I just find bargains on eBay, usually look for mis-spelled items and people who don't know what they are selling. I recently bought a bikanir state 1/4 Anna with queen Victoria on which is pretty scarce for £4 delivered from India. I have too many buys of around £2 that are worth more. to mention but one that sticks out recently is my 2 quartos from Gibraltar in vf for 1.59 delivered. he ! <:D
for NZ$10 (about US$8 or 5 british pounds). It's a nice piece, they only minted 15,000 of them and gave them to the veterans of the battle of Waterloo. Bullion value alone is twice what I paid for it and the catalogue value is around 6-8 times what I paid for it.
for NZ$10 (about US$8 or 5 british pounds). It's a nice piece, they only minted 15,000 of them and gave them to the veterans of the battle of Waterloo. Bullion value alone is twice what I paid for it and the catalogue value is around 6-8 times what I paid for it.
My copy is better than the pic on the site; do you know if I can I change it for pictures of my coin?
Usually if they are copyrighted Numista pictures they are kept, so no modifications are usually accepted. But, why not post the pictures here and team members can have a look at the coin image and decide for themselves!
Quote: bam777These are certainly better images! I wonder if they could be used?
Since the existing image is attributed to Numista, I believe that means it's from the boss's own collection and only he could approve such a substitution - am I right? Think carefully before you answer Ben, in case it's your 1,000th post
Just because you can't see it ... doesn't mean it isn't there - Anon.
Unfortunately someone else spotted it as well so it attracted a last minute bid, otherwise I would have had the entire lot for $11.00 plus shipping. Guess you can't win them all.
P.S Congratulations Ben!
Non illegitimis carborundum est. Excellent advice for all coins.
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Phil, I don't really know what's special about the British coin. But that Balboa coin is great, I have always wanted a big one like that. Also the Australian coin is nice, and what is the Max Planck coin in the top middle?
Taking a break from swapping for a while, but still interested in pre 1799 Spanish coins, I will make time for that!
Quote: redsmithstudiosPhil, I don't really know whats special about the British coin But that Balboa coin is great, I have always wanted a big one like that. Also the Australian coin is nice, and what is the Max Planck coin in the top middle?
The Max Plank is a Federal German 2 Deutchmark. The UK coin is a 1952 6d, the key date in the series which turned out to be uncirculated, or very, very close. NGC lists it at $95 in MS60.
Yes, I see that there are only 1,000,000 minted rather than 40,000,000, its listed as rare, you could sell it as ULTRA RARE L@@K.
Or we could impose the Universal Rarity Scale, https://en.numista.com/forum/topic10957.html
Taking a break from swapping for a while, but still interested in pre 1799 Spanish coins, I will make time for that!
Quote: redsmithstudiosYes, I see that there are only 1,000,000 minted rather than 40,000,000, its listed as rare, you could sell it as ULTRA RARE L@@K.
Or we could impose the Universal Rarity Scale, https://en.numista.com/forum/topic10957.html
Funny you should mention it.... I'm reviewing my collection - thinning out the duplicates to sell in bulk and adding a few coins to swap and I just added my first genuinely rare coin.
I have gotten 2 large lots. The first one from a dealer at a coin show. I bought 10 boxes, 9x2x2, of world coins for about $200, so about 20¢ each. There were many duplicates, but it was a great start for my newly resurrected collection.
But, the greatest large lot I ever got was 3 pounds of world coins from David @ Redsmithstudios, here in Numista, for just a few coins from my collection. They were all fine+, few duplicates and from scores of countries. I have spent countless happy hours putting them in holders and cataloging them.
Honesty is never seen sitting astride the fence. ~L. Washburn
Quote: EvelynnI have gotten 2 large lots. The first one from a dealer at a coin show. I bought 10 boxes, 9x2x2, of world coins for about $200, so about 20¢ each. There were many duplicates, but it was a great start for my newly resurrected collection.
But, the greatest large lot I ever got was 3 pounds of world coins from David @ Redsmithstudios, here in Numista, for just a few coins from my collection. They were all fine+, few duplicates and from scores of countries. I have spent countless happy hours putting them in holders and cataloging them.
aha, not bad <:D
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Quote: EvelynnBut, the greatest large lot I ever got was 3 pounds of world coins from David @ Redsmithstudios, here in Numista, for just a few coins from my collection. They were all fine+, few duplicates and from scores of countries. I have spent countless happy hours putting them in holders and cataloging them.
Glad you have had so much fun with them, I know they went to the right home!
Taking a break from swapping for a while, but still interested in pre 1799 Spanish coins, I will make time for that!
Quote: coinsoldierSome collectors go for quantity while others go for quality.
I'm happy either way.
If I buy a big lot and I get 1 really nice silver coin I'm happy.
If I buy a big lot and I get a whole lot of silver coins I'm happy.
If I buy a big lot and it's all pennies, cents and miscellaneous stuff I'm
The nearest thing to a lot I have bought so far is this...
eBay number:
110946074449
7 coins from Africa
4 south Africa pennies (yeah wow who hasn't got them lol )
East Africa shilling probably worth the price alone. A Rhodesia shilling and what I think is a sixpence
:P 
