azda Posted April 13, 2017 Posted April 13, 2017 I think it's maybe the first gold victorian sixpence i've seen. It has H35 and 500 scratched in the OBV just to the right of the last A in VICTORIA 1 Quote
Peckris Posted April 13, 2017 Posted April 13, 2017 (edited) That's a really weird one. The obverse is not a sixpence. Sleepy has it I think - it's the half sovereign obverse, gold proof error. Davies 1141 indeed. Edited April 13, 2017 by Peckris 1 Quote
Nick Posted April 13, 2017 Posted April 13, 2017 2 hours ago, azda said: I think it's maybe the first gold victorian sixpence i've seen. It has H35 and 500 scratched in the OBV just to the right of the last A in VICTORIA An interesting mule. Sixpence reverse and half sovereign obverse. Quote
Sleepy Posted April 13, 2017 Posted April 13, 2017 If you look up Davies he says there was a gold 1841 sixpence with a half sov' obverse and sixpence reverse. Quote
PWA 1967 Posted April 13, 2017 Posted April 13, 2017 Not having a clue ,what kind of guide / price is that please ?. Quote
Peckris Posted April 13, 2017 Posted April 13, 2017 (edited) British Silver Coins by Peter J Davies, 1982, the 'bible' of silver varieties from 1816 (now out of print, but I believe there are copies available?). He lists £3500 for a genuine example back then - anyone's guess now. Edited April 13, 2017 by Peckris Quote
VickySilver Posted April 13, 2017 Posted April 13, 2017 Unless its the same piece, there was another specimen being batted about a couple of years ago...I seem to recall it having a bit more marking on it. I love the 6d series but this coin unreachable for those of us on an ordinary budget.... 1 Quote
Nick Posted April 13, 2017 Posted April 13, 2017 1 hour ago, PWA 1967 said: Not having a clue ,what kind of guide / price is that please ?. It sold for $18,500 when it was sold at Goldbergs in 2016. 2 Quote
rpeddie Posted April 13, 2017 Posted April 13, 2017 what about these 2 from their previous auction? florin half crown personally i would love to have a off metal gold half crown or sixpence but suppose i am not unique in that boat Quote
IanB Posted April 13, 2017 Posted April 13, 2017 £52,000 each, that would be some boat 34 minutes ago, rpeddie said: what about these 2 from their previous auction? florin half crown personally i would love to have a off metal gold half crown or sixpence but suppose i am not unique in that boat Quote
PWA 1967 Posted April 13, 2017 Posted April 13, 2017 There is a 1797 penny i am aware of in solid gold not gilt that would cost a few quid The two coins posted above are stunning Quote
VickySilver Posted April 14, 2017 Posted April 14, 2017 I believe the florin above is ex-Norweb: 7.8M yen is above 71k USD. Another was sold by Spink about 10 years ago for 15k USD. Quote
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