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The hammer prices on some of these tonight, though... Clearly this is a great overall collection, but geez. From what I see from the photos, the envelope toning is generally a little thick for my per… (View Post)

It's not just the general market - the past few Sedwick auctions have brought some really high prices, esp. in his bread-and-butter cob/wreck area. Look at, for example, the "Consolacion" w… (View Post)

They arrived! So what are your thoughts on these pieces now that they're in hand?? Some look to be be more lustrous than the auction pics indicated... others, perhaps not? I might hold that 1836Go an… (View Post)

It depends on amount of friction on the cheek of the 1819 in hand, I think. The reverse strike is pretty soft on the 1817. Senator32, on the 1788: in hand, if you ONLY looked at the obverse... ignori… (View Post)

Ah, this silly ol' piece, which should ABSOLUTELY be obvious on first glance (back in 2011, also)... Yes in terms of punch style, but not for shape/overall execution... as that's a "normal"… (View Post)