Sylvester Posted April 19, 2004 Posted April 19, 2004 man ain't this gorgeous? from my fave Queen too.http://www.colincooke.com/graphic/images/g...88vfgvf7950.jpg Quote
william Posted April 20, 2004 Posted April 20, 2004 man ain't this gorgeous? from my fave Queen too.http://www.colincooke.com/graphic/images/g...88vfgvf7950.jpg Wow, I don't collect hammered, but I would love to have that in my collection! Are you going to buy it Sylvester? Quote
Sylvester Posted April 20, 2004 Author Posted April 20, 2004 Wow, I don't collect hammered, but I would love to have that in my collection! Are you going to buy it Sylvester? My feelings entirely i would love that.Nope it's been sold, and even if it hadn't at about £7,000 or whatever it would have been priced up at it's way out of my league, even £700 is out of my league.Most i've ever paid was £450, and i had to part exchange a £110 coin to be able to afford that one, i'm still scraping the rest together. Quote
Geoff T Posted April 20, 2004 Posted April 20, 2004 I saw Colin's latest acquisitions in the flesh yesterday. Not sure of this was the piece of hammered gold he was displaying (I don't do hammered either), but he had an 1826 proof set to die for. That's where my sudden fortune might have gone. Quote
Half Penny Jon Posted April 20, 2004 Posted April 20, 2004 Do you get the catalogue then Geoff, or do you recieve the e-mail catalogue? How much is the 1826 proof set priced at and what grade is it?Thanks.Penny Master. Quote
Emperor Oli Posted April 20, 2004 Posted April 20, 2004 I think he gets the email because it ain't on the site yet. And "to die for" I'm guessing means FDC? Quote
Half Penny Jon Posted April 21, 2004 Posted April 21, 2004 If it is FDC, then it must be one of the few surviving examples in FDC. Quote
Emperor Oli Posted April 21, 2004 Posted April 21, 2004 Mintage (or is that manufacture?) numbers for the 1826 proof set is very limited compared to today's standards - only 150 made! Quote
Half Penny Jon Posted April 21, 2004 Posted April 21, 2004 William maybe indeed right in saying that it may be the only surviving example in FDC if it is FDC that is. Quote
Emperor Oli Posted April 21, 2004 Posted April 21, 2004 It's doubtful. The people who bought them probably kept them in their cases - if they had any sense Quote
Half Penny Jon Posted April 21, 2004 Posted April 21, 2004 Even so, After 178 years, someone must have taken the coins out at some point, even to just look at them. So I imagine that there are very few untouched examples. Quote
Emperor Oli Posted April 21, 2004 Posted April 21, 2004 What I'm wondering is did they have the technology then top actually put them in the cases without being touched? I think they are probably AFDC (if that's a grade!) Quote
Half Penny Jon Posted April 21, 2004 Posted April 21, 2004 I would have to agree with you there, they probably didn't have the technology to actually put the coins in their cases of issue without touching them. So, in theory, the early proof sets can never be FDC? Chris, we need your opinion here! Quote
mint_mark Posted April 21, 2004 Posted April 21, 2004 I would have to agree with you there, they probably didn't have the technology to actually put the coins in their cases of issue without touching them. So, in theory, the early proof sets can never be FDC? Chris, we need your opinion here!Chris will say that in those days they used a set of his white gloves... three pairs, one for each metal Quote
Sylvester Posted April 21, 2004 Author Posted April 21, 2004 Aye but Chris isn't here, or rather maybe he is here as in this country, isn't it about the right time for his radio interview? Quote
william Posted April 22, 2004 Posted April 22, 2004 Aye but Chris isn't here, or rather maybe he is here as in this country, isn't it about the right time for his radio interview? Yes, it's tommorow! Quote
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