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I would say go also cos once it is in your mind about upgrade, you will always think about it until it's upgraded. Take time to search for a similar tone and reasonably priced ones.
Alan's son Lief has a large part to play these days. Maybe that's the reason. Still, not had a problem with them though. I bought a token in the last sale which had a spot of verdigris, so he offered me a better one instead at the same price. Very happy.
Hi - I'm new to this group.
I bought the 7 silver 1887 jubilee head coins some years ago - Over time these have developed an equal toning.
Four of these are graded EF but the other 3, unfortunately, are only graded as VF.
My question is:
Do I buy 3 EF coins to make them all the same grade or would doing this devalue the set as the toning wont be the same
Thanks in advance.
I have been somewhat saddened by what appears to be the demise of that company. I used to communicate with Alan about coins and got some quite decent pieces from him years ago & do hope he is well. I still look at their "offerings" but have not bid for quite a few years now. Well, here's to hoping the ship can be righted....
PS - really superb currency George VI crowns are hard to come by as I believe the planchets were not well cared for and there are nearly always bag marks, including in key areas. Same is generally true of the George V 1935 Jubilee crown issues.
I have pared down my collection areas recently, one of my current passions is Charles I halfcrowns.
I most recently acquired this difficult 1645 Oxford example, so that I now have at least 1 half-decent example of each year for that mint (1642-46).
Yes I saw those - he has previously been possibly a bit conservative but believe that to be a family business. Is there now another hand involved with the grading and cataloguing?
Peckris 2 replied to Citizen H's topic in Free for all
A nice enough example - some collectors are a lot less bothered about rim holes than others. I have an UNC 1826 halfcrown with graining weaknesses at 12 and 6 o’clock indicating it might have been held in a brooch or something similar. It’s never bothered me in the slightest.
Peckris 2 replied to SiHawks's topic in Free for all
I'm puzzled about this. Edward V was never crowned king, and during his brief spell as monarch Richard III would have controlled the Mint. After Bosworth it would have been moot anyway.
Citizen H replied to Citizen H's topic in Free for all
it was in one of those lovely plastic envelopes
can be bloody hard to open, I thought £7 was a good deal, so I coughed up and shoved it in my pocket...a done deal.....
until later on that day.... I took a look at the outer edge.....top & bottom holes drilled
prized out of jewellery ? and you know even though you cant see them....I always know they are there.
please do show some of your horrors and let downs......its good to share... 👍
pokal02 replied to SiHawks's topic in Free for all
I think if you had the groats S2146 and S2146A, one of them would be Edward V - but you wouldn't know which one (I've gone with S2146A, but could well be wrong!)
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