Coppers

Looks like he has the other two at £550.00 and £595.00. I wonder if he posted the wrong price or had intended that this coin start off at £1 without the buy-it-now option.

Who buys these things? Just checked out their site and came across the following... "We have dealers who try to buy coins off our price lists, but collectors always come first!"

Here is the bid retraction/cancellation history on that coin... Bidder Action / Explanation Date of Bid and Retraction private listing -- bidders identities protected Retracted: £1,600.00 Explanation:Entered wrong amount Bid:24-Dec-10 23:13:06 GMT Retracted: 26-Dec-10 16:50:49 GMT private listing -- bidders identities protected Retracted: £4.50 Explanation:Entered wrong amount Bid:22-Dec-10 13:32:59 GMT Retracted: 22-Dec-10 13:54:01 GMT private listing -- bidders identities protected Retracted: £1,688.00 Explanation:Entered wrong amount Bid:25-Dec-10 13:14:51 GMT Retracted: 26-Dec-10 10:18:28 GMT

Speaking of amazing prices -- can any of you penny specialists explain the current high bid on this one? link

Don't worry about that - you can see enough to make out fine detail in places, showing it is in near mint or mint condition. Don't risk breaking the pendant - if it's simply the standard shilling, you will have lost its major individual point of interest. Peckris is absolutely right. Breaking the pendant would be a mistake.

Hope you have a great birthday and congratulations on purchasing the 1903 open 3.

What price symbolism? link

It appears that the seller has ended his auctions of the 1860 copper halfpenny and the 1763 shilling and perhaps a few others.

The same seller also has a Northumberland Shilling that has "Spink & Co" written on the holder Shilling He also notes that "The exceptionally rare coins will go to Bonhams Auctions to be sold in their New York Action House." I can hardly wait.

Yes, proofs are nice - I thought as a schoolboy I would NEVER be able to afford a proof, and I remember some years later buying a 1950S proof shilling and feeling ridiculously pleased with myself! It's really frustrating, but whenever people here post links to a Spink Auctions coin, the link just takes me to their home page, not the coin itself. If it takes you to the Spink home page when you click on the link -- upon returning to the forum post -- try clicking on the link a second time.

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Well that's a good strategy for a collection. But when you (one day) have enough money for a 1927 proof set, and see one, you might just fall in love with it - I think it's up there with the best 20th Century proof sets, and was the last truly great set. proofs are nice arn't they never gonna get a edward VIII i think You're still young so you never know. Here is a link to one that was sold at auction just last month... link

Don't worry. Not everyone collects gold, I don't have any. No gold coins in my collection either.

Although there are some coins which are still being contested, a fair number of lots have already closed. There's a stunning 26ME that is still available. Anyone here bid? Anyone win anything yet?

I take it that *victorian*bronze* and *classic*british*coins* are one and the same seller?

Welcome aboard!

"Low Start Price for Such a Rarity" link

Here is the link to the one on the CC site: 1860 copper halfpenny I don't think there is any doubt it's a fake. Worn coin, clear date like it was added yesterday (as it probably was) in numerals that look thicker than normal. Looking at the hair detail, much lustre presumably refers to the quality polishing that has most likely occured. I have no doubt it's a fake now. Compare it to this 1848 Halfpenny for sale by the same seller. The reverses are effectively identical, meaning it was created by the same "die." Almost looks like the same coin but for the date. The seller has a 100 percent ebay feedback rating!

Here is the link to the one on the CC site: 1860 copper halfpenny

How odd! They only illustrate the obverse! David It looks like they haven't finished putting up all of the images for the certified coin section, so it may be coming.

A penny for your thoughts on this coin... link

Is this it? 1936 crown

It's a farthing (P922), not a halfpenny. The weight is 8.85g which is marginally above the average recorded by Peck. This frequently causes confusion as the halfpenny weighs a whopping 17g or so. The coin is actually the one from the Oxford collection (217) which made £1000 when sold by Colin Cooke. The image on their site shows a much more honest image as there are quite a few marks which you can't see in the Swiss catalogue, so not so desirable and not for me. The estimate is too high given the problems. Have you ever seen the subsequent lot 448 before?

Just noticed the following announcement on the CC site: The James Workman Superior Collection of Pennies PART 2 Catalogues will be available Mid November. Please get in touch to request a copy.

If he really turned down an offer of £36,000 then he's a certifiable idiot More likely he was hoping that someone out there might believe them to be genuine offers.