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[declan03]

A question for possibly Rob? Does this coin look too good? The A in GRATIA is unbarred and the portrait looks slightly different in my opinion.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Queen-Anne-Silver-Halfcrown-1707-Sexto-VF-Spink-3582/272979956277?_trkparms=aid%3D111001%26algo%3DREC.SEED%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20140107094819%26meid%3Dc9414aea9b6b450cafb7ddb0d69875ee%26pid%3D100039%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D4%26sd%3D272979956277&_trksid=p2054436.c100039.m2059

[jelida]

Don’t fall for it! Has he a case against NGC?

https://www.ebay.com/itm/1897-Great-Britain-Penny-Ultra-Rare-High-Sea-Level-KM-790-NGC-MS-62-BN/122859101797?hash=item1c9af91e65:g:oYwAAOSwke9aMYf9

Jerry

[Rob]

6 minutes ago, jelida said:

Don’t fall for it! Has he a case against NGC?

https://www.ebay.com/itm/1897-Great-Britain-Penny-Ultra-Rare-High-Sea-Level-KM-790-NGC-MS-62-BN/122859101797?hash=item1c9af91e65:g:oYwAAOSwke9aMYf9

Jerry

And the problem is? NGC have correctly identified it as a penny.

 

[jelida]

39 minutes ago, Rob said:

And the problem is? NGC have correctly identified it as a penny.

 

I s’pose we should be grateful for small mercies ?.

[Peckris]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/RARE-GEORGE-V-1926ME-MILLED-MODIFIED-COPPER-EFFIGY-PENNY-COIN-023385/350499696909?_trkparms=aid%3D999002%26algo%3DURGENT.LUI%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20140502134130%26meid%3D0610f73ced624fd0b9444ddeceaa8a12%26pid%3D100043%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D1%26so%3Dlastwatched%26sd%3D362161625621&_trksid=p5713.c100043.m2062

Jeez, £175??? It's exactly the same grade (NF) as the one I was given in change on the school bus in 1968.

[jelida]

46 minutes ago, Peckris said:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/RARE-GEORGE-V-1926ME-MILLED-MODIFIED-COPPER-EFFIGY-PENNY-COIN-023385/350499696909?_trkparms=aid%3D999002%26algo%3DURGENT.LUI%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20140502134130%26meid%3D0610f73ced624fd0b9444ddeceaa8a12%26pid%3D100043%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D1%26so%3Dlastwatched%26sd%3D362161625621&_trksid=p5713.c100043.m2062

Jeez, £175??? It's exactly the same grade (NF) as the one I was given in change on the school bus in 1968.

I’m sure it’s just a typo, decimal point in the wrong place ?.

Jerry

[zookeeperz]

Although I think the description is a little flattering. I would say the coin was gnawed on by a Beaver

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/GEORGE-III-TOWER-MILLED-SILVER-HALFCROWN-COIN-015145-/260642761054

[Sleepy]

9 minutes ago, zookeeperz said:

Although I think the description is a little flattering. I would say the coin was gnawed on by a Beaver

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/GEORGE-III-TOWER-MILLED-SILVER-HALFCROWN-COIN-015145-/260642761054

But at least you get an "illustrated certificate of authenticity"!

[Ukstu]

9 minutes ago, Sleepy said:

But at least you get an "illustrated certificate of authenticity"!

I bought a coin a few weeks ago that came with a COA. The coin was a class 7b1 coin. The COA said it was 7c. It went in the bin ?. 

Just a laminated print off lol. 

[newheart]

23 minutes ago, Ukstu said:

I bought a coin a few weeks ago that came with a COA. The coin was a class 7b1 coin. The COA said it was 7c. It went in the bin ?. 

Just a laminated print off lol. 

I hope you got a refund?

[Ukstu]

37 minutes ago, newheart said:

I hope you got a refund?

No. I knew what the coin was when i bought it. I'd of bought it without the COA regardless. Strangely it was correctly identified online but not on the COA. 

They add very little value to a purchase really as its not like its a COA from somebody at the British museum. Suppose they are intended to give people peace of mind but if any joe bloggs can write one and print it off they are in theory not worth the paper they are printed on. 

Edited December 15, 2017 by Ukstu

[Unwilling Numismatist]

I bet all it really says in the small print is "We guarantee that This certificate is 100% authentic, and any goods that accompany it may or may not be".

[hibernianscribe]

I found this site by accident and think this is extremely worrying, and the guy running the show is so *****g cocky about it! He views it as "artwork".

http://alphaofficium.weebly.com

[Rob]

8 minutes ago, hibernianscribe said:

I found this site by accident and think this is extremely worrying, and the guy running the show is so *****g cocky about it! He views it as "artwork".

http://alphaofficium.weebly.com

I don't think there is much to worry about given they don't resemble the real thing.

Most people running their own enterprise exude self-confidence. Nothing new in that. when was the last time you saw someone advertise themselves as not the best, just a typical person providing a decent service/product. Everybody positions themselves as expert/specialists - but can't all be the best.

[hibernianscribe]

9 minutes ago, Rob said:

I don't think there is much to worry about given they don't resemble the real thing.

Most people running their own enterprise exude self-confidence. Nothing new in that. when was the last time you saw someone advertise themselves as not the best, just a typical person providing a decent service/product. Everybody positions themselves as expert/specialists - but can't all be the best.

Sorry Rob, I disagree with you. Some of these fakes are very realistic - have a look these hammered ones:

 http://alphaofficium.weebly.com/store/p137/Elizabeth_I_Groat.html

http://alphaofficium.weebly.com/store/p176/Charles_I_Half_Crown.html

http://alphaofficium.weebly.com/store/p60/100_Charles_I_English_Civil_War_Siege_coins..html

[Rob]

Ok, the Civil War pieces are more realistic (didn't see those). An Elizabeth I 6th coinage groat doesn't exist, though it does look suspiciously like a shilling.

I was going off the gallery pictures which are all obviously wrong. The images with a partial picture won't load for me when I click on them - just keeps cycling? The links above do however. 

I agree, I don't like the El.1 2d as it is too realistic.

[Rob]

Just seen this line.

'Unless specifically noted, all of the pictures in my catalog are actual historical coins I use as models for my work.'

Which would suggest that what you see is not what you get. Certainly from the gallery there is nothing to worry about as they are obvious copies. 

[hibernianscribe]

38 minutes ago, Rob said:

Just seen this line.

'Unless specifically noted, all of the pictures in my catalog are actual historical coins I use as models for my work.'

Which would suggest that what you see is not what you get. Certainly from the gallery there is nothing to worry about as they are obvious copies. 

Well spotted!

[declan03]

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Metal-Detecting-Find-Coin-SILVER/263379664237?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649Is this a genuine 1707 Queen Anne?

 

 

[Rob]

Not very often I post something here, but this one is complete b******s. Silver, unlikely. Genuine, absolutely not. All Wulfhere stycas have his title. And in any case the lettering should frighten anyone away, so unsurprisingly, it's a private listing.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Anglo-Saxon-AR-Sceat-King-of-Northumbria-Wulfhere-c-850-900-AD-475/272977189693?hash=item3f8eb55b3d:g:~oQAAOSwGPxaLWv7

 

[Ukstu]

4 minutes ago, Rob said:

Not very often I post something here, but this one is complete b******s. Silver, unlikely. Genuine, absolutely not. All Wulfhere stycas have his title. And in any case the lettering should frighten anyone away, so unsurprisingly, it's a private listing.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Anglo-Saxon-AR-Sceat-King-of-Northumbria-Wulfhere-c-850-900-AD-475/272977189693?hash=item3f8eb55b3d:g:~oQAAOSwGPxaLWv7

 

I steer well clear of them. Anything bright and shiny with that similar lettering is a no go for me. Some of them look like they were made with a soldering iron. 

[zookeeperz]

1 hour ago, Ukstu said:

I steer well clear of them. Anything bright and shiny with that similar lettering is a no go for me. Some of them look like they were made with a soldering iron. 

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All my Items have been purchased from collectors and auctions.

Is it joke hour on the bay?

 

[jelida]

At least half of his many wares are modern fantasy pieces and fakes, all claimed as ancient, and he has massive positive feedback. He has the same supplier as Saxby I suspect. I have little sympathy for the idiots who buy this tat, but really he belongs behind bars.

Jerry

[declan03]

He is even selling models of himself!!https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Rare-Outstanding-Roman-Statuette-with-Phallus-c-100-AD-466/272975939942?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649

[Ukstu]

Ancientr. Whats the R stand for. Replica, reproduction or just plain rubbish.