1902 LT Half penny UNC Good Lustre

[Half Penny Jon 0]

Hello everyone,

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I am interested in bidding for the item above, and I am just interested in your opinion on how much should I pay for it? I will need it to go in my UNC collection of half pennys from 1902 to 1936.

Many thanks,

Penny Master

[william 0]

Hello everyone,

My Webpage

I am interested in bidding for the item above, and I am just interested in your opinion on how much should I pay for it? I will need it to go in my UNC collection of half pennys from 1902 to 1936.

Many thanks,

Penny Master

Well, I'm no expert at this sort of thing, but I would say it's worth it if it stays below about £90.

[Half Penny Jon 0]

Thanks, I hope I do get it because if I don't then I won't get another chance for about at least a year.

[Sylvester 15]

Coincraft's price in 2000 was £95 in UNC

I dunno whether that's for lustre or not. But Coincraft tend to state the prices at the top end of the expected market.

Spinks/Seaby's may well be lower, but they always give coins with full lustre in the top grades.

I'd say no more than £100.

[Half Penny Jon 0]

In Spink it says £125, why shouldn't I bid any more than £100?

[william 0]

Thanks, I hope I do get it because if I don't then I won't get another chance for about at least a year.

Yep, those low tide varieties ain't common!

[Half Penny Jon 0]

It would be especially difficult to get another one in the grade I want. If I get this one then the rest will be a piece of cake to get.

[william 0]

In Spink it says £125, why shouldn't I bid any more than £100?

Well ,I think the Spink prices are pretty high compared to other reference books. For example Coin Yearbook 2004 value it at £100 in UNC, British Coin Market Valus 2004 value it at £80 in UNC, and Spink 2003 value it at £100, you see what I mean?

[Half Penny Jon 0]

Yeh I can see what you mean, I think Spink may make up their own prices in order to boost sales.

[Half Penny Jon 0]

I know that Colin Cooke sold the one from Dr. Nicholson for £165 and that one had a stain on the reverse.

[Sylvester 15]

I know that Colin Cooke sold the one from Dr. Nicholson for £165 and that one had a stain on the reverse.

Firstly i think Colin's prices are a bit high.

Secondly, that coin has a pedigree because it was owned by a well known collector and will thus command a premium.

Thirdly as i stated earlier Spinks prices are for coins with full lustre, that 1902 you showed does not have full 100% lustre, and thus will be worth less than £125.

But if you want to spend £130 on it who am i to stop you, afterall it may well go up in value anyhow, next years catalogue may say £130.

[Half Penny Jon 0]

I doubt I can afford that much, I definately won't be going over £100

[william 0]

It's not worth £100 anyway...

[Half Penny Jon 0]

If you could buy it how much would you pay for it?

[Emperor Oli 0]

Are you sure it is acutally uncirculated? The hair below-right the ear looks slightly flat, as does the majority of his beard but maybe it's just me!

[Half Penny Jon 0]

It may have gone into circulation for a short period of time.

[Emperor Oli 0]

I'd grade it AUNC personally - it's a heckuva lot though for a penny! Sniping will win it though

[Half Penny Jon 0]

I'd grade it AUNC personally - it's a heckuva lot though for a penny! Sniping will win it though

Its a halfpenny, and who is Sniping?

[william 0]

I'd grade it AUNC personally - it's a heckuva lot though for a penny! Sniping will win it though

I think I have to agree with Oli on this one, that hair does look a little dodgy. I would now grade it AUNC/UNC

[Half Penny Jon 0]

The guy who's selling it has a complete run of half penny's from 1860-1902LT in BU!

[william 0]

The guy who's selling it has a complete run of half penny's from 1860-1902LT in BU!

Now that's an achievement!

[Emperor Oli 0]

No, Penny Master, sniping ain't a person, it's a thing you do, particularly if you have a broadband connection. About 45-60secs before the end of the auction, put your bid in (snipe) and hopefully the previous bidder won't have time to place a higher one et voila! The coin is yours (this practice is frowned upon by many and I hate it when i'm caught out by sniping but it's a good way to win auctions).

[Half Penny Jon 0]

Oh, that is what you mean, well, you learn a new thing every day. Plus, I can snipe it in the last 10 seconds because I have a Broadband connection!

[Emperor Oli 0]

I wouldn't leave 10secs - the Ebay server is very fickle with me at any rate "Re-enter" this "Press" blah blah blah.

[Sylvester 15]

There is always the method i used to employ on occasions, put a stupidly high bid on, you rarely get out bid... although sometimes you do!

Once when i was feeling flush with cash, there was a coin worth about £15, currently going at about £8.

So i sticks a bid on of £30 and strolled off (thinking they'll give up at £20), checked back later some idiot had bid £35!

But hey i made them pay more so it was worth it.