jaggy

They don't seem very interested in generating business. If they want to expand their customer base then they need to make it easy and attractive and not make it into an obstacle course.

What like Heritage pushing the prices still higher. Heritage doesn't push prices higher. Bidders push prices higher. Up to you to decide how high you want to go. Sorry, you should Quote slab buyers push prices Jaggy. Does'nt really help when Heritage start the ball Rolling at an ungoldy amount in the first place either I bid quite regularly at Heritage but I never overpay. If the bidding gets silly I pull out. Very few of the coins I am interested in are so rare that another example will not come up elsewhere sooner or later. Heritage are a business. They are there to get the best prices and, therefore, the best commissions for themselves. However, part of that business model is to provide an outstanding service, which they do. It is really up to us, the bidders, to determine what prices we are willing to pay. If some people are willing to pay silly prices that is their choice and their money. If Heritage sets a high initial price it is, no doubt, because they know that there are people that will pay it. I have to agree with you Jaggy. Heritage are really setting the standards for auction houses in the 21st century and, without realising it, a lot of collectors will benefit from the influx of interest (and, yes money) they are bringing to the hobby. As far as starting prices go, they can't really be wrong a just about every lot sells. Every lot sells as quite a large percentage is slabbed. Our best British counterpart i'd say was DNW but i don't see their prices rocketing into oblivion, most of their coins are left unslabbed and i've never had a problem with their pictures nor their Customer service, yet they don't achieve the prices Heritage does apart from one particular sale last year.perhaps this is because Heritage is more widely known? I'm just glad they're not the only coin auction house aroundI am also glad that they are not the only auction house around. Generally, competition is good. However, the buyers/sellers don't seem to be getting much benefit from competition in our area of interest as the commissions and other charges are pretty uniform across the auction houses. I am looking forward to the day when an enterprising newcomer breaks ranks and starts bringing the commissions down while still offering high quality service.

I didn't see much for me. So far, the London Coins auction is more interesting. Looking forward to the DNW catalogue.

Just had a look at this catalogue. Quite a lot in there for me. Not so much new coins but definitely a bunch of quality upgrades.

What like Heritage pushing the prices still higher. Heritage doesn't push prices higher. Bidders push prices higher. Up to you to decide how high you want to go. Sorry, you should Quote slab buyers push prices Jaggy. Does'nt really help when Heritage start the ball Rolling at an ungoldy amount in the first place either I bid quite regularly at Heritage but I never overpay. If the bidding gets silly I pull out. Very few of the coins I am interested in are so rare that another example will not come up elsewhere sooner or later. Heritage are a business. They are there to get the best prices and, therefore, the best commissions for themselves. However, part of that business model is to provide an outstanding service, which they do. It is really up to us, the bidders, to determine what prices we are willing to pay. If some people are willing to pay silly prices that is their choice and their money. If Heritage sets a high initial price it is, no doubt, because they know that there are people that will pay it.

What like Heritage pushing the prices still higher. Heritage doesn't push prices higher. Bidders push prices higher. Up to you to decide how high you want to go.

Heritage are really very good. Obviously the coins they have are what they are. But the customer service is outstanding, the web site works very well and the photos are always excellent. They also operate as a marketplace. I you buy a coin(s) from them you can fix a price on it and Heritage will act as a conduit if another collector wishes to pay that price. Heritage takes 10% (min. $40). I just sold a small lot which I bought at what I thought was a good price realising a 30% profit after all costs.

I just won $8 on the Powerball so I am moving in the right direction "To sleep, perchance to dream" WooHoo! the coins are on jaggy guys!!! I'll have a 1967 BU penny then please, Jaggy! Your shout! I will have to look in my penny tin and see what is there

I had a conversation with someone who worked for an auction house in the Manchester area. I tried to make the point that they were in a very competitive industry and the existence of the internet has, on the one hand, made it even more competitive but, on the other hand, offers them a huge potential market. I told the person that, if they want to attract business away from the majors, they would need to lower their prices (and hopefully make up for it in volume), not punish internet buyers financially, have a first rate website with outstanding photos and outstanding customer service. Sadly, I don't think the individual "got it".

I just won $8 on the Powerball so I am moving in the right direction "To sleep, perchance to dream"

Good info. Thanks for the follow up and for sharing with us.

That coin is the 2013 Birth of Prince George proof 5 pound. That coin cost $130 at issue, plus $30-40 for submission/grading. While I still don't think it's worth the $329 asking price, it's a far cry from $450 for a coin that can be had for $30. Also, that "import fees" part of eBay is a complete farce. The shipping in the US is free from that seller, and eBay is likely making a killing on these types of coins when they add this "import charge" to them. This (among other reasons) is why I never sell on eBay outside the 50 US states. What is this 'import charge' you mention? I live in Arizona and never pay an import charge when I buy from DNW or London Coins.

It may be a common coin raw but the number slabbed will be limited so if you only buy slabs you are pretty limited and a high grade is going to cost. So some slab collectors are incapable of buying an raw UNC coin from a reputable dealer and getting it slabbed themselves? Or is the notion of buying a raw coin simply out of the question/incomprehensible to them? From what I have seen on a couple of other forums, for some collectors, the notion of buying a raw coin is simply out of the question.

I have a 1919 sixpence in EF. Cost me £4 but I will accept £100 if anyone is feeling generous.

And the coin I bought is in the gallery I think all his coins are Don't spoil it

And the coin I bought is in the gallery

But do we know who it was who was fined $2.50 for trespassing on the King's private roads?? Boe, presumably. At least he got away with just a Fine for the misdemeanour, It could have been a far more costly Extremely Fine! Or no longer able to circulate

The photo seems to be truncated. On the bit that is missing it says 25/. Actually, if you click on the image it will display the whole thing.

I just received my 1853 proof that I bought at EPN. The package contained two separate tickets; Newman's and, presumably, one from the person he bought it from. The brown coloured Newman ticket doesn't say much. No code from what I can see. The other ticket is more interesting. Here is a photo of it if anyone is interested:

Very nice! Well done.

Yep sorry about that. I mistyped and then was a little to quick on the trigger.

I agree. You have to know your coins (or try to know in my case) and bid accordingly.

This is just a photo from the Heritage site. Obviously, I haven't received the coin yet.

I bought one coin in the EPN sale .... a 1953 proof sixpence. The MS64 one not the MS 65. I actually thought the MS 64 was a nicer coin. I did bid on other coins but the prices just got silly for coins that are not all that rare.

I have two Dritanniars which are graded VF - GVF. Needless to say they were a lot cheaper than the one at Heritage. I also love the history. A very cool coin.