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I was there with my wife and 1 year old so did not get to spend as long as I would have liked, we were there about 90 minutes or so. I did manage to have a chat with a few people running some of the stalls there and explained I was new to the hobby and that I was primarly browsing to get a feel for the coin fair and the people there. I will be going again next month all being well. It would be great to meet you! I think my main issue is that the grading system seems so subjective that people opinions seem to vary a great deal, not to the degree off some of the bandits on ebay, but still enough to baffle a newbie like me. I did make a purchase but that was purely for my silver stack. Regarding your tray, I probably did miss. I tried to look at every table at least once (subject to it not being croweded out) and where I could spend some time looking through what was there I did. My lack of experience and knowledge ultimatly probably stopped me buying something there and then.

Hi Paulus, thats the one. I went to the Midland coin fair today and couldn't find anything close to that for the money I paid. I did have in my head that the Obverse was higher than the reverse. What is the main reason you would grade the obverse lower? Is it down to the wear on the braid? Again any feedback is appreciated, the more I ask and get back the more I learn

I will see what I can do to get a better picture but its good to know I was not a million miles away with the grading.

Ok so I made my first significant (in my newbie eyes) starter purchase today, I estimated the obverse to be close to if not EF and the reverse to be VF due to wear on the harp and lions, maybe even just F due to some wear on the crown but as I am really new to this I would appreciate your feedback.

Again, another purchase beore finding this forum.

Should I be feeling like Admiral Ackbar? What should I be looking to avoid then?

I intend to aim higher, these were purchases made a week or so ago that arrived over the last two days.

Lastest addition to my extremly small collection:

Thanks all for the feedback. In my hand you can see the obverse has probably been cleaned at some point as the original toning can be seen around the lettering etc,especially under a magnifying glass, that has not been touched. The reverse, as far as I can see, has not been cleaned. These initial coins I see as a being learning curve where I am bound to make mistakes. As long as I learn from them and they are not hitting me too hard in the pocket I do not feel overly concerned. We all have to start somewhere right?

Thanks for the welcome. At the moment Victorian Florins and Crowns are catching my eye so I think I may focus on reading up more on these over everything else intially.

Good to know, thank you.

Thanks for the feedback, it is appreciated. What would the going rate be on that coin then? I bought it as VF for £22, hoping that I was there or there abouts price wise.

Hi, I have just started collecting and I thought I would introduce myself. I am currently reading through the Rotographic grading book and generally trying to read up as much as I can. I think intially my approach will be to buy coins I like the look off in the best condition I can afford over anything else but would welcome any advice you could throw at me. This was one of my intial purchases and I would welcome any feedback on its general condition and grade so I can gauge what I believe it is against people who have being doing it for years. Thanks Paul