GDJMSP Posted May 31, 2004 Posted May 31, 2004 Well since this is a British oriented Forum it might be out of line to start of posting pics of non-British coinage. So I'll start with this one I know Sylvester doesn't care for it - but perhaps a few of the other members might. Quote
Chris Perkins Posted May 31, 2004 Posted May 31, 2004 Is that a proof, toned from being in it's case of issue? I had one like that. Quote
GDJMSP Posted May 31, 2004 Author Posted May 31, 2004 Now this one Sylvester likes But just relax Sylvester - you have fees for school to think of Quote
GDJMSP Posted May 31, 2004 Author Posted May 31, 2004 Yes it is a Proof from an original set. The entire set is well and evenly matched in color and condition. Of course if toned examples are not your cup of tea - well then that's why they make chocolate and vanilla Quote
Chris Perkins Posted May 31, 2004 Posted May 31, 2004 I think it's nice, I don't see a problem with toning if it's ended up that way because they didn't know the packaging would do that in 1911. It's original, it's part of the coin. And you're not using my bandwidth, oh thankyou so much! Quote
GDJMSP Posted May 31, 2004 Author Posted May 31, 2004 Well when you're new to a place - it pays to be nice to the landlord Quote
Sylvester Posted June 1, 2004 Posted June 1, 2004 there are a lot of copper fans on here so you'll go down a treat! Quote
Half Penny Jon Posted June 1, 2004 Posted June 1, 2004 That's right down my street. I once had the pleasure of owning an UNC 1860 half penny with lustre, it is a really nice coin. Where did you get the photo from? Is the coin for sale? Quote
wybrit Posted June 1, 2004 Posted June 1, 2004 (edited) I took the photo with an Olympus D-560 Zoom camera. At this time, the coin is part of my collection. Edited June 1, 2004 by wybrit Quote
Half Penny Jon Posted June 1, 2004 Posted June 1, 2004 Congratulations on having such a dream coin! Quote
GDJMSP Posted June 3, 2004 Author Posted June 3, 2004 A lot of copper fans huh ? Well we'll give them copper then. Not many copper coins really appeal to me - but when they look like this Quote
Geoff T Posted June 3, 2004 Posted June 3, 2004 Suits me - I'm a died in the wool silver fan. I dread to think how much I spend on half crowns Quote
wybrit Posted June 3, 2004 Posted June 3, 2004 GDJMSP tortured me with those images over at CU and now here!Those are lovely proofs. Quote
Chris Perkins Posted June 3, 2004 Posted June 3, 2004 The 1911 Non gold proof set that I had, and sold can be seen here:http://www.predecimal.com/forsale/1911set.htmThe scans are not as great as those photos, but it was a nice one too. Quote
Sylvester Posted June 3, 2004 Posted June 3, 2004 Wait till GD digs out the gold proof 1911 stuff, now that was more up my street than the toned silver! I like gold, i like gold alot! Quote
Half Penny Jon Posted June 3, 2004 Posted June 3, 2004 If I collected farthings, I would probably have bought this:FarthingThere are proofs listed for this date. Is it a proof? Quote
Chris Perkins Posted June 3, 2004 Posted June 3, 2004 Probably not, unless Colins listing says it is. Quote
Half Penny Jon Posted June 3, 2004 Posted June 3, 2004 Colin was undecided on the matter, he ended his description with "is it a proof?" Quote
Chris Perkins Posted June 3, 2004 Posted June 3, 2004 I see, well if he isn't sure on the matter, there's no way I give a useful opinion on photo alone. Quote
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