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Weekend Auction Wins

CruziCruzi Posts: 460
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There was a coin auction held nearby on Sunday, so being unable to resist, had to go along.

The first win was a 1892 Sydney Mint Sovereign
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Next was a 1981 Proof Sovereign, which presents a minor dilema, prompted by Cosmicdebris' post about using white for a background when photographing, it gave the following results, but which looks better?
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This is especially for Traveller image
Been looking for a decent example for a while.
1940 Australian Shilling

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  • theboz11theboz11 Posts: 6,576 ✭✭✭
    if you run that bottom one through your photo editer and adjusted the contrast and brightness to bring out the cameo,,,, the bottom one is best
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  • newbiecollectornewbiecollector Posts: 2,992
    I don't know about photo quality but I give the coins........image
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  • izzy452izzy452 Posts: 929 ✭
    Very Nice gold !!

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  • JohnZJohnZ Posts: 1,732 ✭
    Mmmm. Elizabethan Gold. Gotta love it. I've got a nice 1893 Sovereign from Melbourne in an NGC slab. Thinking of cracking it out to have a better look see.

    The moderns are lovely as well. Nice cameo on the 81!

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  • trozautrozau Posts: 3,455 ✭✭✭
    I love it! I love it! I love it! - I love it! image
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  • cosmicdebriscosmicdebris Posts: 12,332 ✭✭✭
    Awesome goldimage

    As for black and white for reflection it will also make a difference what color background you use for the image itself.

    I liked the way my eagles and the pattern in my sig came out with white for reflecting and black background for the image best. I think your gold would look better with a black background.
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  • laurentyvanlaurentyvan Posts: 4,243 ✭✭✭
    That's a beautiful 1892 Cruzi! If I understand correctly the mintage was 7.105 million-were you able to pick this up for close to bullion value or does this mint mark fetch a higher market price? Why does Krause have the value for an 1887 with a mintage of just over 1 million at the same price as others with a substantially higher mintage?
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  • 1jester1jester Posts: 8,637 ✭✭✭
    Cruzi, you have about half of the world's sovereign population!! image Nice coins.

    And I love that Australian shilling. I've never seen one before, and that one is superb. Thanks for continuing to show us your nice coins.

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  • CruziCruzi Posts: 460
    In 1892 the Sydney Mint made 2,837,000 and these fetch a higher premium than bullion, the 1981 was obtained for 10% over bullion.

    Coins made at the branch mints command a much greater premium generally, especially here.

    As for 1887 there was a few versions made ( 7 ), of which 3 are considered scarce and one has a Rarity 3 rating.



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