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VickySilver

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  1. VickySilver
    Funny how micro/hyper varietals rule the roost in the Bun series, but relatively major variants such as Regnal years in the Veiled Crown series go unloved and mostly unnoticed.
  2. VickySilver
    Not to break into the thread, but how does one get prices realised from Baldwin's post auction without waiting months?
  3. VickySilver

    Ebay's Worst Offerings

    VickySilver replied to kuhli's topic in Free for all

    I have no quarrel with GBC as they have quite a listing - admittedly much of it dross - but have gotten some nice pieces from them and they have on occasion been amenable to bargaining. I got not long ago the very nicest 1847/6 groat I have ever seen, something I had been looking for these many years. That is a lovely play with the "Tower of London" bit there....
  4. VickySilver
    Ah, Robert, no travel for me other than Baltimore/NYC axis as I must watch after my son sans assistance these days and mercifully not too many Vick pieces to go. BTW, I think mine is the Colin Adams specimen and like the '56 date in general. There was a proof of one of the types batting about for a while a couple of years ago - did you bag that one?
  5. VickySilver
    Looks Great! A bit of "cartwheel" lustre on the reverse?
  6. VickySilver
    Cr-- and more cr--, great. Well this bit is not quite as crappy....LOL. I'm quite glad others are attracted to these narrows and wides, I liked the well-shaped myself.
  7. VickySilver
    Glad to send all the narrow dates I find - LOL - but please do send me the choice original red 1882 Londons,'64s, '69s, '71s that you find. I figure one for one on the '82, right?
  8. VickySilver
    Oh, love those 1839-1970 pennies! NOT the "Hypervarietals" narrow date cr--. However, love the minor silver of Victoria also.
  9. VickySilver

    10P That Looks Like A 5P

    VickySilver replied to cobey321's topic in Decimal Coins

    Well, minor clips don't get a lot of "play", but OMS (off metal strikes) and wrong planchets seem to do a bit better.... As above, need to see the coin if possible.
  10. VickySilver

    Rupee 1904

    VickySilver replied to patrick6's topic in British Coin Related Discussions & Enquiries

    I'm no expert in Indian, but the lettering looks very suspect from the letters themselves to their orientation and spacing...
  11. VickySilver

    1905 Halfcrown Mintage

    VickySilver replied to ozjohn's topic in British Coin Related Discussions & Enquiries

    Barmaid services?
  12. VickySilver

    Steel Penny?

    VickySilver replied to kekkie5's topic in British Coin Related Discussions & Enquiries

    I have a couple that are either chrome or vanadium plated (I think) - I suppose post minting....
  13. VickySilver
    Scarce coin, rare if you can find a fully struck obverse (think they may not exist) but more common that catalogue in VF-GVF. The half sov of London this 1879 date is actually equally scarce or perhaps a bit moreso with truly mint examples also quite rare. I'm thinking I may have seen more than five in the previous year...
  14. VickySilver
    Good for the soul to sell a bit now and then, particular if you have a second passable example to keep. I have been forced to trade/sale some bits to get others and will sell seconds (even though I did let go an '03 Halfcrown that was the equal of the one I kept and am still a bit sad about). A couple of years ago I gave up nearly all aspirations of Vicky gold and dumped the lot for a nice profit... Go for it!
  15. VickySilver
    Sell! I am with you on replacement being 600-800 pounds raw for a similar piece. Great for Newman, no doubt a wonderful man but I don't think that is worth a premium (or much of one) to me at least. I love and avidly collect 6d's as you know and would not touch it at such a price. Got mine from Baldwin some years ago for 400 quid.
  16. VickySilver

    Recent aquisitions

    VickySilver replied to davidrj's topic in Enquiries about Non British coins

    That yours for sale on the bay of E? Good score there... I collect Franklin Mint to some degree but only would be marginally interested in these. Are there any mules with mixed obverse and reverses? Those would be of interest. PM me if you'd like...
  17. VickySilver
    What did the gold 1924 sixpence go for?
  18. VickySilver
    Besides the obvious blurry photo? 1879 Victoria Sovereign Ref DC10
  19. VickySilver
    Hint: date "position". Ha ha...
  20. VickySilver
    To diverge slightly, I wonder which you might prefer if given the choice? Proof or currency 1860 copper farthing?
  21. VickySilver
    Well thanks for that, must be a bit of brain fade.....I think that is only an average struck obverse, decent reverse with better than average lustre. I still place that at 2k and think you should shop a bit & be patient. These auctions, and particularly the onlines (such as DNW) have been verging on lunatic prices. Just try and guess how much that would have gone for at Heritage with a slabbed Red and Brown 64 with lots of flowery descriptions!!!
  22. VickySilver
    Must be me, but I can't find its sale. 2800 over the top IMO and 2k should have been fair. My recall was that it was NOT an exceptional coin. I am a bit suspicious of photos from LCA and if spending that much money am of a mind to have seen the specimen in hand or at least had a representative to do so. This is a scarcer date not doubt, but somehow see it up for sale more frequently at auction in "top grades" more often than we should.
  23. VickySilver
    Goodness, they are what they are. We are not going to necessarily know intent, especially of the Royal Mint!
  24. VickySilver
    OK, Rob probably knows the specifics but at some point there was a citation to the effect that a short run of pennies was required and some (59-60,000???) were struck with only a few - however many that was - getting out.
  25. VickySilver
    I always think of the bottom loop of the "3" as being hammered or beaten down flat ( ie open).
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