1820 £5 Proof

[Half Penny Jon 0]

Look at this:

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If I had £30,000-£40,000 I would certainly buy it! It's the first one I've ever seen on the market.

[Emperor Oli 0]

I wouldn't, I'd buy an 1825 one. I challenge anyone to find one!

[Coppers 58]

For that kind of money, I'd rather have a 1933 Penny or a 1952 Halfcrown.

[Geoff T 3]

Nice, but not half as nice as the 1826 proof £5

[Sylvester 15]

I agree i'd prefer the 1826 too...

[Emperor Oli 0]

Just noticed my typo. I meant 1826 too :S

[Half Penny Jon 0]

I would only buy an 1826 £5 if it was in FDC like the one in Spink because I just would not enjoy having one with an edge bruise or a bag mark. It would be like a ruined piece of art.

Edited August 3, 2004 by Half Penny Jon

[Sylvester 15]

I would only buy an 1826 £5 if it was in FDC like the one in Spink because I just would not enjoy having one with an edge bruise or a bag mark. It would be like a ruined piece of art.

i'd quite happily take that bagmarked one off of your hands...

And if you did buy it you couldn't put it in your coin cabinet... never put proofs in a coin cabinet the pristine shiny surfaces will get hairlines.

But i don't collect proofs or mirror-like UNC coins so i'm alright!

[Sylvester 15]

i put 1825 for a minute there Oli! Reason why we is getting confused is because the bare head first appeared on some denominations in 1825 (i think!)

[Half Penny Jon 0]

Yes the bare head did Sylvester. I would not have to worry about putting it in a cabinet because I would not be able to get one for at least 20 years or so.........If I still had my cabinet then I guess I would be forced to slab and grade it (I know what you are all thinking, I would hate slabbing and grading normally but I think that it will be commonplace in 20 years time).

[Sylvester 15]

Doesn't mean you have to give in though and follow like sheep!

I probably still wouldn't get it slabbed even if slabbing was the in thing because i have a natural tendency to just do the opposite of what everyone else does, i always have done.

If no one slabbed their coins i'd have all mine slabbed, if everyone slabbed them i'd have them all raw.

It doesn't just stop with coins either... e.g if everyone writes with ball point pens i write with fountain, everyone writes with fountain i use the quill, just call me Harry...

[Half Penny Jon 0]

I've thought of another one..........we all collect milled and you do the opposite and collect hammered.

[Sylvester 15]

I've thought of another one..........we all collect milled and you do the opposite and collect hammered.

exactly, you all collectcopper i collect anything but copper... never fails!