
    Thanks, Dave - I got that OK.
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    That video never loaded for me.
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    OK - what does a sovereign weigh ? And are they a (pretty) standard weight ?
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    How much relevance can we give to a quoted weight of a coin ? I have a cheap Chinese electronic scales which gives a very different reading to a coin that I bought with a quoted weight. I cannot believe that these scales are particularly accurate, especially when they give readings to 2 decimal places of grams. Freeman weighed most of his coins I believe but using what technology ? And if coins weigh differently on every cheap scales, is there any point to weighing them ?
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    James, are you happy to describe how you do this ? I have one or two coins that would benefit from such treatment. Cheers, Richard
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    The camera never lies ?????????????????
  16. secret santa
    Spink photos really don't do justice:
  17. secret santa
    It looks very like the one sold at Spinks in June this year - lot 1513. Some spots in the same place.
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    Bog standard F10 (2+D) although the specifics say N over Z. The bidding history looks very suspicious.
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    Take a look at this - something very fishy going on............. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/RARE-1860-One-Penny-Victoria-Coin-Extremely-High-Grade-a-UNC-low-start-price-/142160133177?hash=item2119677c39:g:t8wAAOSwMVdYD0eT
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    Thanks for the pics Paddy.
  21. secret santa
    Can someone post photos of the 2 obverses please.
  22. secret santa
    I thought that Manx coins didn't have a tail ?
  23. secret santa
    Gary Schindler kindly sent me a copy - free - what a nice man !
  24. secret santa
    Photo please Gary, at your convenience. Thanks, Richard
  25. secret santa
    These numbers appeared In the original 1970 edition; F75 was described as 7+H with H below date and having a grained edge. The other 3 are also described as having a grained edge. Page 19 of the 1985 edition explains that some coins were found to have had their grained edges applied after leaving the Mint, but doesn't refer explicitly to these Freeman numbers although it mentions that the coins are omitted from the later edition.
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