ebay joy

[mrbadexample 1,006]

I've been looking for a better 1915 halfpenny for a while now, as my current one leaves a little to be desired:

But they're not easy to come by in good grades. The weekend before last I found one, although the photo wasn't great. The seller had a few more, so I bought a few to save on postage. 

Edited February 17, 2016 by mrbadexample

[mrbadexample 1,006]

This is what I received in the post this morning:

 

[mrbadexample 1,006]

I paid: 1911 (£18), 1915 (£15), 1920 (£17), 1929 (£7) and 1935 (£6). £4 postage. I was surprised that there weren't more bidders - I didn't have to fight very hard for them at all. The 1915, 1929, 1935 all went for the opening price. The 1911 had one other bid, and the 1920 had 5 apart from mine. This is probably the best result I've ever had from ebay. They all appear to be completely uncirculated with almost full mint lustre. I don't think they've been cleaned - just good honest coins.

[IanB 175]

Congratulation on your haul.

i may have to start looking at the half pennies myself in the future.

[PWA 1967 2,142]

55 minutes ago, mrbadexample said:

I paid: 1911 (£18), 1915 (£15), 1920 (£17), 1929 (£7) and 1935 (£6). £4 postage. I was surprised that there weren't more bidders - I didn't have to fight very hard for them at all. The 1915, 1929, 1935 all went for the opening price. The 1911 had one other bid, and the 1920 had 5 apart from mine. This is probably the best result I've ever had from ebay. They all appear to be completely uncirculated with almost full mint lustre. I don't think they've been cleaned - just good honest coins.

They are all really nice and Hat off 

[PWA 1967 2,142]

Should of said.

The coin in the first picture Jon..................RANG TANG 

[mrbadexample 1,006]

Just now, PWA 1967 said:

Should of said.

The coin in the first picture Jon..................RANG TANG 

It's been getting on my nerves for years, honestly. I'm not even entirely sure it's better than looking at a gap.

[mrbadexample 1,006]

37 minutes ago, IanB said:

Congratulation on your haul.

i may have to start looking at the half pennies myself in the future.

No, no. Nothing to see here!

[PWA 1967 2,142]

8 minutes ago, mrbadexample said:

It's been getting on my nerves for years, honestly. I'm not even entirely sure it's better than looking at a gap.

Throw it in the bin ........

[Nordle11 564]

Nice lot of ha'pennies!  

[mrbadexample 1,006]

I'm finding it quite difficult to get a decent photo. They're too shiny.

 

[PWA 1967 2,142]

What the bright picture has done Jon is shown that tiny dot on the breastplate of the reverse.

Do me a favour and flick it off ...........its bugging me 

[mrbadexample 1,006]

11 minutes ago, PWA 1967 said:

What the bright picture has done Jon is shown that tiny dot on the breastplate of the reverse.

Do me a favour and flick it off ...........its bugging me 

Done. It wasn't stuck or anything.

 

[1949threepence 3,367]

Some really nice purchases there, Jon. Super coins.. 

[Rob 3,152]

4 hours ago, mrbadexample said:

I'm finding it quite difficult to get a decent photo. They're too shiny.

 

If they are too shiny then they have probably been cleaned. Natural lustre uncirculated coins are only ever likely to have brilliant fields and even that isn't always the case.

[mrbadexample 1,006]

Nah, I'm just a lousy photographer. I'll try again tomorrow in natural light. I'm as sure as I can be that they've not been cleaned.