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Coin aquisition of the week.......
Sword replied to basecamp's topic in British Coin Related Discussions & Enquiries
Gold has been a good investment for so many years now. Pretty I never brought any when the prices were lower. If I were to buy gold, then a spade guinea and Victoria Young head sovereign would be high on my list. One advantage of gold is that wear doesn't result in discolouration. -
Coin aquisition of the week.......
Sword replied to basecamp's topic in British Coin Related Discussions & Enquiries
Indeed. You pay for the gold and the history is free. Those coins can make decent pendants (but hopefully they won't end up that way). -
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Sword replied to basecamp's topic in British Coin Related Discussions & Enquiries
Very nice old toning. -
When I first started collecting coins as a teenager, I particularly liked my USA proof set. Out of sentiments, I have just brought a 1992 silver proof set on eBay. I am a little surprised that the older proof sets are so unloved and my cost me £14.50 + postage. Is the excessively high mintage (well over a million) the only reason for the lack of desirability? The designs are generally rather nice.
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Coin aquisition of the week.......
Sword replied to basecamp's topic in British Coin Related Discussions & Enquiries
Nice story! Sentiments become stronger as one gets a bit older. I have just brought a USA silver proof set because I had enjoyed owing one as a teenager. I can imagine Spink being very strict with grading in those days and relegate any coin with a trace of wear to EF. Nowadays it would be AU or better. Just out of interest, I have noticed that the mane of the Scottish lion is often a bit flat even on high grade examples double florins. Could it be due to strike? -
Coin aquisition of the week.......
Sword replied to basecamp's topic in British Coin Related Discussions & Enquiries
The sharpness of the letters is just amazing. -
Did they actually take over Peter Nichol's business or just the name? If the later, I don't feel that strongly about it. It's a bit sad less and less people train to be craftsmen these days and opt for more lucrative jobs. Certain crafts will unfortunately die out with time. But I think the demand for coin cabinets will enable at least one or two to make a decent living? Surely there must still be quite a few cabinet makers around?
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I wonder how many were actually made. If they discovered the error after a test, then surely only a few examples would exist and I find it hard to believe that any would have escaped. Maybe the RM should be sporting and allow unintentional errors to be released to generate a bit of excitement?
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Coin aquisition of the week.......
Sword replied to basecamp's topic in British Coin Related Discussions & Enquiries
Very good photos! It's hard to capture hair details on these coins. Great obverse strike for the 1921. -
I honestly think it looks rather nice. The face details are clear and the shield is well struck. Interesting N over I which you pointed out. It certainly wouldn't have been a freebie if it wasn't for the gash at the reverse! I wouldn't look a gift horse in the mouth.
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Coin aquisition of the week.......
Sword replied to basecamp's topic in British Coin Related Discussions & Enquiries
Mine also. Would look good on a penny or 5p. But the design needs a leek for Wales on a pillar and England somehow linking them. -
Will we ever become a cashless society?
Sword replied to 1949threepence's topic in Nothing whatsoever to do with coins area!
The Independent, Guardian, local papers, BBC news etc. are free. That's enough for me. -
Will we ever become a cashless society?
Sword replied to 1949threepence's topic in Nothing whatsoever to do with coins area!
I think they will ask you to subscribe if you have read a free article previously. -
Will we ever become a cashless society?
Sword replied to 1949threepence's topic in Nothing whatsoever to do with coins area!
A good thing that Covid has done for me was to to stop me from eating breakfast and dinner out so often. I have saved a fortune eating at home now and have managed to lose a significant amount of weight. -
Will we ever become a cashless society?
Sword replied to 1949threepence's topic in Nothing whatsoever to do with coins area!
On a different note, I hope that independent retailers will grow in any High Street revival. The give so much more character and soul to a town. I was sad to see Hanningtons, a very large independent departmental store in my home town of Brighton closed in 2001 after nearly 200 years of trading. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanningtons. Boswells of Oxford (first traded in 1738) sadly closed during the COVID pandemic.