Value of this 1914 George V Shilling
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Notheast wants $195 for this in a MS65 holder. What do you think a fair offer would be?
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It's not overly photogenic, IMO. I couldn't see $125 even if it were in a PCGS slab with rainbow toning about the periph. and blazing white centers, FWIW.
Hard to say what they'd take....maybe $125, but I'd bet they'd want at least $140....email Chris and request he auction it...
Y'all have to remember NEN is the "leader" in trying to get US-style market grade spreads on world coins. I have no idea what "market" is for an unc. specimen of this coin, so just going with Spinks being "spot on", I'd say that 1.5 x Spinks would probably be the max I'd pay for a truly outstanding, solid-for-the-grade example of a coin I wanted. (Mainly because that's my experience with German coinage of that era offered by US dealers.) Of course, on the US market, you might well pay 2 x MS-60 (or more).
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Lloyd, believe me, you REALLY don't want to go there!! Don't beg the devil for trouble!
So, a Gem BU example could be expected to go for about 45-55 quid, according to my calculation. Maybe it is a proof and simply misidentified. Otherwise, it's hard to figure the £195 ask; even if a typo, £95 would be twice too much.
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This is the description they give of the coin. "Totally original fully struck gem in an old holder that would probably 66 or 67 today, the best we have ever seen" I'll bet they won't even go down to $150 on it.