ORDERING, PAYMENT TERMS AND MAIL CHARGES

Note All valuable Items are stored at a secure site, we can make arrangements for you to view them in complete security.

PAYMENT SHOULD BE SENT TO: Charles Snowden. We will supply a Post office Box No.

CHEQUES: Please make payable to Charles Snowden, and drawn on a British Bank. I accept Cheques as above, & Postal orders, I can accept Pay Pal on the understanding that 4% is added to the total amount payable, to recover Pay Pal charges to me.
POSTAGE RATES:
Postage to be added to all orders.
Orders from £30 to £500 will be sent by SPECIAL DELIVERY, at a cost to my buyer of £4.75.
Second tier insured minimum value is £1000 at a cost to my buyer of £5.50.
Third tier and maximum insured value £2,500 at a cost to my buyer of £6.75.
For Orders under £30.00 RECORDED DELIVERY is used at a cost to my buyer of £1.50.
For very low value items, ordinary first class post will be used, at cost of stamp value only.
Heavy Items may incur an extra payment, if ordering box or cased set, please enquire.

INTERNATIONAL POSTAL CHARGES. Insured mail is always used in the form of INTERNATIONAL SIGNED FOR This provides a basic delivery service with fees rising in proportion to the insured value, with maximum levels of compensation and rates varying from one country to the next. depending on weight, generally a fee of £6.00 should be added for delivery in Europe. Outside Europe please enquire.
APPROVAL: All coins are sent on 14 days approval, against payment when a buyer is not known to me. Cheques will normally be cleared before orders are sent. However some Customers known to me may well have their order posted out, on full approval before payment.
All items sold come with a 14 day 'money back promise' if for what ever reason, your not entirely satisfied, please tell us within 14 days and we'll gladly take it back and give you a full no question asked refund.

Callers. My business is normally mail order only, although callers will be made welcome, by appointment only, please ring/ write / email first as my stock is not kept on the premises, then i can arrange for the appropriate coins to be made available for you to view.

GRADING, DESCRIPTION AND ABREVIATIONS

(FDC): FLEUR DE COIN. Used to define top grade coins, but really only applies to pieces in mint state, having no flaws or surface scratches. Usually reserved for proof coins. The word 'Proof' should not be used to denote a coins condition. Proofs are pieces struck on specially prepared blanks from highly polished dies and usually have mirror like finish.
(BU): BRILLIANT UNCIRCULATED This is used to describe coins still in the state in which they left the mint, and which have never passed into general circulation, dispaying what is known as 'Full Mint Lustre'.
(EF): EXTREMELY FINE
This describes coins which have been put into circulation, but have received only the minimum of wear. There may be a few slight marks or minute scratches in the field, but otherwise the coin should show very little sign of having been in circulation.
(VF) VERY FINE
Coins in this condition show some amount of wear on the raised surfaces, but all other detail is still very clear.
(F): FINE
In this grade coins show noticeable wear on the raised parts of the design; most other detail should still be clear.
FAIR & POOR
Fair. A grade that is applied to very worn coins which still have the main parts of the design destinguishable, and Poor which denotes a grade in which the design and rim are almost flat and few details are discernable.
ADDITIONAL DESCRIPTION
There are always likely to be differences of opinion as to the exact grade of a coin. In all matters of condition it might be said that the grade is in the 'eye of the beholder', Thus adding letters such as N (Nearly), G (Good), meaning slightly better than the grade to which the letter is added. A (About or Almost), this has been used over the last 10 to 15 years or more, to describe an uncirculated coin, usually copper, bronze and brass, that has lost a little of its lustre: ABU. In case where a coin wears more on one side than the other, two grades are shown, the first for the Obverse, the second for the reverse GVF/EF. Any major faults not apparent from the use of a particular grade are often described seperately. These include dents and noticeable scratches, discoloration, areas of corrosion, edge knocks, holes, on otherwise good quality pieces and the like.

REFERENCES USED:
BMC. 'English Copper Tin and Bronze Coins in the British Museum; by C. W. Peck.
FR. ' The Bronze Coinage of Great Britain ' by M.J. Freeman 1970.
GOUBY. 'The Britsh Bronze Penny 1860-1970.
M. ' The Golden Sovereign; by M. Marsh, Cambridge, 1999.
KRAUSE. 'Standard Catalog of World Coins, by Chester L Krause and Clifford Mishler.
KRAUSE. 'Standard Catalog of World Paper Money-"Pick references" published by Krause.
SPINK. 'Coins of england & the United Kingdom.
TOKENS. 'Token -Coinage' by R,. Dalton & S.H. Hamer.