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copper123

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  1. "Yep low risk means losing money against inflation. One could argue wreath crowns are low risk they keep climbing every year." The ones that come out of china every year in large quantities for less than a fiver each are a problem though.
  2. IMO about £150 too much. But there cannot be many about in that grade so the guy has a right to go for a big price. Superb coin by the way.....
  3. As long as collectors hold the above opinion , we will have a very healthy hobby
  4. I am sure i am better off being a collector in the 21st century. Mainly because if i were a collector from the 19th cent I would be six foot under by now............
  5. copper123

    spot the expensive mistake

    Yes scott for some reason there seems to be a shortage of 1859 farthings in lower grade maybe it has something to do with it being the last date made b4 the scraping of the copper coins was decided.
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  7. copper123

    spot the expensive mistake

    I must admit i have sold similar or worse examples for £20 - £25 they really sell well in any grade. Roughly six coins which is aprox one a month have found there way on to ebay in the recent past the only one as a buy it now sold straight away. In fact it is nearly as rare as 1844 in my opinion Contrast this to the number of 1853 farthings currently on ebay and you will see it is a lot scarcer than normally emagined. 1851 and 1852 are also rarer than most folks think
  8. You can find loads of lovely token halfpennies for £10 or £15 I would not spend less than this as you are likely to get just common low grade coins for £5 or less. They really are a great field to start collecting
  9. Near VF bordering vf with a couple of minor problems. Slightly scarcer date so I would say about £10
  10. copper123

    Unusual 1718 Halfpenny.

    To be honest it's to too low a grade to be sure its a no stops obverse coin , i think you will struggle to get more than double what an ord 1718 would fetch in that grade - most variety collectors want higher grade coins than that
  11. copper123

    Rare £2 coins

    Funny enough the norther Ireland £2 coin always seems much much harder to find than its 500, 000 or so mintage suggests - all the others (Scottish ,English , etc), are relatively easy and can be picked up for less than a tenner.
  12. I saw a Led Zep ticket from 1970 fetch over £500 on ebay , 50p was the face value. Pretty good investment eh!!!
  13. I saw ian dury in manchester free trade hall in 1978 totally brilliant
  14. I remember the prices of the tickets as well £3.50 to see queen £3 to see thin lizzy £5.50 the who. Wish them prices would come back you can stick a 0 on the end of any of them to see them now. Plus the cost of actually giging have in real terms actually come down , the instruments they play ect
  15. I don't remember the who doing any gigs in 1978 , had they not just had the death of keith to put up with ? If they did any gigs that year it was only one or two in london with kenny jones
  16. Yes the Manchester museum coin collection is quite underrated - its well worth a look , I think there are quite a few items from the BM there on loan as well .
  17. copper123

    2015 Commemoratives

    I know what the royal mint should produce A Yaya toure birthday £5 coin . That should sell at least 100 pieces mostly to the city team and yayas family
  18. copper123

    George 1st Farthings

    Now , now ,don't be bitchy. Numismatics is a broad church. And yes there are , but they are both of similar rarity unlike 1722
  19. copper123

    1934 Crown

    1934 crowns and northumberland shillings are best left to the experts
  20. copper123

    George 1st Farthings

    yes that is a small 9 farthing scott. pity about the grade though you would struggle to get a £5 note for it
  21. copper123

    Lettering on Charles II Halfcrown

    die break
  22. copper123

    2015 Commemoratives

    yep somewhere to deposit those Churchill crowns
  23. copper123

    2015 Commemoratives

    Pluming the depths there (Royal mint ) 50th anniversary of the death of Churchill , there will be a 150 year celebration of the invention of water closet £5 coin next
  24. copper123

    George 1st Farthings

    It is rare in ANY grade thus £85 fine £350 VF and £800 in EF sound about right Unc if you ever find one would be £2000
  25. copper123

    George 1st Farthings

    I agree you should not lose anything on these two coins
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