william Posted March 23, 2004 Posted March 23, 2004 Well we mentioned it in another topic, so here it is...as a poll! How large is your collection? I have tried to include all the figures i could think of above, but if yours isn't there tell us about it here.Thanks. Quote
Sylvester Posted March 23, 2004 Posted March 23, 2004 roughly 100 or so for me, but i've been trimming out the dead wood, (interpret that as coins dated 1816+)Got a good deal more to dissipate, hopefully the good collection will drop to about 60 or 70 specimens, with the major type/date collections dropping into the below 50 category.. for now. Quote
william Posted March 24, 2004 Author Posted March 24, 2004 I voted for 400-500 coins. The exact figure is 501, but i thought it would be better to go for that, than 500-1000! Quote
Geoff T Posted March 24, 2004 Posted March 24, 2004 i've been trimming out the dead wood, (interpret that as coins dated 1816+) I could be interested in your dead wood - tell me more!Geoff Quote
Sylvester Posted March 24, 2004 Posted March 24, 2004 i've been trimming out the dead wood, (interpret that as coins dated 1816+)I could be interested in your dead wood - tell me more!Geoff I doubt it...Only thing i've got that might interest you is a small incomplete set of sterling silver George V halfcrowns, dated...1912 (F)1914 (F)1915 x 2 (VF)1916 (F)and 1918 (GVF+)Please note i'm not very good at grading these things!I also had a cleaned? 1902 florin in GFa 1912 florin in AVF, 1937 florin in UNC (MAY BE A PROOF ACTUALLY, BUT SINCE I DIDN'T BUY IT I CAN'T REMEMBER EXACTLY)1966 threepence in unc. Also a Geo VI halfcrown and crown of 1937, these are UNC (possibly proofs) but show some slight PVC damage to the fields.A 1951 Crown in UNC with its red box and certificate, plus a spare certificate.And a 1970 english shilling, a scottish shilling and a florin.Also some low grade farthings that i inherited, 1897, 1900 and 1921. Plus a 1932 penny in Fine.I think that's about it really that i want to lose for now.That would leave me with about 30 coins dating after 1816 that aren't sixpences that i'm gonna keep for now. Quote
Emperor Oli Posted March 24, 2004 Posted March 24, 2004 Yes, this dead wood sounds intriguing - tell us more! I voted 100- whatever the upper bound was Quote
Sylvester Posted March 24, 2004 Posted March 24, 2004 No gems then! nope nothing worth bothering with. It's just all the old junk i collected when i first started out, times have changed, i've moved on. But it'd be nice for anyone who was just starting out and wanted some cheaper coins.The only coins i will ever now buy dated after 1816 are the following...Godless/gothic florins/crowns. (Preferably VF+)Edward VII Florins (all EF+)Sixpences of all kinds and dates (all Unc+).Anything William IV (all VF+)London mint Shield reverse sovereigns (all VF+)Coins dated 1887. (UNC+)And that's it, but i'm not going to actively collect those, except maybe for the sixpences. Hopefully one day i'll be able to throw out all the other denominations and have just a cabinate full of every major sixpence from 1674-1970! ah a dream...) Quote
Guest Dan Posted March 24, 2004 Posted March 24, 2004 Too many to count if you include all my junk! Quote
Geoff T Posted March 24, 2004 Posted March 24, 2004 Thanks Sylvester. Apart from the florins, the silver is stuff I have already, although the two 1937s sound interesting if they really are proofs.Glad to see you're a William IV fan though - Wyon's effigy beats them all in my book.Geoff Quote
Sylvester Posted March 24, 2004 Posted March 24, 2004 Thanks Sylvester. Apart from the florins, the silver is stuff I have already, although the two 1937s sound interesting if they really are proofs.Glad to see you're a William IV fan though - Wyon's effigy beats them all in my book.Geoff I like the William IV stuff, i also like it because he's one of our forgotten monarchs.I dunno if the 1937 ones are proofs or not, and there's a 1937 florin as well. I had a picture somewhere...http://www.coinpeople.com/forums/album_pic...php?pic_id=1470 http://www.coinpeople.com/forums/album_pic...php?pic_id=1471 Quote
Sylvester Posted March 24, 2004 Posted March 24, 2004 if they don't work, then i'll direct you via a different method.And Chris it won't let me put the tags around it... Quote
Chris Perkins Posted March 24, 2004 Posted March 24, 2004 And Chris it won't let me put the tags around it...Probably because it's a funny URL with ?'s and php extentions. Quote
Sylvester Posted March 24, 2004 Posted March 24, 2004 And Chris it won't let me put the tags around it...Probably because it's a funny URL with ?'s and php extentions. must be that Chris, though i could have sworn it worked the other week... oh well! Quote
william Posted March 25, 2004 Author Posted March 25, 2004 Yes, it just says at the top Not Authorised Quote
william Posted March 25, 2004 Author Posted March 25, 2004 I wonder if TomGoodheart will ever come back on here to see this poll I created for him, as he couldn't do it?! Quote
TomGoodheart Posted March 26, 2004 Posted March 26, 2004 Ok Will, OK! Some of us have to go to work occasionally you know!Tom Quote
TomGoodheart Posted March 26, 2004 Posted March 26, 2004 Thank you Will! I've added my tuppeny worth (I decided to go for 50 plus - that's the shillings).Here's another question for any/everyone - anyone know a 'specialist' insurer familiar with coin collections - my home insurer wants a listing and valuation which is a nuisance (and is liable to change as I collect of course!)? Quote
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