Cliff Posted January 8, 2022 Posted January 8, 2022 13 hours ago, 1949threepence said: Worn? clear date only, dear boy, clear date only. Anyway, I thought I would make a few points about the 1806 no incuse curl pennies. Peck was of the opinion that they are roughly in a 1:5 ratio as opposed to incuse curl examples. But I'm inclined to think it's more like 1:10 in view of the difficulty I've encountered obtaining one. Not especially easy getting a mid grade specimen, but the higher grades are difficult. Finally got this one from a dealer, and noticed it had previously sold at the June 2021 LCA for just £70. He made a fair mark up on it, as you would quite reasonably expect, but it is one of the better ones I've seen, being toned GEF with no issues. Quote
Cliff Posted January 8, 2022 Posted January 8, 2022 I notice B fault in BRITANNIAR but not in all No Incuse curl examples? 1 Quote
1949threepence Posted January 8, 2022 Posted January 8, 2022 2 hours ago, Cliff said: I notice B fault in BRITANNIAR but not in all No Incuse curl examples? Interesting. I hadn't even noticed it Cliff, to be honest. Obviously some kind of metal flaw peculiar to the variety, but not on the example I upgraded from. Also just had a look at the no incuse curls sold by LCA and none of them have it either (although no pics for the ones before September 2008). 1 Quote
alfnail Posted January 20, 2022 Posted January 20, 2022 There's a battered 1855 FID 3 colon dots been listed on ebay this morning, as a £10 BIN, if anyone's after one as a filler. coastalcoinsuk 2 Quote
secret santa Posted January 21, 2022 Posted January 21, 2022 Did anyone see the price that pennies fetched in the Stacks-Bowers sale ? Very high grades but unbelievable prices. See 1927 and 1895 pennies: https://auctions.stacksbowers.com/lots/view/3-UTMAO/great-britain-penny-1927-george-v-ngc-ms-66-red https://auctions.stacksbowers.com/lots/view/3-UTM0A/great-britain-penny-1895-london-mint-victoria-ngc-ms-66-red-brown 2 Quote
1949threepence Posted January 21, 2022 Posted January 21, 2022 1 hour ago, secret santa said: Did anyone see the price that pennies fetched in the Stacks-Bowers sale ? Very high grades but unbelievable prices. See 1927 and 1895 pennies: https://auctions.stacksbowers.com/lots/view/3-UTMAO/great-britain-penny-1927-george-v-ngc-ms-66-red https://auctions.stacksbowers.com/lots/view/3-UTM0A/great-britain-penny-1895-london-mint-victoria-ngc-ms-66-red-brown Incredible prices, especially the 1927. Quote
Bruce Posted January 21, 2022 Posted January 21, 2022 US auction houses, alongside with Japan auction houses, often have some extraordinary good prices for UK coins🤔. No idea why😅. Quote
VickySilver Posted January 21, 2022 Posted January 21, 2022 Marketing. Pump, pump, pump it up. There is a lot of hype on these and people go for this (including me on occasion if I just HAVE to have a coin). Quote
blakeyboy Posted January 21, 2022 Posted January 21, 2022 9 hours ago, secret santa said: Did anyone see the price that pennies fetched in the Stacks-Bowers sale ? Very high grades but unbelievable prices. See 1927 and 1895 pennies: https://auctions.stacksbowers.com/lots/view/3-UTMAO/great-britain-penny-1927-george-v-ngc-ms-66-red https://auctions.stacksbowers.com/lots/view/3-UTM0A/great-britain-penny-1895-london-mint-victoria-ngc-ms-66-red-brown What what what what what???!!??? ( For all you F, M & B fans out there ) Quote
1949threepence Posted January 21, 2022 Posted January 21, 2022 7 hours ago, Bruce said: US auction houses, alongside with Japan auction houses, often have some extraordinary good prices for UK coins🤔. No idea why😅. more $$$$$$$$ and ¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥ than we have ££££££££ ! 1 Quote
VickySilver Posted January 22, 2022 Posted January 22, 2022 Wel Spink and St. James do alright on some of their sales as well... Quote
alfnail Posted January 23, 2022 Posted January 23, 2022 On 1/21/2022 at 11:07 PM, 1949threepence said: more $$$$$$$$ and ¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥ than we have ££££££££ ! 620,000 Yen Hammer on this 1841 penny last week, but when you convert that to approx. £4,000 then it doesn't seem so bad. Would prefer it to my 1839 proof, even though it's a grade higher. Quote
1949threepence Posted January 23, 2022 Posted January 23, 2022 14 minutes ago, alfnail said: 620,000 Yen Hammer on this 1841 penny last week, but when you convert that to approx. £4,000 then it doesn't seem so bad. Would prefer it to my 1839 proof, even though it's a grade higher. One of the best I've ever seen, Ian. Not sure it's worth £4k though. Do you have a pic of the obverse as well? 1 Quote
1949threepence Posted January 23, 2022 Posted January 23, 2022 Thanks Ian. Regardless of the cost, whoever got it will never need to upgrade again. A magnificent coin. 3 Quote
secret santa Posted January 24, 2022 Posted January 24, 2022 1 hour ago, alfnail said: NGC-PF64BN Thanks Ian - did you buy it ? Quote
oldcopper Posted January 24, 2022 Posted January 24, 2022 12 hours ago, 1949threepence said: Thanks Ian. Regardless of the cost, whoever got it will never need to upgrade again. A magnificent coin. That is a very good price. I'd have bought it. Quote
oldcopper Posted January 24, 2022 Posted January 24, 2022 5 minutes ago, oldcopper said: That is a very good price. I'd have bought it. although if that's the hammer price, once you've paid the premium plus import tax etc, it'll be over 5K. Still worth it - they're >10x rarer than the 1839. Quote
blakeyboy Posted January 24, 2022 Posted January 24, 2022 Forget what date, forget the reverse, - to me, not a copper collector, that reverse is the most pleasing one I have ever seen. Quite a thing of beauty. 1 Quote
alfnail Posted January 24, 2022 Posted January 24, 2022 5 hours ago, secret santa said: Thanks Ian - did you buy it ? Afraid not Richard, although was sorely tempted. Difficult to justify when trying to thin down my collection. Quote
oldcopper Posted January 24, 2022 Posted January 24, 2022 (edited) Never checked out Auction World before - they had another 1841 proof penny this time last year as well on sixbid archive - but that looks like copper rather than bronzed PF63 - 520000Y. I liked their completely uncleaned 1826 proof halfcrown PF62 Edited January 24, 2022 by oldcopper 1 1 Quote
VickySilver Posted January 25, 2022 Posted January 25, 2022 Well, that is a nice coin but would likely some to a different conclusion about the cleaning.... 1 Quote
oldcopper Posted January 25, 2022 Posted January 25, 2022 10 hours ago, VickySilver said: Well, that is a nice coin but would likely some to a different conclusion about the cleaning.... I wonder what the slabbers were thinking. Perhaps it's better in the hand. Quote
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.