Today I bought.....

[sovereignsteve]

21 hours ago, Pampfan said:

Is it possibly the same coin used to make the purchase?

Even in 1779 I'm sure a farm will have cost more than 1 guinea, but it's a romantic thought

[tbone]

1985-1997 Proof Sovereign.  I also have an earlier and later portrait in proof, got a decent deal on this one.

[sovereignsteve]

Picked these up from the Brum coin fair today.

Another year/mint mark Morgan Dollar I haven't got yet

 

a 1857 sovereign, not in the best condition but I only paid £260 for it and it has a couple of interesting features.

[PolarPanda]

[tbone]

I blame @Numistacker for my recent sovereign craze ;-)  A shield back 1/2 sovereign is on its way

Edited June 13, 2017 by tbone

[Guest]

I blame [mention=378]Numistacker[/mention] for my recent sovereign craze ;-)  A shield back 1/2 sovereign is on its way [emoji4]
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Nice buy.. next time a whole sovereign [emoji854]

[Jester]

Success!  Finally a winning bid on the DNW auction today.  While this 1807-A Negro Head Napoleon Quarter Franc is only in G/VG condition (though DNW had this as "Adjustment mark on face, otherwise about extremely fine"), I really wanted to pick up a specimen of this rare coin.  I'll look to upgrade from here but I'm happy to add it to the collection.

Edited June 14, 2017 by Jester

[breaktwister]

http://www.royalmint.com/shop/The_Britannia_2014_Premium_Three_Coin_Gold_Proof_Set?tab=specification

My biggest purchase yet.  Am I right that none of these coins were issued as singles, sets only? 

I have been stacking for nearly a year and have fallen for the proof Britannia's.  I have been quietly picking up the series via ebay auctions and have got quite a few for less than the price of bullion which I think is bonkers given the low mintages.  Happy to wait now for the series to become popular! 

[SilverTanner]

2 hours ago, Jester said:

Success!  Finally a winning bid on the DNW auction today.  While this 1807-A Negro Head Napoleon Quarter Franc is only in G/VG condition (though DNW had this as "Adjustment mark on face, otherwise about extremely fine"), I really wanted to pick up a specimen of this rare coin.  I'll look to upgrade from here but I'm happy to add it to the collection.

Congratulations!

I looked at this myself as it is in a good grade (AEF - the VG and KM are the reference book numbers).

I just wasn't sure how NGC would view the mark on the face???  which is probably why the estimate was so low at £120-150 as without the mark and in that grade it could have easily been more than £700!

Upgrading will be difficult?

 

[Jester]

2 minutes ago, SilverTanner said:

Congratulations!

I looked at this myself as it is in a good grade (AEF - the VG and KM are the reference book numbers).

I just wasn't sure how NGC would view the mark on the face???  which is probably why the estimate was so low at £120-150 as without the mark and in that grade it could have easily been more than £700!

Upgrading will be difficult?

 

Thanks so much @SilverTanner.  So besides the damage to the portrait, you see it being a decent example?  I was guessing that the wear at the 8 o'clock on the obverse as well as the wear at the 10 o'clock on the reverse would further lower the grade in addition to the "adjustment mark" on the portrait.  That said, I don't see this being a NGC Details grade as it's not cleaned, repaired, hairline scratches, etc. it's simply damage to the coin just as any other damage a coin suffers that lowers its grade south of MS.  That's my theory anyway.  We'll see as this'll be going to Uncle Numi for grading and NCS Conservation 

[Jester]

Pick-up #2 from the DNW auction today.  I was able to check off two boxes today from my "Want List", the 1807-A Half Franc and the 1849 Godless Florin.  I'm going to bed now   Looking forward to sending both these coins along to @Numistacker for one of his upcoming NGC submissions.

[metalslug]

On ‎20‎/‎03‎/‎2017 at 13:21, Numistacker said:

 

2 minutes ago, Jester said:

Pick-up #2 from the DNW auction today.  I was able to check off two boxes today from my "Want List", the 1807-A Half Franc and the 1849 Godless Florin.  I'm going to bed now   Looking forward to sending both these coins along to @Numistacker for one of his upcoming NGC submissions.

Very Nice, was tempted to bid on that myself. Lovely toning.

Won the below myself.

[metalslug]

Managed to win what I have waited all day for, over the higher estimate, but well below what people on ebay are asking for it.

[Jester]

Just now, metalslug said:

Managed to win what I have waited all day for, over the higher estimate, but well below what people on ebay are asking for it.

Excellent!  Congrats on the beautiful set.  I was wondering if that was you bidding.  Very nice pick-up.

[SilverTanner]

39 minutes ago, Jester said:

Thanks so much @SilverTanner.  So besides the damage to the portrait, you see it being a decent example?  I was guessing that the wear at the 8 o'clock on the obverse as well as the wear at the 10 o'clock on the reverse would further lower the grade in addition to the "adjustment mark" on the portrait.  That said, I don't see this being a NGC Details grade as it's not cleaned, repaired, hairline scratches, etc. it's simply damage to the coin just as any other damage a coin suffers that lowers its grade south of MS.  That's my theory anyway.  We'll see as this'll be going to Uncle Numi for grading and NCS Conservation 

The other marks on the rims are more typical adjustment marks and are very very common on Napoleonic coins. NGC seem to ignore these for grading purposes unless they are excessive but they seem to generally not like damage to the portrait, whereas tolerate it to the rims - if it gets a clean AU grade that will be a brilliant result.

In this case it looks like the mint worker slipped with the file and took a small gouge out of the portrait and hoped no one would notice as it still ended up in circulation?

It shouldn't need conservation. 

As everyone seems to have been bidding today (I have been stuck in meetings ?) anyone have plans for tomorrow? there is one item buried in a mixed lot that I have been after for more than 20 years, it is very low grade and not worth anything, other than personal reasons, so I will have to have it!

[prophet800]

I have my eye on something in Fridays auction and if that fails I have a backup in Baldwins auction next week

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[KevinG]

I've bought a Gold Greek 20 Drachma and a empty Bison monster box. 

[Guest]

Thanks so much [mention=390]SilverTanner[/mention].  So besides the damage to the portrait, you see it being a decent example?  I was guessing that the wear at the 8 o'clock on the obverse as well as the wear at the 10 o'clock on the reverse would further lower the grade in addition to the "adjustment mark" on the portrait.  That said, I don't see this being a NGC Details grade as it's not cleaned, repaired, hairline scratches, etc. it's simply damage to the coin just as any other damage a coin suffers that lowers its grade south of MS.  That's my theory anyway.  We'll see as this'll be going to Uncle Numi for grading and NCS Conservation [emoji4]

It will be my 3rd Africa head ))


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[Agpanda]

I bought 4 NGC MS70 pandas today

2pcs 2013 and 2 pcs 2014

Prices are so low atm Its hard not to buy

[HyHy]

I bought 4 NGC MS70 pandas today
2pcs 2013 and 2 pcs 2014
Prices are so low atm Its hard not to buy

Mind sharing where you always get these cheap pandas [emoji23][emoji23][emoji23]


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[Agpanda]

Got them all from ebay, last one was only 32$ + shipping

I have a contact in US who buy them for me and resend them to me

He saves them until he have 5-6 of them to save on shipping cost

Most sellers have free shipping within US

[Lindeman]

Some Scottsdale Reserve rounds (20, 2015), four 100g cast silver Scottsdale bars, two NGC storage boxes for slabs ...and a book (should have bought it 2 years ago...) Bowers Guide of Morgan Silver Dollars.  Looks like my 1893 Morgan is on its way to me as well -- so I hope to be able to confirm that is all in good order later this week?

[Kman]

I'm a bit shocked..

I wasn't going to be around to take in any post, so I've put off buying the QB unicorn silver 1 oz, thought no rush, 6000 they aren't going to sell out that quck 

They're no longer available from RM  where else can I get one? 

Edit> I bought from postofficeshop.co.uk 

Edited June 19, 2017 by Kman

[Silvergun]

Well i might end up regretting this purchase ,  a Queens beast 1 oz proof lion and unicorn .  

[HyHy]

Well i might end up regretting this purchase ,  a Queens beast 1 oz proof lion and unicorn .  

Silver or gold?



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