Today I bought ... ( Numismatics Only )
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mmissinglink
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kaijiehimself said:mmissinglink said:
I just want to say that i regretted so much to refesh this page and found myself starring at that 5oz of yours for at least couple of minutes non stop
Yes, last year I was blamed by some others here for 'forcing' them to give up some of their cash to buy a 5 oz Proof Silver Britannia directly from the Royal Mint. "Inspiring" them is the more appropriate term as I see it.
The 2014 5 oz Proof Britannia is definitely one of my favorite numismatic coin. It's easy to see why so many people think it's a terrific design.
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Had a bit of fun at an auction today...
Picked up this Mexican silver...
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And this 2008 ANDA Coin Show Guilded kookaburra...
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EOIs are welcome...
Picked up this Mexican silver...
[imgz=http://forums.silverstackers.com/uploads/16111_backs.jpg]
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And this 2008 ANDA Coin Show Guilded kookaburra...
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EOIs are welcome...
Probably about as certain as you can be these days. Bought them at a reasonably well known Australian auction house that specializes in coins and stamps and sells stuff to a lot of Australian dealers and international collectors.
The fun in this case translates to doing a fair amount of research on the individual lots I was looking at and figuring out which lots provide reasonable value for the money being asked and contain coins that catch my eye.
I missed out on the lot that would have translated into "got them cheap". It was someone's world silver coin collection that contained a bunch of really interesting silver coins and some old Canada pre-confederation copper coins and tokens. I gave up against a mail bidder at $500 which would have been close to $600 with buyers premium. Due to a mix up, I was accidently listed as the buyer. I would have loved to have taken that collection at $500, but it would have been wrong. In sorting out the mix-up, I found out that the other bidder would have gone to $700, so I'm feeling less bad about giving up at $500 as I couldn't have gone that high. I think whoever the mail bidder was probably got one hell of a deal on that collection. Just wish that I had the pockets at the moment to be able to grab a deal like that one.
The fun in this case translates to doing a fair amount of research on the individual lots I was looking at and figuring out which lots provide reasonable value for the money being asked and contain coins that catch my eye.
I missed out on the lot that would have translated into "got them cheap". It was someone's world silver coin collection that contained a bunch of really interesting silver coins and some old Canada pre-confederation copper coins and tokens. I gave up against a mail bidder at $500 which would have been close to $600 with buyers premium. Due to a mix up, I was accidently listed as the buyer. I would have loved to have taken that collection at $500, but it would have been wrong. In sorting out the mix-up, I found out that the other bidder would have gone to $700, so I'm feeling less bad about giving up at $500 as I couldn't have gone that high. I think whoever the mail bidder was probably got one hell of a deal on that collection. Just wish that I had the pockets at the moment to be able to grab a deal like that one.
I've been going to their auctions (http://www.edlins.com.au/edlins_auctions.htm) for awhile and people with much deeper pockets than me are consistently there spending substantially more than me at the auction. At their auction back in November(?), I think one guy spent $10k-20k buying up gold sovereigns. Plus they've been in business here for 30+ years with two physical locations and a substantial presence on eBay. Altogether, this leaves me feeling reasonably confident that the coins they are selling are for the most part (e.g. 99+%) authentic as they've got too much to lose if the start passing out lots of fakes.
Oscar the grouch
Member
Last night i won this http://www.auctionzip.com/auction-l...-PF-69-ULTRA-CA_A1E4ADEA19/#fbCarouselContent at auction . I had no idea that the auction house doesn't ship to Australia but after contacting them they will make an acception .
kutylin
Active Member
It seems that I'm the only one who buys numizmatic there days ;-))
There is a second video about Soviet Russian Numis (1921-1922 Silver Half a Ruble).
Just make a look! And the ending will amase you I think. Do not smile too loud! It's the working day, after all!
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8xvFFhM0mc[/youtube]
There is a second video about Soviet Russian Numis (1921-1922 Silver Half a Ruble).
Just make a look! And the ending will amase you I think. Do not smile too loud! It's the working day, after all!
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8xvFFhM0mc[/youtube]
