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  1. VickySilver
    Welcome Stephen! Congratulations on a currency 1853 and the pattern (?) Victoria 1837. Can't speak for the plain edge 1838 (proof?).The 1853 proof is not easy to come by, but does seem to appear 1-2 times per year at the major auction houses. There are quite a few overdates as you are likely aware with IMO top grade 1847/6 perhaps the hardest to come by...
  2. VickySilver
    Uh, this "character" is renowned for overgrading of coins.... I have gotten bold and really do naughty slab removals (grab the slab with two pliars and twist). Do NOT do this as shards of plastic and coin may go flying. Hacksaw away from coin generally works fine...
  3. VickySilver
    True is that. I just prefer absolute date rarities in top condition. Maybe not so strangely, the micros remind me of the infernal "condition census" people with the slabs on the American side of the Atlantic - make a rarity out of something that possibly is NOT to the majority.
  4. VickySilver
    As would I. The surviving number is likely more in the 25 range however. Very nice find, I really must say! Please do NOT scrub on it any more, but you likely could start something of a bidding war right here; a trip to Baldwin or Spink IMO would not yield a very high offer...
  5. VickySilver
    Funny how micro/hyper varietals rule the roost in the Bun series, but relatively major variants such as Regnal years in the Veiled Crown series go unloved and mostly unnoticed.
  6. VickySilver
    Not to break into the thread, but how does one get prices realised from Baldwin's post auction without waiting months?
  7. VickySilver
    I have no quarrel with GBC as they have quite a listing - admittedly much of it dross - but have gotten some nice pieces from them and they have on occasion been amenable to bargaining. I got not long ago the very nicest 1847/6 groat I have ever seen, something I had been looking for these many years. That is a lovely play with the "Tower of London" bit there....
  8. VickySilver
    Ah, Robert, no travel for me other than Baltimore/NYC axis as I must watch after my son sans assistance these days and mercifully not too many Vick pieces to go. BTW, I think mine is the Colin Adams specimen and like the '56 date in general. There was a proof of one of the types batting about for a while a couple of years ago - did you bag that one?
  9. VickySilver
    Looks Great! A bit of "cartwheel" lustre on the reverse?
  10. VickySilver
    Cr-- and more cr--, great. Well this bit is not quite as crappy....LOL. I'm quite glad others are attracted to these narrows and wides, I liked the well-shaped myself.
  11. VickySilver
    Glad to send all the narrow dates I find - LOL - but please do send me the choice original red 1882 Londons,'64s, '69s, '71s that you find. I figure one for one on the '82, right?
  12. VickySilver
    Oh, love those 1839-1970 pennies! NOT the "Hypervarietals" narrow date cr--. However, love the minor silver of Victoria also.
  13. VickySilver
    Well, minor clips don't get a lot of "play", but OMS (off metal strikes) and wrong planchets seem to do a bit better.... As above, need to see the coin if possible.
  14. VickySilver
    I'm no expert in Indian, but the lettering looks very suspect from the letters themselves to their orientation and spacing...
  15. VickySilver
    Barmaid services?
  16. VickySilver
    I have a couple that are either chrome or vanadium plated (I think) - I suppose post minting....
  17. VickySilver
    Scarce coin, rare if you can find a fully struck obverse (think they may not exist) but more common that catalogue in VF-GVF. The half sov of London this 1879 date is actually equally scarce or perhaps a bit moreso with truly mint examples also quite rare. I'm thinking I may have seen more than five in the previous year...
  18. VickySilver
    Good for the soul to sell a bit now and then, particular if you have a second passable example to keep. I have been forced to trade/sale some bits to get others and will sell seconds (even though I did let go an '03 Halfcrown that was the equal of the one I kept and am still a bit sad about). A couple of years ago I gave up nearly all aspirations of Vicky gold and dumped the lot for a nice profit... Go for it!
  19. VickySilver
    Sell! I am with you on replacement being 600-800 pounds raw for a similar piece. Great for Newman, no doubt a wonderful man but I don't think that is worth a premium (or much of one) to me at least. I love and avidly collect 6d's as you know and would not touch it at such a price. Got mine from Baldwin some years ago for 400 quid.
  20. VickySilver
    That yours for sale on the bay of E? Good score there... I collect Franklin Mint to some degree but only would be marginally interested in these. Are there any mules with mixed obverse and reverses? Those would be of interest. PM me if you'd like...
  21. VickySilver
    What did the gold 1924 sixpence go for?
  22. VickySilver
    Hint: date "position". Ha ha...
  23. VickySilver
    Besides the obvious blurry photo? 1879 Victoria Sovereign Ref DC10
  24. VickySilver
    To diverge slightly, I wonder which you might prefer if given the choice? Proof or currency 1860 copper farthing?
  25. VickySilver
    Well thanks for that, must be a bit of brain fade.....I think that is only an average struck obverse, decent reverse with better than average lustre. I still place that at 2k and think you should shop a bit & be patient. These auctions, and particularly the onlines (such as DNW) have been verging on lunatic prices. Just try and guess how much that would have gone for at Heritage with a slabbed Red and Brown 64 with lots of flowery descriptions!!!
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