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[Rob 3,152]

It doesn't profess to be a proof. PCGS have assigned it MS64, not PR64. Spink UNC for a currency piece is £225, proof FDC is £1250.

[Peckris 579]

It doesn't profess to be a proof. PCGS have assigned it MS64, not PR64. Spink UNC for a currency piece is £225, proof FDC is £1250.

You just don't do irony, do you Rob

Just to clarify : CCGB has this coin at £150 in UNC which seems about right. Spink, as so often, are ridiculously overstating the value.

Edited May 29, 2014 by Peckris

[Nordle11 564]

Hahahahaha, this is a first for me in terms of pictures...

WTF?!

Annnnnnd here's the second hahaha. I'm not sure she's from 1877 though...

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And I just saw someone's bid on it

Edited May 29, 2014 by Nordle11

[Rob 3,152]

Hahahahaha, this is a first for me in terms of pictures...

WTF?!

Annnnnnd here's the second hahaha. I'm not sure she's from 1877 though...

Link

And I just saw someone's bid on it

I'd get a clip round the ear if I called the wife one of those. 1877 is a bit optimistic looking at the seller id. valerievalerie was born in 1066.

[Rob 3,152]

It doesn't profess to be a proof. PCGS have assigned it MS64, not PR64. Spink UNC for a currency piece is £225, proof FDC is £1250.

You just don't do irony, do you Rob

Just to clarify : CCGB has this coin at £150 in UNC which seems about right. Spink, as so often, are ridiculously overstating the value.

People are bidding up to that level at auction though, so I'm not sure that it is necessarily OTT. Whilst I agree Spink are overpriced on the lower grades, I'm not so sure they are for nice pieces.

[Peckris 579]

Hahahahaha, this is a first for me in terms of pictures...

WTF?!

Annnnnnd here's the second hahaha. I'm not sure she's from 1877 though...

Link

And I just saw someone's bid on it

You can't see the back of head - she might be wearing her hair in a bun! And how do you know she's not called Penny...?

[Peckris 579]

It doesn't profess to be a proof. PCGS have assigned it MS64, not PR64. Spink UNC for a currency piece is £225, proof FDC is £1250.

You just don't do irony, do you Rob

Just to clarify : CCGB has this coin at £150 in UNC which seems about right. Spink, as so often, are ridiculously overstating the value.

People are bidding up to that level at auction though, so I'm not sure that it is necessarily OTT. Whilst I agree Spink are overpriced on the lower grades, I'm not so sure they are for nice pieces.

Two points.

1. People are bidding up to that level because Spink says that's what the coin is worth. I know. I've "been there, done that" and learned a few hard lessons.

2. BU 1887 JH silver is NOT uncommon. It's the easiest to find (arguably) until 1936. Ok, the florin down to sixpence are even easier, and so is the 1889 crown, but it's still not difficult, not in the slightest.

[Paulus 1,975]

It doesn't profess to be a proof. PCGS have assigned it MS64, not PR64. Spink UNC for a currency piece is £225, proof FDC is £1250.

You just don't do irony, do you Rob

Just to clarify : CCGB has this coin at £150 in UNC which seems about right. Spink, as so often, are ridiculously overstating the value.

People are bidding up to that level at auction though, so I'm not sure that it is necessarily OTT. Whilst I agree Spink are overpriced on the lower grades, I'm not so sure they are for nice pieces.

Two points.

1. People are bidding up to that level because Spink says that's what the coin is worth. I know. I've "been there, done that" and learned a few hard lessons.

2. BU 1887 JH silver is NOT uncommon. It's the easiest to find (arguably) until 1936. Ok, the florin down to sixpence are even easier, and so is the 1889 crown, but it's still not difficult, not in the slightest.

1. Some might say that if that's what people are paying, then, by definition, that IS what the coin is worth

2. The reason I posted this one was that I was interested in opinions as to whether people were paying a significant premium, even over Spink guide prices, for this extremely easy coin, simply because it is slabbed with a highish number by a reputable TPG - I suspect the answer is 'yes', and I think I am witnessing it increasingly on eBay UK - I will collate some recent results for eBay auctions (not BIN) for CGS coins

[Coinery 1,148]

C'mon, please! 151310748742

[Paulus 1,975]

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another dud Stuart?

Edited May 30, 2014 by Paulus

[azda 979]

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another dud Stuart?

I think what Stuart is talking about is the 56 bids and £112 price Tag for a £30 coin. A clear example of shill bidding Edited May 30, 2014 by azda

[azda 979]

This one 161316060053 also has the same shill bidder

[Rob 3,152]

A majority of the English coins have this bidder. the other one is s***a. Probably both shills because I can't imagine anyone actually wanting many of the pieces on offer.

[Coinery 1,148]

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another dud Stuart?

I think what Stuart is talking about is the 56 bids and £112 price Tag for a £30 coin. A clear example of shill bidding

No, looks to be a straight coin, Paul, on this occasion and, yes, spot on, Dave!

[Peckris 579]

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another dud Stuart?

I think what Stuart is talking about is the 56 bids and £112 price Tag for a £30 coin. A clear example of shill bidding

No, looks to be a straight coin, Paul, on this occasion and, yes, spot on, Dave!

But... but... it IS a shilling!

[TomGoodheart 400]

"Sold by Westminster for £150, receipt for proof. Westminster rated it as Fine but I'm not so sure." Hmmm ..

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All I can say is at a £0.99p start, that's where it might stay.

[DaveG38 405]

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another dud Stuart?

I think what Stuart is talking about is the 56 bids and £112 price Tag for a £30 coin. A clear example of shill bidding

No, looks to be a straight coin, Paul, on this occasion and, yes, spot on, Dave!

But... but... it IS a shilling!

So shillings OK for shillings???

[Paulus 1,975]

"Sold by Westminster for £150, receipt for proof. Westminster rated it as Fine but I'm not so sure." Hmmm ..

221453006545

All I can say is at a £0.99p start, that's where it might stay.

"years of Issue 1929-1942" !!

[scott 144]

someone bid on it.

looks a bit bright to me.

[Rob 3,152]

"Sold by Westminster for £150, receipt for proof. Westminster rated it as Fine but I'm not so sure." Hmmm ..

221453006545

All I can say is at a £0.99p start, that's where it might stay.

"years of Issue 1929-1942" !!

Should have gone to eBay. Could have got an example genuinely struck in 1929-1942 for £100.

[Coinery 1,148]

Peeeeeck!

[Rob 3,152]

Peeeeeck!

What?

[Coinery 1,148]

Peeeeeck!

What?

Difficult to write phonetically, but I meant (translates as...) 'doh, typical, phhh, just like you, Peck...laugh, laugh!'

If you know what I mean?

Edit: just realised a whole pile of posts occurred since I posted the Peeeck thang! Weird how that happens...you respond to a post, not wanting to jam up a page with multi-quotes, and look what happens?

Edited May 31, 2014 by Coinery

[Rob 3,152]

But that was 3 hours and 4 or 5 posts between Peck's last visit and your reply. Still doesn't make sense unless you wrote it but didn't reply for a few hours..

[Peckris 579]

But that was 3 hours and 4 or 5 posts between Peck's last visit and your reply. Still doesn't make sense unless you wrote it but didn't reply for a few hours..

I got it straight away