More NEN acquisitions
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On their way now. More dark toned copper!!
Quarter Farthing, 1839. PCGS MS64RB.
And this one, which they've had for a bit, so I made an offer that was 33% off their asking price, and they accepted.
Third Farthing, 1844. NGC MS63BN 5% Clip. Interesting error coin, misattributed on holder as a farthing (I checked on this before making my offer).
It's starting to turn into a decent set of fractional farthings...
Just out of curiosity, in general how amenable have you found NEN to be on offers? I've made offers on some coins in the past and found them willing to come down 5-15% but that was usually about it. The first few weeks a coin is inventory it's buy only (nonnegotiable), which is understandable; their best pieces seem to fly out of inventory anyway... no need for them to haggle.
Quarter Farthing, 1839. PCGS MS64RB.
And this one, which they've had for a bit, so I made an offer that was 33% off their asking price, and they accepted.
Third Farthing, 1844. NGC MS63BN 5% Clip. Interesting error coin, misattributed on holder as a farthing (I checked on this before making my offer).
It's starting to turn into a decent set of fractional farthings...
Just out of curiosity, in general how amenable have you found NEN to be on offers? I've made offers on some coins in the past and found them willing to come down 5-15% but that was usually about it. The first few weeks a coin is inventory it's buy only (nonnegotiable), which is understandable; their best pieces seem to fly out of inventory anyway... no need for them to haggle.
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09/07/2006
Beautiful 1839
Can't be easy to find 160 year old bronze with red luster!!
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NCG botched the label on the clipped coin, it appears.
<< <i>And this one, which they've had for a bit, so I made an offer that was 33% off their asking price, and they accepted.
Yeah, I was quite pleasantly surprised. Getting away for less than Krause on a NEN coin isn't easy.
Then again, I've bought 4 other fractional farthings from them in the last 2 months, so they know it's going to a good home.
They had a drop-dead gorgeous proof fractional farthing in PF66 (unlisted date too) about 3 months back, but I just couldn't justify the $1,400 they were asking. I will probably never see the likes of it again.
I do want to find at least one proof fractional farthing for the collection though.
Even though I'm spending more than I should as of late, I want to pick up as many fractionals as I can before they start spinning out of control like all the other British material seems to be doing.
There doesn't appear quite as much interest in the fractional farthings as in the higher denominations which is a good thing. Eventually people will start buying these too. Same thing has happened with U.S. half cents. Lovely early coppers with ultra-low mintages, languished compared to their larger counterparts until recently, and then people caught on and they're fairly hot these days, especially in mint state.
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