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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bifter, post: 1087937, member: 28948&quot;]My first post! Hello to everyone!</p><p><br /></p><p>I have a coin collection from when I was a kid and I&#039;m having a big clear out. I&#039;ve sorted out several coins that may be worth a few quid and I&#039;ll post the rest here in due course, but I wanted to start with this one.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH]108448.vB[/ATTACH][ATTACH]108449.vB[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m confused by gradings etc and have no idea what this coin is worth. I&#039;ve seen it go on eBay for less than £4:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?type=3&amp;campid=5335874456&amp;toolid=10001&amp;mpre=http%3A%2F%2Fcgi.ebay.co.uk%2FSouth-African-2-shillings-1895-%2F320640395086%3Fpt%3DUK_Coins_World_RL%26hash%3Ditem4aa7a8274e" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?type=3&amp;campid=5335874456&amp;toolid=10001&amp;mpre=http%3A%2F%2Fcgi.ebay.co.uk%2FSouth-African-2-shillings-1895-%2F320640395086%3Fpt%3DUK_Coins_World_RL%26hash%3Ditem4aa7a8274e" rel="nofollow">http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/South-African-2-shillings-1895-/320640395086?pt=UK_Coins_World_RL&amp;hash=item4aa7a8274e</a></p><p><br /></p><p>And I&#039;ve seen it go for more than £1200:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.bidorbuy.co.za/item/28613552/1895_Two_Shilling_XF45_High_grade_for_the_scarcest_ZAR_2_Start_R1.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.bidorbuy.co.za/item/28613552/1895_Two_Shilling_XF45_High_grade_for_the_scarcest_ZAR_2_Start_R1.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.bidorbuy.co.za/item/28613552/1895_Two_Shilling_XF45_High_grade_for_the_scarcest_ZAR_2_Start_R1.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s what I gleaned from one Web site about this coin:</p><p><br /></p><p>I reckon this example is worth something but how much? Your advice is appreciated.<img src="http://www.cointalk.com/images/misc/pencil.png" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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