Baldwin Auction Today, Mixed Results

[Baldwin Auction Today, Mixed Results]

On 10/24/2023 at 12:04 PM, PWA 1967 said:

Thank you ,do you know if the Half crown was also at Baldwin please ?

 

Hi sorry I dont 

[Baldwin Auction Today, Mixed Results]

On 10/22/2023 at 7:02 AM, PWA 1967 said:

The 1953 Halfcrown i could not believe and then saw this crown sell at St.James.

Surely it will all end in tears as the prices seem ridiculous and makes me wonder if people are actually buying them.

 

This was apparently a VIP Proof - mis labeled by NGC hence the price. Its a Rarity R7 coin

 

[NGC grading OMFG!!!]

an issue often is understanding the cross over between the Sheldon scale and English grading standards. A slabbed VF means by English standards fine to good fine

[Coins Mounted in Dish - But How...?]

wow amazing is this for sale ?

 

[1567 Sixpence, Coronet/Lion obverse]

Look at all that red wax in the legends !

[TICKET CENTRAL]

Does anyone have an image of a Martin Hughes Ticket ? 

[Steep slabbing premiums]

16 hours ago, Rob said:

Looking at Heritage, the new owner is now actively seeking offers of $1287 or more - so only 30% more than a price that was already 4 or 5 times higher than you'd expect to pay.

I can appreciate conditional rarity for type and this is the only 65 etc, but silly old me always assumed it compared the coins and not the labels.

I think thats something that heritage does automatically on the stuff you buy from them unless you opt out

[Ongoing Spink Sale (17/1/21) Featuring OUTRAGEOUS Prices]

1 hour ago, pokal02 said:

A nasty sting in the tail for me as Spink delivered my lot to an address I left in 2005 (I'd have collected in person but for lockdown restrictions).  Fortunately, although the present occupant had opened the package, she willingly handed it over.    

Had a similar issue however luckily I collect our items from their offices. They had been putting sales onto an account with a different address we have used for over 8 years. 

[hoard uncovered]

just read "So the Civil War hoard count was at 1028 but has increased some what..... still finding them in the ploughsoil."

[Coinex 2020]

On 7/11/2020 at 6:43 PM, VickySilver said:

I do hope they will carry on with the auctions!

I think auctioneers like St James's are now trying to hold monthly sales. The Big September ones should go ahead too 

[OXFORD HALFCROWNS WANTED]

Hi 

We are looking to acquire examples of the Oxford Mint Halfcrown of Charles I for a collector we are working with. Should you have any duplicates that you might consider selling or any single examples please feel free to send us any images.

Many thanks

[Anybody know how LCA plan to handle their June auction?]

7 hours ago, JLS said:

Well, it sort of was a live sale, as there were a few phone lines open, and so lots had a defined closing time. You had to pre-register which lots you wanted to bid on, as they skipped lots which no-one wanted to phone bid on and just decided them on commission. Most of the time I was just bidding against commission bids though. 

I had asked semra if I could bid by phone but she didn't even reply to the email.

Never mind there's always the st James's sale coming up I guess

[Anybody know how LCA plan to handle their June auction?]

27 minutes ago, JLS said:

Yes and it was relatively straightforward, I won 6 lots ! 

 

glad at least someone did, how were there phone bids if there wasn't a live sale ?

[Anybody know how LCA plan to handle their June auction?]

1 hour ago, 1949threepence said:

No. 

To quote from, and courtesy of Paddy's post from Friday at 11:17am, there are three types of EasyLive auctions:-

 

LCA have chosen option 3, which merely shows the items. It's actually no different to just looking at the same coins on their website. 

Don't even know what they've fetched.  

they could have at least offered a live stream on FB or Twitter 

[Anybody know how LCA plan to handle their June auction?]

I emailed them to see if I could arrange a phone bid, no reply.

so

how is today being conducted ? Is there a live stream of it 

[Let's See Your Copper Coins, Tokens, Or Medals!]

8 minutes ago, mhcoins said:

Interesting piece ! its definitely not one of Thomas Simons examples , its too crude but its very intriguing.

I'd be interested for my civil war collection, if you would be willing to sell it on 

[Let's See Your Copper Coins, Tokens, Or Medals!]

23 hours ago, Zo Arms said:

A recent purchase from eBay. 25mm X 21mm. In lead. Closest I can find via Google is a 'General Fairfax medal ' in gold, held at the British Museum. No sign of a suspension loop on this piece tho.

Interesting piece ! its definitely not one of Thomas Simons examples , its too crude but its very intriguing.

[May be of interest to a beginer starting an Edward collection]

seems very expensive

[Its easy being a dealer]

@azda I'd assume on coins you listed yourself for sale (on ebay) you've put them at a  price with a big profit in comparison to what you've paid. You can't call out people for something you do yourself imo

 

[Its easy being a dealer]

if someone says its AEF or GEF it doesn't mean it is, make your own opinion. 

[Its easy being a dealer]

No one is being forced to buy from him nor is anyone being forced to agree with his grades. Perhaps a little caution and caveat emptor could be expressed over the grading but he is entitled to make a profit. If someone chooses to buy it, I'd guess it will be based on its provenance and from the look of the coin in the photo or of it in hand, not from his grade he has listed. Many Slaney coins since the sale have gone on and sold for double the original sale prices. Looks like it was a cheap buy at the recent auction but I'd guess this will remain unsold for a long while at the asking price.

[Its easy being a dealer]

Furthermore this in effect is what TPG does aswell. Grading whether its by Spink, baldwins or even ourselves is our opinion, perhaps the buyer felt it was conservatively graded in auction ??? I remember years ago I had a gothic crown which was listed in auction as almost uncirculated. I sold it accordingly, only to find out at a later date its buyer had it graded and it achieved a 67 grade at PCGS. It went from being a 5,000 coin to a 30,000 + coin over night 

[Its easy being a dealer]

On 11/14/2019 at 12:03 PM, azda said:

2nd seller is wessexcoins

In Wessex's coins defence, its his opinion on what its worth, and given the prices some other retailers are offering guineas for, you could argue its not excessive. Furthermore its only an asking price, I assume he hasn't sold it for the quoted price, he still needs to find a buyer. It could be in stock for some time ... who knows.

[BREXIT 50P]

So it's been reported today that the Government commissioned 10 million Brexit 50 pence pieces to commemorate Brexit, with the date 31st October on them. With this now looking very unlikely to happen on this date,  if a few slip the net and find their way into circulation we might have a new 50 pence rarity. 

[Ebay's Worst Offerings]

16 hours ago, JLS said:

Is it just me, or is this not actually a choice piece? The frosting might be excellent but I don't like the marks in the field. 

I think it's just a very poor photograph. When any auctioneer is asking so much for a coin, you'd hope their images would be of high quality. A photograph is now often the buyers eyes, therefore you'd hope that they'd get the best images possible for illustration.