The "Coin Uno" or "Follow the Leader" game (World Coins edition)

GB or 1911

 

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1809 or GB (Military Type half guinea)

 

Well its a fairly common date and available in lower grades, many were bent and used as 'love tokens'. I don't always believe Buy-it-Now listings as an accurate indicator of price as they are often at much more than an auction would achieve...which is why they stay listed for a LONG time. Having said that, some are very reasonable and I've managed to get a bargain or two from B-i-N listings in the past. Sometimes people prefer to take the difficult path and bid against each other rather than go for the easier B-i-N option.....human nature.

I think you've probably got it for a little less than the market price but will you make money after factoring in selling costs etc. I don't know!! Its a great little coin anyway and I would enjoy owning it for a while before selling it.

 

GB or 1883

 

Great Britain 1935

 

GB or 1816

 

Princess Charlotte death medal. Has her birth year, 1796, Marriage 1816, and death 1817.



(edited to fix date typo).

 

My 1806 Great Britain penny is in an NGC MS65 holder. Sorry, I didn't have the slab photo on my laptop when I posted it. As I recall, it is a coin I purchased from Matt (aka LostDutchman) in 2012.

 

Nice medal Stork

Well, I just found out that the majority of my ancestorey is from Great Britain... So I guess that that gives me a good escuse to buy some better coinage from my home land

GB or 1959

 

Can't remember posting this one before:

1839 Proof half sov GB



One of my favourites

 

Great Britain 1787 6 Pence

 

Great coin. Nice toning. I have couple of these somewhere, with and without hearts. Must find them and take pictures.

 

I realise that. I was referring to the two comparisons you listed. They are BINs and IMHO do not reflect an accurate market value.

Like I said before, I do think you've managed to 'steal' it at a very competitive price BUT if you list it on eBay as an auction, with almost 13% charges (eBay + Paypal), will you make $$ more??? I guess YES you might if you get a lot of interest from UK bidders and benefit from the exchange rate difference between the two currencies. Would you want to sell it for just $100 profit??

If it was never your true intention to buy it then liquidate your "unintentional investment" in the short term. Otherwise hang on to it.....its a nice coin to keep.

Thanks for your comments on the 1839 half sovereign. My next task is to design a tattoo then!!!

 

1989 Quintuple Sovereign (500th Anniversary of the sovereign)
Harder to find than the Proof version I posted earlier

 

Malta or 1989 or 1911 or 1980