1902 Edddie VII have taught me more than any other coins
coinrookie
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I never really bothered to study coins before I started this collection.The history or what conditions to expect to find coins in. I just picked up coins that looked okay. But Eddie has really energized my collecting addiction, I mean hobby.
I now study these coins with great interest. First let me dispell a myth. A common date does not mean a coin can be commonly found. Try finding these babies in toned choice unc and above. I expect this collection to take maybe 2 years atleast.
There are a great many reasons these coins are difficult to find.
The climate in England is not well suited to coins.
The manufacturing process was not optimum. These coins are struck in low relief, so mushy strikes are common. The coins were pressed on old machinery and when ejected slid down steel ramps into buckets. The large and bold bald head of Edward is prone to marks.
Many dealers stored the coins in containers made of unsuitable materials.
So all these conditions combined account for maybe a surviving pop in unc of under 5 percent.
Lastly and I think most importantly. PATIENCE I never had it before in my collecting habits. I learned that if you want the coin with the right look that it may take some time,time,time, to find it. Do not buy an inferior coin just because you need it. In the long run, you will not be pleased with it.
Now to thank a few folks who have helped me acquire the coins and just as imprtant, some knowledge.
Thanks to Wybrit(Tom) and Cosmicdebris(Bill)
Also thanks to Bill Paul, Alan Thomas and a huge thanks to Bruce Lorich.
Steve
I now study these coins with great interest. First let me dispell a myth. A common date does not mean a coin can be commonly found. Try finding these babies in toned choice unc and above. I expect this collection to take maybe 2 years atleast.
There are a great many reasons these coins are difficult to find.
The climate in England is not well suited to coins.
The manufacturing process was not optimum. These coins are struck in low relief, so mushy strikes are common. The coins were pressed on old machinery and when ejected slid down steel ramps into buckets. The large and bold bald head of Edward is prone to marks.
Many dealers stored the coins in containers made of unsuitable materials.
So all these conditions combined account for maybe a surviving pop in unc of under 5 percent.
Lastly and I think most importantly. PATIENCE I never had it before in my collecting habits. I learned that if you want the coin with the right look that it may take some time,time,time, to find it. Do not buy an inferior coin just because you need it. In the long run, you will not be pleased with it.
Now to thank a few folks who have helped me acquire the coins and just as imprtant, some knowledge.
Thanks to Wybrit(Tom) and Cosmicdebris(Bill)
Also thanks to Bill Paul, Alan Thomas and a huge thanks to Bruce Lorich.
Steve
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09/07/2006
I am collecting the whole series by date and have yet to get a single full set of a single denomination in UNC, while I have completed several veiled head Victorian sets with relative ease.
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