PWA 1967

Sounds like you had a busy day Jerry. The F10 triple F was one of the ones i left a bid on.

Yes if you put a copper (not bronze) coin in acetone and leave for longer than 30-40 seconds will lighten the high points. In my experience

Yes rob its been cleaned . The acetone without olive oil makes it reflective ?. When i have practised with a couple of cheap coins and left in acetone to long always appear bright. Think the fingerprint has always been there but interested in your comments.

Yes i only look at the P as the easiest indicator to spot.

Nice coin Ian. Dont want to mess with it anymore.

They only tend to show on coins with good lustre so assume unless its got hold of the coin and is really dark its a nice coin. Have you got a picture ?.

Good Avatar that Matt

Quite a few high prices Matt. I bid on five above low estimate and got blown out on them all

Results are up.

Just had a look and for £100 well bought and a good buy. Hat off Paul.

Well two grading companies have looked and they know a lot more than a beginner like me. I probably get fussy when i send them to CGS as dont want to spend £25 to get them rejected. Nice coin , will you be selling it ?.

Not at all if your happy its a nice coin. Just looked like verd on the reverse at twenty five past that was active rather than the large spot on the obverse. A nice coin in UNC.... IMO..... but as you know CGS tend to be strict. Whats your opinion looking under a glass and tilting the coin under a light ?.

Thats obviously a LCA / CGS picture Paul Its as you are aware got verd /problems IMO and although UNC was it sold already slabbed ?.

You know your subject Jaggy and obviously have an amazing collection. I often look at ones you have bought and all look really nice. Any pictures to share on anything you have bought lately ?. You may be able to help me,i recently bought a copper penny that was in a recent heritage sale 1858 F/B in Def although not described that way. It was in the Bob Bennett collection ,can i assume he was an american collector of just pennies as Heritage/internet does not say anything about him ?.

Discipline and how much do i want it are unfortunately two different things. I can understand the theory but sometimes i have just bought them and crossed it off the list. I dont buy them for an investment i do that elsewere and if in years to come i have paid to much well so be it ,so long as its ok and problem free i am happy. Dont get me wrong we dont want to pay way over for anything but £100 on a coin at £500 + not sometimes worth waiting for another.

VILE............ not heard that for a long time

Right, doing my best Mystic Meg impression I can see a tall dark short-sighted stranger paying £750 for the F8 mule and £200 for that vile F41. Cant see why he would of sent them to be slabbed. Thanks Rash

Unfortunately some sellers are just greedy and have know morals at all. They are just interested in themselves and not bothered about anyone else. Rant over

Everyone is entitled to sell /ask or buy what they want. Currently there is a F8 and F41 listed on ebay ,both have been rejected by cgs for obvious reasons. Would be interested in any opinions as to what they will sell for ?.

That's absolutely true, of course. I've made several auction bids where the winning bid has been just £50 above mine. As you say, we never know. Putting that link up has made me wish i had carried on

Although it went for £1100 + ,the question is you dont know even if you had bid weather the buyer would of carried on. I bought an F8 ,F9 and 1862 Halfpenny date at the last spink auction ,i might of paid over the odds . The thing is i could of waited a long time to find them in better grades and still ended up paying more , as with the scarce ones you either buy them or keep looking. We never know

As you know Ian the F7 was one i wanted but set a limit of £900 thinking i would be in with a good chance+24 % What was the estimate all about £2-£300 it got my interest Good luck Bernie ,hopefully it was sold by someone who can help you.

Ian finds some nice pennies such as the Die number 4 currently listed . Good luck and hope it sells quickly Ian

Does not cost anything to try Bernie. I did not want to inconvenience the sellers and have asked Spink a couple of questions on previous lots i had bought. A couple of days later the sellers have sent me a mail saying Spink had been in touch with them.

Sorry just had mails from Ian should of said Bernie.