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Valued Member
Australia
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I so need to win lotto, or powerball....  Nice coins though,  , ooh shiny. All of them would look just perfect in my collection. Just one question though.......  Where is the 1916 1/2d mule?  Pete |
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Australia
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When a high value coin is slabbed it will cost more because it has been graded and authenticated by an expert numismatist and the extra value comes from the guarantee that the coin is what it is supposed to be.
Most of the super rare and valuable coins IMHO are bought purely as an investment and not as a collection piece and as such they must be of a guaranteed quality and authenticity to justify the investment.
I have my own opinion on slabbed coins but I am only a collector and don't need or want my coins in slabs.
But as far as the resale value of a coin goes, The safest way to get them is in a slab these days. The premium paid for the slabbed coins is justified because they are a more salable item than a raw coin. Well said trout :) |
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Australia
877 Posts |
Did I see some fairly impressive die cracks in the 1923 halfpenny?
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Valued Member
Australia
191 Posts |
That 1925 penny is easily the best 1925 business strike I've ever seen, the MS63RB grading seems quite harsh to me, should be a 64RB in my opinion, wonder how much the carbon streaking affected the PCGS grade. Buying or not it is a beautiful thing to see an overall collection being sold off like that. I wonder if this is Chris' personal collection or if it is part of The-M collection. The 1923 halfpenny is also the best business strike I've ever seen, although the fact it hasn't been slabbed makes me think it actually came back as a MS62BN or similar on sending to PCGS and it was decided that it would just sell better as a raw coin.
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
541 Posts |
I believe that 1925 penny came out of a penny set (sans 1930) from Status Auction 188 in Jan 2000, Chris won that set.
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
515 Posts |
All these coins are recently slabbed aren't they? Not that of The-M.
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Valued Member
Australia
191 Posts |
Thanks Purple Penny, I wasn't sure as I know that Chris has assembled The-M set for one of his clients.
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Valued Member
 Australia
312 Posts |
People are starting bidding now, quality rare coins are always highly demanded
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Valued Member
Australia
312 Posts |
1920 1d MS64 RB Plus by far the best graded will be one of the star in this auction. Someone has already shown their card same as 1930 1d
1924 1d MS64 is over the estimates price.
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Valued Member
Australia
191 Posts |
One bidder has put a bid on a fair few items, however most bidders will simply wait until the live auction or at least until the day before the auction to place their bids.
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Valued Member
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I cannot afford to even look at this auction lol
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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The 1920 no dot penny is currently at $66,000. Grading seems a little high to me (some tiny spots etc do detract) but if I was rolling in it then I would really, really want this coin (In CCF are we only allowed to sell coins or can I sell a couple of kidneys?).
At least it is a genuine no dot coin (I have over 100 coins from that same die pair, only mine are vg to vf); nothing worse than seeing catalogues listing pennies as "rare" no do dots when they are obviously dot below coins with CBL.
When this auction is over they will need to raise the values in the catalogue.
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Valued Member
Australia
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because a coin has been slabbed quote by mob of roos.. is this the only way to get a true grading of a coin ? .i have 3 mules I would like to slab , but I have no trust at all in sending them away by post , or giving them to any slabber without me watching at all times ..post to somewhere else , give to some stranger,then hope they are posted back to me..i feel that is to big of a risk for me to take .. maybe I am a born worrier..  ,,. ,, kel ,, |
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