Coinery

Quite!

I wonder though, if in a real fire, whether it would make any difference at all what storage you used? The temperatures are far and away above those of an oven. I guess if they were in a fireproof safe, or a different room, it could make a difference???? Nice but of research, though, nothing like actually trying something!

It was a breeze!

I haven't got any money at all! :(

Is this a wind up? Sorry for a noob question but whats wrong with this auction?Nothing, unless you're after a FARTING!

Over-stretched and overworked exists for no other reason than we are by nature a greedy species! If being stretched and impatient is simply about personal greed then, at the very least, this should be kept to oneself, and not lashed out upon the passer by, especially if they come bearing pots of gold! IMHO!

Just out of interest, did you see the documentary about the push in northern France to secure enigma equipment? What sacrifice! I can't imagine the 'modern man' ever accepting that situation!Lord knows what kind of man this makes me, but nobody would ever stick me on a landing craft and send me out to certain death! How the 1940's man was persuaded otherwise is a great mystery to me! And I should perhaps add, that my point is not to rob the man that DID sacrifice at that time of any honour, I'm incredibly grateful that we never came to face ethnic cleansing and human experiments as a norm! Hey ho! Great documentary, though!

Now there's a surprise!

I can't see anything on my phone but, the grinding back of old die stock, can leave underlying marks, could it be that? Rob's the man, he's got coins even with traces of devices left behind!

I'm guessing mine must be overpriced, then? http://george-coins.co.uk/GEF-Edward-VII-1902-LOW-TIDE-Halfpenny-P3139969.aspx

To be honest with you, unless you've got some class pieces, or rarities, then eBay is likely to be your best bet!The hard bit is knowing the psychology and mechanics of the eBay process, so you don't end up giving your stuff away, but that is a book in itself, and one that every member on here would read if it indeed existed! As Peckris has pointed out, a few pictures of what you consider to be your better coins would be a good starting point! Not forgetting that, if you can't take a good quality picture, then you may as well forget eBay...quality pictures secure the best bids every time!

Welcome aboard, W3, can hardly believe there are still young collectors out there (though we do have at least one other on here who drops in once in a while)! Great stuff, look forward to some future images!

I remember...and just who was that girl/woman? Err what woman, are you thinking of The High Chaparrel (Linda Cristal) I presume we are talking television here?Leaving aside the name which is irrelevant. How irregular? Any worthwhile pictures? (says he in anticipation ) Linda Cristal played Victoria. I'm struggling to find any decent pictures of her.....or indecent How strange that you passed go and still thought of exactly the person I actually meant!What an elegant item she was! Rather attractive in full-lustre I would think?

Link I can't see either an 8 or a 7 - just a 3 or a 5 partly obscured by a blob. It's an 8. The 8 isn't conventional on Eliz.1 coins having a flat top to one loop and rounded on the other. A 1563 or 1565 dated coin with the coronet mark would be an anomaly as the mark was only current from 1/7/1567 until 28/2/1570. It wouldn't stay listed for long if genuine. Yes, but the bottom loop doesn't even pretend to be complete - there are Liz 1 8's where the bottom loop is a circle. Have a look at this: http://www.historyincoins.com/xxx-14-9-9-5.jpg I think the bottom loop's affected by a partially blocked die, Peck, it does look as though a faint loop is there! It might even have flaked off?Edit: just dug the book out. Buck's is BCW reverse CN-h2, which is a straight '68. Your history in coins link is interesting, but I can't get a good image on the phone...interesting, as in, BCW record their 2 8/7 varieties with the 8 inverted (ie sat on its flat top), unlike historyincoin's? If it is one? Will be intrigued to look at the devices later! :-)

I remember...and just who was that girl/woman?

Luckily they are doing 2 for 1 at the moment. Use the first pair to do a bit of background reading, and the second to correct your faulty eyesight. See previous post. And thanks, Nick and Paulus for the links!

Overdate? Sorry, Buck, but not as far as I'm concerned! 360715046072

This is the real art of buying. Book price is one thing, but one also has to weigh 1. Where book price is unrealistically low, as Spink can be where coins rarely come to market 2. How far above book one is prepared to go, to win something one really really wants 3. imponderables such as 'above average eye appeal' or strike, etc I've been far too guilty in my time of using 'book' as a kind of bible, above which I wouldn't go, and missed some beautiful coins as a result. The example that comes most often to mind is a W&W auction in 1997 or 1998 - one of my first, if not the first - where there was a BU 1873 penny. Book price was then, I think, around £75. I dropped out at that point, and the penny went for over £100 (£110? £120?). Oh why didn't I stay in? I just didn't know, as I do now, that truly BU examples of any bun penny between 1864 and 1881, very rarely appear and are snapped up as soon as they do. I'm guilty of this too! There's something I'm watching at the moment, about a year in fact, and I've been stupidly waiting for it to come into book range...I'll likely end up regretting this year-long wait, but I hope not!

Or as they say in binary - 01010111 01101000 01100001 01100001 01100001 01100001 01100001 01100001 01101000 00111111 Whah????????????????

Whaaaaaah?

That's precisely why I don't use sniping software. I can trust myself to sit with my maximum bid in the box, ready to hit the 'Confirm bid' button with 7 seconds to go. But I couldn't trust myself with a ridiculous maximum just to win it - I'd be mortified if, as you nearly said, some other bugger had done the same! Never has a truer word been said...however, the number of coins I've missed for a telephone call, or a knock at the door or, in truth, quite simply, because I've (mostly) forgot to sign-in in time to place a bid, is lamentable!

I never look at any of that when using Sniper for resale! Once or twice, I've entered a 1000 for a coin I really wanted, even though I've won it for 250...that's just how it goes! I would've been gutted if some 'idiot' had done the same thing, but would've felt no less disappointed to have won it at £900 (maybe a bit)! I love the no-nonsense approach of auction sniping software!

Great work, Colin, and a great find! Almost makes me want to focus on farthings! Well, Threefarthings, at least!

I use Auction Sniper, I think they are all much of a muchness, but worth every penny! The number of bargains I've missed, when not sniping, would've paid for it over and over again!I did catch JB for a few coins about two years ago, which I turned a couple of hundred quid a piece on maybe that's why he's now a shiller? That's good going Stuart! Such rich pickings are getting harder to find! Not that I've found more than a few over the years that I have made that sort of mark-up on, but then I'm not a dealer! What I would like is something that captures a bargain BIN before it is snaffled up, anyone know of anything?? It would need to be quite sophisticated!The BIN area is an area I've never really visited (though I have been watching one particular BIN coin for nearly a year now - it hasn't got to fall very much further and you'll get to see it on here [hammered & QE1]), I always factor it out of my searches, though I do remember Rob saying it was for rich pickings! Maybe I should take a better look at the 'newly listed' material in future, perhaps later in the year? You've let the cat out of the bag now, Paulus!

I use Auction Sniper, I think they are all much of a muchness, but worth every penny! The number of bargains I've missed, when not sniping, would've paid for it over and over again! I did catch JB for a few coins about two years ago, which I turned a couple of hundred quid a piece on maybe that's why he's now a shiller?