I was in the GVF or AU55 area opinion, the lustre does extend all over the coin. Williams hair for me is the weakness of the coin, the attached i would say is a weak strike considering the corresponding side is also weak but Mry's hair is sharply struck and little wear on Williams drapery
With it being so soon after christmas, it could have been the reason, DNW 20th-21st Feb catalogue is now live, for all the penny boys, i'm sure i saw an 1897 P.ENNY in there
Lol, Peter, photo bucket is so full of adverts it's really difficult to navigate, they throw so many in there so that you take out some sort of subscription to switch them off
The grading week is here in Munich where i live and work, i think they are doing it every 2-3 months, i have an appointment for next Monday, cut off date i believe is around the 15th Feb for submissions and grading starts on the 18th till the 26th Feb
Don’t get caught up in this type of thing, people on YT hype these things to the hilt and you’re eventually left floundering when the hype wears off.
remember, they are for sale at X price, they’ve not sold for X price. Even the gold proof set I wouldn’t bother with.
I'll also add this here, and ask why the need for this coin and why no proofs were then made. This sold for $184k Jan 2012, 2-3rd Jan New York 3016
https://coins.ha.com/itm/south-africa/south-africa-george-v-bronze-pattern-sovereign-1928-sa-/a/3016-25093.s
Its seems easier to just walk away than all this BS that's going on, at taxpayers expense i might add............Its a joke, not one of them has a clue or a solution.
I think it would be a good exercise to ask @NRP about how he can make this a lot easier for buyers and make him aware of the problems people have in the ability to bid.
One thing i like about DNW is that you're always a bidder through your registration on their site and don't need to keep registering for every upcoming auction.