PWA 1967

I started Jerry as it coincided with my grand daughter being born and just thought i would buy a few to put away until she was 18/21and give me a bit of an interest. Definately not an investment although not totally mad to not hope for the return to be ok for her. Moving on anything i am buying now apart from possibly the odd one will just be for myself. Thank you for the above replies Pete.

Wide open question Three to four years ago i decided to buy a few pennies to put away for eighteen years or so. I didnt have a clue and learned quite alot since and continue to do so. The problem is buying a few got a bit out of hand and now struggling to find anything really as some varieties etc i am missing are unlikely to turn up often. Anyway its given me an interest,meeting new people,forum,speaking to auctioneers,dealers who have helped me so much. Would you turn to another denomination,key dates,patterns,proofs and the list goes on or just be happy to keep looking for the odd one to purchase. Pete.

So sad... i was in Paris last october and a terrible experience

Got the reults of one batch i sent through today so feel anyone waiting a couple months they should be with you soon. I least i suppose they are all being done and will get them straight ,should they be making any changes.

Dont really see how its funny to watch......seems cruel to me . I dont really have an effection with animals so dont have any, apart from a few daft frogs in a tank we have had for years. Cruelty is another matter.....if you cant look after them ,dont get one

Sent you a PM Paul.

Have you got one Scott ?.

One from a forum member i have been after and not easy to find. 1841 with COLON a lot harder than the common one.

Ian....i buy cartier if you have any ......PM me with details. Were abouts do you live ?.

The gouby x 1911 is scarce but not rare ....i have 7 and sold a few duplicates.

Need to send you a few pictures again although some of my other scarce ones you dont seem to bothered about.. Andy Scott sale 3 plumes as an example, F8 F9 F41......

Hat off ... do you still have a list your selling ? Alternatively do you update the rare varieties on your site ?. Pete.

Have you decided not to sell any Richard.....only as you were sending a list out ?.

Nice to be nice and also to help people . As i say HAT OFF to you Peter

Lovely coin Adam

Hat off ...anything nice Vicky

Vicky ...Chill out as you told me a few months ago. You just bought a cleaned 1905 penny for £xxxxxxx Dont be talking to much about photos..... Hat off.

Yes .....I would show a coin to three people and they might not be far off with the grade. Its the one who finds a fault i am looking for ....That as i have found and studied over the last few years is a lot harder. Lights,magnification,edges.....Has it got FAULTS They are never going to be perfect but the knowledge Paul had with regards rejections at cgs was quality ,can only talk about pennies. Just a phone call and i made dozens....Paul.... what do you mean ?..... explained in depth and sure he was pissed off with me asking questions untill i understood. We all want to learn and sometimes as with anything costs money......as does grading. Exceptions too everything ,you may not agree . They put in a slab and tell you about things that a lot of selllers / buyers wish to ignore or not mention. YOU PAY FOR SOMEONE INDEPENDENT....might not be good news You pay ... and they tell you an opinion...and saved me a lot of money in the first couple of years with rejections and learned a lot also. I had quite a few rejections on coins worth £500 + and got my money returned from dealers straight away , who i continue to buy from. I have learned a lot more since and continue to do so..from in some instances Pauls explanation. So for everyone who wants to put a bad word in not a problem as your not interested and if you are happy you will never need them. From me Be lucky. Not a sales pitch....infact not anything ......but the truth. Pete.

Thank you. I am not being difficult,its not always about grade. For me its about has it got a PROBLEM i didnt notice. A lot of people miss the obvious because they dont want to see it IMO. GRADE mad ...not looking at the problems

Did you buy something exciting ? Must be difficult to not buy from two sets of pictures as you had ,both Steves website as a comparable to Colin cooke ?.

A nice coin ....is a nice coin....unless your selling them it does not matter,but i am putting them away(apart from duplicates) for a long time. I have over two hundred slabbed cgs pennies ....Boooooooooooo I dont just have them graded just for the grade ....more importantly are they ok and not rejected. Believe me ....some people with years of experience would perhaps be suprised with rejections, proven faults with some coins. Someone like me who might pay a few pound for a coin ,happy to pay a bit more for a second opinion as putting the coin away for a few years. So for me i am not too bothered about sheldon scale or any scale... more is the coin OK. Grading companies just grade the coin more often than not....i have good mates with years of experience can do that. I want someone to tell me as a second opinion if / whats wrong with it....a lot harder. Pete

The auction has finished VICKY ,can i ask what you mean by more exciting

If anyone is interested in a copy of the prices realised ....email colin cooke and sure they will mail them as a print off to put with the catalogue

Thought i would put my two pence or one pence after looking at another thread and only my OPINION. If a number of coins have been sent and the price been agreed for slabbing and paid prior ..........the service will be provided as i am led to believe. You need a time period to slab them and then start a new business again.........,not a transitition with what about these 1100/1400 coins that are half way through grading. They need slabbing and grading and they are commited but not to acknowledge.........IMO......... anymore new submissions and put the brake on Slab what we have.........then move forward......OR BACKWARDS If a buisness wants to give reasons ,they can give any they want ...nothing to do with anyone else ,unless your an investor ,if that devaluates its again up to them. Not quite the same as booking a table in a restaurant.....chances are you pay after you eat ....or say its POWSEY ... It does not really inconvenience you (most members of the forum) and not got any obligation to anyone ,as you currently dont have a choice anyway and cant submit a coin. As someone who has used them ..........just would like the website back up Weather thats right or wrong its not something that can be closed today and opened tomorrow and hope it works for everyone in the future .......I am not an investor and none of my business........just want the website back live...... Without graders consistently grading WE/YOU wont need them just put pictures on the forum If the buisness plan is worthwhile....well nothing to do with me Keep smiling . Pete. P.S.ONLY my opinion and sorry for any spelling /grammar mistakes

Not read all the previous posts but seen your happy and hat off Paul ....think you might have to wait for your grades a bit longer