Edward VIII Bargain? Maybe Not....
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Wow, not sure I have the pocket change for this duo! Somebody help with the link as I could get no pictures...
The oxidation spot on E's cheek looks to be erupting from below like a pimple - could this be plated? Shame about that.
IMO, these are overpriced despite the connection.
Crown 1937 Edward VIII pair of models
[100031] £50,000.00
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A once in a life time opportunity to own a pair of genuine Edward VIII model coins. These were Royal Mint trials produced during the short-lived reign of Edward VIII in 1936. The reverse was later used for the 1937 George VI crown, but the obverse was of course never used, due to the abdication. Possibly a unique pair, these both originally belonged to Thomas Humprey Paget, who was the designer of the Edward VIII bust.
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They were sold through London auctioneer Bonhams a number of years ago and are now being offered (for a limited time) on predecimal.com.
As you can see, both sides are uniface with the word 'MODEL' on the blank side. Huge investment potential, and at £50,000 for the pair they really aren't expensive. Both are as struck, with some toning spots due to incorrect storage in the past. No credit cards or paypal for these. Serious enquiries to cp@predecimal.com.
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This product was added to the website on Thursday 03 May, 2012.
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The oxidation spot on E's cheek looks to be erupting from below like a pimple - could this be plated? Shame about that.
IMO, these are overpriced despite the connection.
Crown 1937 Edward VIII pair of models
[100031] £50,000.00
Click to enlarge
A once in a life time opportunity to own a pair of genuine Edward VIII model coins. These were Royal Mint trials produced during the short-lived reign of Edward VIII in 1936. The reverse was later used for the 1937 George VI crown, but the obverse was of course never used, due to the abdication. Possibly a unique pair, these both originally belonged to Thomas Humprey Paget, who was the designer of the Edward VIII bust.
__________
They were sold through London auctioneer Bonhams a number of years ago and are now being offered (for a limited time) on predecimal.com.
As you can see, both sides are uniface with the word 'MODEL' on the blank side. Huge investment potential, and at £50,000 for the pair they really aren't expensive. Both are as struck, with some toning spots due to incorrect storage in the past. No credit cards or paypal for these. Serious enquiries to cp@predecimal.com.
Click to enlarge
This product was added to the website on Thursday 03 May, 2012.
Quantity:
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They sold last week as lot 1445 in Downies Auction 313 AUD$32,000 plus 19.25% commission. Interesting that Pre-Decimal.Com is using the same images for the coins that Downies used in their catalogue.
Agreed that it's a shame about the toning spots, but rarity would trump those in this case.
So they underwent a conservation process? And the process revealed or worsened the spots? I'd like to know more about that if anyone has an educated guess!
<< <i>So why does it say the item was listed on predecimal.com on the 3rd May 2012?? Strange. >>
I dunno but apparently that's the same month you joined the forum! Coincidence?
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<< <i>They were covered in PVC residue and the spots (to my eyes at least) were not as bad
So they underwent a conservation process? And the process revealed or worsened the spots? I'd like to know more about that if anyone has an educated guess! >>
I do not believe so. The images on pre-decimal.com are the same as those used in the Downies Auction which were taken before I viewed. When I viewed the coins had spots and PVC. It's just that in-hand the spots did not seem so obvious.
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I'm thinking the Australian price realized
much closer to the "true value"..
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