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Patchy TBH but I always check every time just in case.
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Checked Brunk also and nothing listed in there.
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CP is listed on page 162 as unattributed. CP large letters with serrifs 1797 1d source Seaby incuse on obverse
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I have and will check the noo
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2 hours ago, craigy said:
As Chris said, typical of 1973 sets. I bin them when I get them in that state.
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There aren't any words that can help you David but if you need somebody to listen just give me a bell any time.
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On 12/05/2017 at 10:40 PM, Taikonaut said:
Korehira Watanabe was a student of the late living national treasure smith Miyairi Akihira. He entered into a career into swordmaking following the 70s sword boom. In the annual sword contest in Japan he has won a couple of 3rd prizes over his career. It is worth noting smiths of the Miyairi school is known for producing quality traditionally made swords and the top smiths from that same school, Kawachi Kunihira and Miyiari Kei are both multiple 1st prize winners no less than 5-7 times each and no longer subject their work to judgement. Sorry for being off topic
Shin Gunto Katanas are my bag. Sold my collection recently and will look at starting again once I get my property purchase completed.
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3 hours ago, Peckris said:
1973 is probably the modern proof set with the worst reputation - an untoned set often sells at a premium over book price. The probable cause is the dyes in the red foam insert used that year. Those coins are largely untreatable IMO, and spectacularly ugly.
I sold a perfect set on ebay a couple of months ago and the buyer complained that the card outer was rubbed on the edges!
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How has the seller got positive feedback on those fakes he has already sold at 30x the price he obviously paid for them? If buyers are paying that sort of hard earned for quite obvious fakes it makes you wonder what their collections consist of and at what cost....
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Aye, it's grim. One thought though chaps, if it fails to sell in great numbers it could well be the next decades Kew Gardens, just a thought!
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1 hour ago, copper123 said:
hes a FOOTBALLER they spend their money on pu**y and cars dont they?
Yes and they waste the rest
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18 minutes ago, Peckris said:
They said £750,000 this morning!
Laughable if it wasn't so immoral.....that and the tax evasion as well, oh, and signing on fees, merchandising, goals, assists, wins etc etc
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1 hour ago, copper123 said:
Yes but I doubt he recieves that amount of money to spend, hes is just sold for that amount - A pig sold for pork to a slaughterhouse recieves nothing does it not - in fact it surely would regret being sold wouldn't it?
Poor Neymar is only reportedly to be on £500,000/week IF the PSG deal is ratified by La Liga.
In a world where approx 3/5 of his countrymen live in tin shacks that is just fecking obscene!
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Some of the more recent stuff is making stupid money IMHO.
The hype around the Kew 50p has sent the 2009 proof set prices through the roof (typically in excess of £200 in salerooms). The 2010 sets onwards are all fetching good money too. As a dealer I worry that the new collectors are focussed entirely on the tat that RM produce each year and real coin collectors are dropping off. Just my opinion based on observations.
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On 01/08/2017 at 9:08 AM, secret santa said:
I think that's right. The estimates (plus commission) look a little high. I fear the seller could be disappointed although I hope not.
Fear not Richard, the estimates are only estimates (usually based on hammer paid) and I have instructed a little discretion if required
I have had a look at the saleroom catalogue and there are odd coins scattered all over so my advice would be skip the section tags and work through the catalogue lot by lot as there are no gaps in the coins and they should run by sequential lot numbers.
Good luck with your bids.
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Technically verdigris should not spread at all in a slab as they are supposed to be hermetically sealed.
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15 hours ago, declan03 said:
But the thing Argentumancoins is, i never asked Rob for advice on any coin for me to make a profit from. I,m perfectly capable of that myself. I only put forward an idea to help people from being ripped of from ebay, following on from Toms thread.
Yes i am ever so slightly offended. I never came on here to be chastised like some naughty schoolkid who has not done their homework. Trust me, i put a lot of time and effort into online searches about coins i am unsure of, granted there were a couple i came up with nothing and as such i used the forum as a last resort. Sorry we cannot all afford to plough thousands of pounds into coin books, personally i would rather buy coins with my money, but thats why you are the experts and as such you are able to help with any questions. If you feel the need to be "pissed off" at any questions i may have in the future, simple, please don,t put your tuppence worth in and keep your opinions to yourself.
Do you really need to take everything so personally? I made sweeping comments and you assume they relate to you (they didn't).
As I said, chill out, it's a hobby. Less stress makes for a longer life.
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2 hours ago, declan03 said:
I,ve been a bit lucky then. I buy milled and early milled coins. I purchase about 90% of my coins from ebay for resale and made a profit from most of them, about 80% of them and a small loss on the rest. Some of them over 100% profit, so sorry Leo there are bargains to be had everyday if you know what your looking for. I,ve only just purchased an 1872 Queen Victoria florin from ebay which cost me £74 in total. I guarantee you i will make money on it.
I,ve fortunately only inadvertently purchased four fake coins from over 3000 purchases on ebay that i know of. Them being as follows:
1713 Queen Anne crown. 1874 florin. 1935 crown and a Charles 1st shilling. All of which ebay refunded me for.
My motto was before i found this forum last month, was if it didn't look right don't touch it and its served me well, but we all make mistakes. But having the forum here its always good to get a 2nd opinion when needed, as when i purchased the Charles 1st shilling, (of which i am new to collecting) which did not feel quite right to me and due to diligent nembers i was told it was a copy and i was able to return it for a refund. Thanks again to all who helped with that.
If it was not for reliance and opinions of other people Rob, what is the point of having a forum? And who mentioned one off lifetime changing purchases. Whats that all about?? I,m only looking to make a couple of quid profit on any purchases to invest in my own collection. I,m sure we all do our homework but if we are not 100% sure its always reassuring to get a 2nd opinion.
Regards.
Rob, like me, will get multiple queries a week from ebayers and other MOP's asking if coins are real and what they're worth. I assume (dangerous as that makes ass out of u and me) that Rob, like me, gets totally pissed off with it. We learnt the hard way and the expensive way. We made mistakes and then we taught ourselves with the help of others and at substantial personal cost by buying more books than coins. My own reference library runs into the Thousands of Pounds, Rob has an even larger library than me! Giving advice on here to fellow collectors is okay but giving advice for other people to profit from is a bit like asking your local plumber to fit your heating for free as you support the same team as him?
One off life changing purchases is obviously a reference to the fact that there are very few purchases you will miss by not being clued up that will not come around again.
You come across as both offended and slightly offensive, chill out, it's supposed to be a hobby and hobbies are supposed to be fun ;-)
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2 hours ago, DaveG38 said:
Curious link when you click on www.argentumandcoins.co.uk
I jacked the website Dave as trade was slower than a Newcastle United central defender. I may revive it one day, maybe, perhaps......
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3 hours ago, secret santa said:
Great news - any chance of a link to the catalogue ?
I'll post it once online Richard.
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Apologies to those members who contacted requesting a list of unsold lots from the LCA June sale.
I decided that if I had to re-write the list I may as well write a catalogue, so that's what I have done. All of the unsolds have been individually catalogued and photographed for sale by auction. As some of you know I work freelance for Northern salerooms and I have submitted the lots for sale at PFK in Penrith. The coins will be sold during and antique sale and run to about 220 lots. The sale date is 09/08/17 and live bidding is available online via the saleroom.com or easyliveauction.com. There will be obv and rev pics for each coin and a printed catalogue will be available from the saleroom on request.
In addition to the coins I also have 3 Peter Nichols cabinets available. They are a Coronet (his largest which retails at £954 + £55 delivery) and 2 x Standard Crozier (retailing at £678 + £31 delivery). These are not listed for sale yet so please PM if interested.
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On 12/07/2017 at 6:40 AM, PWA 1967 said:
Its one of those Mike.
When its being done "What a ballache"....although in the past i have moved out and just left the keys.
When its finished "Glad we did it"
Problem is...... if like mine the wife will want another room done now
Women, you can't live with them and you can't live with them......
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Your pictures aren't the best!
If it is old (difficult to tell from pictures) and brass the most likely ID will come from researching Spanish or French coin weights.
Cleaning Proof coins
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That's a King compared to most Mike!