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The Auction World Cope pieces a few weeks ago may have been a different flipper. I hadn't looked at their site /eBay listings much recently.

The Coin Discord server pretty much unanimously do not like them or their model. They're almost a gag at this point. Too many on there have likewise experienced Atlas throwing on bids till they win, only to find later Atlas just list at double their cost on eBay and their website. It's one thing to lose to other collectors, but they're just flippers with obscene markups, and accumulate so many gorgeous and rare pieces in the process. Very distasteful, and though some people may champion such a model, many of us don't. Good point, to note to anyone handling my collection, that Atlas instructively not be involved ha.

Thanks immensely.

Since Rob Davis doesn't list prices on the site, could anyone share prices paid for what model they may have? Trying to figure how much to save (incl hefty overseas shipping), for what is available.

You have a link to it on there?

Atlas has beaten me out in numerous auctions, here in the US, as well as elsewhere, and promptly listed on their site at double their cost. I detest having them as competition, and not much interested in buying from them knowing how they mark up. I also noticed several Cope auction 1 pieces appeared recently at Auction World. Probably some Japanese reseller couldn't flip all they took on.

I gave up reporting clear fakes several years ago. Total waste of my time. They ignored every single one.

So fake!

I'm assuming this earlier book 1860-1970 will be even more difficult to track down a copy? That said, I'd be obliged and delighted to obtain a copy if anyone knows of one, or spots one in the wild.

Thanks, just looked at your rarest pennies listing. Once again, I feel we're all indebted to your perseverance assembling these sites. Especially those of us newer to collecting these, and with not much free time to do a fraction of the exhaustive research accumulated therein.

Is that a proof?

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.