Stunners on eBay.

[Chris Perkins 228]

I've got some jolly nice stuff on eBay:

http://search.ebay.co.uk/_W0QQfgtpZ1QQfrpp...ssZchrisperkins

[Emperor Oli 0]

Nice stuff, I've got my eye on some. You might like to edit 3964974327; you've listed it as 1802 when it is in fact 1902.

[Chris Perkins 228]

ooops. thanks.

[Master Jmd 89]

Indeed, they are nice

[krasnaya_vityaz 0]

Righto, very very nice stuff, I like the 1818 Crown and the 1820 Shilling particularly so.

[Chris Perkins 228]

Feel free to bid then!

[Peter 615]

Nice coins.....but.....

the 1820 shilling a first strike....how do you work that out

Could be a late strike with a new die

Don't turn American on us.....there is a thread on first strikes on another popular coin forum.

They will end up with premiums for alledged MS70 first strikes!!!!!!!!

Nice coin though.....must be the first strike after the striking machines seals were replaced.

.....Choice UNC though.

[Chris Perkins 228]

Because the obverse is so prooflike, and the reverse is weakly struck. I heard (and I know this to be the case for certain wreath crowns) that once the proof dies were used to create proof coins, they then sometimes got used to strike normal coins on unpolished blacks. I think the 1820 Shilling was struck with a proof obverse (and perhaps reverse too but not at proof pressure).

I'm not turning American by making a song and dance about first strikes, merely observing what I see after seing many 1820 shillings along the way.

(And why not play the Americans at their own game to a certain degree!) If Americans and others want to pay big money for first strikes and slabbed coins, then i'll see if I can find a few for them!

The 1826 Half Crown is going ok isn't it.

[Peter 615]

Gee...I haven't gotten me a nice 12 Cent....I might have a snipe tonight.

The 2/6 has a way to go.....there are some big lumpers in there who want it and I can't say I blame them.

If only money was no object

I chuckled at Mr persistant on your gold.

You can work out the hours spent bidding in small increments .....a very patient person.

[Chris Perkins 228]

Yes that stipid £1 increment bidder was doing so to gain points on some kind of reward scheme that gives you points when you bid on something on eBay!

She knew that a sov would never sell for less than £50 ish, so bid in as many small increments as possible to earn points.

I told her kindly to stop because it looked like someone was bidding up delibrately.