PWA 1967

I dont have it to hand Jon and didnt take a picture of the OBV but has the die crack the same as the others i have seen 👍 This is the other i have and shows the die crack 🙂

Not much happening on here lately 🙂 Another recent upgrade that probably most people dont want or look for although i think they are scarce due to only being another dot / flaw and looking at a lot of 1922 pennies to try and find them. The only one i have seen that sold at auction was in the Workman sale. 1922 DOT and again like the 1909 DOT in the updated Freeman.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Full-Set-of-The-12-Labours-of-Hercules-2-Pound-Coins-NO-RESERVE/123922942916?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649 Not pre decimal but all fakes 😟

With royal mail you pay a handling fee for every packet that has an import duty which is determined by what the seller put on the label including the value .They also have the right to be able to open and check the contents of the packet to confirm whats in it. So more than likely its the handling fee and duty combined total £15.42.......Normally the boxes are ticked on the card they post you with the prices on. The handling fee goes to the Royal mail or alternative courier the seller may of used and the duty to the goverment.

You are correct on your first post Mike ,some sellers depending on how they are sent dont declare the value if its cheap and not insured.However if its insured and the seller has put the correct value on the ticket it brings it to the customs attention.

No Mike is correct the 1922 was £1100 ,you are on about the 1937 which was £111 K

Last one has gone and thank you 🙂

Sorry i wasnt thinking and should of put this on another thread. Dont know if any one wants one as had to buy a few to get them at the right price ,although i only really wanted one. They are the £2 Full flag variety circulated and as far as i know not been found in the packets. Only one left as a couple of forum members had the others. £10 with a stamp on or £12 signed for.

The person to ask for some kind of provenance and thoughts would be Gary D if he still uses the forum. The coin was in the collection he sold not long ago and put a link up , just before christmas last year.

No.....IMO Adam the two parts to the right you can see ,first part is the internal V and second part external if that makes sense. If the second part is raised on the coin , maybe why your line does not look straight 🙂

Yes its a fantastic collection rather than just being the same denomination and think some may look a lot better in hand . The Spink photography IMO is sometimes not very good when reproduced for the catalogue. Good luck to the owner of the collection 👍

The results are up for anyone interested 🙂

One was and one wasnt ,although i have had a couple of low grade ones that were not , collectors look for the F169 and maybe dont want or bother to look for the dot. Its not much of a variety

Yes ,you may well be right Mike and as i mentioned my collecting interest may be different than most ,its just my own preferance that if i have two of something that are similar i will always keep the one with the most lustre.

My collecting interest is probably different than most as i am always upgrading and making changes .Although people dont like putting coins in plastic slabs it allows for me to look at most of the main collection including pictures at a glance as i dont keep the coins at home.The main collection is now made up of mainly just high grade pennies rather than including low grade varieties the majority of which i have sold ,so to look at a website would probably be boring as they would all look similar with just a different date .I prefer the photographs to maybe show others being edited as also allows people to make there own opinion on the coins grades and faults rather than just looking at the ones given by a grading company. Some i buy i doubt very much like the 1909 DOT i will find a better one but if over the next few years (if i am still interested) other high grade ones turn up i will sell it 🙂 Thank you for the comment on the pictures and hope you are now able to edit any that you may want to do similar. The 1909 DOT below is the one i upgraded from.

Yes Blake its mine 🙂 1926 Harder date to find with good lustre.

1909 DOT........Most are in low grade ,so a really good example.

Sorry Blake

If they went forwards they would still be in it 😮

Looking at Ians coin on the CGS site it is just a standard date Terry. I did not know about that width before ,so have never looked to find one 🙂

I think what Terry means is the date width Ian. 1 to tooth & 8 to tooth 🙂

I have put a light on the coin to show the spot which did not show properley in the scan and am sure someone will be happy with it ,but not me.

Bit of a coincidence .......... I received in the post earlier a 1914 UNC penny that looked nice in the scan and although i signed for it at lunchtime have only just had the opportunity to look at it..Unfortunately it has a live verd spot and the Verd has got into the metal. Rather than think about trying to improve the way it looks i have just put back in the packet and will post it back tomorrow. For the sake of a couple of £ postage i dont wish to keep it as plenty to choose from and would not sell it someone else other than a dealer . If a coin has been dipped or anything else that has changed its appearance ,either keep it or return it .The important thing is to be able to tell and then the choice is yours just the same as someone you may sell it to. Some may of just had a light quick dip and some look like they have been painted white 🙂 The one thing i dont like about the TPG Conserved ones you mention is this is no longer put on the label or so i am told ,meaning IMO maybe dealers are submitting them just to inflate the price. Pete.

I am not sure if you are asking an opinion or making a statement 🙂 Most coins you can find so have a choice, you can buy a coin with obvious signs of cleaning or find one that may fit in your collection better. Alternatively if its rare you buy it or keep looking and have a gap its all down to the individual as to what they will tollerate. If a coin has had something done and there are know obvious signs (so its hard to tell ) then yes it could be classed as conserved or was incidental with regards any damage to the coin. Some photos or scans may give you reason to not be sure and if in doubt move on to the next ,or return it if your not happy with the coin in hand as the people who read forums and look at coins often will be right. You mention that toning sometimes becomes so bad that it detracts from the coin this is more the choice of the collector but if your not happy just buy another one rather than mess around trying to change it.The decision to clean or not to clean would i think be better as to buy or not to buy ,if your not sure maybe look for another and dont buy it in the first place. To say that cleaned coins attract such negative comments on the forum would hopefully mean the individual may learn as i have and continue to ,rather than just thinking every coin is ok. Sorry if i should of just read your post and not given my thoughts Pete.

I dont think IMO they are worth near that price in that condition ,they have been for sale a while. https://bsjauctions.auctionmobility.com/lots/view/1-1XDHD8/united-kingdom Would want them to be graded RED and even then the money is only in one coin. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1902-Penny-2-EDWARD-VII-1901-1910-Low-and-High-tides-UNC-lustre/233262303269?_trkparms=aid%3D111001%26algo%3DREC.SEED%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20160908105057%26meid%3D1238a13735a74030ab2955d0b9562e11%26pid%3D100675%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D15%26sd%3D233262303269%26itm%3D233262303269%26pmt%3D0%26noa%3D1%26pg%3D2481888&_trksid=p2481888.c100675.m4236&_trkparms=pageci%3A9fea8bae-c991-11e9-ab07-74dbd18072d8|parentrq%3Ad841da3e16c0a9c9a87c711dffe55526|iid%3A1