Purple Coins

Australian coin · October 06, 2013, 03:40:23 PM

hey just got back from a coin and stamp fair took picks of a purple proof penny for you, cos I know you would like that stuff PP, give me a few min to host the pics and put them up, xx

obviously taking pics is really hard to capture the right colour it looked pretty in hand, and shined out from the rest with the purple, not all on it comes thru in the pics, but did zoom in pics for detail. please forgive some pics, some were taken just to capture colour some were for a specific area of beading, the dealer was teaching me how to tell the difference from a proof and other strikes. but this gives you a good coverage of this coin I got the privilege to play with :angel:

robbiegal · October 06, 2013, 10:10:07 PM

AC - our intrepid on the spot coin show - purple penny reporter!!

runway · October 12, 2013, 11:59:41 PM

Beautiful AC, stunning coins and 110% effort with captured pics thanks from all of us on the forum

dcoin · October 13, 2013, 06:30:20 PM

$1425, HAHAHAHAHHAHAAHHAHAHAHA, the dealer would be lucky to get 1/4 of that for that 1956 proof penny (I don't mind some purple on a coin but the above one is a shocker). This is the best graded PCGS example I could find a picture of as a point of comparison.

http://images.pcgs.com/SecurePlus/27332579_800x600.jpg

ausjack · October 14, 2013, 06:13:06 AM

Sorry dcoin I can understand your thoughts on the price and each their own but I actually find the rest of your statement a little insulting as AC was at a show and doing us a favour as she didn't have to and your trying to compare her pic's with a pro job..no fair mate and I can tell you because I have the bastards and that's that predecimal proof, specimen coins from wedding sets and different colour coins are very hard to capture a decent image and if you don't believe me ask Walter or Mark and they'll tell you that you need the right light and everything so I think your being a little hard dcoin and well done a top job with what you had to work with AC, I take my hat off to ya little mate and thank for sharing :hi:

Cooper S · October 14, 2013, 07:58:23 AM

:drooling: love the purple coins thanks for sharing the pics

keldaw · October 14, 2013, 09:35:39 AM

Quote from: 'dcoin' pid='30781' dateline='1381651220'$1425, HAHAHAHAHHAHAAHHAHAHAHA, the dealer would be lucky to get 1/4 of that for that 1956 proof penny (I don't mind some purple on a coin but the above one is a shocker). This is the best graded PCGS example I could find a picture of as a point of comparison.

http://images.pcgs.com/SecurePlus/27332579_800x600.jpg

dcoin , I see no comparison in your pic and the ones from A C pic I don't know where you got your pic from but A C had a very hard job to try and get a good pic with it being in a cover of plastic and different light and time limit because it was not her coin , she was very lucky that the owner allowed her to take the coin to take the pic of , and looking at your pic in the raw , I see looks like a lot of scratch marks across the roo,s hip and back and also above the back , just like it has been rubbed or something like a 2 x 2 plastic holder .. ,, kel ,,

robbiegal · October 14, 2013, 05:27:23 PM

:i_agree::yeah_that::yeah_what_she_said:

thanks Kel and AJ
I had similar thoughts but couldn't put the words together

dcoin · October 14, 2013, 06:15:12 PM

Sorry if the above post came out insulting, I was purely commenting on the price of the coin with respect to its condition (obverse fingerprint and spotting, that's what I was call shocking, not the photo).

My post had nothing to do with AC's photo and sharing of the photo, the other coin pictured was merely to show an example which appears to be full red and minus spotting/fingerprint, hope everyone understands what I was saying and appologies if it was miscommunicated / mininterpreted.

:imnewhere:

ausjack · October 14, 2013, 06:31:41 PM

all good dcoin, just appeared that you were having a go at AC, I'm a little protective sorry mate :good:

My proof has a finger print and I supose there's a lot that do

robbiegal · October 14, 2013, 06:33:02 PM

they weren't issued in sealed packages
so most have fingerprints

keldaw · October 14, 2013, 07:04:22 PM

it,s all good DCOINS , we just have this thing about protecting our

little darlings on this forum , and we wont be like aunty jack , who

said he will come around an rip your bloody arms off .

ps ,,, if you don't know who aunty jack was , it was a tv show and

that was his favourite saying , his trade mark . ... ,, kel ,,

ausjack · October 14, 2013, 07:33:08 PM

and we wont be like aunty jack

speak for ya self Kel..I am aunty Jack sometimes or I get dad from my bro's kids :laugh2: and I just loved that show..here's one of my earworms

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KnEOr1MgwTM there were so many good old shows and look at the CRAP we have to deal with these days so I suppose it's no wonder that they play so many old shows, not that I mind