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Gary D    76

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Would you buy this?

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Peckris    579

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Would you buy this?

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Not in a month of Sundays....

A 1949 silver threepence? I would!!

Actually, at less than half the advertised price it would make a good choice for someone looking for a high grade example. The obverse is more or less unaffected, and there may be something that could be done to 'treat' the red on the reverse.

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Peter    615

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http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/EDWARD-VII-1902-HIGHLY-DESIRED-COLLECTABLE-COIN-GREAT-QUALITY-/320992648408?pt=UK_Coins_BritishMilled_RL&hash=item4abca71cd8&_uhb=1#ht_500wt_1288

What the heck is this prat on about...Somehow I don't think it is our coinery.

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Accumulator    52

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'Worn extremely well!'

It certainly has! How did you guess it wasn't me? :lol:

The description is priceless. Shame the coin isn't!

I especially like the 'Bought coin for discount, so can sell it for discount' part. He means he's been ripped off and now wants to rip you off :)

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Peckris    579

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Oh, yes it is - it's a prat who hasn't heard of "Flip horizontal" in Photoshop... or rather, he HAS heard of it but hasn't heard of the 'Undo' button! :D

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Peckris    579

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See the corrected photo in my post above!

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Coinery    926

Coinery
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See the corrected photo in my post above!

Now I'm totally confused! It's the highlighted bit in bold that's throwing me!

Honest, it really wasn't me! ;) I'd have taken a poorer, more distant, photo and said something like 'there's something odd about this coin. It look like they must've made a mistake at the mint, it's got what seems like a 1 underneath the 2, so damaged, I'm afraid, please bid accordingly,' and hope Dave or Steve spotted it! ;)

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Peckris    579

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See the corrected photo in my post above!

Now I'm totally confused! It's the highlighted bit in bold that's throwing me!

Honest, it really wasn't me! ;) I'd have taken a poorer, more distant, photo and said something like 'there's something odd about this coin. It look like they must've made a mistake at the mint, it's got what seems like a 1 underneath the 2, so damaged, I'm afraid, please bid accordingly,' and hope Dave or Steve spotted it! ;)

Oops, my mistake - I interpreted Peter's remark as meaning he thought it was a foreign coin. He should have used a capital C then I'd have 'got' it!!

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Coinery    926

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See the corrected photo in my post above!

Now I'm totally confused! It's the highlighted bit in bold that's throwing me!

Honest, it really wasn't me! ;) I'd have taken a poorer, more distant, photo and said something like 'there's something odd about this coin. It look like they must've made a mistake at the mint, it's got what seems like a 1 underneath the 2, so damaged, I'm afraid, please bid accordingly,' and hope Dave or Steve spotted it! ;)

Oops, my mistake - I interpreted Peter's remark as meaning he thought it was a foreign coin. He should have used a capital C then I'd have 'got' it!!

:lol:

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azda    973

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Apparently a toned EF 120997312075 Mr Platt now using his wifes eBay to talk shite, toned yes, EF errrrrr no

Insert url please......

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Rob    3,002

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Apparently a toned EF 120997312075 Mr Platt now using his wifes eBay to talk shite, toned yes, EF errrrrr no

Insert url please......

1928 crown

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declanwmagee    122

declanwmagee
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How does a Wreath Crown get so circulated? Surely never spent? That's an awful lot of cabinet friction - maybe a pocket piece?

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DaveG38    387

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How does a Wreath Crown get so circulated? Surely never spent? That's an awful lot of cabinet friction - maybe a pocket piece?

Declan,

I've seen one or two in no better than fine condition, maybe poorer, so I reckon a few must have done the rounds for a while. One was a 1934!

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declanwmagee    122

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How does a Wreath Crown get so circulated? Surely never spent? That's an awful lot of cabinet friction - maybe a pocket piece?

Declan,

I've seen one or two in no better than fine condition, maybe poorer, so I reckon a few must have done the rounds for a while. One was a 1934!

Wow. I suppose at the time their true value wasn't universally known, so maybe people thought it was just like breaking up a '53 set!

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Peckris    579

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How does a Wreath Crown get so circulated? Surely never spent? That's an awful lot of cabinet friction - maybe a pocket piece?

Declan,

I've seen one or two in no better than fine condition, maybe poorer, so I reckon a few must have done the rounds for a while. One was a 1934!

I very much doubt they circulated normally. Not enough were minted for people to be aware of them, generally. Considering 5/- was around a quarter of a week's wages, you wouldn't take a chance on it. Maybe if there was a knowledgeable shopkeeper at the beginning of the 'chain' but they would most likely have kept it. Put it this way - it wouldn't have got very far. 'Pocket piece' sounds the most likely explanation.

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Peter    615

Peter
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Nice coin but I would want an UNC.What a knobber :o :o

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Peter    615

Peter
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Someone got a bargain.

I hope it was one of you penny boys :)

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1895-VICTORIA-PENNY-EF-UNC-WITH-LUSTRE-TRIDENT-2mm-FROM-P-/370664279016?_trksid=p2047675.l2557&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&nma=true&si=ZXtscHMgklN9SD2f3cmiCqImrsI%3D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc

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davidrj    194

davidrj
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Someone got a bargain.

I hope it was one of you penny boys :)

http://www.ebay.co.u...cvip=true&rt=nc

There's a nice genuine 2mm here for comparison

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azda    973

azda
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Someone got a bargain.

I hope it was one of you penny boys :)

http://www.ebay.co.u...cvip=true&rt=nc

There's a nice genuine 2mm here for comparison

Thanks for highlighting my 2mm David :)

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Peter    615

Peter
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Thanks chaps...taken as read.Oh the perils of Ebay. :o

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azda    973

azda
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Thanks chaps...taken as read.Oh the perils of Ebay. :o

The Tide ishould be level with Britannias Hermeline, it was bidded on accordingly though, maybe a Little to high because someone who obviously does'nt know what a 2mm actually looks like, or the seller

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