Anyone know the current value of a GB 1937 Proof Set?

ajaan · April 4, 2008 10:01PM

With original case. I know Krause says $350. Is this high?, low?, or about right?

coinkat · April 4, 2008 10:34PM

The case helps and condition is everything... in terms of an asking price... $280 and higher if condition warrants

GemWorldCoins · April 5, 2008 12:38AM

I agree....but if the set is particularly nice, with color and fee of hairlines coin nurds like us will pay sizeable premiums over Kause.

JoesMaName · April 5, 2008 1:13AM

I picked up this set with attractive lavender toning across its pieces and
the original case on eBay about 4 years ago for $270, I've never regretted
it, and would gladly pay $350 today to get one as nice.

But I agree condition is everything, nothing worse then thinking
"If only those hairlines weren't there..." every time you look at it.

3Mark · April 5, 2008 1:34AM

Welcome Steve Huber. For those who don't know Steve, he is a long time collector of world crowns and has one of the finest sets of world crowns in the US. He has a day job, but has a table at the NY International and CICF. He is always a strong buyer and attends many of the foreign auctions i.e. Kuenker, Peus, Moeller, UBS and many others. I am please to say that I have a number of his rejects in my collection and wish that I had a few more. 3Mark

7Jaguars · April 5, 2008 4:39AM

Well, I think that 350 is pretty fair if set is decent. I think if hairlined or not prisitine that 200-250 is a bottomline price and that if really nice the USD equivalent of 200-250 pounds which would be 400-500 dollars is definately not unfair. I think the key pieces are the crown and penny as well as the Maundy believe it or not.

ajaan · April 5, 2008 9:03AM

I bought an average set today. Average coins, nice case. I paid more than JoesMaName's $270 but less than Krause's $350.

JoesMaName · April 5, 2008 9:17AM

That 270 was at least 4 years ago - any pictures?

And you can CallMeBill

ajaan · April 5, 2008 11:28AM

No images. I don't know if I'll ever be able to image it to make it look OK. My imaging skills are not that great.

I paid $290 for it.

JoesMaName · April 5, 2008 1:23PM

I'd have bought it at $290 as well, something very nostalgic about the Great Britain coronation sets
and I don't see them getting cheaper any time soon. 7Jaguars prices are probably pretty accurate.
My set had one picture of the whole thing, with not enough detail to really see the condition of the
coins or even the toning. Seller said it was nice and had good feedback so I took a chance.

Others here can tell you better then I, but for what it's worth; I use indirect lighting when photographing
proofs. Just a halogen light turned upside down so it’s pointing up, with a piece of white paper balancing
on the heat guard reflecting the light back down onto the coin. I know… pretty high tech stuff.

coinkat · April 5, 2008 10:44PM

I think you did well

AuldFartte · April 7, 2008 1:31AM

I picked up a nicely colored 1937 Specimen set a couple of years back for about $300, and I thought it was a fair price. I'd pay the same for it today

I need to re-image that set, too.

shirohniichan · April 7, 2008 3:28AM

I need to see how much I paid for mine. The former owner had such a hard time selling it he broke the set up and offered the coins piecemeal on a bidboard at a local shop. I paid $15 for the case, bought the coins that were left, and then had to go searching for the coppers and the crown. I doubt I spent $300 for the set.

wybrit · April 7, 2008 12:18PM

Spink 2008 says it's 295 quid, which is close to $600.

7Jaguars · April 7, 2008 1:23PM

600 will win at auction in the US pretty much every time. This is one of the problems in pricing as there is a dichotomy in price between here and London/England. Even there, 250 pounds is probably a more realistic price for a nice set.

JoesMaName · April 8, 2008 4:07AM

Wow! that's way above Krause.

Glad I got mine when and where I did.

SYRACUSIAN · April 8, 2008 4:38AM

Funny that you ask this question Don, since we all know that you've handled more of these sets than all of us put together.

Welcome to the forum Steve, would love to get some of your rejects too.

JCMhouston · April 8, 2008 5:17AM

So, if I put mine on ebay you guys are all going to bid? I've got a '37 and a '53 set in the original cases that are in my selling pile, just haven't gotten around to listing them yet. Mine are pretty plain though, nothing like the toned set shown above.

7Jaguars · April 8, 2008 7:15AM

Uhhhhh, well not me but will watch and cheer for it. Good luck on that and keep us informed of the results!!

Anyone know the current value of a GB 1937 Proof Set?

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