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I would hardly consider myself worried Frank and I suppose that my reference to deluge was mere hyperbole for which I hope I'm forgiven but,notwithstanding what you say I am still the very happy recipient of a QSA/KSA to the NVCR which I picked up for R1 100 (read that to be a song) in a similar auction not so long ago.

How did I do it you may ask or not ask depending on your level of interest? Because in my view and some of those of my acquaintance, there was too much on offer and this little beauty slipped through the cracks.

Regards

R

Hi Ryan,

I'll leave the East Somerset QSA off my bidding list. I wasn't at OMRS at Canberra. A bit too far from here and I am intending to go to Brisbane & Gold Coast in early January and don't like to push my luck with friends feeding the pets (horses, dog & cats).
Looking at City Coins there should be something for most of us QSA collectors and unless someone has an excess of cash most of us should pick up a piece or three. I hope it at least three as the costs of courier make a single purchase quite expensive.

Cheers,

Jim

Hello Rory,
I think it is always nice when this sort of thing happens and it goes to show that bargains can still be had even today.
Moreover, when a medal is offered in that way, in a public sale, a collector can feel quite happy that he has not ripped anyone off.
As far as I am aware there are no salerooms in South Africa that are really similar to City Coins with the international customer base that Natalie has, we have lots of small provincial salerooms here as well and cheap QSA's can still be found if you look around.
1,100 zar is a little over £60 today, I think from memory, Paul bought a QSA to the Cape Police for £50 not so long ago.
I actually bought one from a local pawnbroker and payed only the scrap silver value for it, so under £30 and I remember being delighted as I looked at the naming, not only was it correct, but it was a Cape Government unit that had been raised in the same way as their District Mounted Troops, so a medal without a clasp, as it appeared to be when I noticed it and not a medal that had been messed around with, all I needed to do was add a piece of silk ribbon.
But this sort of thing is becoming much harder to do these days.
Kind regards Frank

Rory wrote: I would hardly consider myself worried Frank and I suppose that my reference to deluge was mere hyperbole for which I hope I'm forgiven but,notwithstanding what you say I am still the very happy recipient of a QSA/KSA to the NVCR which I picked up for R1 100 (read that to be a song) in a similar auction not so long ago.

How did I do it you may ask or not ask depending on your level of interest? Because in my view and some of those of my acquaintance, there was too much on offer and this little beauty slipped through the cracks.

Regards

R

I'm sure you all know this already but 17:00 RSA time marks the close of auction 64.

Good luck if you have bid.

We look forward to hearing (and seeing if possible) your successes.

I will be surprised yet delighted to see the provisional listing on the 23rd of December if it is so. Someone will certainly be burning the midnight oil over the weekend at City Coins. Good on Natalie & her crew. I suspect strong interest in Auction 64 will result in prices reflective of that interest.

Stephen,

This is good news. Otherwise the wait would be a few days over the Christmas break?

Are you waiting on many bids?

Best wishes
David