Croydon Coin Auction - Jan 6th

[Guest Dan]

Anyone going to be there tomorrow? Some interesting goodies in the catalogue.

[Chris Perkins 228]

Do they have an online catalogue and is email bidding allowed?

Although I am in Germany, I was brought up not too far from Croydon and had heard that the Croydon coin auction was pretty popular.

Chris

[Guest DAS]

You can see their listing on www.croydoncoinauctions.co.uk and they do take postal / email bids... infact you may be seeing some of their stuff in Jan Chris

[Chris Perkins 228]

Are you refering to the fact that you may buy things, and if not entirely satified for one reason or another pass them on to me?

Love your style!

You can learn lots from this man folks....Sell me your bloody coins too, please.

Chris

[Guest DAS]

Yes something like that!

I have had good and bad experiences buying lots blind, the good expereinces leave me with excess coins that need "marketing" .....so it's Ebay or www.predecimal.com....no contest really!

DAS

[Chris Perkins 228]

Yeah, I've bought a few blind lots from Lockdales and they normally take me ages to re sell with about a 10% profit in the long, long run. Hardly worth it most of the time.

I might make it one of the prerequisites of forum membership that you are not allowed to sell anything on ebay and have to support me

Anyway, failing that at least I have you!

Actually, I've bought too much lately and I should really sell something big, like my 1937 Sov to make up for it.

Chris

[Sylvester 15]

Yeah, I've bought a few blind lots from Lockdales and they normally take me ages to re sell with about a 10% profit in the long, long run. Hardly worth it most of the time.

I might make it one of the prerequisites of forum membership that you are not allowed to sell anything on ebay and have to support me

Anyway, failing that at least I have you!

Actually, I've bought too much lately and I should really sell something big, like my 1937 Sov to make up for it.

Chris

Chris how much do you think this is worth?

And no i'm not selling it; i just want to know what you'd price it up as...considering how often (or not) one comes across these; it's a half guinea. (please excuse my poor scanning skills)

http://www.coinpeople.com/forums/album_pic....php?pic_id=387

How do you actually post pictures on here? It won't let me use img as i'm used to...?

[Chris Perkins 228]

Sylvester,

You should get a 'File attachments' prompt under the box you write the post in? I had a look at the permissions and cannot see a reason why you are not getting that...yet.

I was not able to follow your link, it said 'not allowed', or words to that effect.

Chris

[Sylvester 15]

Sylvester,

You should get a 'File attachments' prompt under the box you write the post in? I had a look at the permissions and cannot see a reason why you are not getting that...yet.

I was not able to follow your link, it said 'not allowed', or words to that effect.

Chris

I think it's because i was logged in at the time, but i'll sign out and have a go at putting one up. It's worked before on here, so i'm surprised it didn't work this time.

It'll be on shortly. (Alright in about 1/2 hr).

[Sylvester 15]

Try this Chris...please work!!!!

http://www.coinpeople.com/forums/album_pag....php?pic_id=387

I am now logged off on that site so it really should work...

[Sylvester 15]

Try this Chris...please work!!!!

http://www.coinpeople.com/forums/album_pag....php?pic_id=387

I am now logged off on that site so it really should work...

Well it works for me this time Chris; So this one should work!

[Chris Perkins 228]

Sylvester,

Yeah that worked....Right an offer. I suppose £200 if it shows no mounting traces? Maybe we could do something with that sixpence I mentioned.

Chris

[Sylvester 15]

Sylvester,

Yeah that worked....Right an offer. I suppose £200 if it shows no mounting traces? Maybe we could do something with that sixpence I mentioned.

Chris

£200 hmm not too bad then. I can't see any mounting traces on the thing. Sorry about the trade thing Chris, that coin is currently part of my half-guinea type set... (sorry i like that emoticon). So no trade here i'm afraid.

I just wanted your expert opinion on what it was worth. I actually bought it for £225, so it's not too far out i suppose.

[Chris Perkins 228]

Sylvester,

Well to sell it retail i'd obviously sell for more like £300 but would really expect it to go that quickly.

You got it for a good price, and I'm expecting the 'Mystery' sixpence hopefully tomorrow, so watch this space.

Chris

[Sylvester 15]

Sylvester,

Well to sell it retail i'd obviously sell for more like £300 but would really expect it to go that quickly.

You got it for a good price, and I'm expecting the 'Mystery' sixpence hopefully tomorrow, so watch this space.

Chris

Well Chris the reason why i asked is because, the place where i got that from, is also the place where i'm thinking of buying some Charles II Sixpences, so i'm just checking his pricing.

It's always seems dead on to me, and sometimes somewhat below. Just thought i'd make sure because some of these sixpences ain't cheap, and i've been ripped off before all too many times, wouldn't want it to happen again. You can't always tell from a picture exactly what the coin is like, that's why i prefer to buy with coin in view, so to speak, there is nothing like it.

I think that half guinea is the first real profit i've actually made, it makes up for all the losses i've had over the years.

But i'm just in the middle of a trade with some US collectors, i believe i've made myself a small profit, and they likewise believe they have made a profit.

Basically i've just traded a full set of Sicpences dated 1948-1967 (including 1952), all graded between G-F, for four 1964 silver quarters graded AU55-MS60.

If i'm not wrong, the 1948-1967 stuff (minus 1952) are optimistically worth about 5p a piece, (total of 90p worth), and the 1952 in G/AVG worth about £1.50 at a push (i payed about £2.50/£3.00 for it, but in conjuction with the rest it balances out nicely, since i got those free!), so a nice total of £2.40 worth of coins for about £2.50 in silver. But these quarters are AU+ so it's a touch more.

And of course the chap at the other end is pleased because silver quarters are everyday occurences over there, and he thinks he's onto a right winner, talk about enthusiastic practically snatched my hand off.

Now that is a deal...but i'm sure i've just come out on top here.

[Chris Perkins 228]

I find the 1952's sell for £3-4 even in Good, but you can't go far wrong swapping that kind of toot for high grade silver coins!

I bet he'll use them as wedding sixpences. That's very popular over there, and unless he's a mormom with 20 daughters he may sell them on, or perhps as Brian May style Guitar plectrums!

I recently arranged the sale of 1000 non silver US half dollars to be used in Italian magic tricks by the 'Great Ernesto' (ok, it's just Ernesto, but the 'Great' added feeling!)

Talking of plectrums, I once had a Japanese Guitar shop manager buy all my EII Sixpences to be sold as Brian May plectrums in Japan! (Brian May actually uses a sixpence as a plectrum)

Rock On

Chris

[Sylvester 15]

I find the 1952's sell for £3-4 even in Good, but you can't go far wrong swapping that kind of toot for high grade silver coins!

Talking of plectrums, I once had a Japanese Guitar shop manager buy all my EII Sixpences to be sold as Brian May plectrums in Japan! (Brian May actually uses a sixpence as a plectrum)

Rock On

Chris

I knew about Brian May using a sixpence for his guitar!!! I'm sure some other people have done this too?

Ah well my next goal should this US collector choose to accept it is swapping a 2000 gold half sovereign, UNC variety, (not perfect as it was bought from a jewelry shop, and that annoying habit they have of putting the reference number/price tag sticker over the obverse...arrghh. Well you can tell something was there, hence i've been generous and knocked £10).

But i'm hoping i can swap it for a roll of silver quarters and perhaps i can get some other silver out of him whilst i'm at it, $50 worth of Ag to be precise. I'm just hoping he'll accept it.

Firstly because i don't collect modern bullion gold coins as such, i only bought it because i like the look of it, but i've gone off it now and i'm trying to consolidate my collection's focus, so all the odd bits and bats, like that half, and all the cheap junk i bought over the years can go to the US where they are all fighting for it, and prepared to pay over the odds for it, and i can get quality Morgans etc at the US price rather than the higher prices over here!) The Americans are amazed at how much Morgans go for over here. [supply and demand and all that].

I think i'll have to parcel off the G-F shillings over there next.

And perhaps some of the Poor- F .500 silver rubbish i've been lucky enough to find over the years.

At this rate i'll clear out my junk collection, giving more room for the sixpences/half guineas and Florins (Gothic and Edward VII). And instead of having to go through the nightmare of currency conversion when selling, (or in this country selling at a loss as the QE2 stuff can be found anywhere and everywhere), trading it abroad for some nice quality US silver, and making a tidy profit in the bargin.

By doing that i can keep the Silver Jar topped up with decent quality silver that you don't have to pay over the odds for (unlike the special bullion coins Britannias/American Eagles etc, which are overpriced), and at .900 silver the silver content and price is easier to work out than the .925 stuff. And is more compact than the .500 stuff.

Always nice to have a bit back for a rainy day, and of course i like the designs.