TomGoodheart Posted August 21, 2014 Posted August 21, 2014 (edited) I'm after some cash so thought I'd see if anyone is interested in some coins. Probably nothing to excite most people, but there are some trickier-to-find types although all are in well circulated condition! If anyone is interested, pm me. Payment ideally by bank transfer. #1 Spink 2789 Sharp D1/1 (as Brooker 468,469) Difficult to find this first bust in any condition. Ex Spink Sale 1010 24 Jun 10, part Lot 142 (only the reverse of the coin illustrated) £90 #2 Spink 2795 Sharp F2/1 'Aberystwyth' bust series. (Oddly, no example in Brooker) Comes with both small and large mark of value, this one is small. Ex Clarendon Collection (Bonhams Oct 06 Lot#1329) £120 Edited August 21, 2014 by TomGoodheart
TomGoodheart Posted August 21, 2014 Author Posted August 21, 2014 (edited) Finally (for now!) #3 Spink 2791 Sharp E1/2 (again, oddly not in Brooker, this is the first bust of the type with the second reverse and again, none to easy to find) Ex Noble Sale 77 Nov 04 Lot 788 £120 I've added the Noble listing as the old scans are not brilliant. If anyone wants (hopefully better) photos I'll give it a go, just ask. Prices given include insured postage to a UK address. Overseas .. I'll check. Thanks! Edited August 21, 2014 by TomGoodheart
TomGoodheart Posted September 1, 2014 Author Posted September 1, 2014 Better photo of #1 (Spink 2789 Sharp D1/1):
TomGoodheart Posted October 18, 2014 Author Posted October 18, 2014 S.2789 Sharp D4/1 Privy mark Harp (21 Jun 1632-11 Jul 1633) was originally thought to be rare with this bust but is probably just scarce. £70 BIN or make me an offer!
TomGoodheart Posted October 18, 2014 Author Posted October 18, 2014 Another photo of #3, S.2791 Sharp E1/2 Ex Noble Sale 77 Nov 04 Lot 788 Again, I will consider offers. Nothing ventured, nothing gained as they say ... And in case anyone was interested, I've decided to keep #1 for now so that's no longer available. Thanks!
Rob Posted October 18, 2014 Posted October 18, 2014 Ah. given the options of £70, the BIN or make an offer, I was going to suggest you sling it.
TomGoodheart Posted October 18, 2014 Author Posted October 18, 2014 Ah. given the options of £70, the BIN or make an offer, I was going to suggest you sling it. LOL Don't tempt me!However that would not help me amass my first £million.Which I am sure I shall need if I am to buy that entire collection of prime quality Tower shillings coming up for sale any day now.
azda Posted October 19, 2014 Posted October 19, 2014 (edited) I personally Would have Kept number 1 myself also unless you had something better Edited October 19, 2014 by azda
TomGoodheart Posted October 19, 2014 Author Posted October 19, 2014 I personally Would have Kept number 1 myself also unless you had something betterI have better. But that one has the second reverse with the Aberystwyth plumes, so I'd like an upgrade of the first in due course... .
Coinery Posted October 19, 2014 Posted October 19, 2014 I personally Would have Kept number 1 myself also unless you had something betterI have better. But that one has the second reverse with the Aberystwyth plumes, so I'd like an upgrade of the first in due course... .Phhhtttt! So fussy...not like the new found Azda at all!
TomGoodheart Posted October 19, 2014 Author Posted October 19, 2014 Phhhtttt! So fussy...not like the new found Azda at all!LOL It's been interesting to see Dave's journey from relative novice collector to connoisseur!But then I guess we're all somewhat on that path. We start to get more discerning as we learn. Perfectly good coins that showed a type or scarcer variation I now look at and think .."now, if I had back what I spent on that I could put it towards something I really want"!Hence the attempted sales here.And I'm still open to offers ...
Coinery Posted October 19, 2014 Posted October 19, 2014 The forum's great, a fine place to sit our coins for comments and learning! I can't think of anyone else in my village who I could meet with and have an intelligent chat about coins, thereby upping my coin game? :roll-eyesThere's Declan, of course! It's about time (around 6 months) that we started a coin club in the area? Once a month in a local pub, Declan?
azda Posted October 20, 2014 Posted October 20, 2014 (edited) I think my collecting Comes with learning here and seeing the Trends drifiting away from any plain old shite will do to anything high grade will be looked over. I pretty much moved away from milled towards the hammered and i don't know how or why this happened, not to say i won't buy a milled coin but there seems to be just so much crap out there that finding a great hammered coin is much more pleasing for me These days.I've bought some fantastic hammereds this year (IMO) and also bought milled and proof sets, but even now i'm thinking of getting rid of the proof sets as they don't seem to fit what i want anymore, obviously i've had too much Money to Play with this year, but it's the case, they're not giving me the enjoyment that hammered is giving me, although i do like my recent florin purchases and this might be a small side collection.So if anyone is wanting to purchase a couple of proof sets, you know where to find me 1911-1927-1937-1950x2 and 1953.I will also add that i appreciate the help from certain members here on their opinions of certain hammered coinage, its very helpful when deciding to buy or not, i'll still be learning in 20 years time Edited October 20, 2014 by azda
declanwmagee Posted October 20, 2014 Posted October 20, 2014 The forum's great, a fine place to sit our coins for comments and learning! I can't think of anyone else in my village who I could meet with and have an intelligent chat about coins, thereby upping my coin game? :roll-eyes There's Declan, of course! It's about time (around 6 months) that we started a coin club in the area? Once a month in a local pub, Declan? Excellent idea Stuart!
Coinery Posted October 20, 2014 Posted October 20, 2014 The forum's great, a fine place to sit our coins for comments and learning! I can't think of anyone else in my village who I could meet with and have an intelligent chat about coins, thereby upping my coin game? :roll-eyesThere's Declan, of course! It's about time (around 6 months) that we started a coin club in the area? Once a month in a local pub, Declan?Excellent idea Stuart!Keep it on embers, Declan! 'Keep it secret, keep it safe'!And re an old proposal I didn't get to deal with at the time, on account of brain-scramble, I also thought that was a great idea! Sorry I didn't have the courtesy to deal with it before it was lost beneath a million other issues of living! Having met you I somehow knew you might forgive me, and knew you'd definitely understand!
TomGoodheart Posted June 12, 2015 Author Posted June 12, 2015 (edited) Well, I still need that first £million, so if anyone is interested ... Spink 2793 Sharp E2_3 ex FS Dobbin Noble 101 Nov 2012 Lot #2051 (Part), previously Noble 80 Nov 2005 Lot #1622 £120 Spink 2799 Sharp G1_2 ex London Coins 148 Mar 2015 (part) Lot #1590 £160 . Edited June 12, 2015 by TomGoodheart
TomGoodheart Posted June 12, 2015 Author Posted June 12, 2015 Spink 2799 Sharp G1_2 £280 Spink 2787 Sharp C2_2 ex Brooker 462 (this coin), Michael Sharp (and illustrated in his article in the BNJ XLVII 1977 p120 Plate VI #21) Extremely rare. I know of only two other examples. £400 .
TomGoodheart Posted June 12, 2015 Author Posted June 12, 2015 Spink 2800 Sharp G1/2 This first bust is very scarce with the Eye mint mark. £45 Spink 2791 Sharp E2/1 Scarcer with this earlier reverse. Bought York Coins 2004 £160 .
Paulus Posted June 12, 2015 Posted June 12, 2015 (edited) I hope you're not selling your collection Richard? Or are these simply 'surplus to requirements'? Edited June 12, 2015 by Paulus
mhcoins Posted June 13, 2015 Posted June 13, 2015 By any chance you wouldnt happen to have a mm Negros head shilling of Charles I for sale ? i've wanted one for about 4 years now
TomGoodheart Posted June 13, 2015 Author Posted June 13, 2015 (edited) I hope you're not selling your collection Richard? Or are these simply 'surplus to requirements'? No I'm still collecting, or would be if only some nice coins would turn up! These aren't exactly surplus, in that they fill gaps in the Sharp number sequence. But I don't get the pleasure from them that I once did. It's the old story I'm afraid. The coins I'm prepared to sell aren't my nicest and the ones that would sell easily I don't want to part with! I really need a new type collector who wants to fill some of the gaps in their collection to come along, .. but I'm not sure if people collect Tower shillings that way any more! By any chance you wouldnt happen to have a mm Negros head shilling of Charles I for sale ? i've wanted one for about 4 years now I'm afraid not Alan. I was lucky with mine as I managed to pick it up in a Stacks Bowers sale a couple of years ago. A poor photograph and it being unslabbed helped me I'm sure! I'll keep a look out for you though .. . Edited June 13, 2015 by TomGoodheart
mhcoins Posted June 13, 2015 Posted June 13, 2015 Hi Richard that would be fantastic if you could. I actually found one about a month ago but it was barely fine grade and heavily clipped.
azda Posted June 13, 2015 Posted June 13, 2015 (edited) On a curious Note, why is it so called negros head instead of blackmoors head? Edited June 13, 2015 by azda
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