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United Kingdom
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Hellos Is it a gamble to start this at 99p on the UK ebay? I would be gutted to pay ebay 40p on "buy it now" and then it won't sell but even more so if it sold for just 0.99. Also there seems to be varieties of it and no clue which one this would be, I would say the grade is about Good to Fine but I could be wrong as Australian coins I don't come by that often:  Uploaded at Snapagogo.com Uploaded at Snapagogo.com |
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Australia
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It would sell well dont worry. I would say its in gVF. It seems to have all 8 pearls and to be fairly well struck.
The gunk looks relatively light in places but some spots seem a bit encrusted. If it was my coin I would probably oil it but I'm not necessarily recommending that to you.
I would imagine in the $200-250 range.
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02/12/2013 08:08 am
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Australia
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Nice coin. Might be grubby, but as enworb points out, is very detailed. If you want to capture the biggest audience for your auction make sure it is available for purchase to Australian bidders also, (not just UK), so that Aussie buyers can see it. I'm sure someone here would like to repatriate that coin.  |
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 United Kingdom
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That's good news guys. I do not know if you can see/bid on them in Australia, as a test I put 1920 Australia Penny here http://r.ebay.com/oTMarG , has unfortunately some scratches but could possibly be the no dots variant (if someone knows then I can amend that):  and a 1929 Australia Penny what I think is XF: http://r.ebay.com/PO4zkc You are welcome to bid, if you are in Australia I do wonder if it is visible when browsing on the Australian ebay. ps: how do you make it autosubscribe to the thread? I always forget to hit the checkbox for subscribing when writing a post on this forum |
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Australia
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G'day cointosser, Had a quick check: Your listing is identified as available for shipping to US, Australia, Canada, etc, so should be visible on e*** Australia. If that is your default setting, your 1925 should be easily seen here. The 1920 is a 'dot below bottom scroll', Indian obverse (from what I can see from your images). Fairly common, relative to the scarcer 1920 pennies. Heavier contact marks to reverse though, which I would expect to see impact the end price significantly. Hope this helps. |
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United Kingdom
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enworb: you wouldn't have a before and after picture of any Pennies you soaked in olive oil? And how long do you soak it in olive oil?
Someone suggested on another thread to soak an ancient coin in olive oil which I am doing now since yesterday, but it still looks the same...
I have some British Pennies which have like a black and some brown chocolatey gloss almost, is it like that after being soaked in olive oil? And for how long?
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02/12/2013 11:50 am
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Australia
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cointosser, Just had a quick look at that 1929, this time from ebay Australia by using item no# instead of the link (which goes to ebay UK). Thought I'd double check and be thorough ...... Identifies 'does not ship to Australia', so you may need to check your settings if you want visibility over here. Regards, Tim Bowden |
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United Kingdom
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Thanks Tim! I changed it now, Go Australia and bid on that stuff now:)
I am now wondering if I should keep the '25 as I probably won't come across one again any time soon:)
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Thanks - was really just letting you know, as there is more of a market for Australian coins in Australia. If it were me, I'd struggle to let go of that 1925. Looks pretty authentic to me (without having it in my hand to assess properly), and they are very hard to get in higher grades. Don't think I'd treat it at all either. It may adversely affect the value. If I were going to do something about intervening on it's deterioration, I'd probably look towards a professional coin conservation service - I think NGC may have an associated company that deals with coin restoration. In the end, it's your coin, so your choice. Hope this helps. |
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United Kingdom
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Yes that helps!  I will leave the '25 as is and if I decide to sell it I wouldn't need to take a new picture. I did find an Australia Half Penny 1915 in AF which is ok to let go of but they don't seem to go for much and a few tokens like a Hanks And Lloyd token, Grahamstown token (that might be New Zealand though) and an Iredale token. |
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Australia
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Quote:100 quality* posts and membership for 21 days are required to; post links to sales on external sites such as ebay or eCrater Just sayin  |
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Australia
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Cointosser77 How do you insert your ads like that?
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United Kingdom
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trout1105:
CoinStew: hmm ok, maybe the Gods were keeping an eye closed:)
I think maybe the e***y links might be showing even with less than 100 posts because they are the links from e***y 's tweet button and not the e**y site (used those because they are shorter) ?
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Australia
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I'll do a little oil experiment today and post some pics.
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United Kingdom
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I put one of a less scarce year of George V in similar condition into oil too to see what will happen:) It be nice to know if there was a technique for bronze and copper to make them glow again or get nice black or chocolate gloss shine like what he does with silver: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGCx9HZwYBo |
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