Exciting Upgrades to my Irish Shilling set! Grades just in!
Clio
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Back in February I went to the Dublin coin show in Ireland and seemingly years later I have grades on those three coins haha.
This was just a nice coin I decided to pick up. I do have to say I am not a huge fan of the photos because they really don't show how nice and chocolate the surfaces are. Grade is very close to what I expected. XF40
This coin was the priciest coin I had bought up until I picked it up and it continues to be the priciest coin I have bought haha. Very happy with the grade, just half a grade from being tied for top pop but I can't say I am disappointed. Grade about where I expected. MS64+
This one was a point of contention as almost everyone I shared photos of thought it was AU which I was aghast at. Very happy with the grade. I was guessing MS63 and was gifted a full point bonus! I also sold my AU58 I had in anticipation of this one grading higher and I am glad I didn't end up regretting it. MS64
Really happy with the results. Really tough series and I am still totally lost for a nice 1937 and my 1930 is my last lowly AU58.
Hope y'all enjoy.
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Congratulations on your results. The description of each coin and your thought process was really interesting to read in that most of the time we all think similarly when grading a coin before purchasing.
Nice coins!
Nice group - glad to hear you got the grades you wanted!
8 Reales Madness Collection
Great stuff! Love the Irish moderns
Latin American Collection
If only I had half the pieces you sold off! Haha.
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If I only had all the pieces that I sold off! Cant own everything I suppose.
Latin American Collection
I sometimes tell myself that I do own everything, and that my friends are temporarily helping me store my collection.
Doggedly collecting coins of the Central American Republic.
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Love it!
Latin American Collection
One of the best reasons not to sell at auction is so I know who to bug when I get the itch to own it again!
That's a great idea haha. Keep your friends close and their coin collections within purchase distance.
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Just be glad that for the most part I just do Irish/Northern Irish banknotes and not so much in coins, unless they are 17th century and before.
It's crazy because I know very few Free state Irish silver collectors. Maybe me plus 2 people on this forum? And yet there's tons of them bidding against me haha.
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I love the Saorstat coins because of the script on them, but for some reason I really like the banknotes - particularly the "all-Ireland issues from 1922-1928 - fascinating because they were commercial bank issues that circulated in two countries.
Back in the 1980's I wrote the mint in Sandyford and got a pricelist that still included the original green packaged 1928 coin sets. Kick myself for not buying one.