KoRnholio

Canadian coins for all budgets. Auctions ending just about every Sunday around 7-10pm ET.

I'll be listing lots of new material over the next few months. Mostly Canadian, but a mix of banknotes, world coins, gold and silver as well.

http://stores.ebay.ca/Mattscoin

Thanks for looking!

I bought a 1514 yesterday and came here hoping I could still post it, but you guys are too fast

 

Which brings me to a pet peeve of mine; coin album people giving space in a date/mint mark album to things like double die varieties if they just happen to be famous enough. You can complete a Lincoln cent set in fact without a 1955 double die, but the doggone album--sold to beginners for Pete's sake--has that very expensive hole in it. Why that particular variety and no others? Why not have holes for 1943 coppers and 1944 steelies? Out of what rectal database did they pull their criteria for deciding what should and should not irrelevantly be in the date/mint mark album even though it's just some sort of mint flub or inconsistency?

I agree. I first heard the term "Whitman Bingo" to describe this phenomenon a couple years ago. Part of me thinks it preys on the OCD nature of collectors to fill all those blank holes...

Lots of early Canadian silver dollars. Some excellent toned coins as well. 99 cent no reserve auctions ending every Sunday evening. Lots of other Buy it Now listings too.

Canadian coins, World Coins, British, and more.

Link is in the signature. Thanks for looking!

I am going through a similar situation myself, which I was contemplating making a post about.

Ebay is a mixed bag. Long story short, if you send an item without tracking and the buyer says it wasn't received, the seller will eat the loss. There are exceptions but they are few and far between. Having a "disclaimer" in your listing is basically useless. I have one in all my non-tracked mail listings, but most buyers know that Paypal/Ebay will fully cover their purchase and they will open a claim and win despite any disclaimer.

I may end up removing my disclaimer since it really doesn't help, and may be hurting me. The dishonest scammers know ebay/paypal will rule in their favour, so they disregard any disclaimers like that. Disclaimers like that may potentially scare away honest buyers.

Try this before refunding them through Paypal. Look at the buyer's feedback and also the feedback he has left for others. If there is anything fishy such as an above average amount of negs/neutral feedback left by the buyer, or other transactions feedback which leads you to believe he has claimed non-receipt before, you might have a chance. Use the new "report buyer" feature in Ebay (should be on the leave feedback page) and let them know about what you've experienced yourself and seen in this buyer's feedback history.

I actually shot myself in the foot.. My story went like this: The buyer (within Canada, I am also in Canada) claimed non-receipt on a 40 dollar item which I sent without tracking. He asked for a refund, I told him I'd be contacting Canadapost to find out where the package could be. He negs me then opens a claim. I decided to accept the loss and refund him, then sent a request to him to revise his feedback. He declined. I looked through his feedback and saw that 5 of his 11 feedbacks he gave were negs for non-receipt. Also one revised feedback which probably was a neg initially.

The Ebay rep I had on the phone looked at this also and said while he can't remove the neg, they would open an investigation on this guy's account. Said the chances are high that he will be suspended or even NARU'd for his recent activity (unusually high number of non-receipt claims and negs left). If his account is suspended/NARU'd, all the negs he has left for various sellers will disappear.

I then contacted Paypal to bring this to their attention. They said they may place sanctions on his account if his Ebay account gets suspended, but that they cannot reverse the refund I gave him no matter what happens in the investigation.

Long story short, I forgot the number one Ferengi (Star Trek) Rule of Acquisition: Once you have their money, never give it back!

Anyway I digress.. If you'd like to continue to sell on Ebay and are (rightfully) worried about claims there are a few options:

- Only ship items using tracked shipping. Stop selling low value items, or group them into lots which will be shipped with tracking.

- Ship anything over a certain dollar threshold (eg $100, though I have seen sellers with a $25 threshold) using tracked shipping. Continue to sell low value items by untracked lettermail with the intention of eating any losses.

- If out of country shipping is the biggest problem, simply lay out a blanket statement requiring a tracking number for any purchase being shipped out of the country. There are US sellers who sell Canadian coins and will ONLY ship fully tracked/signed for, regardless of how low of value the items are.

Some more tips:

- private insurance may be an option if you do a lot of volume

- "pad" the lettermail shipping cost by a dollar or so on all your listings, this will act as private insurance and make the losses you have to eat more manageable. I have been using this method. Nut now I am on the bring of losing my 20% final value fee discount due to a couple people saying my shipping costs are too high. You'll lose the discount if both 2 or more and 0.4% (I believe) or more of your DSR feedback in any single category (shipping cost) receives a 1 or 2-star rating. Very easy to lose if you aren't offering free shipping on everything.

The date looks kind of funky (bad). I'd be inclined to believe it's not authentic, but I'm not that familiar with old crowns.

Proof coins tend to be graded a bit differently than circulation issues. They have their own set of rules where hairlines (viewed from any or a single angle) are treated like bagmarks.

Looks like a cast copy to me. Can you post a picture of the edge?

The Butterfly glass coin and Grandmother Moon mask are already sold out. Not sure about the Maple Canopy coin.

It's been a while since I've posted any pictures, but I've been busy acquiring pieces still. Here's my always-in-progress British Monarch type set. Filling the holes with nice pieces is quite a challenge! My two most recent additions are the William and Mary Shilling and the Queen Anne Vigo halfcrown. Enjoy.

Album link:

http://s1055.photobucket.com/user/pokermandude/library/British%20Monarch%20Set?page=1

Some highlights:

Comes with case and all certificates as shown. Mintage was 8,000 for each individual coin, but only 1,336 complete 9-coin sets were issued. Original issue price back in 2010 on the coins was $500 each, $4500 for the complete set.

Asking $4000 CDN / $3900 USD shipped for the whole set. Approximately 20% above melt value.

Payment by check (must clear first), money order or Paypal+3%. I am located in Canada.

Specifications for each coin:

Finish: proof (with colour on the reverse)

Composition: 58.33% gold, 41.67% silver

Weight: 12 grams

Diameter: 27 mm

Edge: serrated

Certificate: serialized

Face value: 75 dollars

Artists: Cecily Mok, Shelagh Armstrong, Kerri Burnett, Jody Broomfield, Catherine Deer, Arnold Nogy

Album link

Ending tonight at 8:30 pm ET!

99 cent no reserve auctions ending Sunday March 17th:

2007 $20 Iridescent Swarovski Crystal Snowflake Silver - 1st in series Rarest

2007 $20 Blue Swarovski Crystal Snowflake Silver - 2nd in series - Rarest

2008 $20 Amethyst Swarovski Crystal Snowflake .9999 Silver - 3rd

2008 $20 Sapphire Swarovski Crystal Snowflake .9999 Silver - 4th

2009 $20 Swarovski Blue Crystal Snowflake .9999 Silver 5th in series low mintage

2009 $20 Swarovski Pink Crystal Snowflake .9999 Silver 6th in series low mintage

Plus nearly 200 other listings, everything from modern RCM products to Canadian certified rare coins and world coins/tokens.

Link to current listings

Thanks for looking!

I got a British 10 new pence coin in my change the other day as a quarter I didn't notice until I got home!

bump for new stuff

Canadian Breton and other tokens. British Tokens. A few American Hard Times Tokens. Neat stuff!

Coins for all budgets

Mention if you're a forum member and I'll throw in a freebie with your purchase(s). Link in my signature. Thanks for looking!

Surely a fake if it is that much underweight. Possibly a contemporary counterfeit by the look/wear on it.

I am cleaning out my (coin) closet! Link is in my signature. Thanks for looking.

Fake. The denticles on the obverse are a dead giveaway.

Wheee! And here's a 1522 batzen from Salzburg:

4th. I see a greenish blur consistent on both serial #s

Just bought myself a used DSLR camera and macro lens so that is first on my list

#1 get a good lighting setup and learn to take some amazing pictures.

#2 focus on getting fewer, but higher end pieces from all the areas I collect.

#3 cut down on all my accumulated modern stuff that I haven't been working very hard at selling

#4 sell off my old date collections that I haven't been actively working at upgrading or completing: Canadian large cents, small cents, silver 5 cents and nickels.

ttt

I have a 1522.. patiently waiting