Anyone here get a chance to participate or at least watch the Baldwin's Deane III sale today at the Strand?
Prices were strong, IMO the items were not as nice as the first two sales, both from my own observations looking online and through the print catalog. One online buyer (#1061) took almost half of the lots, that was crazy, I bought an impulse lot, and will share when it arrives, it's another cool one I think. Some very strong prices hammered down on the Pidcock halfpennies and farthings, I'd love to add them to my collection but not at 4 times or more of the book estimates.
From my friends that attended the auction in person, I heard many of the tokens were wiped, cleaned, mishandled or just not as nice as this round compared to Deane I and II sales. After some consults on a few pieces I decided to pass on most of the lots I was watching. However, I'm sure over the next month or so we will start to see some of these winning lots show up in posts online. Still wonder who bidder #1061 was, a dealer or collector? Either way they sure came to this sale with a big wallet and deep pockets.
Prices were strong, IMO the items were not as nice as the first two sales, both from my own observations looking online and through the print catalog. One online buyer (#1061) took almost half of the lots, that was crazy, I bought an impulse lot, and will share when it arrives, it's another cool one I think. Some very strong prices hammered down on the Pidcock halfpennies and farthings, I'd love to add them to my collection but not at 4 times or more of the book estimates.
From my friends that attended the auction in person, I heard many of the tokens were wiped, cleaned, mishandled or just not as nice as this round compared to Deane I and II sales. After some consults on a few pieces I decided to pass on most of the lots I was watching. However, I'm sure over the next month or so we will start to see some of these winning lots show up in posts online. Still wonder who bidder #1061 was, a dealer or collector? Either way they sure came to this sale with a big wallet and deep pockets.
Anyone here get a chance to participate or at least watch the Baldwin's Deane III sale today at the Strand?
Prices were strong, IMO the items were not as nice as the first two sales, both from my own observations looking online and through the print catalog. One online buyer (#1061) took almost half of the lots, that was crazy, I bought an impulse lot, and will share when it arrives, it's another cool one I think. Some very strong prices hammered down on the Pidcock halfpennies and farthings, I'd love to add them to my collection but not at 4 times or more of the book estimates.
From my friends that attended the auction in person, I heard many of the tokens were wiped, cleaned, mishandled or just not as nice as this round compared to Deane I and II sales. After some consults on a few pieces I decided to pass on most of the lots I was watching. However, I'm sure over the next month or so we will start to see some of these winning lots show up in posts online. Still wonder who bidder #1061 was, a dealer or collector? Either way they sure came to this sale with a big wallet and deep pockets.
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