Your coin purchases...

[Emperor Oli 0]

What coins have you bought for well under, or well over catalogue price?

My biggest bargain would have to be a 1758 6d, extremely fine(bought ages ago). I bought it off Ebay for a ridiculously low £15 and it's worth about £50. My largest premium? I can't think of one but probably something on Colin Cooke's site as he tends to inflate his prices.

On second thoughts, my biggest profit was probably an inherited coin, like my William IV sovereign.

[Sylvester 15]

Colin Cooke isn't the only one that inflates his prices... i know a few other dealers like that.

[william 0]

hint hint! Coincraft.

[Half Penny Jon 0]

Best Buy: 1924 BU Gem halfpenny bought for £22 worth about £35 in this gem mint state with blazing lustre!

Worst Buy: 1896LX Crown VF bought for £40, sold to a dealer a while ago for £16.

[Sylvester 15]

no not Coincraft...no i was thinking more like this...

http://www.ringramcoins.com/

[william 0]

no not Coincraft...no i was thinking more like this...

http://www.ringramcoins.com/

God yeah!!!! Thats ridiculous...

[Guest Guest]

44 pounds for a common date half sovereign errr i pass.

hello all by the way just signed up here though have talked to couple of you before elsewhere.been realy enjoying reading through the forum

[Emperor Oli 0]

Doesn't look as if you've signed up - you posted as a guest!

[jimmy_goodfella 0]

ahh that was strange

i did sign up musta not logged on there.

anyway nice to be here.

[Half Penny Jon 0]

Welcome jimmy! What coins do you collect?

[william 0]

Welcome Jimmy.

[wybrit 2]

Best Buys:

1869 penny in about uncirculated condition.

1839 penny with just a slight bit of rub.

Both at a tiny fraction of their true value, both in online auctions.

Worst buy:

1889 shilling, graded BU but harshly brushed. Sent the coin back to the ebay seller, but it "never arrived." He got my money, I got the shaft. Total loss: $84.65.

[Master Jmd 50]

Best Buys

1907 shilling EF, catalouge price: £50, bought for 50p! (antique shop)

1879 penny obv.9 rev.k Fine, catalough price: £30, also bought for 50p (ebay)

Best losses

1916 Penny BU, catalouge price: £35, bought for £62 (Ebay)

1100th post...

Edited August 8, 2004 by Master Jmd

[Emperor Oli 0]

Surely worst losses, JMD?

[Sylvester 15]

I dunno that takes some beating but i can beat it!

Best buy;

James II Half guinea 1688 in roughly F bought for £225, now worth about £275-£300

Worst buy... (and this is why i don't use ebay anymore because i get far too carried away)

$20 Liberty 1894, Graded GVF bought it for £325, sold it for £225. (No way was it worth £325 but i had alot of stiff competition to get that one... we were all bidding like crazy and i got carried away i only just beat another bidder), strangely i don't regret paying £100 over the value, i just regret selling it...

So i now want another liberty $20 [a denver mint one] but i can't seem to find one anywhere!

[Master Jmd 50]

Surely worst losses, JMD?

I take pride in my coins ...and that was meant to say worst but hey!