Anybody with 2011 SNCs Laying around?

[VickySilver 910]

Quick Rob-type question: does anybody have copies of the SNC 2011 - I am trying to get a copy and or pictures of 9557 which according to the new ESC is an RRITANNIAR 3d, possibly a Maundy???

[Rob 3,326]

Yes I do and no it doesn't mention a RRITANNIA 3d. MS9557 in the March 2011 SNC is an 1885 Maundy Set. It is illustrated, but I would be reluctant to say it was RR given the small picture size. Where is the ESC reference to it being a RRITANNIA?

I have a full set for the year here spare if you are looking for them.

[VickySilver 910]

OK, will check again - ESC 3408 is an 1868 currency RRITANNIAR. ESC 3519 is an 1868 Maundy set with RRITANNIAR.

This does not match in the provenance section at the back 3519 is an 1870 Maundy set....Probably, although it is not clear the provenance number in the back is 3516 (this is the 1867 set in the main section.

Confused? Well, I think it is just a bit of an error in the new ESC. What I was really wondering if there was a Maundy set out there with the error 3d.

Edited December 6, 2015 by VickySilver

[Rob 3,326]

Haven't got a clue about the 3d, but the ESC provenance section has been well and truly cocked up.

By the time you get to the bit you are asking about the ESC ref is 3 adrift from the reference given in the main body. The first coin missed in the provenance section (thus creating a mismatch of 1 in the ESC number) is 2840 - florin, 1858 proof not traced. There is an offset of 1 until 1880 when no provenance is given for ESC2898 (854A) which appears in the main text. So a displacement of 2 going forward. This increases to 3 when the provenance includes an 1884/2 florin which doesn't appear in the main body. They have then missed out a chunk of the 1848 patterns. Then I lost the will to live........................................

Anyway, it stays at 3 out for the remainder of the reign. The error is corrected at the beginning of Ed. VII when 3 numbers are missed in the provenance section after the 1901 Maundy set and both parts start with the new ESC 3560. A mess.

[Paulus 2,004]

Would just like to say I like the new web site Rob

[Rob 3,326]

Would just like to say I like the new web site Rob

Thanks. I'm glad someone's looked at it. It went live last Tues/Wed.

Blame it all on nos. 1 & 4 as they did the donkey work. It is still a complete mystery to me.

Need to reimage most of it and ensure that I only add things with a decent pic. We are still waiting for a ring light for the camera. And I'm going to try to have a permanent setup for pictures. A lot of the cheap stuff won't get listed as there's only so much patience in today's buyer and given the rapidity with which you get people clicking on and off sites it may not be productive to have a lot of cheap items without images.

If you find any problems, please let me know.

[Coinery 1,299]

Permanent set-up for camera is an excellent idea.

[TomGoodheart 452]

Would just like to say I like the new web site Rob

Seconded! Looks good and fresh.

Though, personally, I'm not sure that the auction catalogue section needs an image of the auction house banner for each catalogue.

That's fine if you eventually plan have a photo of the actual catalogue for sale (I think Paul Withers does this). If not a list seems adequate .. perhaps with brief notes on the main strengths of a sale and condition as before?

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[Rob 3,326]

Not so easy to mix and match styles as I understand. I agree a list is adequate, but the tail mustn't wag the dog. Returns from coins far outweigh those from catalogues simply on volume. Catalogues are offered pretty much as an at cost service given the amount of work required for something that sells for a quid or two in many cases. I'll never get rich selling catalogues, so I have no inclination to illustrate them all. The reason they had an auction house banner was that it looked better than a blank page.

If you click on the logo it will give the same description as I had previously with contents, number of lots, plates etc.

Edited December 6, 2015 by Rob