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CollectForFun

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    CollectForFun got a reaction from daca in Austria 100 Corona coin   
    As a collector of original strikes of Austrian coronas, I am not a big fan of the restrikes. It's just not what it pretends to be, if you know what I mean. But if you can get restrike of 1915 100 corona cheaper per oz than standard 1oz pure gold coins, then it may make sense from a stacking perspective. Plus it brings some variety to your stack...
    But I don't think it is any different than any bullion gold from an investment perspective.
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    CollectForFun got a reaction from Gypsy in Today I want to show.....   
    Alas, there are several obvious differences from the genuine one which can be seen even from the blurred photo. To me the most obvious are the sun and its rays - some are too short, some are even missing...
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    CollectForFun reacted to Zhorro in Today I want to show.....   
    Are you sure your coin is genuine?  The lettering of "LIBERTY" looks to be too far from the edge, Liberty's face looks to be hideous (!), and on the reverse, the eagle does not seem to have much fine detail (e.g. the feathers).  I think the coin below is genuine, so you are able to see what I mean.

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    CollectForFun got a reaction from LawrenceChard in Thai Gold Baht Bars   
    tdc
    https://tdcgold.com
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    CollectForFun got a reaction from Norskgeld in Austrian Coin Inscriptions   
    It's perhaps worth noting that researchers at the The Metropolitan Museum of Art are of an opinion that A A stands for A[postolicus] A[nno]... 
    https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/191086
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    CollectForFun got a reaction from Leonmarsh in Coin Cabinet Auction 39   
    I placed a pre-bid on this very coin so congrats on your win! 🙂
    It looks to be in nice condition so I hope you'll like it! The final price seems fair to me. I just did not want it that much and simply decided to wait for another opportunity...
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    CollectForFun reacted to LawrenceChard in Dorset coin company   
    Somewhere out there is a fake 1934 wreath crown, or more specificially a re-engraved date one.
    Going back to about the 1965 to 1968 period, we used to get a regular visit, perhaps monthly, by a man from Southport called Wheeler.
    He was always looking to buy wreath crowns, but only those from 1930 to 1936.
    The other coins he wanted to buy included pennies from 1862 to 1868, halfpennies from 1870 to 1879, Edward halfcrowns from 1902 to 1909.
    Typical coins he owned and was offering for sale included the above mentioned 1934 crown, 1869 pennies, 1871 halfpennies, and 1905 halfcrowns. These are all the key dates in their series.
    It is very unusual for collectors to own all the key dates, but be looking to buy most of the common in a series, and this fact raised my suspicions. I had also noticed that some of his rare date coins looked to have have some "work" done around their dates.
    Further, in the wreath crown series, he was never interested in any dated from 1927 to 1929. Similarly, he avoided 1910 halfcrowns, 1860 and 1861 pennies, which are a different variety from the 1869, and the same pattern with Victoria young head halfpennies.
    We used to have a local competitor and fellow dealer called Peter Ireland, and I spoke to him about Wheeler. At first Peter seemed happy with the coins he had bought from Wheeler, but he was happy to re-check, and also to have a closer look at any subsequent coins he was offered by Wheeler.
    This co-operation paid off, as on his next visit to Blackpool, Peter and I both identified highly suspicious coins in Wheeler's stock. We called the police, Wheeler confessed, was convicted and went to jail.
    When he was arrested, and his home searched, there was no trace of the 1934 crown.
    I called in to a Blackpool jeweller, a man called Fielding who ran Regan's jewellers, and I asked about various coins including a 1934 crown. He retreived the coin from his back room, I examined it, and could easily identify it as the same fake that Wheeler had offered to me. When I told Fielding this, he went into denial, even though I was able to tell him the name of the seller, and more details about the case. Fielding seemed clueless about the fact that I was one of two local numismatic coin dealers. I believe he subsequently sold the coin to an unsuspecting sucker, made a profit, avoided a loss, but lost any respect from me. I also informed Peter Ireland about this.
    This was not the last time I have known jewellers to sell fake coins, sometimes in ignorance, sometimes in full knowledge. It is a very common occurrence.
    I am still waiting for the faked 1934 crown to re-surface. If I do get to see it again, it will be very interesting when it's owner asks how and what I know about it.
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    CollectForFun got a reaction from Gildeon in Info about gold medal   
    I can just tell you that this seems to be the original coin based on which yours was designed.
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    CollectForFun reacted to ChrisSilver in Shall we give away 2x 5oz bars?   
    A bit of fun.  

    For the next large TSF prize draw to advertise and bring awareness of the forum, which will be in around a month or two. Should we double the prize and have 2x 5oz silver bars up for grabs, 2 different winners each winning a 5oz silver bar. If you think we should then like this post. 

    If this post gets 100+ likes we will give away 2x 5oz silver bars. (I have set this target deliberately low so that it is easily obtainable)

    If this post reaches 200+ likes, we will add a small bonus  
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    CollectForFun got a reaction from LawrenceChard in 20 Franc Coins Of The LMU   
    Nice, but this particular coin seems to be 6g .917 gold. San Marino changed their 2 scudi gold coins back to 6.45g .900 only as of 1989.
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    CollectForFun got a reaction from ak74 in Is https://www.metalmarket.eu a legit website?   
    Engel do ship only to limited number of countries though and cost for shipping outside of Germany and Austria is too high, unfortunately.
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    CollectForFun got a reaction from manolitolondres in 20 Franc Coins Of The LMU   
    If you ask also about their reputation, the dealers behind this site, Godot & Fils, are quite well known, as far as I can tell. I even have a coin ordered from them last week that is currently on its way to me, although that was through another sales channel, not this exact website. And I am in the EU so no worries about taxes for me.
    Did you check also other dealers? Seems that e.g. @coininvest also have 20 francs in stock for fair prices. Maybe they can share some of their experience with delivering gold to the UK if you are interested.
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    CollectForFun reacted to BackyardBullion in Wallstreetbets eye up SLV   
    Lol, this made me giggle so hard.

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    CollectForFun reacted to LawrenceChard in Wallstreetbets eye up SLV   
    I was only (mainly?) joking.🙂
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    CollectForFun got a reaction from MancunianStacker in Wallstreetbets eye up SLV   
    Why would that be cheating? That's perfectly normal that an ETF unit does not equal to the unit of the underlying asset. It's literally stated among Key Figures on their website, how many ozs are in their assets and how many ETF units are issued. The rest is just math and of course, the price of ETF unit is then proportionally less than price of silver oz.
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    CollectForFun got a reaction from UncommonSeal in PLATINUM DEALS - (UK & Europe) See a deal, post it here   
    @BritanniaCoinCompany
    As for EU customers purchasing e.g. platinum coins which are normally subject to VAT - wouldn't it be possible to zero-rate such goods when shipped to EU?
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    CollectForFun got a reaction from HillWalkerDundee in The future of silver, VAT and import charges into the UK now a Deal has been done!?   
    Ok if we mean the same, I just wanted to make sure this quote from your post above does not mislead others
     
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