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Now, regarding the Semeuses, of which of course I have a few examples. Here’s one. I believe that the reason that makes it so appealing to collectors, besides the nice design, is the very pretty toni… (View Post)

Which auction are you talking about? Greig, I had missed this thread. Thank you for the nice comments and I have to say (judging from your extraordinary taste in Swiss francs) that I couldn’t have fo… (View Post)

And this must be one of the ugliest 1850 Swiss francs that I have ever seen in my life for a superb gem. It looks dipped, no toning, rather dull looking in its photo, despite its lofty NGC MS67+ grad… (View Post)

I tend to lean towards this one, though I am afraid that it’s successful TrueView will attract more bidders than I’d like. It has certainly attracted a lot of trackers so far. 1828, Greece, one Phoen… (View Post)

On a final note, my fast approaching 20 years at the Darkside, started from a sale I did on ebay. In one of my very frequent then trips to London, I bought a bunch of proof half sovereigns from SPINK… (View Post)