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Australia
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Hey everyone just a quick post asking for opinions on the following coins which I am heavily interested in and just wanted opinions on grades and values also I will post the grade that they say it is. 1915H Shilling gVF  1921* Shilling EF  Thanks everyone in advance |
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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From these pictutes, both coins EF. Again, from the pictures, they look perfectly OK to me, no lustre.
Interesting double line on the back of the kangaroo on that 21*.
These coins can be pricey. I would like to examine them 'in hand' first.
But then again, that depends on the reputation of who is selling them, and where they came from.
I collect ancient coins; reputation and provenance are very important to me.
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Nobles generally undergrade their coins but I would say that they
would go for more than the estimate as they can get it very wrong sometimes
Edited by stevo1962
07/18/2013 04:01 am
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Yeah I agree stevo a lot of the auctions get the estimates very wrong Nobles is generally relatively conservative with their estimates although some auctions you look at the estimates and its like good luck getting a quarter of that estimate.
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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Noble Auctions quite often quote low estimates for particular lots to attract bidders.
The result is also quite often prices realised way above estimate for those lots.
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Australia
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Very nice coins, as long as the price is reasonable, there should be no complaint.
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Hey guys thanks for the responses and just one last coin I need grading, valuing and opinions on  Thanks in advance p.s it is advertised as having a concave reverse anyone have any ideas on what this means? is it PMD? Edited by oh my florin
07/20/2013 07:56 am
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Oh my florin The concave is in reference to the appearance of the coin between the legend and the rim, on this coin the surface curves up to the rim, that is why the rim denticles are not so prominent on the reverse compared to coins struck with flat dies. It is a feature of the die and will be consistent on all coins struck with that die (not PMD). I recognised that coin immediately (lot 1633 Nobles), stunning colour (is it natural though?), the estimate is way too low. |
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Yeah my thought as well with the toning. I have heard that once penny's and halfpenny's are cleaned their toning is much more brilliant if you know what I am trying to say  I most likely won't be bidding on it but I bet someone else will with such beautiful toning |
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Posted 07/18/2013 03:59 am
