G'day Folks, On offer this time around some 1/20th Gold Lunars and some Special Silver Lots Series II Tiger and Dragon Gold 1/20ths, Some Canadian 50cent pieces (and some Aussie ones too), A group of "Luckies" (Feng Shui Dog and Ganesh rounds), some early Libertads and an almost complete (missing 1 ) set of Proof Sterling Franklin Mint "Great Explorers" Auction finish starting at 18:00 WST (19:30 SA / 20:00 EST) - Sunday 27th August... TOMORROW NIGHT!!! ALL Lots finishing at the same time!! *With the usual "5 minutes after Final bid" actual finish for each particular Lot (Forum Timestamp used) * Any valid bid for a particular Lot extends the Finish for ALL Lots!! ie. The Auction will be Officially over once ALL bids have finished!! **Note** As a further "clarification", highlighted from previous Auctions, any bids not deemed "valid" (ie. raising a bid on a Lot your bid is already currently leading or a bid at less than / same price as the current leading bid for a particular Lot) will NOT extend the Finish time of the Auction... (Hoping this adds clarity ...) *No edited Bids, please the Forum does indicate "edited" when posts are edited (look above the "Quote Reply" right hand side) so if you make a bid and it turns out the same or lower than a previous bid please place a new post for the bid to make it higher rather than "edit" the post with the unsuccessful bid - although editing to clarify a Lot # is fine * Due to no "seconds" showing on Forum timeclock any duplicate bids with the same timestamp will be "first in line" gets the spot ~SPOT RESERVE - Highest bid over Reserve price will be the winner on ALL Lots Postage at Winner's Choice/Cost/Risk (at this stage...) BONUS – FREE Pre-'46 Florin(s) for winners of Multiple Lots And without further ado, on to the Auction... Lot 1 - 2 * PM Lunar Series II 1/20th Gold $5 Coins (Tiger and Dragon) - Reserve $165 *Both coins in great condition, some better pics here * Mintage - Tiger 17,552 / Dragon 23,322 Lot 2 - 5 * Canadian 50cent coins (1952, '58, '59, '60 & '66) & 5 * Aussie '66 Fifties - Reserve $40 Canadian Fifties are 80% Silver (20% Copper) and 11.66gms - ASW 1.04oz Total Aussie Fifties are also 80% Silver (20% Copper) but are 13.28gms - ASW 1.71oz Total Additional pics of individual coins here Lot 3 - 5 * 1oz Proof Silver "Lucky" Rounds (1 encapsulated, 4 in Mylar flip) - Reserve $110 1 * Feng Shui Fu Dog" & 4 * 2012 "Ganesh" rounds (All rounds in great condition) Lot 4 - 3 * Mexican "1 Onza" Libertads (1 * '83 & 2 * '84) - Reserve $65 *Coins unencapsulated and in good (not mint) condition, beautiful coins nonetheless * Lot 5 - 24 * 1988 Franklin Mint Proof Sterling "Great Explorers" coins - Reserve $375 Coins are $50 Face Value (Cook Islands) and 25.49gms of 92.5% Silver - ASW 17.488oz More info on the coins here and here ...(2nd link shows the complete set with case ) Coins are in 2*2 coin cards and also come with 4 of the info cards (Leif Ericson, Christopher Columbus, Samuel de Champlain and Robert Edwin Peary) Pictures of individual coins (and the info sheets) here, absolutely beautiful pieces Thanks for looking
And we’re awaaaaay…off and running on Lots 1 through 4 Lot 5 (the Explorers) still waiting at the Starter’s Gate… Ahoy, Welcome Aboard and thanks for the bids to Stoic Phoenix (opening the bidding for Lots 1, 3 & 4 (Lunars, Luckies and Libs) and counter-bidding to up the ante for Lots 1 & 4 ), to yuripuka (opening the bidding for Lot 2 (Fiddies) and moving back to the front for Lots 1 & 4 (Lunars and Libs) ) and to andynoidea (taking on the high-bid holder’s spots for Lots 2 & 3 (the Fiddies and Luckies) ) Leader-Board Lot 1 (Lunar Gold) – $171 / yuripuka Lot 2 (Fiddies) – $50 / andynoidea Lot 3 (Luckies) – $125 / andynoidea Lot 4 (Libertads) – $71 / yuripuka Lot 5 (Explorers) – Still at the Starter’s Gate…
Ahoy, Welcome Aboard and thanks for the bids to Silverbandit007 (pushing the bid along for Lot 1 (the Lunars) ) and to ilikecoins (keeping the pressure on for Lot 1 (the Lunars) too ) Welcome back and thanks for the bids to yuripuka (successfully counter-bidding back into pole-position for Lot 1 (the Lunar Goldies) ) Leader-Board Lot 1 (Lunar Gold) – $183 / yuripuka Lot 2 (Fiddies) – $50 / andynoidea Lot 3 (Luckies) – $125 / andynoidea Lot 4 (Libertads) – $70 / yuripuka Lot 5 (Explorers) – Still at the Starter’s Gate…
Images added for the Canuck Fiddies here (link added to the OP as well ) And a better shot of the Tiger/Dragon Goldies here (link added to the OP as well )