1949threepence

Anybody know what the precise legal position would be if a dealer offered for sale, online, a coin at a fraction of its true value, as a result of a mistake on his part. Say for example the true worth is £1250, and he offers it at £125, forgetting the last zero. Somebody comes along and buys the coin on line for the actual offer price of £125. The dealer isn't overseeing the sale and the transaction is completed, with a resultant on line receipt e mailed to the buyer. The dealer then notices his error and attempts to weasel his way out by saying it was an error on his part and refunds the £125 - no sale. Can he do this, or does the actual closure of the sale over the internet preclude him from doing so, and he is legally obliged to complete the sale by sending on the coin to the buyer at the much reduced price?

Important, but not paramount. Although I would be happy to pay a modest premium to secure provenance. What I would especially value is very old provenance relating to the coin. For example a couple of pennies were sold on LCA a year or so back, which were accompanied by old Spink collector's tickets, with 1895 on the back - link. Although no idea how genuine they are. I bought an ex Michael Freeman penny which came with his ticket from the 1984 sale, but anybody could have cut out the circular piece of card and written on it.

OK, turning over a new leaf. I've twigged. No more jokes. Maybe my mindset needs root and branch reform.

Sums things up in my town.......

Superb inlay. Bet it looks really good now you've got it polished up.

The drawers are mahogany, but as I've already said in the post you quoted, the rest is cherry wood. Build quality of this cabinet is better than the Nichols cabinet I've got. But that's just comparing one individual cabinet with another. You only ever seem to post about cabinets. What type of coins do you put in them? Not that there's anything wrong with posting about cabinets, but it would be interesting to know your coin interests as well.

I'll keep this short and sweet, not wanting to rabbit on too much, but the above sounds like a good idea. If you keep a pair of bright eyes you might spot some of the aforementioned 50p's. Hopefully any sellers will be dangling a decent price carrot for potential buyers. Of course, if anybody does become a millionaire as a result, the shock of all that money might make them need to see a quack. Especially if they're currently as poor as a church mouse. OK, I'll duck out now

Wide awake now, and wondering where all the action is.....

It's a quiet night. Just let sleeping cats lie.........

Another one in the December LCA, @blakeyboy lot No 878. Some corrosion, but otherwise NEF for wear. I'd bet it's a metal detecting find. Also a couple of Vigtoria 1862's. link

Well if I was a smoker, I'd buy a pack of Benson and HEDGES.

Only one left at £2k - wow. Buy now to avoid disappointment. Must be flying off the shelves at just £2k each.

The motto "Dem Feind Keine chance" translates as "the enemy has no chance". Probably one of his well known phrases. "Truppenteil" means part of the troops. I suspect we may have no literal translation. Hermann Duncker was....well Hermann Duncker

Yes, there was a programme with Michael Portillo on the gold tour.

Richard, you might also be interested in this post which I made on 24.10.18.

Get it verified by the RM first - then we can start talking about value. Might be a worn die. I think I can possibly just make out 2 0 0, but may be my imagination.

I think the top one is March 1968. I'd bet most are from that era.

Received a 5 question survey from e bay about a recent purchase I'd made, and whilst it's not worthy of a thread in itself, I thought I should mention it. The questionnaire was not about the item, but about the "delivery experience". One of the questions was "how good did the delivery make you feel. What positive feelings did you encounter?" (or words to that effect). I pointed out how inane the question was, and that it was a bog standard postal delivery, not some great emotional event. The tripe they come out with these days.

Yes, I find myself doing the same. You just wonder about the many hands they've passed through and tills they've been in. Not to mention the countless pockets and purses, as well as the places they've been spent. Actually, to a certain extent you also wonder about the high grade specimens. Were they specially saved by the collectors of their day, or did they become lost in some drawer or down the back of an old settee, only to emerge more than a hundred years later? I've a little personal theory on that one: I tend to think that if the edge is as lustrous as the faces of the coin, then they've been lost. If the edge is well toned as compared to the remainder of the coin, they've been collected, but have innumerable edge handling marks.

Let me try ETA - no problem here. Maybe issue has passed.

Yes, maybe it was a bit over the topiary. I'll start pruning back on what I say. Apologies for the shear outlandishness. .

I suppose after the hedge fund recipients have had their cut they can have a slap up meal with all the trimmings.

Well I'm hedging my bets on that one.

With no beating around the bush - or possibly just a privet arrangement between friends.

Most of the coins I've had from the US have been slabbed by NGC. The first thing I do is take a hammer to them.