This turned out to be a great set of Farthings at a steal of a price! (Photos Added)

Aethelred

The photos in this eBay auction were crappy, but I thought I'd take a chance in hopes of finding a few upgrades of dates I was missing. Turns out about 75% of the coins are BU. There are some pretty black Farthings and some blazing reds.

LINK TO FARTHING AUCTION

Cladiator

Right on. It's nice when something like that works out good. Gonna show us a pic of the best ones or just tease us?

Aethelred

I am just taking them out of the crappy old album and I may photograph them later tonight (if I can stay awake).

Garneteye

Pictures?

spinaker2000

Looks like you may need to up grade the rest of your set now!!

Aethelred

I put in a bid of $50, now that I see the coins I would have paid more, I am amazed that I got this for so little!

wybrit

You suck!!

That empty album alone is worth more than the winning bid!!

spinaker2000

This time you were the windshield!

Aethelred

<< <i>You suck!!

That empty album alone is worth more than the winning bid!! >>



I was going to throw the album away!

Aethelred

<< <i>This time you were the windshield! >>



More often I am the bug!

Aethelred

Hey Spinaker, you should see the deep rich blue toning on this BU 1909 Farthing!

MacCrimmon

<< <i>Hey Spinaker, you should see the deep rich blue toning on this BU 1909 Farthing! >>





He told me to tell you, "YOU SUCK......AGAIN!!!!!!!"

spinaker2000

RareBronzeCollector

NO kidding... Those albums are like GOLD (maybe platinum).... extremely difficult to find.......

Aethelred

Here are some pics:

The 1909 black Farthing:



The 1920 Farthing (a random pick as everything from 1916 to 1956 is Unc):



The whole set:



A close-up of teh 1911, 1912 and 1913:

1jester

Damn, you suck!!

Rickc300

OK, I don't collect 'em and I don't want 'em. However I appreciate a good deal and fine good looking coins to look at... Let me be the next to offer a "YOU SUCK"!
LOL, Great find!!!!!!!!!!!
Rick

AuldFartte

$6.50 !!!

YOU SUCK !!!
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... congratulations !!!


Wanna double your money??? PM me ...

drjules

This is the first time I have ever said this, but here it is justified

YOU SUCK

Dr J

Aethelred

I have never seen so many "you sucks" in one thread, I guess I did pretty well!

coinkat

congrats and keep the album. It is very tough to get. I have a friend that has a Victorian Whitman Blue Bookshelf album... these British ones likely haven't been made in years

lordmarcovan

What wybrit said!



Crappy pics or not, the number of Reds in the auction would've garnered a bid from me. You stole that. WTG.

lordmarcovan

I made the previous post before scrolling down and seeing your pictures.

Now I feel I have to add:

rhound1977

I'll add one more YOU SUCK

Awesome catch, way too cool

AuldFartte

<< <i>I have never seen so many "you sucks" in one thread, I guess I did pretty well! >>



YA' THINK ???

As my late lamented friend, Bubba would have said, "DAYUMMMM!!!"

koincollect

way to go!

satootoko

Would somebody in a younger generation than mine please explaint the meaning of all the "You Suck" postings

Cladiator

Wow!

newsman

BTW, did I mention yet that you really, really, really suck?

Stork

Roy-- a "you suck" in this context (ie the coin forum) really means that the coin(s) is/are extremely nice and/or was gotten for an ridiculously low price--the poster is wishing he/she had gotten the coin/deal himself. Basically, I personally think there is an element of jealousy required .

Plus it saves time. For example, I could post: "Aethelred, my what an incredibly gorgeous group of farthings you were able to buy, in a known rarity of a folder, at a supremely ridiculous low price--but you weren't commiting a rip as it was a public auction after all, so no breech of ethics involved. I wish I had seen the auction instead of you and made the deal! I can only hope to be so lucky one day. Great coins and congratulations". Or I can say "You Suck" and expect The Dead One to know what I mean.

SYRACUSIAN

Plus it saves time. For example, I could post: "Aethelred, my what an incredibly gorgeous group of farthings you were able to buy, in a known rarity of a folder, at a supremely ridiculous low price--but you weren't commiting a rip as it was a public auction after all, so no breech of ethics involved. I wish I had seen the auction instead of you and made the deal! I can only hope to be so lucky one day. Great coins and congratulations". Or I can say "You Suck" and expect The Dead One to know what I mean.




What she basically means (like the rest of us do) is the part in bold letters, the rest is just polite conversation, and the Dead One surely knows that.



ooops, I just saw that she shamelessly made that clear in the first paragraph.

Aethelred

I just checked the 1953 Farthing in this set, it is a 1+A (the second most common type), so I am still looking for the scarce ones.

BS

Nice job. Sounds like you got a great deal.

spinaker2000

TTT just for fun!!

MacCrimmon

<< <i>TTT just for fun!! >>



YOU STILL SUCK™

IstilllikeZARcoins

Hey Oh Dead One - YOU SUCK.

cladking

I haven't read the thread, but you suck.

tonyhar

I don't comment often on peoples good luck but YOU SUCK !!!!.

Well done ( if you ever want to sell any of them let me know ).

Gazza

Is there a 1915 amongst them, there is a rare variety, I of DEI to bead, and how about the 1918 bright or black. The blacks are hard to get hold off with a good black finish.

ozzysdad47

I'd say you did extremely well for the price......... Not to mention you got way over your money's worth...... Such a deal.....