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  1. 3 minutes ago, Guest 1861 said:

    A clean overstrike but is it a V or an over Y and has anyone seen something similar? Y over Y is common but this definitely doesn't look like a Y over Y. Your thoughts please? Thanks! 

    Definitely Y over Y. The bars wouldn't meet at the bottom if they continued on their path, so it couldn't be a V.

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  2. 3 minutes ago, secret santa said:

    I don't imagine collectors will be very keen to supply sales data to dealers so that they can charge us the maximum ! We're all looking for bargains.

    Inversely, please do send your.. ahem.. figures.

    The UNC F139 in that last auction went for around  £100 iirc :ph34r: pm me Kip..


  3. Just now, Guest KIP said:

    As a dealer I have to discount the commission as it’s a cost. If a coin sells for £100 in an auction I get just £80 so I find its judicious to note the sale price less commission.

    Depends if, as a dealer, you sell all your stock through auction houses. If not then I wouldn't remove the commission because you're effectively reducing the price of the coin by 20%.


  4. 7 minutes ago, Guest KIP said:

    Hi Nordle11,

    My original list was longer. I have combed through the sold prices of most auction sites and as a dealer I make a note of the most up to date prices, less commission. However the coins in the list that I have drafted have either not made it the major auction houses in the past 2 years, in which case the prices have become obsolete, or are not in an UNC grade.

    Thanks,
    K

    Then you've answered your own question really, there isn't much information on UNC grades for the ones you're looking for.

    Personally I wouldn't disregard prices over 2 years old for items that seldom come to market, they at least will give you an idea of the market. Also, as a bidder, when I make a purchase through an auction house I make my bid taking commission into account as I think a lot of others do, I don't think removing the commission price is giving you a true figure IMO. Especially so in the case of rarer items that receive much higher bids than your run-of-the-mill coins.


  5. 2 minutes ago, Guest KIP said:

    I am a coin dealer who has a question for the bronze penny collectors do with pricing. For the following pennies does anyone have a guide price in UNC (US grading scale MS 63 plus)

    1874 F67 6+H,

    1875 F79 8+G,

    1876H F87 8+J,

    1878 F94 8+J,

    1881 F102 9+J,

    1881 F105 10+J,

    1881 F106 11+J,

    1882H 12+M F114 and

    1895 F139 1+A.

    I have a copy of SPINK so it's not the book price I am after but a guide price from recent sales that people have been following.

    Hi Kip, best bet is check auction archives like www.londoncoins.com or www.spink.com.

    That's a long list of coins for people to dig through their notes. You might get lucky though!


  6. On 11/1/2017 at 0:04 PM, Mr T said:

    What extra varieties does it mention?

    I tend to stick to Freeman but also look out for any new dies as reported by Gouby and the penny people here. I avoid all flaws, date varieties, re-entered letters etc to keep things manageable.

     

    On 11/1/2017 at 0:49 PM, Nordle11 said:

    I'll let you know of anything interesting when it arrives.

    Here you go gents. Happy reading.

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  7. 11 minutes ago, 1949threepence said:

    My first acquisition of 2017 - and probably my last for a few months as it's cleaned me out post Christmas - is an 1862 F41, from halfpenny dies. Bought Colin Cooke, ex Andy Scott. Straight fine with all major details intact.

    Been trying to a reasonable specimen for years. Finally succeeded. Most of the others I've seen on offer have been washers or not much better.

    Excellent coin indeed and congratulations, a very clean example.

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  8. 1 minute ago, PWA 1967 said:

    Not worth the agro i wouldnt think Matt and cant see many dealers going out of there way ?.

    Even after or should you get them what use are they unless you were turning them over quickly and the money you received going into a bank ?.

    I mean for insurance purposes, proof of purchase and all that jazz.


  9. 16 minutes ago, Rob said:

    Pass. It's on its way to Matt.

    From memory it's mostly things like open and closed 9s.

    44 minutes ago, Mr T said:

    What extra varieties does it mention?

    I tend to stick to Freeman but also look out for any new dies as reported by Gouby and the penny people here. I avoid all flaws, date varieties, re-entered letters etc to keep things manageable.

    I'll let you know of anything interesting when it arrives.

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  10. 27 minutes ago, Rob said:

    Doubt it. It was in the January 1971 issue of Coins, incorporating coins and medals. It was in a pile of catalogues I picked up at the weekend.

    Bugger, well one for the list I guess. Is it just called 'Coins'? I had a quick google but the name is so general I just get a lot of other unrelated stuff. 


  11. For me it's Freeman/Gouby numbers and widely accepted varieties (like the popular dot flaws). I'd buy curios but wouldn't go out of my way to spend a chunk on something like a B over R, unless the price was better than I thought the resale would be.

    The VR court survey, for those interested, should be in the useful links thread under general. 

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