I find some of the greatest satisfaction in this addictive hobby comes from buying up job lots at auction, and then sifting through the junk to pick out the few gems. Here are some from a lot I bought on Tuesday - the US cent is for scale only. Enjoy! The lot also included the 1793 4 reales posted earlier, and a number of large British coins - let me know if you would like to see any.
Well no one asked for them, but I am going to post some of the others from the lot, just cos I can! :binky: Top left - 1875 Shilling. Note the die number (30) just above the date. These were used as part of experiments in the design and construction of coin dies, to find out which lasted longer, or kept their definition better. Top right - Old head Crown from 1893. Great big handsome chunks of Silver, this one with the LVI edge for the 56th year of her reign. Bottom left - 1887 Double florin (4 shilling) coin with the Arabic one in the date. This one in very nice condition. Bottom right - 1849 "Godless" florin, so called because the design omitted the phrase "dei gratia" (by the grace of God) from her title. This caused some consternation, and the design was altered to the Gothic form thereafter, which included the missing title and also switched to Roman Numeral dates. Anyway enjoy!
=> I couldn't agree more!! (Vicky-coins rock!! ... sadly, I don't see any Dominion of Canada coins?!!) ... but your new lot looks very nice (great fun = great score!!) ... congrats!!
Sorry - usual British-English expression for an auction lot with several different items in it. Sometimes used by auctioneers to get rid of a load of junk items by combining with a few good things - particularly out of house clearances or deceased estates. In the coin world it often relates to "Grandma's drawer" collections built up randomly over many years, or residues of school-boy collections where the really good items have been extracted for individual sale. You have to watch out for dealer's lots though - where someone has already been through them with a fine tooth comb and there is nothing of any interest left at all.
Yes - I liked them too, although it took me a while to track them down in Krause. Can I be rude and ask how much you paid for one? (PM if you feel better that way!) Just the price in Krause seems very low for such attractive and unusual coins.
No problem. I got this one for about $10. Though I overpaid, what's a few dollars? I bought it to gift to a friend (Ebay pics)
Sure is! I wondered when someone would spot it - I don't think anyone else had at the auction either!
I would agree these lots can be great opportunities. In other areas they are called mixed lots. Part of the reason these are often overlooked is they are cataloged at the end of sales. Great lot!
