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Most modern coin cabinet are directly or indirectly an evolution or inspired from those marketed by Spinks in from the late 19th century. The wooden door beading and wood across the front of the trays did not originate from Swann but cabinets made popular when Spink was selling them. Other dealers such as Lincoln also sells these cabinets and they were all most likely made by the same company. This is a Nichols cabinet made for the British Museum with a Spink cabinet style locks which differ from the RM cabinet

Although similar there is notable departure from the current Nichols cabinet. There is no mention of a RM edition on their facebook which you would expect though its not the first time a cabinet maker sold their cabinets through different companies. Would not surprise me there will be a RM label on the back and no indication it came from Nichols. I do like this design as it looks like a homage to the old turn of the century Spink cabinet.

Royal Mint is now selling coin cabinets. I wonder who is making these? https://www.royalmint.com/our-coins/ranges/historic-coins/ancillaries/

Mahogany use today are generally not of the quality of the so call "big leaf" mahogany that is banned since around 2003. I've notice Nichols cabinets particularly the larger ones made after 2003 are constructed from joining more than one piece of wood to make up the size. In older Nichols cabinet multiple construction are only present on the back of the cabinet were it is not often seen.

Hi Frank, Did you manage to replace the 2 trays? Your cabinet is known as "the Lincoln style" probably because collectors have got use to associate this style with the cabinets sold by the dealer Edgar Lincoln after they moved to Holles Street in 1900, though I'm sure this style exist long before Edgar Lincoln. I think a company started making coin cabinets in various style in the late 19th century, built themselves a reputation and won orders from leading coin dealers. Feedback from Richard Bishop from Spink who also thinks one company was making cabinets for other dealers with ivorine labels added for the retailers that include Spink & Son, AH Baldwin and Lincoln. ThIs company might have stayed in business for a couple of decades or more probably even into the early 1920s as the design has not evolved that much they can be quite difficult to accurately date when they were made. Some of the "Lincoln style" have runners for each tray. Must admit I prefer it that way, much more practical than stacking.

Until recently little is known that the author of Sherlock Holmes, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle is an avid coin collector. Reading some of the articles here http://fourthgarrideb.com/2014/10/05/holmework-assignment-arthur-conan-doyles-coin-collection/ it appears at one time ACD collected Anglo Saxon to Charles II but auction the lot in 1913 at Sotherby because he decide to devote exclusively to ancient Greek and Roman coins. His collection of ancients were eventually broken up and sold by Manfra in 1968. I suspect coins with tickets with ACD writings would command a premium. Here is a tray from a cabinet that belong to ACD

These antique cabinets and the brass handles look identical to ones made by Spink and Sons. It is possible one company is making cabinets for different campanies. I like these old cabinets they are just better made.

I have some result with a technique that involve a bit of heat, a tarnished silver cup and liver of sulphur combo. Able to get a Roman silver with natural toning. I guess if I leave it in the silver cup for a few months it would look like its came from an old collection

I was watching Pawn Stars this morning and someone brought in a high relief St Gaudens, the expert valued it at $17k because it was cleaned and he sold it to $12.5k to the dealer. There was a similar one auctioned recently that caught my attention but I was not sure if it was real or fake https://www.the-saleroom.com/en-gb/auction-catalogues/john-nicholson/catalogue-id-srjo10170/lot-cebfcd87-2244-4556-b055-a7f90104e9b9

And they also add VAT on Misc Amount whatever that means. I thought VAT were 17.5%?

I got the invoice from DNW and the premium is way more than the 20% hammer price suggested by their T&C. It is close to just under 30%. Does anyone know why that is so?

I've used the online pre bid DNW auction for the first time and I think I just won at exactly the same amount I bidded. How do I know if there are genuine under bidders?

I have a Shin Gunto katana with a silver family crest. I think I paid too much for it when I started collecting during the sword boom many years ago, don't mind letting it go.

Sorted. I have to remove my old debit card and sign up with another debit card

But I already have an account with Saleroom.com opened with the same debit card.

Trying to authorise a payment via my Saleroom.com account until card security verification page thinking something is wrong despite me entering the correct information

Just spoken to the auctioneer and they said they don't take money from Saleroom.com. What they will do is send payment request through Saleroom.com and I have to authorise it. So their T&C "5. If you are an internet buyer your payment will be taken from the card you have registered with on the Saleroom.com unless you notify Hansons Accounts Team" is wrong or at best ambiguous. There was no mention of any of this on their original invoice that request payments which I could easily have paid through my bank and I could potentially have made a double payments.

I got the invoice from the auctioneer and payment instruction but if you read the auctioneer's T&C on their website it says 5. If you are an internet buyer your payment will be taken from the card you have registered with on the Saleroom.com unless you notify Hansons Accounts Team The above however was not contained in the email invoice that was sent which is rather confusing. I want to potentially avoid double paying. You think they are experience enough one way or the other. Will need to find out on monday what is going on.

I'm pretty new to Salesroom.com I have a question. If you win do the auction house automatically take payment from the card you registered with Saleroom.com? I won an item with Hansons and the term of condition number 5 say so http://www.hansonsauctioneers.co.uk/pages/terms.php but the invoice I recieve via email make no mention of this. I spoke with Hanson's account and the lady say they don't but to waite for a confirmation email were I can pay with my card but that might be because it was related to a postage qoute.

I'm the owner of the bottom one but I also think they are the same coin as the top one.

I have aged more than a few ancient silvers and the before and after can look very different. What you cant change is the shape, cracks and most obviouse strike details and wears.

Here is the information of the top coin which others said might be a cast of the bottom http://www.forumancientcoins.com/catalog/roman-and-greek-coins.asp?radd=1&vpar=18&zpg=86769 The description says it was once polished and could be the case as do many ancient silver coins, the first image suggest this might be the case. Though when the coin was sold it may no longer look polished as the photos suggest. The second image shows what appear to be the same coin with natural looking age and appear sharper. However there are many similarities including the shape, wear, fan cracks and other minute details to conclude that they are indeed the same coin. What we are seeing is a coin may have been aged naturally (since the coin came from a old collection it might be an old photo) or artificially professionally aged. When a coin has been "aged" it can appear sharper.

I discussd with the seller the reason why I return the fake coin. When I posted the coin a week later I sent a reminder to the seller it is on its way and he was completely puzzled and don't seem to remember anything about it. The guy must have had so many returns he lost track of all them all.

Leave the coin by the window for a year or two. The extreme temperature changes tend to tone coins quicker.

I'm looking for ancient coins from Thassos which feature the satyr up to no good at a reasonable price. Something like these There are plenty of fakes around especially for tourists.