Let's See Your Copper Coins, Tokens, Or Medals!

[cathrine 70]

Hi Azda!

This coin has never been graded by a third party grading service.

[Peckris 579]

Hi Azda!

This coin has never been graded by a third party grading service.

Hi Cathrine, I think Dave meant "what was it graded as by the seller"?

[declanwmagee 122]

Did I mention that I do Dr Nicholson's daughters garden? Such a namedropper.

[azda 978]

Hi Azda!

This coin has never been graded by a third party grading service.

Hi Cathrine, I think Dave meant "what was it graded as by the seller"?

Sorry, yes that was what i meant.

[azda 978]

Did I mention that I do Dr Nicholson's daughters garden? Such a namedropper.

Is this the old dear who had all that nice Gold Declan? Did she ever sell it?

[cathrine 70]

To quote the sales catalog for the Dr. Nicholson sale:

Several carbon spots and a light fingerprint on the reverse, a central area on the obverse a little darker in tone than the periphery. Uncirculated with full lustre, extremely rare in this grade.,"

[Garrett 76]

Lovely coin Cathrine.

[declanwmagee 122]

Did I mention that I do Dr Nicholson's daughters garden? Such a namedropper.

Is this the old dear who had all that nice Gold Declan? Did she ever sell it?

No - it's a different old dear! I've known her for years but she only told me the other day who her Dad was. No idea, of course, how important his collection was. For most of his life, his family didn't even know he collected coins.

And no, she's still got the gold - she got quite interested in it after all that. She may even end up buying some more....!

[Peckris 579]

Did I mention that I do Dr Nicholson's daughters garden? Such a namedropper.

Is this the old dear who had all that nice Gold Declan? Did she ever sell it?

No - it's a different old dear! I've known her for years but she only told me the other day who her Dad was. No idea, of course, how important his collection was. For most of his life, his family didn't even know he collected coins.

And no, she's still got the gold - she got quite interested in it after all that. She may even end up buying some more....!

She only needs to sell the single most valuable coin and she could afford lots more!

[declanwmagee 122]

Did I mention that I do Dr Nicholson's daughters garden? Such a namedropper.

Is this the old dear who had all that nice Gold Declan? Did she ever sell it?

No - it's a different old dear! I've known her for years but she only told me the other day who her Dad was. No idea, of course, how important his collection was. For most of his life, his family didn't even know he collected coins.

And no, she's still got the gold - she got quite interested in it after all that. She may even end up buying some more....!

She only needs to sell the single most valuable coin and she could afford lots more!

I remember! DNW estimated £20-25k for the Sharps-Pixley 1828. Not a collection I'm ever likely to forget going through...

[azda 978]

Did I mention that I do Dr Nicholson's daughters garden? Such a namedropper.

Is this the old dear who had all that nice Gold Declan? Did she ever sell it?

No - it's a different old dear! I've known her for years but she only told me the other day who her Dad was. No idea, of course, how important his collection was. For most of his life, his family didn't even know he collected coins.

And no, she's still got the gold - she got quite interested in it after all that. She may even end up buying some more....!

She only needs to sell the single most valuable coin and she could afford lots more!

I remember! DNW estimated £20-25k for the Sharps-Pixley 1828. Not a collection I'm ever likely to forget going through...

Yup, there was some nice coins in there, did you manage to get pictures of it all before she shut up Shop on the idea of selling?

[declanwmagee 122]

I did! In fact one of them is my avatar. I hope that's allowed, having your avatar as someone else's coin!

[azda 978]

I did! In fact one of them is my avatar. I hope that's allowed, having your avatar as someone else's coin!

Fancy throwing them up on the forum and lets us have a drool?

[declanwmagee 122]

I did! In fact one of them is my avatar. I hope that's allowed, having your avatar as someone else's coin!

Fancy throwing them up on the forum and lets us have a drool?

Here's the original thread with a few tasters...

http://www.predecimal.com/forum/topic/8159-makes-it-all-worthwhile/?hl=worthwhile

...and here's ALL the photos...

http://s1348.photobucket.com/user/thosecoins/library/Sovereigns?sort=4&page=1

drool away!

[just.me 23]

...and here's ALL the photos...

http://s1348.photobucket.com/user/thosecoins/library/Sovereigns?sort=4&page=1

drool away!

What a fantastic collection, good to hear that she has an interest in them, hopefully she will add to the collection. Thanks for sharing the images. (they look more gold than copper )

[azda 978]

...and here's ALL the photos...

http://s1348.photobucket.com/user/thosecoins/library/Sovereigns?sort=4&page=1

drool away!

What a fantastic collection, good to hear that she has an interest in them, hopefully she will add to the collection. Thanks for sharing the images. (they look more gold than copper )

And technically most of the coin in this section are new aquisitions which technically are also in the wrong place as there's also a thread for that.

Some stunning stuff there Declan, dös she have children, i'm avaliable for adoption

[brg5658 111]

A couple new tokens. The Midd-343 is not strictly speaking a token of the era (struck by Taylor ca. 1870), but it makes it into D&H. This particular example is struck in copper, and has a long provenance dating back to the Lincoln Collection (ca. 1890s).

The Angus-40 (dated 1796, misspelled "HALL" as "ALL") is a nice bronzed piece from the RC Bell collection. I have the DH-42 (dated 1797) in my collection also, but this one was hard to pass up.

[scott 144]

1675 halfpenny, No obverse stops, date isn't clear but the die flaw under the portrait is more worn, so more then likely 1675

[damian1986 142]

A couple new tokens.

These tokens are becoming increasingly appealing to me. The scope for collecting is a little overwhelming though. Do you have any particular collecting goals Brandon or just whatever pieces take your fancy?

[Chris Perkins 228]

And no, she's still got the gold - she got quite interested in it after all that. She may even end up buying some more....!

I hate it when that happens! Nothing worse than going to buy coins and sensing that the seller is starting to take a real interest in them and wants to keep some/all.

[brg5658 111]

A couple new tokens.

These tokens are becoming increasingly appealing to me. The scope for collecting is a little overwhelming though. Do you have any particular collecting goals Brandon or just whatever pieces take your fancy?

I collect the tokens with horses on them -- and, any others that strike my fancy along the way.

I never understood the "fill this hole in my album" method of collecting. I much prefer to collect what I like, even if it seems a bit scattered to others.

[damian1986 142]

I collect the tokens with horses on them -- and, any others that strike my fancy along the way.

I never understood the "fill this hole in my album" method of collecting. I much prefer to collect what I like, even if it seems a bit scattered to others.

Thanks Brandon. I'm a mixed bag between ticking boxes and having interests that are too diverse (and funds too limited) so I'm always looking to rationalise what I collect without feeling compelled to buy something just to fill a gap. Except any rationalisation of goals inevitably leads to gaps. Or a coin doesn't "fit" so then I invent new goals. I have my eye on two tokens right now so it's figuring out how they'll fit in with what I have and then what to buy next. I guess I'm a bit odd!

Certainly though the copper coins and token produced in the late 18th and early 19th century are awesome pieces of work. And with tokens you get some real bang for your buck. But I also have my eye on a couple of the Droz proofs right now, and Neil's farthing list just came out, and it's DNW in a month, and ... Deep breaths.

[Peckris 579]

A couple new tokens.

These tokens are becoming increasingly appealing to me. The scope for collecting is a little overwhelming though. Do you have any particular collecting goals Brandon or just whatever pieces take your fancy?

I collect the tokens with horses on them -- and, any others that strike my fancy along the way.

I never understood the "fill this hole in my album" method of collecting. I much prefer to collect what I like, even if it seems a bit scattered to others.

I guess it depends if - like me - you started out as a date run collector (with a bit of 'type' and 'haphazard' thrown in) then converted to type collecting. Having said that, I do like my date run of bronze pennies but draw the line at getting every micro-variety.

[brg5658 111]

I collect the tokens with horses on them -- and, any others that strike my fancy along the way.

I never understood the "fill this hole in my album" method of collecting. I much prefer to collect what I like, even if it seems a bit scattered to others.

Thanks Brandon. I'm a mixed bag between ticking boxes and having interests that are too diverse (and funds too limited) so I'm always looking to rationalise what I collect without feeling compelled to buy something just to fill a gap. Except any rationalisation of goals inevitably leads to gaps. Or a coin doesn't "fit" so then I invent new goals. I have my eye on two tokens right now so it's figuring out how they'll fit in with what I have and then what to buy next. I guess I'm a bit odd!

Certainly though the copper coins and token produced in the late 18th and early 19th century are awesome pieces of work. And with tokens you get some real bang for your buck. But I also have my eye on a couple of the Droz proofs right now, and Neil's farthing list just came out, and it's DNW in a month, and ... Deep breaths.

Oh, I hear you. Never enough money to buy everything I like. I do have an 18th century penny-sized token on its way to me for approval. It's a monster rarity that I've been trying to hunt down for over 3 years. But, if I like it and decide to keep it, most of my collecting budget for the next 2-3 months will be spent. But, when you have a chance to purchase a token of which only 24 were ever struck, you take it.

My philosophy over the past 3-4 years has become one of "buy what I don't expect I will ever have the chance to buy again." That method has proven to make me most happy as a collector. I did try collecting a few USA coin series by date 15ish years ago. I would get about 50% complete and would be bored to tears with the coins. I was just plugging holes...now I just blaze my own path and don't give a rip if other people understand or not.

[damian1986 142]

Oh, I hear you. Never enough money to buy everything I like. I do have an 18th century penny-sized token on its way to me for approval. It's a monster rarity that I've been trying to hunt down for over 3 years. But, if I like it and decide to keep it, most of my collecting budget for the next 2-3 months will be spent. But, when you have a chance to purchase a token of which only 24 were ever struck, you take it.

My philosophy over the past 3-4 years has become one of "buy what I don't expect I will ever have the chance to buy again." That method has proven to make me most happy as a collector. I did try collecting a few USA coin series by date 15ish years ago. I would get about 50% complete and would be bored to tears with the coins. I was just plugging holes...now I just blaze my own path and don't give a rip if other people understand or not.

I guess that's a nice way to focus your spending. It feels like every coin I want now is inexpensive, so it will help to be more selective.

Can't leave the penny token there in that case then can you!? I hope you treat us to the image in this forum if you do decide to keep it. I bought a couple of rare ones last month and so have put a halt on spending. It feels like much longer than a month though so your token must really be something.

Interesting to hear that you used to collect by date, I started off in that vein a couple of years ago but I'm always refactoring. Time / knowledge sorts all this out I suppose.

If you buy the more difficult ones as a priority do you put off smaller purchases then? See I collect some German and French coins and wouldn't mind picking up a whole bunch (prices mostly in the region £20 - £100) to 'complete' a modern type collection but then all the smaller purchases would add up to one or two really nice and more numismatically interesting coins so I've been holding off on buying them.