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Coinery

Acquired Ed III Quarter Nobel

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Not the prettiest by a long shot, but liked the provenance and accompanying tickets!

Arthur M. Fitts III Collection. Ex Seaby Coin & Medal Bulletin 437 (October 1954), no. G1465. (includes the Seaby paper flip, and ticket in the hand of Bert Seaby [Eaglen D22A]).

Still can’t decide on whether it’s a keeper or seller, the jury is still out!

 

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I'd go for a better one. They are relatively cheap as hammered gold goes and not rare.

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17 minutes ago, Rob said:

I'd go for a better one. They are relatively cheap as hammered gold goes and not rare.

Yes a bit of gold fever I think. What’s the latest Spink 1501, I know it’s on your lap! :)

Might give the NGC route a try and move it on!

What’s your thoughts on the second offering? Getting there?

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14 minutes ago, Coinery said:

Yes a bit of gold fever I think. What’s the latest Spink 1501, I know it’s on your lap! :)

Might give the NGC route a try and move it on!

What’s your thoughts on the second offering? Getting there?

£275 Fine, £700 VF.

The second is better, but still room for improvement.

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32 minutes ago, Rob said:

£275 Fine, £700 VF.

The second is better, but still room for improvement.

Thanks, Rob, much appreciated.

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I would personally keep it as I'd love to have a medieval Plantagenet gold coin in collection :P ... I really like Edward III coins. 

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5 minutes ago, Descartes said:

I would personally keep it as I'd love to have a medieval Plantagenet gold coin in collection :P ... I really like Edward III coins. 

You could have one with a nice provenance if you like? £525 freepost ;) 

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1 minute ago, Coinery said:

You could have one with a nice provenance if you like? £525 freepost ;) 

Although I would dearly love to Stu, I'd better stick to my hammered pennies - or I'll end up with another sub-branch of collecting :wacko: I must attempt to stay within my collecting budget or it will be beans on toast for the rest of the month!

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11 minutes ago, Descartes said:

Although I would dearly love to Stu, I'd better stick to my hammered pennies - or I'll end up with another sub-branch of collecting :wacko: I must attempt to stay within my collecting budget or it will be beans on toast for the rest of the month!

I'm on Beans on toast already!

 

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32 minutes ago, Descartes said:

Although I would dearly love to Stu, I'd better stick to my hammered pennies - or I'll end up with another sub-branch of collecting :wacko: I must attempt to stay within my collecting budget or it will be beans on toast for the rest of the month!

Tee hee! Keep up the good work Des, a fine collection in the making! 🙌

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On 15/01/2018 at 11:17 AM, Coinery said:

You see there are prettier, that’s the problem!

 

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Any thoughts on the ‘corrosion/bubbles’ on the 3 o’clock arm of the reverse cross (and other localised places on the reverse)? Bad mix of the gold/poor flan? I wonder about this, as it would’ve been the most compressed of the gold, being forced into the devices?

they are clearly minute, as this is a tiny coin...any thoughts? On silver hammered it’s clearly ground corrosion, acidity/alkalinity nibbling away at the contaminants in the silver mix...same so for gold?

 

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My thoughts were that it is water worn or ground corrosion. Same alloy component involved (copper) and same effect whether it is silver or gold.

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