Kipster

Quick question regarding this 1898. It's a wide date of 11 teeth, but not the bisect variety. Is this a scarcer variety than the BP1898Ba and BP1898Ca?

I think it's the uniform of the Gambia Regiment. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gambia_Regiment#Uniform

I noticed this the other day. Do you know and trust anyone here in the UK that could buy it and send it to you instead?

Copper you say... https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/186569805502?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=uWa-uYeVShi&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=skmjbKlTSK-&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

It's one of the two main graders in the states. I've seen MS65 graded farthings before, bit this is nowhere near the condition of those. Continuity isn't a strong point.

I found this one whilst trawling the ebay: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/225810412829?itmmeta=01J1Z3HYSXY2A64YMXRAZ2JPPW&hash=item349359751d:g:USMAAOSweqtlJD5y Graded MS65.....I think the grader had one too many sherberts at lunchtime before his afternoon shift...

This listing made me chuckle for a couole of reasons; the price and description: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/204851971097?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=SCKi-ihOT4K&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=skmjbKlTSK-&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

I'll give it a miss I think, the arse is hanging out of my trousers right now.

Here it is: https://www.auction-world.co/goods-detail.html?id=146369&siteId=0 And £24k is about what it works out at. A come and get involved starter bid

I see the 1952 proof penny has popped up for auction in the Auction World sale on 13th/24th July. Starting at 5,000,000 Yen...

A recent case of this: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/186477186768?itmmeta=01J17X26BQ5YV14DP7SCNJ9GM8&hash=item2b6ae80ed0:g:pfkAAOSwL6NmX~5t&itmprp=enc%3AAQAJAAAAwJnSyAqcZOwLBTaocEchnjEg4gTKNlZNWjnAsSSfL1adKBwakFH7Vfn78Y4bEVKXfZ%2FqcdsDdp93jl%2BDXj6Bdis67antlL%2BLTmvSQuIb4PEbHng2p5g9p198Vg5WyB6TWLvp%2ByAwb7R6YEdQjy31cMfBbhttNtQp77HJIUFlm%2Ffj%2BRFfR0jDwlbhs5LRacZ1YSVhT6CkOO46J9PnlAP5l7AWxQfvBlRsg2XCxTQKIs4IjxolyAAE%2BY0WxItw4iw80Q%3D%3D|tkp%3ABk9SR_jliP2JZA This hammered for 3000CHF plus juice, so roughly $4000.

I think that was who it was. The listing has now gone. I can understand dealers buying and reselling at a profit, but collectors are quite savvy, so if there is a coin of interest come up at auction, the likelihood is that the collector will be bidding on it. A while ago, Jon Blyth listed a hammered coin on ebay (think it was a William I penny) which sold for something like £2500. A week later, the buyer relisted it for around £4500. Again, those interested would have been bidding the first time around...I would have thought.

I see the 1849 penny from the auction has pitched up on ebay for double the price it hammered at...😕

That makes perfect sense. Thank you.

Just been into London to collect the lot I won and picked up one of the high quality catalogues whilst I was there. An interesting bit about Geoffrey Cope at the start. I was just wondering though, the impression I get was that he was a hands on collector, so I'm interested as to why so many of the coins were graded. Was this done by him, or by the estate before going to auction?

I see. Interesting. I've bid with them numerous times and often won at less than my high bid. I agree though, I don't like the auction format at all, but if it's already been discussed, I won't go over old ground.

Intriguing...🧐

Thats definintely an AI generated description. 😁

It's not difficult really, I send stuff in every now and then. Just a form to be filled in and then sent with the coin to the appropriate place. You need to be a paying member to submit on your own, or do it via a third party. Once you've done, it'll be easy. I'm lucky in that I call into the London office and leave everything there. Turnaround is always in working day, so 2 to 3 months in general.

If I collected these, I dont think I'd be bidding on them. Hairlines all over the show for me.

Is the second part in October?

13000CHF for an 1827 MS65BN graded penny... 🤯

My mind has been boggled with the hammers. Nowt for me here. Correction. One. 😊

I'm having to sell before I can buy now, so I know what you mean.

Agreed. They all have great eye appeal and some of those numbers are an insult.