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Gary D

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  1. I wonder how this effects the varying spacing of the KN, perhaps there were KNs punched with and without the H.
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    1908 Florin

    I have found 1908 to be the toughest EVII florin to find in high grade, excepting 1905 of cause. I'm on my second upgrate and mine is still not quite up to your's Wheelbarrow.
  3. Gary D

    Tgp - Good And The Bad

    Cooperation between TPGs would not make a good business model. A given TGP wants a collector to collect their slabs only, not a competitors. Slab collectors often crack coins out and resubmit to keep all the slabs in their collection from the same TPG, and doesn't the fure fly if it comes back with a lower number.
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    How Much Is A Recent Rarity Worth?

    But history is covered with created rarities, take the Wreath crowns, VIP mintage etc.
  5. Our old school band (I was the tekkie and ex-wife lead singer) played alongside the Wobbles at an open day.
  6. I used to buy RM coms and year sets regularly until 2000, since when I've bought nothing. It's all gone the way of the stamps 20 years before.
  7. Yes, I thought it was $100 well spent. Here's the Observe, I don't have an after picture of the rverse and my collection is still in the bank from returning from my holiday yeserday.
  8. His name is Allen Stockton, and he lives in Monticello, KY...near the Eastern Mountains of KY. He advertises in the ANA Magazine. He does very good work, but you would not want to send a coin to him in better than VF condition, as the repair and resurfacing does take its toll. Another thing, it takes 6 months to a year to get your coin back. The cost is reasonable however. Yes, he fixed my holed 1905 shilling, it did take a while though.
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    1904 Penny Varieties

    I just looked thru 10 1904 Pennies, and didn't find any with the 4 over the tooth! I would assume it is the most difficult to find. Yes Bob, they're unbelievably difficult to find and worth $15,995! Or the narrow date 1877 on your website, of course WOW!!!!!!! I have got to start paying more attention. It looks like David is going to have a additional 1904 for his book's next printing! Does anyone you know actually have one of these? They are out there, I had a ropy one for a while until I sold it on ebay after getting a much better example. It didn't cause much interest.
  10. As a variety collector the more the merrier, valuing varieties is a real bitch. Having them listed with values would make life so much easier ,especially when it comes to insurance. And as insurance companies tend to use Spinks that's were they need to be.
  11. Well to start things off I'm sitting in my front room surounded by packed cases. Off to heathrow tomorrow for 3 weeks in the sun.
  12. Sitting in Hong Kong Airport now waiting for my next flight, yawn. Still 6 or 7 hours away from a eal bed.
  13. Gary D

    Yum!

    Me I'm a completest and proud of it. I started collecting from change in the mid sixties then put the collection away for 25 years. When I picked it up again I got rid of all the Victorian bronze, silver in your change was very rare by then. I've now set the bottom limit at 1900 and top limit at 1967 (1970 + 25p are included). To broarden my collection I have added the Maundy series and have moved into varieties to keep it alive. UNC is my aim, probably 75% there with the usual exceptions like the 1903, 1909, 1922 pennies etc.
  14. Well this is the first time I've been on a plane with WiFi. Even managed to snip a lovely1902 crown on ebay. Sent from my kindle 39,000 feet somewhere over southern russia.
  15. Certain members have rightfully voiced concerns about broardcasting going on holiday on an open forum, perhaps I didn't think it through before posting. Be rest assured the collection and other valuable are all in the bank. It's very handy having a brother who's a bank manager.
  16. Gary D

    Ebay's Worst Offerings

    I see this one is back again http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Great-Britain-Wreath-Crown-1934-/251403837560?pt=UK_Coins_BritishMilled_RL&hash=item3a88d62078
  17. Gary D

    Ebay's Worst Offerings

    I'm always amazed at the number of people out there who will spend a decent amount of money on a coin, who so obviously know nothing at all about the series they are buying! And this is about as easy a spot as you will ever see too!Maybe people are not that dumb and most are bought by the seller
  18. I've never seen it mensioned anywhere so I asked the Mint. Apparently 14,382 or 14,398. 1935 crown mintage.pdf
  19. Yes, I bought it as a 0.925 silver but it turned out to be 0.500 which according to Rayner is the rarer of the two so should have gone for more, which it did.
  20. I'm still kicking myself for not going after that set in the 18th Sept DWN auction. I'd spent 2k on a crown the day before which ended up going back and I had expected the set to go through the roof. Was I suprised when it went for £4200 hammer
  21. Gary D

    Dnw Today

    £5000 hammer I got the 1907 florin for below estimate. No I didn't I paid top estimate, still happy. My lot sold for below estimate but still a 700% profit so can't complain.
  22. Gary D

    Dnw Today

    £5000 hammer I got the 1907 florin for below estimate. No I didn't I paid top estimate, still happy.
  23. Gary D

    Dnw Today

    £5000 hammer I got the 1907 florin for below estimate.
  24. Gary D

    Ebay's Worst Offerings

    If there ever was a coin that wanted cracking out and dipping that's the coin.
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