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This...isn't really helping their reputation. Are they really doubling down? Did they carelessly buy this full price, and would rather pass it off to the unaware buyer, than to protect reputation. This is very shortsighted. They could lose lots more than being taken by a replica in a purchase. I had promoted their auctions in very active coin groups on discord and also on telegram, as my experience thus far had been good, and they are less known among Americans, but offer a variety of world and ancient coins, and I'm in in among many dedicated groups of buyers. I am rethinking sharing their listings though, as I'm not cosigning this.

Great Collections bidding on British ebbs and flows, sometimes very low prices, sometimes more standard, sometimes very strong. This last Sunday was the latter. Even then, one lot in particular seemed so excessively high I'm questioning if I missed something about it. https://www.greatcollections.com/Coin/1644907/Great-Britain-1885-1-Penny-KM-755-PCGS-MS-65-RD I realize ms65 full red attribution really throws a baseline to the side, but $1000 still seemed beyond anything I had expected, or even thought possible, especially not being handled by the larger auction houses like Stack's or Heritage. Several other lots did go quite high, just not nearly to the same degree. I'm expecting someone with money to burn (and some cobidders) were out to win no matter what. But maybe there's more to it.

Oh that's really bad How did that pass mustre? I see a few already reached out. But that is disappointing and sort of lowers my estimation of them. Not a good look.

Are there three parts?

Could I request you forward this to me, too, please? Thanks in advance. As I said yesterday, I got called into work, so completely missed the whole thing, sadly.

The first one most definitely had outrageous competition. NAC often does, in general, for their auctions, I've been told, although Cope is the only one I've bid in.

Will anyone be recording hammer prices, or final prices, including bp? I'm unexpectedly having to go in to work today, so won't be able to keep an eye on this. I'd appreciate a copy of prices, if anyone is already going to the trouble.

Thanks for that

It does seem odd, buried in a gen auction.

Yes Sir, thanks, Richard

I also am not seeing anything like a download option.

It does look as if maybe I see wiping over Britannia's arm, but not totally certain. And Jerry's 100% correct. Even making a video and still shots for yourself at various angles and angles of flashlight can help.

A video would really help differentiate die polish vs wiped coin. Wiped, the lustre would be broken. I have seen coins with very extreme die polish lines, and yeah, it often really only goes over fields (raised on die). Perhaps a well-lit YouTube vid of it being slowly rotated would help, or just make one for yourself (obv site has limitations of file size) . Also try a flashlight at various angles.

Keep us posted if you buy it. I'm curious. That sort of lot is probably rare enough there, and absolutely unlikely over here.

On that note, I'd love to track down copies of the James Workman Penny Collection auction catalogues. That was all before my time of collecting. Also, if there are print copies for this auction with Sovereign Rarities on 19th November, I hope I'm able to secure one. Bit tougher sometimes, across the pond.

Workman Collection That tracks Was Bernard the father, James the son, or vice versa? Or neither.

Could you post a picture, @PWA 1967?

So much wrong here besides 1985 Vic. The screenshots from a different eBay listing, not even cropped. The price. The AI description.

Have you tried a different browser? I'm not saying it'll fix it, but sometimes these browsers flake out in various ways. You may also try closing and clearing the cache for firefox, then restarting it. Or even uninstalling and reinstalling.

Look at Britannia's stick arm!. This isn't of the simian type, is it?

I'd get some nonregals, but as Paddy said, not for $575, and hope a proclaimed expert selling it would divulge it as such. I messaged the seller. See what they do. Many of them ignore me. Which always detracts me from other lots of theirs even more, even if several looked promising.

I'm not very familiar with ½d, especially from this era, does this one look really off, or am i mistaken? https://www.ebay.com/itm/235650100917

Looks like delamination.

780 includes juice, but not shipping /insurance, or tax (which varies by state/city). The shipping fee alone is likely 20-35, and tax may add on an additional 5 to 10% (or none, in some areas). Getting close to 820-900, depending where one lives. Bit spicy.

I had bid on it, but bowed out a few bids ago