Coinery

If they're cheap, I should probably get on board!

I'm not sure you could really call it a mistake, Horsa, just perhaps a little insensitive...that is of course for you to decide?With only 28 posts in a year, it just doesn't seem right to use this forum only as a base for blatant profiteering! There are a large number of newbies who visit here looking for help on all things coins! The whole thing works because people give their time and knowledge generously and freely! Your post doesn't offend me personally but, on reflection, I'll bet you can see this wasn't your most sensitive or fairest of contributions?

I'd had a couple of better-grade WA HG's over the last couple of years, I'll see if I can dig out some images! Unfortunately, my image organisation hasn't quite hit searchable standards, yet, so it'll be a bit of a wade! But I do enjoy revisiting the images anyway, so I'll see what's there!

I'm sure Dave will jump on that one with both feet! Ha,Ha! I'm waiting for it!

Anyone for tennis?

The Scots are always happy to say they are UK citizens!

Just flash reflection, I think. Quite possibly, but really hard to tell for me. Wheelbarrow will know better from the in-hand viewing. Bright/lustred milled silver is much, MUCH, harder to photograph, as I'm sure everyone has discovered.

That's a beautiful coin Garrett! I've not heard of these being faked, though, have you?

From the images it looks cleaned to me?? Apologies if you have a different experience in-hand, I am also on a small screen phone! Welcome aboard, get some more pictures up, are you just collecting silver?

The imagery is that of "Liberty wearing the headdress of a Native American". It is not supposed to be a depiction of a Native American. Ah, of course, makes sense now! Whoops!

Interesting look at the culture of the period, that looks a very 'white' bust in native dress?

It's something I want to get right eventually! I just need a little more time to play, though! It's definitely an art, and worth perfecting! I've been guilty on a couple of occasions of getting nearly as excited about having a great image of a Liz, as I have when acquiring an actual coin! This is why I would love to find the buyer of that Liz shilling! I might just email her again...little to lose! I might just pinch them anyway!

Looks very BRG esq! Nicely presented, I do like the idea of using the surrounding black fields to display features/points of interest'!

Many happy returns' peeps! Wishing you a top-notch 2014

I've been watching this 151213090124 shilling for around a year! It's the loveliest example I've seen, and I offered £850 for it when it was first listed at £1100. Around 6 month's later I again privately offered £850, when it was then for sale on eBay at £950, thinking that would be agreeable, given the absence of eBay and PayPal fees? Strangely, this was not agreeable! Anyway, having watched it endlessly go around on 10-day auctions at £950, it has just received a bidder and sold for £950...I hope I see it again someday! If anyone knows the buyer, I would love a set of good pictures, the seller reported me to eBay for unsolicited emails when I asked if I could use the images for die-study purposes! Overall, rather gutted about the whole thing!

I'll dig out the emails, I don't think my communications were in the least bit offensive! It bugs me now, especially as I could've copied the images straight from eBay and said nothing (not that they would've been quite as useful that way)! I was only asking for her blessing on it! God, damn, and nabbitt!

This is my favourite Britannia so far! You'd have to have it in UNC, though, it wouldn't be the same otherwise!

Where's the king ?? 'Round the back!

Where's the olive branch?

I think this is just about the best piece of advice offered, unless you truly do have endless funds to purchase coins!I wonder how much pleasure there would be in it all if the penny pinch didn't hurt just a tiny little bit? I compare it to buying a classic car on a budget, and struggling to finance the restoration on weekends and evenings! Who would enjoy his classic the most, the man who finally drives his little Triumph GT6 out of the garage for a test drive, or the wealthy merchant or pop star who walks into a London classic car showroom, points, and says 'that one'? Never having quite enough isn't always such a bad thing in the pleasure stakes, there's definitely a relationship!

I can supply all 6 trays to forum members only for a discounted price of £995 (free postage if you buy 12)!I gave up reading the description, why do people use such ridiculous fonts?

Hey, hope you're still enjoying that beer, Garrett! I'm sure we'll get that pint someday, Peter! It would be easy going I know! For now, though, you've got bacon and eggs, the morning paper, two daughters rolling in from the clubs (with your credit card in their bag), a nice brew, a doe-eyed dog, and that big warm pussy sat on your lap! Happy Sunday!

You're nicely off-the-wall this evening/morning, Peter! Happy daze!

You must also remember that everyone grabs an occasional upgrade when the circumstances permit, it's all part of the fun! The main point is, don't buy 50 low-grade coins, if that same money can buy you 10 pretty pieces that you're going to enjoy having. You also have to make a decision about whether you gap-fill with lower grade coins because you'll, either never find, or ever afford, an example at all...really depends on the focus of your collection. Welcome aboard, by the way!

I think the thing is you need to strike a balance! If you want to collect the E7 shillings and only have a budget sufficient to buy an UNC 1902, a few in EF, and maybe the 1905 in VF, then that's the best you can buy! It's no more complicated than that, really! If you want to hang out for an UNC 1905, but will never have a penny ever again to spend on coins, then you'll not have an E7 collection of shillings, just a very nice shilling! Interesting point, though!