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British 1911 proof set
RMW
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Hi one and all.
Allow me to introduce myself to this forum as RMW, from Canada. I'd like to show here a nice 1911 British Coronation proof set , bought a couple of years ago.
I began collecting many years ago, in college , but stopped when I began my working career, but took it up again upon my retirement a few years back.
I've run into 7 Jaguars a couple of times on a TPG website but it looks as if there is a larger community here, which is great.
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Wow, a very nice set there - in the original box (or at least do you have it)? I like it for originality and colours & no obvious friction in the usual spots. Nice!
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Thanks 7Jags. Yes I do have the box. Pieces are now in slabs mostly 66-67. One 65.
Purchased at auction in the U.K. I'm a toning guy, really like well toned pieces like this set.
That's a great looking set!
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Thanks John B. The set clearly toned together.
An excellent proof set.
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Welcome! Love the toning on those.
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That is a killer set. Welcome to the forum and I hope pictures like that keep coming.
Spent a lot of years putting a phalanx of killahs together.
I dont know how to get the blown up image on these pages however.
I will post another here and you can blow it up for now.
Thanks for the welcome
Looking forward to seeing them all! That's a killer BOE dollar.
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Thanks so much 2K.
Can someone help me out and let me know how to get full size pics on here? Im attaching files of these pieces but they aren't coming up full size as they do elsewhere when I do the same thing. Some advice would be much appreciated.
Just a wild guess, but maybe you are using the "attach file" function instead of the "Attach image" function?
Yeah, that's what I was doing. Thanks for the assistance!
I've changed the picture on my profile to show the reverse of another British piece of mine, an 1820 halfcrown in 66.
WOW!!!!
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Thanks ajaan. I've been lucky enough to pick up pieces like this.
I had a small number of pieces left over from my college days collection in the 1970s and started to build a collection of British copper and bronze upon my retirement seven years ago. Over time that has morphed into what has become primarily a type collection of British milled copper , bronze and silver from the reign of Charles II to Elizabeth II. Also included are date sets of selected series , such as Edward VII pennies ( now complete), and official British Royal Coronation Medals in copper, bronze or silver ( Charles II and George III to go). Certain types such as William IV crowns and other earlier crowns I will avoid as beyond my snack bracket. However, many other British types in great condition have been available at prices I can handle, unlike US or Canadian Victorian pieces.
There are dozens, maybe hundreds, of pieces I've been able to pick up along the way, many of which were bought raw in the UK and elsewhere.
I do like the hunt, and will post many examples in the months to come.
Very nice, welcome.
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Thanks very much JCM.
If you are in fact from Houston I hope you and yours emerged OK from the recent storm.
Splendid coins you have!
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Thanks, Asheland!
Don't touch that dial ( as they said in the Stone Age). Many more to come.
Absolutely stunning.
Lovely set
Thanks very much. I was quite taken aback when I saw it and was fortunate to win it at auction
Welcome to the forum.
I used to live in Canada...GST and PST and a pain for buying coins!
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It is that for sure.
But, a couple of things . If you register your collection as a business, and file HST returns, you get the $ back as an input tax credit. If you sell your coins in Canada you have to charge HST to the buyer and remit. There is an exemption if proceeds are under $30k per year, so you don't have to collect it.
If the coins are exported for sale to the US then there is no HST to pay, and there may be a way to get your HST back even if you don't register as a business.
The downside to business registration if that when you go to sell, profits are taxed at the full rate as opposed to the capital gains / listed personal property rate, which is one half of the business registration rate.
If you start up a collection and pay HST and then decide to register as a business then you can retroactively recover 4 years worth of HST payments.
It's complicated yes, but there are s couple of methods to slay the sales tax beast here in Canada.
Boosibri, since I was a CA during my working life, I have a pretty good handle on this subject although fuzzy on a couple of details
Very lovely set with nice even toning, and nice to have in sterling as opposed to the later post WWI sets in .500
Very nice set. I like the toning!
Thanks, Saor Alba and Yorkshireman.
Re the comment on post World War I Coinage , yes, the Coinage from 1920 on does come across as quite dull .
However , I have a 1924 Maundy set, bought raw and then slabbed at 66 and 67 across the board, that I swear looks like it was made from 925 silver instead of 500. It was an extremely unusual find.
XRF will settle the issue...
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What is XRF, 7 J? A means to determine metal composition?
Yes, X-ray fluoroscopy. Kind of like mass spec. There are actually hand held units for sale here in the States but a bit pricey yet. Universities will have something of this kind as well.
It will give a surface metal composition of the alloy.
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Yeah, I looked it up shortly after your comment. Might have been doable raw but now they are in slabs. Based on your description I would not think they would work, but as I don't have a clue on this, I will ask you .
When they 1st came on the market a salesman was walking around the Baltimore show hawking them. He tested a Bust Dollar through a slab and it worked! Couldn't stomach the price tag at the time around 25K! He would also lease you one!
It would be a
VERY
VERY
Short lease!
Nice set of coins
https://www.omnicoin.com/collection/colind?page=1&sort=sort&sale=1&country=0
Thanks very much. The tremendous toning on them makes them very attractive.
I saw those guys at the Baltimore show and sure wished I'd been able to bring some transitional G5 silver pieces! Haven't seen them since....Let us know what you find if you are able. I have heard some jewelers have them as well.
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Do you think they could get an accurate read thru a slab?
pretty
Thanks , Zohar.
I have heard it so, but can't say I am expert or even used one...
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Ok 7J
Welcome to the forum RMW, it's a wonderful set.
What really gets me with the 1911 proof sets is that they remind me of the disastrous effects of my usual procrastination . For the past 3-4 years I wanted to buy ,piece by piece, a 1911 proof gold set (and if a nice silver one like yours came along, why not?) . Every six months I was noticing a steady rise in their prices (realized at auction) and in particular the gold £5 in PR65 cameo or not, but I still did not act. Until finally ,these sets have practically multiplied their value in the past 12 months and are now out of my reach.
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You are absolutely right about the increase in prices for proofs of that period or earlier. I'm not sure it would take much for these to rise further, given the tiny mintages, even for the Coronation, Jubilee and Veiled Sets, as well as the VIP and Proof of Record pieces, which were produced in absurdly small quantities .
Thanks for the kind words, Syracusian!
Really like the set!
Thanks, Superpsychmd.
I'm still in the hunt for great quality pieces such as this set. I'm close to finishing a nice 1893 proof silver set as well..Although all of the pieces in that set grade between 65 and 67 and are very pretty individually and have great toning, they were bought individually and so the toning does not match like this set does.
Atlas has a 1911 silver set in 66 or so available, or did very recently, and it is close to being as pretty as this one is.
Beautiful coins! While I haven't added to my sets in a while, I'm partial to Commonwealth coins of George V (circulation strikes only). Your proofs certainly make the case for collecting them.
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Thanks, shirohniichan.
British George V pieces in good condition seem to be quite scarce yet sell for a lot less than comparable pieces for Canada and Australia. I don't know about New Zealand or South Africa but probably the same or similar.
Re George V Colonial pieces you might want to check in with Randy Weir Numismatics, who usually has a good stock of Colonial Circulation pieces as well as proofs and patterns.
He has a website and although the stock list might be out of date, his contact info is there should you want to see what's there.