Was this a good buy?

[Master Jmd 82]

I bought this:

it cost me £47.25 from ebay, and it is this:

Folder containing coin sets for each year to halfcrown for years 1953 to1967 including 3 crowns[15 sets,117 coins].Crowns and many others unc, remainder have been in circulation.

would you say it was worth it?

[william 0]

How many of them are UNC?

[Emperor Oli 0]

I thought you didn't collect stuff like that?!

[Master Jmd 82]

I thought you didn't collect stuff like that?!

I am more into pennies, but i thought that i would go for this seeing as it has the 3 crowns that i dont have, and a nice set of 1953 coins...i do not only collect pennies, i also have about 80 lustorious farthings from 1806 onwards, and about 50 lustorious halfpennies...

w many of them are UNC?

the seller said around 40 of them are unc...

[Emperor Oli 0]

Can you attach a picture of the 1806 lustrous farthing, as I'd really love to see it?

[Master Jmd 82]

here is an attempt, but my camera doesnt pick up on the lustre too well:

[Chris Perkins 228]

I'm not saying a word.

[william 0]

Hmmm, either it's your camera or the coin, but where is the lustre on that?

[Emperor Oli 0]

there is no lustre on that coin. Its worn too so even if it had lustre it wouldn't be worth much

[Master Jmd 82]

there is no lustre on that coin. Its worn too so even if it had lustre it wouldn't be worth much

it is worn, yes, i do not favour it...it does have about: 20% lustre around the coin's reverce and about 5% on the obverse, the rim has full lustre (well, not like a Bunc coins lustre)...my favourite farthing (not lustreous) is a 1828 one, with all details clearly visable...

[Emperor Oli 0]

Try scanning, these coins sound excellent if the coins are the way you described them!

[Master Jmd 82]

Try scanning, these coins sound excellent if the coins are the way you described them!

i have no scanner and my library only lets people scan paper

[Emperor Oli 0]

Comandeer a friend's or buy one; they are fairly cheap and useful

[Master Jmd 82]

Comandeer a friend's or buy one; they are fairly cheap and useful

i am not going to buy a scanner for one coin!

[william 0]

I don't have a scanner either, I use a good quality camera, and it does work pretty well, here are some images I have taken with this camera:

Ten Shillings

Chinese coin

20 Heller

Sixpence

Half crown

Yes Chris, I have used links!!

Edited April 26, 2004 by william

[Emperor Oli 0]

Duh not just for one coin, you can attach scans of your many other supposedly "lustrous" coins plus it's useful for scanning documents etc.

[Master Jmd 82]

aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

The question in hand was; was the folder thingy worth it!

just forget i evermentioned the word farthing!!!!!

[Half Penny Jon 0]

Talking of Farthings, has colin cooke still got his 1864 copper proof farthing?

[Master Jmd 82]

Talking of Farthings, has colin cooke still got his 1864 copper proof farthing?

[william 0]

I assume that means no?

[Half Penny Jon 0]

He still has, but it's locked away in his private collection along with his 1952 half crown and numerous 1860 copper farthings! He refused an offer for it of £8,500 in 1999.

[william 0]

I believe Geoff has held that half crown! I can't see why he would refuse an offer for £8500...

[Master Jmd 82]

I assume that means no?

yes, it does...

[Master Jmd 82]

He still has, but it's locked away in his private collection along with his 1952 half crown and numerous 1860 copper farthings! He refused an offer for it of £8,500 in 1999.

1952 half crown...how the hell did he get that?

Edited April 28, 2004 by Master J.M.D

[Chris Perkins 228]

Look on the Colin Cooke website Master JMD, the fully story about it is there.