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  12. Posted

    5 minutes ago, jon said:

    Any body know if the web site is showing the latest bids?

    Last time the pages were updated appear to have been around 3.30 this afternoon.

    Have any of you had outbid notices within the last few hours or have you placed bids since around 3.30 today that are now showing?

     

     

    I received an outbid notice at 13.08 and I rebid about an hour ago. Its not updated as of yet, so I am hoping it was received at the other end

  13. Posted · Edited by IanB

    Hi Chapps,

    Welcome to the forum. I agree with whats been said already, buy the book(s) and do some reading, and ask questions here on the forum. Also have a look at some of the collections that some have on here. Some have links on their posts. Nonmortuus for instance has such a link, as do others.

    Ebay is worth a look but there other places, again a few of those on here are dealers or will sell some of their collections when they are upgrading, keep an eye on the for sale section.

    Once you have spent some time navigating around the forum you will start to pick up on good places to buy. Have a look at some of the recent posts and you will start to get a feel for things.

     

  14. Posted

    I was thinking the same thing. Just checked their website and it looks possible for some bids to go beyond Tuesday but doesn't give a cut off time, just that they will not remain open indefinitely.

    No coin will be knocked down until all active bidders on that particular item have been informed that they have been outbid – this is to stop auction “sniping” ie) a bidder bids 1 minute before the lot is due to end giving nobody else a chance to re‐bid. If this happens the lot will remain open until the other bidders have been informed. (Bidders will have their reservations on this process but it did work well on the Nicholson, Cooke, Alderley, Oxford, Douglas & Crocker and Workman collections and lots did not remain open indefinitely.)

  15. Posted

    I just tried to paste a link to a URL but it looks like it has not worked. Anyway the link is for a company called Arrowfile who produce inserts to fit into an album. The inserts are made so that Quadrum capsules will fit. 

    If my previous post does not work they are easy to find, once on their site, type in Quadrum or their product code RACAP20

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  18. Posted

    They look interesting Jon. Like you, I use 2X2 flips but find it frustrating that once the coin is enclosed it is difficult to view it

    properly through the plastic. I am considering the quadrum capsules because I can open them whenever I want and have the coin in hand.

    The other reason I am thinking about quadrums is that they fit in an album. Not sure about the quickslab, how do you store them?

  20. Posted

    9 hours ago, Rob said:

    It was a coin, but now is a piece of art. Someone has removed the reverse and engraved the design seen. It started out in life as either a penny, halfpenny or farthing. Approx. diameters would be 30, 25 or 20mm respectively

    So it looks like a halfpenny. I believe it was minted between 1911 - 1926 so would put it around the WW1 period. No idea though if the engraving is also of the same time. But it does look like a military emblem, http://www.iwm.org.uk/first-world-war-badges-and-portrait-photographs#&gid=2&pid=2

  21. Posted · Edited by IanB

    Hi Stu,

    it could be trench art or it could be something someone did for some other reason.

    if it is trench art the Honi Suit....... Was possibly used because it forms part of several regiments emblems, Back in the day people were patriotic to their King as well as their regiment.

    personally I would hang onto it as part of our history and not worry how much it is worth.

    what is the diameter of the coin?

     

    Ian

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