Nicholas

Oh yeah haven't checked the catalogue. Yeeeeoouuucchh!!

I think the H7 Sovereign is Group I. Didn't know they existed on the market...

Not like me to help a US auction house, but OMG - in a parallel universe I dream of buying these coins... http://stacksbowers.com/Blogs/crossing-block-tudor-gold-sovereign.html

Point taken. For those watching though, these were the coins that didn't sell in the numismatic circular by and large. Known as the "end-tail" effect!

Like the 928 and 924, the 944 was a tragic design mistake that came and went like a fart.

Right Lux! Mine was 2.4 S in viper green with190 bhp and quite light - ridiculous colour but loved it at the time! You could hear the flywheel whirring when changing down gears and the throaty air cooled engine. It was very quick but had a nasty oversteer with the emgine hanging heavy in the back - a Porsche racing driver taught me how to manage the oversteer.. Push down the throttle and let go of the wheel then catch the wheel when pointing in the right direction.. A ride!!!

I remember trawling through the spink coins online shop some time back- fun. But as a business probably not a great idea -nothing ever sold!

We didn't have the 911L only the T, E, S and RS models. L stood for?

Just look up the slab number on the appropriate web site NGC, CGS, PCGS and check the image is the same as your coin...

Made a few bad investments since then.. !

Australian dollars..

I used to drive an old 1973 Porsche 911 S to and from unii. Bought it for 22k, sold it 7 years later for 45k. My first good investment...

Not exactly sure, but I believe Cameo is a word used to describe a particularly nice proof with mirrored fields and frosted devices.. In the US markwt, the grading is what it is and whether true of not, the grade shown is pretty much the grade used by the market to value the coin. This may change when you crack it open!

Also BTW, that merc you buy instead will halve in price in the next 5 years.

BTW, the London coins example is not close. Ebay coin is graded PCGS PR67 on the Sheldon scale equating to approx CGS PR92 (much higher than PR80)

Exquisite but exorbitant. How does the seller justify this? My guess is the power of the US market that looks at populations at every quality grade and proof 67 cameo would have to be at the very very top. None higher. This certainly drives up price a great deal. but its still 2-3 times too high IMO. I've Only seen 1 maybe 2 like this.

Exactly. Eddy in a zombie film. Sorry sir!

Yes, they're doing the rounds.. IMO although a piece of history the oxidation of the tin looks so bad you might think it could get worse over time. So Blue chip investment? If they were perfect absolutely..as they are maybe not. Hopefully the british museum may pick them up now that spink has them!

Some auction houses give preference to the room for example if the room just meets the maximum auto/proxy bid then the room wins. I haven't read the fine print of the DNW house rules

Couldn't resist! http://s1322.photobucket.com/user/2tearsinabucket1/media/image_zpsa6843f7a.jpg.html?sort=9&o=16 and had a pretty good experience on DNW new online auctioning site..and from my iPhone ..

Mine, but a proof - I know cheating... http://s1322.photobucket.com/user/2tearsinabucket1/media/image_zpsd9645b95.jpg.html?sort=9&o=17

If you found it then its part of the history of your pub. That's valuable then as an historical value to you and your son. I'd love to find something like that in my place!

I generally don't swear, but bloody hell that looks good in the photo. I'd like to see it in person-is there a bag of them? I'd be interested to send one each to NGC, PCGS and CGS for slabbing and authentication.. They don't ask for provenance...

Without extensive knowledge of known fake differences, then intuition tells me what is fake. This I guess is really a combination of things you can only do in person: 1. depth of strike 2. texture of metal, especially plain fields (cast metal) 3. The shape of the portrait 4. Colour/oxidation of the metal 5. The sound it makes when struck (lightly of course!) 6. Any newish filing of the rims in places 7. Weight 8. Comparison to known real examples (preferably under microscope) If you only have a photo then it's tricky and rely heavily on the auction house rep.

All the mentioned UK auction houses will access good buyers if you have quality/rare coins and will show much interest very quickly . For middle level material, its better to offer a level of loyalty as a customer and 'shopping around' will inevitably mean exorbitant selling commissions. Sometimes it's best to lean towards one favourite auction house and stick to them.- I think you'll find they'll get to know you, lower their selling commissions and even help you find specific coins. Over the years I have purchased from all these auction houses, but when selling a longer term relationship is much better and I usually stick to the same house.