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Emperor Oli
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Do you think it is worth it?
Emperor Oli replied to Half Penny Jon's topic in British Coin Related Discussions & Enquiries
He's got a super farthing on at the minute for £35 which is way above catalogue value and I'm weighing up whether to buy it or not. -
Was this a good buy?
Emperor Oli replied to Master Jmd's topic in British Coin Related Discussions & Enquiries
No it's not, they are both beaded. I'm right and you will also find Mr. Cooke agrees. And what do you mean beaded on the date side and toothed on the farthing side? They are both the same "side" or reverse -
Was this a good buy?
Emperor Oli replied to Master Jmd's topic in British Coin Related Discussions & Enquiries
Hmm I wouldn't trust his grading, looking at previous examples -
any one collect american coins?
Emperor Oli replied to samclab's topic in British Coin Related Discussions & Enquiries
I have a 1913 one -
Was this a good buy?
Emperor Oli replied to Master Jmd's topic in British Coin Related Discussions & Enquiries
Do you mean me or MJMD? I'm going to hold out for 2+a hopefully! -
Was this a good buy?
Emperor Oli replied to Master Jmd's topic in British Coin Related Discussions & Enquiries
The farthings have beaded edges i.e there are beads all the way around them. -
Was this a good buy?
Emperor Oli replied to Master Jmd's topic in British Coin Related Discussions & Enquiries
Unfortunately, he never divulges on his list the prices they sold for, so one cannot "save up" until another one appears as one just doesn't know how much it was. Then again, if one sees it before it sells, the one would know. -
Was this a good buy?
Emperor Oli replied to Master Jmd's topic in British Coin Related Discussions & Enquiries
I believe he sold a fleur de coin specimen recently but he hasn't had any on for a while -
Was this a good buy?
Emperor Oli replied to Master Jmd's topic in British Coin Related Discussions & Enquiries
Ok so there are four variations to the 1953 which are: Obv 1 : Cross points to a bead. Obv 2 : Cross points to a space. Rev A : F and I point to a space. Rev B : F and I point to a bead. Plus you can have combos of this: 2+B is the most common of the lot, 1+A (formerly in the plastic sets) is scarcer, 1+B is quite rare, 2+A is extremely rare . Occasionally, 1+B can be found in a 1953 plastic set. -
If you were a millionaire......
Emperor Oli replied to Half Penny Jon's topic in British Coin Related Discussions & Enquiries
After fierce googling, I cannot find who bought it - probably a private buyer. -
How long have you been collecting?
Emperor Oli replied to Master Jmd's topic in British Coin Related Discussions & Enquiries
I put 5-9yrs as i've had coins for that long but only started collecting about three years ago and only started to specialise about seven months ago. -
If you were a millionaire......
Emperor Oli replied to Half Penny Jon's topic in British Coin Related Discussions & Enquiries
The double eagle point was sarcasm and he said he didn't buy the Henry VIII one -
What type of coins do you collect (British)...
Emperor Oli replied to Master Jmd's topic in British Coin Related Discussions & Enquiries
Nope. Pff no, it will be a very long time before I dabble in hammered methinks! -
There are many that are colourised by the state - I just did an image search on google and it came up with those. If you have the coin yearbook, it has examples of the best and worst coins (in their opinion) of the year from all over the World. The Aussies had a really nice one which was actually in the shape of Australia which I've never seen before.
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Where do you buy your coins from?
Emperor Oli posted a topic in British Coin Related Discussions & Enquiries
I was pondering where everyone get's their coins from; I buy most of mine over the internet but when I've bought gold coins (rarely!) I go to jewellers to see what they've got, as you can actually see the coin in real life before parting with your money. -
If you were a millionaire......
Emperor Oli replied to Half Penny Jon's topic in British Coin Related Discussions & Enquiries
I'd complete my whole farthing collection in the best possible condition and of course I'd buy the 1933 Double Eagle! -
Many of the Eastern european countries release them but, disappointingly, our own mint issued some for the Commonwealth Games. Although done tastfully (they just coloured in the little flags on the reverse), it seems this is a slippery slope. Some from the US Mint. Lots of them are done well however there is an increasing number of substandard (see above link!) drivel!
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I'd kill for one - literally
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Hehehe no, I meant the men on your coinage. Besides the work becoming more stylised, we now see more use of colour and holograms (something I am vehemently opposed to) detracting from the engravers' art.
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Calm down, Will, I was only saying!
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That one which "doesn't look expensive" is an early bronze proof - 1841 to set you all salivating!
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God, I wish! The ones in my signature would set me back tens of thousands
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Aren't you meant to love (not in that way ) these men?!
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The ones in Stage One would have to be the Edward VII dark finish - there's just something about them (besides their colour) which sets them apart from the rest. However I quite like the second silver one in my sig - it's a George I one and is quite exquisite!
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Picures of your favourite coin...
Emperor Oli replied to Master Jmd's topic in British Coin Related Discussions & Enquiries
I have a scanner that works but it's quite streaky. I took it to pieces last week and got it to work, but it's not really any use.