1949threepence Posted December 26, 2016 Posted December 26, 2016 Seriously though, how can anybody write such (scuse my French) effing crap as this, and imagine it won't be spotted:- Quote Also this coin unlike others I have viewed of its kind does NOT display any minting mark / stamp . Usually on the George one penny coin there is a mint mark of either "H" or "KN" which is usually situated on the reverse of the George one penny just to the left of the date underneath the royal Britannia portrait . As you can see I have zoomed in on the date section of the coin to show a little bit clearer the fact this coin has no mint marking . Beggars belief. 1 Quote
Rob Posted December 26, 2016 Posted December 26, 2016 10 hours ago, 1949threepence said: Seriously though, how can anybody write such (scuse my French) effing crap as this, and imagine it won't be spotted:- Beggars belief. He does come from Rotherham Quote
1949threepence Posted December 27, 2016 Posted December 27, 2016 On 12/26/2016 at 7:43 PM, Rob said: He does come from Rotherham Are they a bit thick in Rotherham? Quote
Sword Posted January 2, 2017 Posted January 2, 2017 £500 asking price. I wonder if he is related to Yestodtom. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1935-Silver-Crown-possible-circulated-proof-specimen-/272500845633?hash=item3f7250ec41:g:bsoAAOSwa~BYY6EY Quote
Rob Posted January 2, 2017 Posted January 2, 2017 31 minutes ago, Sword said: £500 asking price. I wonder if he is related to Yestodtom. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1935-Silver-Crown-possible-circulated-proof-specimen-/272500845633?hash=item3f7250ec41:g:bsoAAOSwa~BYY6EY 'Detail of edge lettering and orientation to obverse side suggest that this is an early circulated proof specimen and priced accordingly. Any questions please ask. Thanks' If anyone is logged in they could ask where this valuable information can be found. The response will be interesting, though, as Sword has mentioned, he may be quoting yestodtom. Quote
Sword Posted January 2, 2017 Posted January 2, 2017 He has now added the following: " I hope gathering data from a variety of different sources and putting it down here may help shed some light on these most interesting coins. The regular 1935 Crown, struck for circulation, has mintage of 715,000 pieces and was produced in .500 silver with edge lettering that is incused (sunken into) the edge surface. Normal edge lettering reads DECUS ET TUTAMEN ANNO REGNI XXV but errors exist, more on this later. Some examples of the circulation Crown, presumably early strikes, can have a somewhat prooflike quality to their surfaces. The edge lettering on circulation coins was applied in a seperate operation from striking and was done without regard to whether the obverse or reverse side of the coin was facing up. Only Proof and Specimen coins, where the edge lettering was applied at the time of striking, are oriented so that when the edge lettering is rightside up the obverse side of the coin will also be facing up.Proof issues of the 1935 Crown were also struck. One of these being the Raised Edge Letter Proof with 2500 examples struck in Sterling silver and issued in red boxes. " Basically, he just quoted a paragraph from the article: http://www.ebay.co.uk/gds/The-1935-George-V-Crown-types-and-varieties-/10000000009549585/g.html without acknowledging it. (It is a nicely written article by the way). He has totally misunderstood the article thinking that if the edge lettering is right way up, then it must be a proof / specimen. Obviously he didn't understand that the article is saying half of the 715,000 currency coins also have edge letters right way up. He doesn't appear to know that there is a difference between proof and specimen for this coin type and so uses the term "proof specimen". Quote
Rob Posted January 3, 2017 Posted January 3, 2017 Ebay - the source of all knowledge and pricing. Quote
1949threepence Posted January 7, 2017 Posted January 7, 2017 What the hell has happened with the date here? Quote
Peter Posted January 7, 2017 Posted January 7, 2017 Finely tooled I would suggest.Colin Cooke mentions that the H on the 1/4d was often tooled to look like a 1875 small date farthing. Quote
jelida Posted January 7, 2017 Posted January 7, 2017 This coin has appeared periodically on Ebay for at least a couple of years, there have been much better photos in the past and the 1 and 5 appear very weakly struck. It was relisted several times at diminishing prices and finally sold to the current vendor for a couple of hundred or therabouts. He has subsequently listed it as if flawless, but then pricing and photos never were his strong points. It is a shame as the coin is otherwise genuinely nice, and high grade. Jerry Quote
azda Posted January 8, 2017 Posted January 8, 2017 (edited) 9 hours ago, jelida said: This coin has appeared periodically on Ebay for at least a couple of years, there have been much better photos in the past and the 1 and 5 appear very weakly struck. It was relisted several times at diminishing prices and finally sold to the current vendor for a couple of hundred or therabouts. He has subsequently listed it as if flawless, but then pricing and photos never were his strong points. It is a shame as the coin is otherwise genuinely nice, and high grade. Jerry Strange why he takes a picture of his computer and hand, the 1860/59 shows absolutely nothing of the overdate http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Victoria-1869-Penny-Really-Nice-Very-Fine-Reverse-Ext-Fin-/252700677914?hash=item3ad622571a:g:hAsAAOSwLs5XJ7Lm Edited January 8, 2017 by azda Quote
1949threepence Posted January 8, 2017 Posted January 8, 2017 (edited) 49 minutes ago, azda said: Strange why he takes a picture of his computer and hand, the 1860/59 shows absolutely nothing of the overdate http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Victoria-1869-Penny-Really-Nice-Very-Fine-Reverse-Ext-Fin-/252700677914?hash=item3ad622571a:g:hAsAAOSwLs5XJ7Lm Photography clearly isn't his strong point. The 1860/59 is, essentially, a blurred image. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1860-59-Penny-The-One-Most-Collectors-Are-Missing-Ext-Rare-Beautiful-Coin-/262782510032?hash=item3d2f0ee3d0:g:mPcAAOSw2xRYUppq Edited January 8, 2017 by 1949threepence Quote
bagerap Posted January 8, 2017 Posted January 8, 2017 Not ebay, but Etsy this time. The vendor, on Coin Community Forum, is asking for confirmation of type and price: https://www.etsy.com/listing/488276578/1888-victoria-jubilee-bust-type-wide Possibly should have asked before listing it. Quote
Michael-Roo Posted January 8, 2017 Posted January 8, 2017 28 minutes ago, bagerap said: Not ebay, but Etsy this time. The vendor, on Coin Community Forum, is asking for confirmation of type and price: Possibly should have asked before listing it. I always did find American gradings confusing, but now I think I'm beginning to get the hang of it. So, let's see: ah yes, got it, their 'Choice Uncirculated' is our 'Fine'. 1 Quote
mrbadexample Posted January 8, 2017 Posted January 8, 2017 10 minutes ago, Michael-Roo said: I always did find American gradings confusing, but now I think I'm beginning to get the hang of it. So, let's see: ah yes, got it, their 'Choice Uncirculated' is our 'Fine'. When I see grading like this I automatically discount every other auction they have. Not good business practice, surely? Quote
bagerap Posted January 8, 2017 Posted January 8, 2017 If you read his CCF thread he bought it from a local dealer. On Etsy, it is "Acquired from a tightly held private collection" Quote
azda Posted January 8, 2017 Posted January 8, 2017 (edited) 2 hours ago, bagerap said: Not ebay, but Etsy this time. The vendor, on Coin Community Forum, is asking for confirmation of type and price: https://www.etsy.com/listing/488276578/1888-victoria-jubilee-bust-type-wide Possibly should have asked before listing it. I think he may regret putting it up there as well, even the Americans think his UNC grade is crazy. Just noticed that this was my 10,000th post, how times flies. I an now a legend in my own underwear, time to slip on my cape with the BIG S on it (and slippers) Edited January 8, 2017 by azda 1 Quote
Michael-Roo Posted January 9, 2017 Posted January 9, 2017 I see the vendor has now involved himself in a spat with other members on Coin Community Forum over their assessment of his 1888 crown. They're all wrong, he's right. Oh, and he's now upgraded his opinion of this 'beautifully lustred, liquid silver (????)' stunner to FDC!!!!! What a knob. Quote
bagerap Posted January 13, 2017 Posted January 13, 2017 (edited) Now reduced from £1,175 to £995 http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1875h-Penny-Very-Rare-In-Such-Nice-Grade-/252708890455?hash=item3ad69fa757:g:2rYAAOSwopRYbCGe Edited January 13, 2017 by bagerap Quote
Coppers Posted January 16, 2017 Posted January 16, 2017 "If available"...... http://www.ebay.com/itm/X-RARE-UK-1960-50-OVERDATE-FARTHING-CURRENT-VALUE-IN-FINE-6000-IF-AVAILABLE-/122295096079?hash=item1c795b130f:g:vZMAAOSwB09YP4EQ Quote
Peter Posted January 16, 2017 Posted January 16, 2017 I really can't be bothered with these idiot sellers.My other peeve is the sellers of early copper that think they have something special by listing various slight differences. If they bought Peck they might have a bit more nous. I reckon if I lined up my 20 or so 1720 1/4ds each one will likely be slightly different...However you can never have enough decent Cu above Fine. Quote
mrbadexample Posted January 16, 2017 Posted January 16, 2017 http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/George-III-Cartwheel-TwoPence-1797-with-COA-/192079659678?hash=item2cb8d7029e:g:Q~IAAOSw4DJYfGxF None of mine have a COA. Are they all fake? Quote
davidrj Posted January 19, 2017 Posted January 19, 2017 another dangerous modern fake, 1933 penny 1 Quote
Nordle11 Posted January 19, 2017 Posted January 19, 2017 4 minutes ago, davidrj said: another dangerous modern fake, 1933 penny I laughed so much harder than I should have at that. That arm though Quote
terrysoldpennies Posted January 19, 2017 Posted January 19, 2017 24 minutes ago, davidrj said: another dangerous modern fake, 1933 penny Its Queen Elizabeth Shrek II . Terry Quote
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