Prax

My heart skipped a beat at first. But nice work on the date though the obv would have given it away.

227 is a serious collection. I did look at your site and some lovely coins there!!! You also have a 1933

Sorry to disappoint but I will go with what the others have said. That said the 1967 seems to be done a lot better than the others. There are a few scratches on it but there is no underlying signs of another metal. Usually if the coin were dipped a scratch to it would reveal the surface underneath to be in a different colour. In this case that is not the case so either the dipping took place after the soin got its scratches or it is perhaps a rare coin. It does not by any means look like a proof coin. So I would take to 1967 coin to someone for inspection, but keep your hopes low. There is a slim (very slim in fact less than 1% but still a chance) chance that this is big. The others I am afraid are staring in your face as dipped coins. Welcome to the hood and happy collecting.

Second that. It can be dipped. The fact that you have two pennies in white makes it more likely. There are some proofs struck in silver but these are extremely scarce. Photos could help. Regards, Prax

Sorry to hear Peter. May you find the strength to pull through this difficult patch.

Very kind PWA. damn I so wish you were into collecting Farthings or Hapennys then the offer would have been for free pennies. Merry XMAS to you too.

Really neat

I have a similar problem with temperature changes. My house in winter is like a sauna and does not really help by buns. I have tried various options on storing my coins long term but few have helped. The option that I find worked best for me is wrapping the coin in fine paper (thin translucent trace paper – the sort that JD Sports use to cover sneakers) and putting them in airtight plastic capsules. I have seen that some collectors use a transparent plastic flip to house the coin, which is then held inside a pvc coin flip. Most of Freeman’s coins which we see in auction houses seem to be protected this way. I have also seen the same transparent plastic flips protecting the coins with some 1950 and 1951 proofsets. Arguably the sets which contain this protection mechanism seem to house better coins with very little toning or scratches. Is anyone aware of any better mechanisms to protect bronze please? I want to photograph the coin once and leave it in a locker for dog’s years. The only thing is I don’t want to see is green clomps around the coin when the time is due. Also if anyone knows where I can find these plastic sleeves I would be very grateful. I have already purchased acid free coin flips to act as the outer layer. Thanks in advance. Prax

Friendly too (in real life too) - you should see the snobs you get on some of the American forums.

One more penny the most common of the beaded http://i.imgur.com/jMo04Af.jpg http://i.imgur.com/IszS1zt.jpg graded 78

Re this lot https://www.spink.com/lot-description.aspx?id=14007000847 Does anyone know what the bold 2 that the auctioner is referring to here is please? To me it seems like a normal coin and all the books I have referred to Peck/Freeman/Gouby do not mention about a bold 2.

I heard (rumour????) about an Indian eccentric who is bidding on some rare Indian coins purely to ensure he is the sole owner of some of the major rarities (supposedly the reason for bid war in LCA about the £700 estimate gold coin). Once he accumulates all known specimens of a rare variant he destroys all but one in a public showing. Things like this make me feel great sticking to GB bronze wherein the most scare bits hardly ever make it to the high 4 figures. It's still a lot of money for someone like me pursuing a hobby whilst clinging on to 9 to 5 job; but at least I get the odd rarity in my possession once in a while.

Acquired this today from Stan http://i.imgur.com/aHP4RXx.jpg http://i.imgur.com/YzKsH4d.jpg Also was happy to meet some of the veterans from the forum today including Mike and Dave at LCA.

H He must be from the future where inflation has caused a Churchill crown to sell for £ 600. That said he must be a good few 1000s of years from the future. Some people ehhh.

wow some copy that.

I seem to like Spink grades. According to their book the coin have to be close to MS 70 for them to be classed as UNC but our friends from across the border equate the MS 60s to UNC. So if the Spink auction house grades a coin as AU then it is perhaps already past the MS 60 grade of NGC or PCGS. I hope I am making sense here

True I have come across 3 1953 mules now.

On the first coin more than the die pairing the thing that intrigued me is the F over P on FD. I am not too sure if I mentioned it yet but the only chances of a R18 are with the third coin. It is slightly shameful but I purchased the coin through postal bid from Croydon Coin Auctions lot 278 - Auction 2 of 2011 as a 5+G (£ 126 + £7). However I think it is a 4+G. I still have the invoice :-) and it shows the perils of not researching well and that you can't trust even auction houses to be spot on with their descriptions. Some coins they sold to me as AU I found I would perhaps pass of of GVF at most. I hate to name people or organisations but I have had my fair share of being duped (accidentally or intentionally). Looks like most people are happy about how auction houses grade their coins while selling, so hate to be the lone voice against them. The third coin is testimony, that said I got the first coin for £ 22 so I guess I have had luck as well. Has anyone come across a F over P on FD on a 4+G please?

Cheers

My birth year... Yay!""""" Somehow I thought you would be in your early 40s :-)

We will know tomorrow but I am with azda.

I must have missed something. Seems like a good coin but looks like someone spotted something on this coin that I could not put a finger to. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/RARE-1902-LOW-TIDE-PENNY-BRITISH-COIN-FROM-EDWARD-VII-UNC/311179591643?_trksid=p2060778.c100276.m3476&_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIC.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20140725133651%26meid%3D826f21de104b404a908a46f02a7292cb%26pid%3D100276%26prg%3D20140725133651%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D4%26sd%3D311163010150 Did you see anything strange with this one?

1952 Penny

Reading some posts on this forum while chewing on your dinner can prove to be a choking hazard

thanks both