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Thanks guys. Just under 400 GBP incl comm. Can't tell really if that's a good price until I see it in person ( and crack it out- sorry NGC, but I like touching my coins)

Snuck this one through in 3rd tier priced Session 3. Off centre, due break/clash? But never seen a groat quite like this strike..

I've always thought that it takes 2 generations for rarity through age of a coin to kick in. For example, if my grandpa who as a young man in the 1910-20s had kept any coin in his pocket that was BU (straight from the bank) would be a valuable coin here in Australia (say at least 1000 AUD). Only a handful of modern rarities in my lifetime( or near enough) have escalated example 1955 Perth proof penny .. The rest boring

No luck. The auctioneer looked right into the camera when he waited for the next internet bid. Once I would have sworn he was looking right at me!!55k for the alf the great monogram penny, 40k plus for both lizzy gold. Top end market prices. Lovely coins.

I used to date Lorraine pascale. (Before she started making cakes)

Must say though Heritage makes spending scarily easy. Where else could I spend this amount with one click on the iPhone watching the auction at home and a cup of tea. .. What a auction site. Someone show Spink...

Heritage is lifting the UK coin market towards USA prices that are based on encapsulated coins only in a much much bigger and commoditised market. This can work to your advantage if you have the right coins already and ready to sell. Else you're in trouble. I'm missing out now on new coins I'm interested in now too. Bugger.

My turn for a silly question. I've always wondered why the York Viking money (and I suppose most Anglo Saxon money) comprised mostly of very small silver pennies??

Sorry, silver pennies.

Ok so the use of liver pennies may have have been used more frequently by the higher class Vikings/Saxons. Still does not answer why there weren't larger denomination coins. How many pennies would be needed to buy a longboat or pay for larger projects..Hundreds and hundreds?

Ok! Makes sense. So pennies were used for smaller specific transactions?

Very interesting! I guess though my question is more about how much you could buy with a penny and no larger denominations. How would you buy a boat or house with single pennies?

I got my copies here in oz. Must say though that all the coins look way over graded, or is that the Heritage bright photos playing tricks?

Any chance of sharing these 2 coins? Love to see them.

I'd say it's more about authenticity of a coin with the growing number of more skilled forgeries flooding the market.

You're going to sell them one day.

I'd crack em out nonetheless. The coin won't lose its provenance just because of a bit if plastic with some writing...

Goodness Angela. From what I've gathered there is a chance this may be authentic. Take it to a top level reputable dealer like Spinks and get it appraised and valued for insurance purposes immediately. If genuine you have a rare relic worth 30-50k GBP. (Worth insuring right!) Good luck.

Yes, I guess so. It was probably a loose arrangement. There weren't many of us around then and probably would take just about anything we could get our convict hands on!

The first real Australian coin was the holey dollar and dump of 1813. Prior to this all coins were from other countries used in the early settler days of Australia- proclamation coins. A proclamation by the Governor of Australia on November 19th 1800 that PHILIP GIDLEY KING made was that the following were legal tender : £ s. d. A Guinea … … … 1 2 0 A Johanna … … … 4 0 0 A Half-Johanna … 2 0 0 A Ducat … … … 0 9 6 A Gold Mohur … … 1 17 6 A Pagoda … … … 0 8 0 A Spanish dollar … 0 5 0 A Rupee … … … 0 2 6 A Dutch guilder … 0 2 0 An English Shilling … 0 1 1 A Copper coin of One Ounce. 0 0 2

No purchases for me this time. Had my eye on that beautiful Mary groat... So pretty. Also those commonwealth shillings from the gentlemens collection had some really nice examples, but not 3-4k nice. Any thoughts on the 1905 hcrown 5k hammer..bargain?

Good if you're buying in GBP or USD

I've got a few of my English Queens in the GB Gold section from the top shelf..

I saw this one. I'd like a new copy.