Nons "What crap has he bought this time?" Thread.....

[Rob 3,000]

You haven't. It's just the two things appeared a**e about face for normality. People will pick up on anything around here. Foot in mouth is a common disease around here.

Edited November 4, 2015 by Rob

[damian1986 142]

"Trust me.. never buy a depreciating asset. If it drives, flies, floats or fucks - lease it!"

'tis the plan for the next one.

[Stuntman 264]

It's interesting, we will all have different priorities for our own finite pots of money. Perhaps it's whatever gives us the most bang for the buck (to build on Damian's quote above).

I'm a sucker for engine noise, steering feel and a capable chassis...

Back to Non's coins - the 1817 halfcrown is my favourite. Just lovely!

[Nonmortuus 848]

Thanks Stuntman, that was an ebay bargin, partially down to the fact the seller (who is 'well known' for toned coins) had taken some pictures of the coin that I did not believe relected what it actually looked like. Having seen some of their ebay pictures versus what their coins look like in hand at coin fairs I was confident it was not as bad as the picture made out. It is not EF but it is vertainly a gVF and I got it for about £50!

[Nordle11 564]

Always good when that happens. After a while you start to get an idea of what coins actually look like based on the type of picture that's there, when I started out I thought all scanned coins were no-gos because I though they were pictures and that they look rubbish!

Leaps and bounds eh? haha

[damian1986 142]

It's interesting, we will all have different priorities for our own finite pots of money. Perhaps it's whatever gives us the most bang for the buck (to build on Damian's quote above).

I'm a sucker for engine noise, steering feel and a capable chassis...

Back to Non's coins - the 1817 halfcrown is my favourite. Just lovely!

It's a car I've admired for a good while. As it goes, the '06 models are still up at around £15k - £20k which is good going for the age IMO. I drive an RX8, good fun until it starts to whinge. These depreciated massively as no one wants to run them

Anyway sorry for the thread hijack Nons. You mentioned a couple are slightly down on grade but you're picking up coins with decent eye appeal IMHO. Can't beat a bit of good honest toning.

[Paulus 1,942]

It's interesting, we will all have different priorities for our own finite pots of money. Perhaps it's whatever gives us the most bang for the buck (to build on Damian's quote above).

I'm a sucker for engine noise, steering feel and a capable chassis...

Back to Non's coins - the 1817 halfcrown is my favourite. Just lovely!

It's a car I've admired for a good while. As it goes, the '06 models are still up at around £15k - £20k which is good going for the age IMO. I drive an RX8, good fun until it starts to whinge. These depreciated massively as no one wants to run them

Anyway sorry for the thread hijack Nons. You mentioned a couple are slightly down on grade but you're picking up coins with decent eye appeal IMHO. Can't beat a bit of good honest toning.

Nons has a great eye for a coin imo, he has come a long way in a short time

[Nonmortuus 848]

Just a small bump as I have added some new stuff recently such as:

[jelida 1,196]

It was nice to meet you briefly at the Midland Coin Fair, there is almost something of interest, and its the quarterly 'biggie' in December.

Decent coins.

Jerry

[Nonmortuus 848]

Yes Jerry, always nice to put a face to a name/alais

[Stuntman 264]

Nice coins again Non, I do like the shilling.

I'm hoping to get to the December Midland fair. What makes it a biggie?

[Paulus 1,942]

I've yet to attend myself Stuntman, but every 3 months they have more dealers and more space, December being the next of those

[Nordle11 564]

There's 2 spaces at the Midland that they use, and every 3 months they set up in the bigger room. It was a surprise to me the first time because I didn't know about the room change and I nearly walked into a stamp fair I think it was!

[Nonmortuus 848]

My latest edition, a 1902 circulation Halfcrown

Edited December 8, 2015 by Nonmortuus

[Stuntman 264]

Very tasty. Most envious!

[Peter 615]

Nons.

This thread needs locking.

Lovely HC

[PWA 1967 1,841]

Yes that looks nice NONS.

[Stuntman 264]

Nons.

This thread needs locking.

I agree. Or at least renaming to 'what jewels has he bought...'

[Nonmortuus 848]

A couple of newbies purchased in the last week or so:

 

[Nonmortuus 848]

[GateGateGo 8]

Beautiful coins, Nons.

I know less than nowt 'bout bronze, but that Teddy 7 ha'penny looks lovely.

[Nonmortuus 848]

A couple of newbies. I need to work on my photographs as they do the coins no justice:

A 1913 Halfcrown has proved to be a pain in the bum to find:

 

This one is courtesy of Rob and is my first early milled/pre 1816 example:

[GateGateGo 8]

Very nice coins, Nons - ace pics, too. That '13 looks a wee bit nicer than mine - and more proof that I need a proper bloody light source!

[Nonmortuus 848]

Thanks Frank, The coins do look far nicer in hand, I just bought another daylight lamp so need a few hours one night to play around with my pictures. The ones above were just taken with the flash on and aimed above the coin.

[jelida 1,196]

Is that the 1913 you were looking at from Ian? Lovely coin, I'm not surprised you went back for it.

Jerry