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    2 hours ago, Nordle11 said:

    Then maybe? Perhaps if you're a regular too it helps? I'm not sure on the rules, while it doesn't say you can bid over the phone on the day, it also doesn't say you can't..

    I'm sure you can opt to bid by telephone on the day. I've been to many of their auctions and you can see Semra and others ringing bidders shortly before their lot comes up. You just run the risk that you might be in the loo when the key coin comes up. I've just checked their catalogues and while they don't explicitly describe an online telephone bidding process (perhaps they don't want to encourage people to do this as it would require extra staff), as I've said above, I have seen it happen on many occasions.

     

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    Hi Just.me

    I've checked out the pattern reverse under a 10X magnifier and the border teeth look just as if they've been stuck onto the coin - the line you see on the photo is a very slightly raised edge as if a ring of teeth has been stuck onto a coin with no teeth. I'm hoping to get one of these digital microscope things in the new year and if I can master the technology, the pictures should be very interesting.

    Happy New Year to all penny collectors and to those of other denominations........

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    10 minutes ago, jelida said:

    Hi Richard, this is going to develop in to a superlative reference, but I also have a couple of queries; I cannot see the F72 with ja reverse listed,  and I note that you have not followed Goubys rarity estimate in every case , notably in the Gouby F varieties, and 1882 F114 and 115; I have always found F114 to be considerably scarcer (as reflected by Freeman, R10 and R4 respectively). I appreciate this may be deliberate , in line with your own research. Have you used your own rarity estimates on occasion? The F72 ja will clearly be rarer than normal F72, for example, but Gouby listed them together.

    And a little clarification of the years covered in your varietal lists, there is overlap in the titles correctly not reflected in the content.

    Jerry

     

     

     

     

    Thanks for the comments guys - I'll address them once all the seasonal family stuff is done with !! There are bound to be some typos/omissions as I rushed through the preparation.

    Happy New Year

    R

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    Why would anyone get their coins slabbed by CGS ? Lot 2792 in their last auction was slabbed by CGS  as 1855 P1509 PT when it's blindingly obvious that it's a P1508 Ornamental Trident (with far colon after DEF to confirm it) !!!!! If they get that wrong, what else ????????

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