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Marc New Member Ireland 34 Posts	Posted 07/21/2006 7:14 pm hi folks I have a 1869 English half penny. I cant find any of the same on ebay. do you know if they are rare? How do I search ended auctions on ebay? thanks Marc Report this Post to the Staff

Sap Moderator Australia 16836 Posts	Posted 07/21/2006 11:29 pm According to Krause, 1869 is one of the scarcer dates, price-wise. As usual, condition is key to value; CV is $12 in Fine, $35 in VF, $130 in EF. As for ebay completed items searches, click on "Advanced search" at the top of just about any ebay page; enter your keywords, and check the "completed listings only" box. A login box will probably pop up now, as you have to be an ebay member to run completed item searches (I don't know why, but it's true). I just tried doing that for "1869 halfpenny", and http://cgi.ebay.com.au/1869-RARE-HA...EF_W0QQitemZ 150009888595QQihZ005QQcategoryZ98762QQssPageNameZWD2VQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
Marc New Member Ireland 34 Posts	Posted 07/22/2006 12:07 pm interesting, maybe you could cast your eye on my coin and let me know what you grade it at. to my untrained eye it looks to be in fairly decent condition . It was wrapped in plastic for years. Image: halfpennyfront.jpg 27.85 KB Sorry about the photos, they're not great Thanks for the help Sap, what did you mean by 'Bin' anyway? Image: halfpennyback.jpg 43.41 KB Edited by Marc 07/22/2006 12:10 pm Report this Post to the Staff
thekidcollector Forum Kid Kuwait 1523 Posts	Posted 07/22/2006 3:13 pm Seems Like Fine/Very Fine to me. Whats all that black stuff? TKC! Report this Post to the Staff
Marc New Member Ireland 34 Posts	Posted 07/22/2006 4:20 pm quote: Originally posted by thekidcollector Seems Like Fine/Very Fine to me. Whats all that black stuff? TKC! I've no idea Kid, its just kinda gunk as far as I can see. I'd be afraid to try remove it though Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16836 Posts	Posted 07/23/2006 01:28 am quote: Originally posted by Marc interesting, maybe you could cast your eye on my coin and let me know what you grade it at. to my untrained eye it looks to be in fairly decent condition . It was wrapped in plastic for years. Sorry about the photos, they're not great Thanks for the help Sap, what did you mean by 'Bin' anyway? "BIN", short for "but it now" as opposed to going for the "usual" ebay auction. I'd grade yours at VG, maybe Fine tops. American collectors would be more lenient at grading than I am, though. I think the "black" is just the toning, quite possibly exacerbated by the "plastic wrap". What kind of plastic was it? Lunch-wrap? A plastic bag? Something like that could certainly leach out nasty chemicals just like the notorious "PVC" coin pages, causing the coin to turn strange colours over time. I wouldn't worry about it, though - and trying to remove it would probably only make it look worse. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
thekidcollector Forum Kid Kuwait 1523 Posts	Posted 07/23/2006 04:47 am I aint American Though, Just a really bad Grader. TKC! Report this Post to the Staff
Marc New Member Ireland 34 Posts	Posted 07/23/2006 08:36 am Here is a picture of it in the wrapper http://www.coincommunity.com/forum/...PICT0606.jpg You might remember Sap, you valued it already for me in my first post here at this forum. I had forgotten about it. thanks folks Report this Post to the Staff
Marc New Member Ireland 34 Posts	Posted 07/23/2006 09:09 am I was just in the process of putting it on ebay when it ocurred to me that it is unusual that only one other completed listing can be found for the same coin. (In fact if I search for 1869 half penny on ebay I cant find any at all) does that not indicate that it is very rare? Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16836 Posts	Posted 07/23/2006 09:14 am Ah, a 2x2. That should be OK, then, unless it was one of the "bad ones" sold in the '60's or '70's, full of PVC. I had forgotten... Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
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