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Nicholas

My Dream Coin H8 Sovereign In Stjames

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Nice provenance, as you might expect. It's a bit depressing when you get BM duplicates as one of the names in the provenance.

So many superior pieces now reside away from the prying eyes of numismatists and unobtainable for the collector. :(

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Let us know how you get on Nicholas!

Well .. when are you going to get a chance for another?

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Goodness that is a nice coin !

Off to buy a lotto ticket now ....

Good luck Nicholas, that would be the coin of a lifetime.

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that would be the coin of a lifetime.

Hmm .. there is that aspect isn't there? The buyer might need to dig deep to keep the standard of the rest of the collection on a par. After all, it would be sad to have one coin that outshines all the others, no?

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that would be the coin of a lifetime.

Hmm .. there is that aspect isn't there? The buyer might need to dig deep to keep the standard of the rest of the collection on a par. After all, it would be sad to have one coin that outshines all the others, no?

Not really. If you go for an expensive denomination such as the 5 guineas or similar you are only looking a four or five dozen pieces for a complete set. You probably wouldn't make it either. Murdoch had the most complete collection of 5 guineas, but was still a handful short. Many top collections can only afford to have single figure numbers of coins such as these. TBH there aren't that many different types to collect either, and those that are can be elusive. A fine sovereign of each of the monarchs from Henry VII to James I is only half a dozen pieces. You would need to add in a few other denominations to make it more rounded. Money is unlikely to be much of a restriction either. If you are happy spending 6 figures on a few pieces, much of the rest will come in for about the price of another one.

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This coin would definitely stick out like a sore thumb in my collection. Lost interest. ; )

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Looks like the 1852 Australian Sov has been withdrawn. It has "no lot" against it

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