Kookaburracollector

@eddi Absolutely love those two coins, can I ask where did you get them..i might have to pay them a visit!

22 minutes ago, Goldhooked said:

Great looking Rooster you have there!

Thanks for the thought.  Although you are absolutely correct in that I need another, as more of a stacker than a collector (AKA tight b*stard) I couldn't bring myself to pay that much of a premium.

There’s non tighter than me..I blow the pilot light out in the boiler when I’m not using it lol!..but the coin budget is from a different side of my brain!

I stack, and I collect numismatic..multiple personality or something like that..I’m sure @augur could offer an unwelcome diagnosis ( hope your day is going well!)

Happy stacking Goldhooked.

@eddi well it’s arrived and is an absolute beauty! it’s on ‘today i received’ but will post on here as well.What the rushed photos do not show is that the coin still has its full lustre on both sides!

Not looked at the seller today but can do if you are still interested in the 1899. You have till sunrise because if it’s as good as this I’m buying for myself 😂 remi9647

@Goldhooked same applies to you matey!..you know you need another!

Roosters 1899-1914 now completed..😂😂😂..I enjoyed collecting these..

10 minutes ago, Sal said:

Didn't notice that on mine. Do they all have the heart?

There’s only one ❤️of Gold Libertad...and it’s mine!😃😃😃👍

13 minutes ago, Sal said:

Get'em graded.Thy both look like PF70"s

With the ❤️!

4 minutes ago, Goldhooked said:

I’ve got a bone to pick with you lot!  Look what you’ve made me do...

My first.  It’s bloody lovely and I want more now

So much more interesting than sovereigns, although I will continue to collect those too.

Careful what you say about sovereigns...they’re a touchy crowd!! (You are of course right in what you say!😃)

Very nice looking coin, hopefully you will pick up some more soon.

All going well I should be posting a pic on Friday of my new Rooster.fingers crossed.

@mezmer1411 Don’t ask me if I would buy a coin..I’m buying everything I see at the moment, I think I’ve gone mad.(I bought a coin at 0400 in the morning yesterday!!) If the coin is at spot, and you like it, then buy it...there is very little downside.

Enjoy the purchase..

12 minutes ago, eddi said:

Uuu  my mistake  I was offered 1900 for less  (not  have ) 😉

Kookaburracollec 

Can u let me know when it comes  if  the coin is ok

Will do..it’s on its way. 

On 09/02/2019 at 09:50, eddi said:

Thats good  Rosters  tick.😉 A was thinking of getting  one 1900 or 1899 .  A  found one  for around 250 pound .

  Kookaburracollect was yours higher   Just trying to figure out  if its right  premium  A sow them for around 300 pound on ebay 

@eddi

hi, If I didn’t already have one I might be interested in this 1899. He /she is the person I  bought my 1900 from. Not arrived yet so cannot vouch for quality etc but this coin looks good.

Have a look and see what you think.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/top-qualite-20-francs-or-1899-gold-/132946104679

@KevinFlynn Those weights would suggest that all of your coins are uncirculated...or at least in very good condition. Do you have a grubby, worn 20 francs coin to compare against?

In my early collecting days I weighed all of the USA Gold Buffalos that I bought, mainly as reassurance that I hadn’t bought a fake. These are modern coins so weight loss through circulation was not an issue. The consistency of weight was remarkable, 31.21g to 31.23 g...so nothing to worry about there. 

On the more expensive purchases I make, I tend to stick to main dealers, my aversion to risk is more persuasive than my desire for a bargain. A philosophy in life which not all share, but tends to serve me well.

😮 whoa! The big guns are coming out now..that’s a real Bobby Dazzler! I have no idea how many of those were minted but I can’t imagine many..

@SilverTanner very nice early coin. I am trying not to like it too much, as I fear collecting Napoleon 1 coins would prove to be both difficult and expensive. 

@Cornishfarmer @Lea79 @augur @ilovesilverireallydo @KevinFlynn @eddi @mezmer1411 

@SilverTanner @steve1905

Hi, whilst you were all enjoying a nice long snooza, I managed to get the thread name changed with the assistance of @HelpingHands

Decided to ditch the French ! I think we discussed this a while ago but never got round to doing it.

Regards to all..

Kook

57 minutes ago, mr1030 said:

1947 Swiss 20 Francs

I am so tempted to collect these...nice coin sir.

@Sal you like sharks then! I got a bit carried away with the 2015 kook and have 100+ tucked away somewhere. Got a Panda Privy 2018 on its way from Germany so will post a photo soon..just the one though!

@eddi hi.

Did I pay over £250...yes!😂😂😂..I paid £280.03...to be precise!

WHY?..If you want to buy an 1899 or 1900, there is a premium to be paid, they are the two rarest with mintages of c 1.5m and 606k respectively...not particularly scarce, but less easy to obtain than say the 1907, with a Mintage of 17.7 m...see Chards website for this info.

The 1900 ones on Ebay (having looked just now) are from main dealers and are not a high grade, BUT, they are charging a numismatic premium which is why I would give them a miss. The one I have just bought today (see prev) is a little more expensive but a higher grade of coin...find out next week!

I have just updated my Rooster spreadsheet and was very surprised to find...

1. I have collected a full date run in 1 Year and 1 month,..started 31-1-18..so has not taken too long.

2. My cost above spot (including the purchase of the 1900) to buy all 16 was only 9%, which is way lower than I thought it would be. This is of course due to the spot price in £GBP being much higher than a year ago. (£206.62 per coin inc postage)

Most were bought from Chards, then Bullion by Post and only two from eBay.

A big  thank you to @ChardsCoinandBullionDealer for picking out (and sending me photographs) of my first batch, and also to a contact at BBP for doing the same.

I have really enjoyed collecting these and look forward to starting to collect a new coin very shortly @augur..any suggestion?...they have to be interesting, obtainable and not too expensive...no rush on this one.

8 hours ago, kimchi said:

It's completely different from TENNS...superficially perhaps similar initial results (reduced pain), but they work very differently indeed. I suggest research, a few interviews on Youtube with Richard Cumbers will give you an idea. If you are near London/Kent you can try mine for free (well perhaps for the cost of a 9V battery lol). Good wishes 

A very kind offer,  but alas I am a long way up the M1 from you...and currently it is unsafe for me to drive🙁

I have just discovered an unexpected benefit of having a painful shoulder, and being awake at 0430...’The early bird catches the worm’.

My date run of 20 French Francs Roosters has just been completed😃😃😃😃👍 (1899-1914)....All going well!

Within a few hours of being listed, I have found (and bought) what looks to be a 1900 Rooster in great condition. The bad news is I had to pay an unpleasant premium over spot, but the coin looks worth it to me. (plus a bit of retail therapy might help my current demeanour)

I saw that device..It reminded me of a TENS unit ...which never worked on me...but a bottle of red usually does the trick!🤞

1 hour ago, augur said:

Since only Big23 and KevinFlynn found this of interest: here is some further reading on cleaning/reconditioning silver coins:

https://www.emuenzen.de/forum/threads/reinigung-von-silbermuenzen-mit-olivenoel-bildergeschichte.39020/

I'll try that probably on my Nazi Silver

I did find the article of great interest, unfortunately its reading was delayed by an unexpected, and very painful trip to my local hospital this afternoon. @augur do you have a potion to cure Radialoscopy in C8 /T1?? My left scapula has gone crazy painful today..I think I need to make a coin purchase to help take my mind of it...

1 hour ago, eddi said:

The first one when he made himself King.  Its another German version as well

Didn’t Napoleon take his crown from the pope, and place it on his head himself....I think he did literally make himself king (emperor)

That’s a very nice coin @eddi ..jealousy starting to build here.....