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United Kingdom
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Pillar of the Community
United Arab Emirates
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
2180 Posts |
Very lucky. Are they still legal tender though?
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Valued Member
United Kingdom
298 Posts |
I believe they are, to the value of £1
Not sure about auctioneers Lyon & Turnbull though if they value a sov at £200!!
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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It would get £280 on ebay. Totally unworn...WHAT!!! |
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Valued Member
United Kingdom
298 Posts |
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Colin Fraser, specialist at Lyon & Turnbull, said:
'This is a fine example of a Victorian gold sovereign from the 1890's.
'It is in good condition and is not worn in any way.
'It mustn't have been in general circulation very much. The specialist scores 0/3 and sells the lad short by £80! |
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
2448 Posts |
And presto...a new collector is born. I'll bet he'll be checking his change and collecting forever.
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Valued Member
Belgium
83 Posts |
I am not sure, but this looks like a 1901 P minted in Perth. Spink 2010 values for this one are bullion value for VF and lower, EF 175 - UNC 250 (in UK pounds)
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Pillar of the Community
United States
505 Posts |
These stories always make me wonder If the coin was stolen from someones collection..I mean how else would it get into circulation
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2448 Posts |
Yes, or some poor old guy with "Old Timers" Disease. Just grabed the wrong coins for pocket change that day.
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Valued Member
United States
134 Posts |
He might be checking his pocket change for quite a while, but it does not sound like he will be much of a collector. He's selling the coin and buying video games with the money.
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Valued Member
United Kingdom
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It does not sound like he will be much of a collector. He's selling the coin and buying video games with the money. Sounds like a typical boy then! |
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
709 Posts |
Coins like this are out there. A few days ago I spoke with a dealer who had been called to value some silver sets. A young woman had inherited some silver proof sets from her grandfather when he died. She had broken some of the coins from the sets and spent them at face value, calling in the dealer to get rid of the few she did not appear to recognise! |
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UK Royal Mint Representative
United Kingdom
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Much as we love this story, it is sad to see the lad selling it :D
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
837 Posts |
What I dont get about this story is why he is selling it ? He should keep it, it would be a great investment and if in the future he decides to become a coin collector he will regret letting go of that beauty !!
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Posted 02/09/2013 03:56 am
