Now , it's been some time since we first talked about this coin.i think it's fair to say that it is in fact a 1 of a kind.
I've decided after recent events that it's time for me to get serious about making things better for myself & my partner & i am going to sell this coin to the right person for an agreed price.
Please don't waste my time with stupidly low offers as this coin imo is a absolute winner now & in time to come will only gain interest & value,a true investment coin.
Please feel free to email or message me with any offers,i'm puting it up in here 1st as i know there are some collectors here that would dearly love to have it.
At this time it is not for sale anywhere else.
(http://i389.photobucket.com/albums/oo339/appeangel07_photos/29-9-08/new%20coin%20album/022_zpsf2b2f2c5.jpg)
Please define "stupidly low offer".
i.e. why not state the lowest offer you would accept.
hi accums
you could do what a some people here do
list the coin on ebay
and post the link to the listing in the thread
might open up the competition and the price!
good luck with the error selling adventure
I certainly would like to make an offer on it but what you consider a low offer and what I consider a low offer could be quite different. I don't want to insult you so perhaps you could PM me with the ball-park figure you are looking for?
Quote from: 'markn' pid='36675' dateline='1386625105'I certainly would like to make an offer on it but what you consider a low offer and what I consider a low offer could be quite different.
:I_agree: which is why I didn't say anything. Much better to post some idea of a price range, I reckon.
Well, the last portable press error $1's were selling at 5.5K to 6.5K & there were several of them so imo this coin has to be worth more than those.
Quote from: 'accumulator' pid='36681' dateline='1386630407'Well, the last portable press error $1's were selling at 5.5K to 6.5K & there were several of them so imo this coin has to be worth more than those.
Which ones were they? PPH and I didn't pay even remotely close to that amount for the double mint mark SHB dollar we picked up in October this year. We bought it from a dealer who had taken it to numerous shows where it went unsold at his asking price for a long time.
Quote from: 'accumulator' pid='36681' dateline='1386630407'Well, the last portable press error $1's were selling at 5.5K to 6.5K & there were several of them so imo this coin has to be worth more than those.
What sort of errors were those?
I'm not sure anyone is going to agree with your opinion. I would have thought several hundred at most.
Missing mint mark selling upward of 6K
Please refer to pages 30 to 33 of this thread http://www.australian-coins.net/showthread.php?tid=632&page=33
Warning : This is accumulators thread. I don't want him to feel like anyone is trying to get a coin cheap from him. It's fair to discuss the market for these coins in this thread if he's happy to do so. If he's not then please PM me accumulator and I'll delete all OT posts.
Quote from: 'accumulator' pid='36685' dateline='1386633933'Missing mint mark selling upward of 6K
Please refer to pages 30 to 33 of this thread http://www.australian-coins.net/showthread.php?tid=632&page=33
They'll be the coins that Tony Ozcan had. Do you know if any of them actually sold for the amounts he was asking? Feel free to PM me and I'll tell you what we paid for our double MM dollar. I'll even tell you the dealer who we got it from and I'm sure will be happy to confirm the price.
EDIT
No, he hasn't sold them. You can still buy them here: http://www.selectview.com.au/index1.html?products.html&1
In hindsight i don't think puting it in here was such a good idea,as per some of the comments made.
Plenty of other options NO doubt.
Quote from: 'accumulator' pid='36688' dateline='1386634380'In hindsight i don't think puting it in here was such a good idea,as per some of the comments made.
Plenty of other options NO doubt.
Absolutely other methods of selling. Try sticking it on eBay at a high BIN and take offers on it to see what people are willing to pay.
You want me to close this thread?
No ,i would prefer you did not close the thread Mark.
Past history has clouded some peoples judgement imo.
Sorry accumulator. I should have expressed myself better. I was really trying to give you a realistic idea.
Error coins are an interesting area.
The selling price of an error coin depends heavily upon how spectacular the error is.
Compare with:
(http://www.thesandpit.net/images/81_sc_r0001.JPG)
The last time one of these sold at public auction was several years ago at Nobles and it realised a price of around $6K including commission. Nice though your coin is, it is not as spectacular as a scalloped 20c.
Now compare with this 5c brockage:
(http://www.thesandpit.net/sixpences/brock_r1.JPG)
(http://www.thesandpit.net/sixpences/brock_r2.JPG)
The brockage was being sold by Sterling and Currency for $1500 two years ago. Once again, your coin isn't really as spectacular an error as this.
I don't have pcitures of these types, but interesting though it is, your $1 is not up there with a double mintmark dollar or a missing mintmark.
It is more impressive than the 2007 Harbour bridge sdollars that had the mintmarks in slightly the wrong position including those that obliterated some of the design.
For 'one off' errors, it is definitely a case of 'beauty (desirability) is in the eye of the beholder'
I agree with Oz,
the mint marked one dollar coins collectors are the ones who will determine a retail value
and when it's a one off then the seller needs to be cautious to get the best price
I think AC had a coin that was not mint marked at the ANDA show earlier this year (?) might be wrong, but these are the fairly rare mintmark errors
anyways, i reckon stick to yer guns and be selling in the right market place accums
the decimal collectors will guide you in the right direction & again good luck with the sale
Quote from: 'robbiegal' pid='36697' dateline='1386643457'anyways, i reckon stick to yer guns and be selling in the right market place accums
This is absolutely the best advice I reckon.
Its next to impossible to put a hard price on anything which is a one-off. Why is the Mona Lisa worth so much more than any other painting from the same period? They're all one-offs, right?
If you want a grand, or six, or fifty, well, that's your business. If someone wants to pay that, great. If not, well, either you get to keep it or revise your price accordingly. It really does come down to what someone will pay.
Personally, and just because others have expressed an opinion, I reckon a unique item like this
should be worth serious money. But with the distortions in the collecting community, I think it might be an uphill battle to realise anything more than pocket change for an item that doesn't have a long and distinguished pedigree
(read snob value).
I wouldn't mind making a serious offer for the coin but I think the No Mint Mark coins are a bit better option, if I had the spare cash that is.
Good luck in your quest for "bags of money".
the no mint-mark coin was returned to the minting guy at the RAM counterstamp press...
ahh $1000 would have been nice, it would have paid for my trip, now I have to work twice as hard to get in front this month.
I wanna be good :give_rose: but yeah a spare K would be nice alright, I don't have that much but I do have some stuff I'd like you to suss and tell me what you think and if ya lucky we might even make a deal or two..but ya gotta be good and learn how to set your own line but I will show you to start :winkextra: but only 'cause I'm so nice :laugh2:
oh, so ya'd wanna cach something or we'll be singing for our supper, don't worry if worst comes to worst we'll go to Nako Blue and get some fish and chips :laugh2:
fish and chip sis always a good feed!!
as long as the fish is barra and the chips are cooked in first class oil (just my humble but fussy opinion - 'me mum used to own a fish and chip shop!!)
now let's get back on topic!! ha ha
thanks AC - I did vaguely recall you having something to do with one of those errors
Accums may get a private message nibble from of the keen error collectors here, never know, as there are over 200 registered members in this forum - just checked - there are nearly 300 members in this forum
Quote from: 'robbiegal' pid='36763' dateline='1386673586'there are nearly 300 members in this forum
You're kidding???
I thought it was just a dozen or so of us. :angel:
Quote from: 'accumulator' pid='36681' dateline='1386630407'Well, the last portable press error $1's were selling at 5.5K to 6.5K & there were several of them so imo this coin has to be worth more than those.
Sorry I don't think so can you substantiate that with evidence accumulator? So your coin is worth more than what?
No runway,you know as well as i do as Markn pointed out there have been no recorded sales of the coins in question.
Do any of you have proof that my coin is not worth that much,i think not !
I think it quite amazing how some march to the beat of a different drum since certain comments have been made here.
Hang in there Accumulator, someone will want it. Despite my opinion of him, see if Shanew on CCF wants it, he seems always willing to pay good money for unique errors.
:yeah_what_she_said: Shanew would be a great start.!! :idea:
Quote from: 'Unicorn' pid='36783' dateline='1386715047'Hang in there Accumulator, someone will want it.
Definitely. Heck, I'd want it, but with my current housing crisis I can't buy anything right now. :(
I don't like where this thread is going. On one hand we have someone who has a unique coin who believes a coin is worth X. And we've had some reasoned opinions (and a couple of un-reasoned ones) who suggest the coin is worth some fraction of X. It's inevitable that people from both sides are going to end up getting upset one way or another. Unless someone can come up with a compelling reason why this thread should remain, or Accumulator makes it a proper for sale thread (by naming a price for his coin) then I'm going to remove it in seven days from now (Wednesday December 18). If it gets ugly before then I will remove it at my discretion.
Good call Mark.
Stick a price on it and see who bites, definitely.
Yes I don't see where it's my place to argue about a price on something that has no price so you have to start somewhere but agree Mark pull it if it gets to bad. It's not like it's an incuse or something common as such so very hard as I'm a tight bastard so I wouldn't want to pay as much as one of the big collectors but can appreciate what they're worth so each to their own ;) So finances and desirability have a big part to play, so people can ask what ever they like but doesn't mean they'll get it like these mint set errors that they want heaps for but it doesn't mean they'll get it..but i suppose the best way would be to contact a few auction houses and see what their guesstamate is, well I think and that's my 2 cents sorry :)
I have been trying to balance a lot of the issues floating around on this thread and think that without a price, everyone is just guessing at what we are actually discussing.
If the coin was offered for $X and bought, everyone should be happy - buyer is happy to pay, seller is happy to sell.
If the coin sells for less than $X, everyone should be happy (if the seller is not happy with the price, its easy not to sell, and the buyer must be happy or they would not pay the price they offer).
If the coin does not sell, everyone should be happy - The seller should be happy to keep the coin instead of sell, and potential buyers should be happy to keep their money instead of buying the coin.
It all seems to hinge on a price being set....
The Coin is no longer for sale, thanks for your time & interest everyone .
& a big special thankyou for your support & suggestions ,cheers.