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Nice Victoria set on the 'bay ... Anyone else like this set?

AuldFartteAuldFartte Posts: 4,597 ✭✭✭✭
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What do you suppose it will sell for?
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  • shirohniichanshirohniichan Posts: 4,992 ✭✭✭
    I wonder if they really are specimen strikes. image
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  • wybritwybrit Posts: 6,967 ✭✭✭
    Shiroh raises the key question.

    If the price is low, it's worth a gamble. But when the price gets uncomfortably high ($300 or more), I recommend ALWAYS assuming that the set is an unofficial one comprised of business strikes. Many such sets have been assembled over the years. I've been there, done that and had to send the coins back for a refund, which I did get.

    Please refer to this thread for determining if a coin is proof or business strike: Link

    At this point, I would assume that very, very few proof 1887 sets would offered by sellers other than big time players, given their significant scarcity.
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  • wybritwybrit Posts: 6,967 ✭✭✭
    BTW the pictures are terrible, but it could be quite a nice UNC set.
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  • AuldFartteAuldFartte Posts: 4,597 ✭✭✭✭
    Thanks for the input, Wybrit image

    I was thinking about trying for it, but I'm not so sure now.
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  • agradedagraded Posts: 126
    I wonder if they really are specimen strikes.

    Yes, as Wybrit said that is the key question. I'll add that some reference books describe mint sets made up with select Uncirculated 1887 coins and described as specimen sets. So the terminology can be confusing. I also have bought two such mint sets on Ebay (containing very nice P/L Unc coins) but they were advertised as Proof Sets and fortunately both sellers allowed them to be returned.
  • AuldFartteAuldFartte Posts: 4,597 ✭✭✭✭
    I tried to enlarge the seller's pics to the best of my limited ability, and they're just too fuzzy to be able to adequately see the edges. I think I'll pass on this set.
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  • wybritwybrit Posts: 6,967 ✭✭✭
    If I wasn't potentially sinking a bunch of money bidding on Heritage, I would probably chance up to $200 for that set. It's at £10.50 right now...
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  • PuddlePiratePuddlePirate Posts: 728 ✭
    It will probably go for about 160-175 USD, I wouldn't go any higher than than myself on this set.
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  • ajaanajaan Posts: 17,445 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I not so sure they aren't specimen coins. They have the specimen look to me.

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  • shirohniichanshirohniichan Posts: 4,992 ✭✭✭


    << <i>I not so sure they aren't specimen coins. They have the specimen look to me. >>



    I won't say that they definitely aren't specimens-- I just would want to make sure they are (or that the seller has a good return policy).
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  • spinaker2000spinaker2000 Posts: 4,329 ✭
    someone here thinks they are!! image
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  • theboz11theboz11 Posts: 6,576 ✭✭✭
    He states that these are AUNC-UNC. If original specimen issues came aunc (AU-58) in the original box, I would be surprised. Has anybody asked him to examine and describe the milling.
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