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Bruce
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the bubble near SH"I"LLING is another hint of possibly counterfeit. Deliberately doing an imperfect toned coin making it harder to spot a fake coin.
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Congratulation Paddy, it's a very very good find, I wish I can find the same in auction or elsewhere at a fair price too. By comparing your pictures with those in link provided and also discussion in another forum and taking into account toning and minor rim nick, I think it's likely a geniue one.
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On 5/2/2025 at 9:50 PM, Citizen H said:hello Bruce. many thanks for the input... can you elaborate more in regards to with 2nd I in BRITANNIAR to gap. I'm not sure what this means, many thanks "H"
Sorry, only read the message now, and yes Rob explained the obverse 2.
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Agree to all, 1859. Obverse 2, with 2nd I in BRITANNIAR to gap.
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8 hours ago, Nuk said:Hi - I'm new to this group.
I bought the 7 silver 1887 jubilee head coins some years ago - Over time these have developed an equal toning.
Four of these are graded EF but the other 3, unfortunately, are only graded as VF.
My question is:
Do I buy 3 EF coins to make them all the same grade or would doing this devalue the set as the toning wont be the same
Thanks in advance.
I would say go also cos once it is in your mind about upgrade, you will always think about it until it's upgraded. Take time to search for a similar tone and reasonably priced ones.
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On the other hand, for 1887 Sixpence, JEB on Truncation is the one that keeps an eye on.
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8 hours ago, Paddy said:I don't know if I speak for others, but I would love to see your medals! Like many others here, I pick them up occasionally when there are no affordable coins I need available and I find their designs and history very interesting,
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1 hour ago, TomGoodheart said:I've been buying far more medals than coins of late, which I suspect are not of much interest to members here. And the coins I have are all Tower shillings of Charles I, so again, outside most people's scope. Don't want to be the cause of people's eyes glazing over! 😄
Similar situation to me also in last 2 years, more medals than coins, but not many purchases were made in view of strong coin and also medal prices.
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20 hours ago, Coinery said:That is just crazy, isn’t it! What a farce! The coins I’m interested in would be very popular if bidders could browse the images in good time…it really isn’t good enough to put the pictures up in the final hours of the sale.
agree, especially they are going to have more profit through higher hammered price if decent photos are provided. I believe most of the potential buyers will stay away from these no pic lots or just place a much more prudence bids.
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yes, it's used to no image forever. Maybe you can try requesting pictures from Spink, and there is a chance they will provide you an image through email.
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Merry Christmas to you all, and wish you all have a happy and healthy new year!
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An additional proof...if you try searching the archive sales in their site and nothing is showed up, then it's not sold.
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18 hours ago, PWA 1967 said:Will be online soon with Sovereign Rarities if you google it and a collection of rare pennies 👍.
Medal catalogue is online now. Some superb and rare examples, and in overall the estimates are very strong for all medals especially those more common ones.
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4 hours ago, Joe said:Hi I would like to start to invest in gold coins, I was thinking of sovereigns or maple leaf but would like some feedback if ok please. ie best place to buy from best gold coins to buy, thanks.
If you are in UK, better to invest in sovereign or britannia or other uk bullion, in view of taxation concern. For the pricing, the lower premium is always a better choice, however if go for private sales or dealer, have to ensure those are not counterfeit ones.
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20 hours ago, Nonmortuus said:Only that the seller listed the same coin for more money and under a slightly different account!
Apart from whether it's legit, that way to do business is definitely an off to me. No one know what will be happened after payment. By the way, the toning of reverse is a bit odd to me.
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28 minutes ago, Sword said:I have long admired the very high quality of late Victorian coinage. I agree that the Jubilee Head and also the Old Head coins have such wonderfully reflective fields. Even standard currency sometimes have frosting on designs. The highly reflective surfaces also promote beautiful toning too.
I love Gothic Florin, however those high quality ones are very pricey. In addition, I love to find varieties of Victorian Florin, especially those Jubilee and Old Head.
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1 hour ago, Peckris 2 said:I think it's often a feature in Victorian silver?
The Jubilee head is more obvious. if compare Gothic Florin with Jubilee ones, the Gothic is usually less reflective or bright in obverse field.
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1 hour ago, Peckris 2 said:It's a good point. I have double florins and two JH crowns where the fields look highly reflective, but not polished, and the designs and legends aren’t (not cameo but definitely not very reflective like the fields). It does make you wonder how they have maintained that state.
Same here, Florin and Shilling are also with reflective field.
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I also haven't seen one before.
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Yes, white metal version is the most common version, followed by bronze, but cooperscoins have one silver selling, so cannot rule out yours. It's sometimes hard to 100% assure alloy from picture, may need to ping the sound or going through machine test to confirm it.
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7 hours ago, ozjohn said:Can anyone provide any info on the medal in the attached file that was part of my late sister's effects.. I've tried to find out more information regarding this medal. However although there were several medals struck commemorating the diamond jubilee of Victoria I have not been able to locate this medallion. It is crown size and appears to be struck in silver and the effigy of the queen resembles the Jubilee head rather than the old head that is depicted in the medals I found on line.Any suggestions wold be appreciated.
Thanks.
This is Heaton mint 38mm medal, check if there is a letter H at bottom of reverse side of medal. It's more often to see white metal version of this medal, so uncertain whether yours is a silver one.
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20 hours ago, DaveG38 said:Talking about LCA, is anybody on here waiting rather long for their purchases from the last auction to arrive? Usually they turn up within a day or so of payment. This time it is over a week, and no signs yet.
This month is quite quick for me from Semra, comparing with quarters ago, maybe they are a bit inconsistence about postage.
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Oh....since i used to be outbidded at Noonans, i didn't pay too much attention to the auction. But i had a brief look that lot before and thought if the 44 penny was cleaned...not noticed the DFF😪