I wonder if that's a salvage coin. Chances are, by far, that it is. However, I can't see the usual corrosion on it. Perhaps that's why the scans are so small. Also, it is hard to believe that the color is original.
.....GOD
"Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you." -Luke 11:9
"Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God is one LORD: And thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might." -Deut. 6:4-5
"For the LORD is our judge, the LORD is our lawgiver, the LORD is our king; He will save us." -Isaiah 33:22
Vern, yours looks great. I've only seen slightly corroded ones come from the wreck.
.....GOD
"Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you." -Luke 11:9
"Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God is one LORD: And thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might." -Deut. 6:4-5
"For the LORD is our judge, the LORD is our lawgiver, the LORD is our king; He will save us." -Isaiah 33:22
The handwriting on that coins appears to be that of Bob Armstrong, one of the leading Canadian graders IMO. Bob is also a very nice guy, I met him at the CAND Show in Toronto a couple yeard back. That is a Gatewest coin isn't it? What's the auction start price?
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.....GOD
"Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you." -Luke 11:9
"Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God is one LORD: And thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might." -Deut. 6:4-5
"For the LORD is our judge, the LORD is our lawgiver, the LORD is our king; He will save us." -Isaiah 33:22
I knew it was gatewestcoin by the handwriting as well. I notice on some of his 2x2's there's a lot of overpricing but he usually, like this auction, starts the bidding well bellow that.
It also looks like he scans his coins which renders ANY luster at all flat and not very apparent.
I spent 1/10 of his opening price on my X cash. His *might* be a better strike but they sat in the kegs the same amount of time...
That's not a slam on gatewestcoin though. I've bought a lot from them, including the rarest British medal I own. Only about 5 of these struck and I got mine for about $25.
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"Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you." -Luke 11:9
"Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God is one LORD: And thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might." -Deut. 6:4-5
"For the LORD is our judge, the LORD is our lawgiver, the LORD is our king; He will save us." -Isaiah 33:22
You want how much?!!
NapoleonicMedals.org
(Last update 3/6/2007)
"Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you." -Luke 11:9
"Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God is one LORD: And thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might." -Deut. 6:4-5
"For the LORD is our judge, the LORD is our lawgiver, the LORD is our king; He will save us." -Isaiah 33:22
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"Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you." -Luke 11:9
"Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God is one LORD: And thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might." -Deut. 6:4-5
"For the LORD is our judge, the LORD is our lawgiver, the LORD is our king; He will save us." -Isaiah 33:22
It also looks like he scans his coins which renders ANY luster at all flat and not very apparent.
That's not a slam on gatewestcoin though. I've bought a lot from them, including the rarest British medal I own. Only about 5 of these struck and I got mine for about $25.
You want how much?!!
NapoleonicMedals.org
(Last update 3/6/2007)
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<< <i>three second snipe >>
The same buyer bought a German coin from me tonight with 5 seconds to go in the auction. Not a snipe though, he had the only bid.
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