Chris Perkins Posted July 20, 2003 Posted July 20, 2003 Who finds British Edward VII coins the hardest coins to grade from the last 200 years of British coins? Quote
Sylvester Posted October 12, 2003 Posted October 12, 2003 Oh yes...i'm glad it's not just me.I really struggle to grade these coins, with the obverse of nearly every Edward VII coin that i've graded coming out as a FINE, even when the coin is much better. The reverses are somewhat better, but i always find it annoying how on the Florins the last digit of the date, (the important one!) is always the first to go...so is that 1906? 1905?, 1903? or perhaps 1908?The other coins that i find hard to grade are the George V obverses, especially the early ones, and the 1953 first issue of Queen Elizabeth II where the striking is somewhat flat and it caused a great deal of trouble at the mint so much so that in 1954 the obverse dies had to be recut to gain the sharper strike of the latter issues.I also find the fourth portrait of QE2 used from 1998 onwards somewhat challenging due to the low relief.Sylvester. Quote
Chris Perkins Posted October 14, 2003 Author Posted October 14, 2003 Yes I agree, you just summed up all of the difficult to grade British coins of the last 100 years.Chris Quote
Guest Geoff Posted January 5, 2004 Posted January 5, 2004 The flatness of the obverse of Edward VII and pre-1928 George V half crowns I find a problem too. I tend to see how much the "I" of honi and "P" of pense in the garter motto is still clear. It's also remarkable how some people (and eBay has its share of offenders) woefully overgrade coins of this period. I've seen things described as EF I'd barely rate as F.Geoff Quote
Sylvester Posted January 5, 2004 Posted January 5, 2004 The flatness of the obverse of Edward VII and pre-1928 George V half crowns I find a problem too. I tend to see how much the "I" of honi and "P" of pense in the garter motto is still clear. It's also remarkable how some people (and eBay has its share of offenders) woefully overgrade coins of this period. I've seen things described as EF I'd barely rate as F.Geoff Yes the 'I' and the 'P' are the things to look for when grading these coins.Often with the E7 stuff i rely on the rev for grading the coin. (not my area of expertise you might say )E7 2/6d's also wear different to the G5 ones, + they wear much faster.Syl. Quote
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