sidney Posted April 30, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 30, 2013 Another coin acquired recently. Straits Settlements Queen Victoria Denomination : 20cts Year : 1897H Composition : Silver .800 fine Mintage : 185,000 (About one of the lesser mintage for the latter years) Grade - XF+ (In my opinion) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedeadpoint Posted May 1, 2013 Report Share Posted May 1, 2013 You take some wonderful pictures Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidney Posted May 1, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 1, 2013 You take some wonderful pictures Thank you. All shots are taken with a macro lens with top lighting from at an angle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandy3075 Posted May 3, 2013 Report Share Posted May 3, 2013 Nice coins sidney! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidney Posted May 6, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 6, 2013 Straits Settlements Queen Victoria Denomination : 10cts Year : 1883 Composition : Silver .800 fine Mintage : 165,000 Grade: VF+ ~ XF (In my opinion) This is one of the scarce coin I acquired many years back. Not sure how much I paid for it. Apparently it's the second most expensive year of the 10cts series. The most expensive piece is the 1883H (Heaton & Sons Mint, Birmingham, England) even though at 610,000 mintage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccg Posted May 7, 2013 Report Share Posted May 7, 2013 A splendid example! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidney Posted May 13, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 13, 2013 One of the Queen Victoria 10cts later years silver coin. Mintage are relatively very high; one of very common coin found offered over the net. However the high grade copies are hard to find. Hope to get hold of a better copy and at lower price. Straits Settlements Queen Victoria Denomination : 10cts Year : 1896 Composition : Silver .800 fine Mintage : 2,255,540 Grade: VF+ ~ XF (In my opinion) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidney Posted May 16, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 16, 2013 New addition to my collection. Straits Settlements Kg Edward VII Denomination: 10 cts Year : 1902 Composition : 800. Silver Mintage : 6,118,000 Graded : AU Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art1.2 Posted May 16, 2013 Report Share Posted May 16, 2013 Nice coins Sidney. You have a terrific collection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsraghead Posted May 16, 2013 Report Share Posted May 16, 2013 Those are all wonderful coins. I envy y'all and those beautiful specimens Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidney Posted May 16, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 16, 2013 Thank you, a long way to go to build the collection. Hope someone can share their Straits Settlement collection also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidney Posted May 17, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 17, 2013 One of the beautiful in hand, however disappointed when it came back slab and graded AU "Scratches" Straits Settlements Queen Victoria Denomination : 50cts Year : 1896 Composition : Silver .800 fine Mintage : 120,000 Grade - AU "Scratches" NGC Slab Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsraghead Posted May 19, 2013 Report Share Posted May 19, 2013 Nomatter what they graded it Sydney, I think its a beautiful coin. It would do any collection proud Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsraghead Posted May 19, 2013 Report Share Posted May 19, 2013 I apologize for misspelling your name Sidney Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wabnoles Posted May 20, 2013 Report Share Posted May 20, 2013 I need to check in on this forum more often... these types of British Commonwealth coins are right up my alley. Great pics! I am still relatively new to the hobby (been doing this less than a year) but I did manage to acquire an 1894 Straits Settlements 10 cent piece that is one of the prizes of my still nascent collection. My immediate goal is to get at least one example of a coin from each British Commonwealth country then move into filling them out as time allows. I often wondered what it must feel like for monarchs to spend money with their own face on it. Talk about narcissism lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidney Posted May 26, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 26, 2013 This is one of the difficult year in the Kg George V's series which I manage to get hold of, especially if they are in high grades. I had it slabbed and it was certified as AU58. Catalog price for a UNC copy is about $330, however in a recent Singapore auction in April '13 a piece graded MS62 sold for approx, $1840. Wow! that was incredible; now hoping to get an UNC copy will proof expensive. Straits Settlements King George VDenomination : 20ctsYear : 1916BComposition : Silver .600 fineMintage : 545,230Grade - AU 58 (Total Grade at AU58 by NGC:4) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art1.2 Posted May 26, 2013 Report Share Posted May 26, 2013 Very nice Sidney. Sometimes auction prices get way out of line with reality but often they are truer indicators of value than pricing guides or ebay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsraghead Posted May 27, 2013 Report Share Posted May 27, 2013 I've been known to pay well beyond true value myself during auctions Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidney Posted May 27, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 27, 2013 Many high quality coins goes beyond catalog prices because been certified. One will definitely not pay high bucks base on personal gradings or from the pictures posted on eBay or any other auction sites as they can be deceiving, but once they are certified that's a different story. There are picks in the market anyway, but if they start low I will take chances to bid on the coins, then have it slab and certified. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsraghead Posted May 28, 2013 Report Share Posted May 28, 2013 I agree. On E-bay or similar sites I won't do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidney Posted June 1, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 1, 2013 Hunting for high quality Q Victoria 50cts coins is hard to come buy let alone expensive, but here's one purchased recently. Straits Settlements Queen VictoriaDenomination : 50ctsYear : 1890HComposition : Silver .800 fineMintage : 42,000Grade - VF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art1.2 Posted June 1, 2013 Report Share Posted June 1, 2013 Nice 50 cents Sidney. Terrific photograph too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsraghead Posted June 1, 2013 Report Share Posted June 1, 2013 Very nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidney Posted June 12, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 12, 2013 This is one of the two coins acquired much earlier, one of which was slab and sold about two months back. This is yet to be slab but will be soon. Straits Settlements Kg Edward VIIDenomination: 50ctsYear : 1902Composition : Silver .800 fineMintage : 148,000Graded : XF+ Still in the hunt for a UNC piece. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsraghead Posted June 12, 2013 Report Share Posted June 12, 2013 Its a nice piece that you have there until you find it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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