Any Experience with Leu Numismatik? The website is terrible.

[DonnaML]

9 minutes ago, Finn235 said:

Over here watching my bids get curb-stomped like 

 

My one bid in today's session, on a Roman Republican denarius, was blown away. I would have had to go to almost $1,000, and I've already spent way too much on coins this year! But I admit I'm trying again tomorrow.

[CPK]

I had a bid on a coin, which was admittedly something of a low-ball. Hammer price was about twice what I bid. I'm not too sorry though - I knew it would most likely go way over my bid.

[kirispupis]

I wound up bidding on only one coin and actually won it, of course right next to my max bid. 🙂 

[ComicMan]

I got a few coins 😁

[DonnaML]

I lost out again today on my one bid -- the wonderful Caracalla denarius with a reverse depicting Luna in a biga of bulls. Reminiscent of a Republican reverse. I bid 850; it sold for 1100. I am not really surprised.

But now I have 850 euros more (plus buyer's fee) to spend on something else than I would have had! Extra money in my pocket! I feel rich!

Edited December 5, 2022 by DonnaML

[velarfricative]

My own win, Demetrios II. I'm perfectly happy to accept a missing chunk if it means spending less than 3k on this.

[kirispupis]

Okay, perhaps I don't know the type overly well, but the below coin from the Leu auction was initially on my watch list.

However, I felt it would go too high, so when I found the below coin on ma-shops, I bought it. I still don't have it in hand since it shipped maybe 10 days ago and mail takes about 5-6 weeks from Germany.

I paid 60 Euros for mine, while the Leu one went for 600 CHF (plus fees).

Does the obverse of mine look tooled? The Leu copy has a few letters more of the inscription and is a nice oval, but it certainly looks like either I paid a great price or the Leu coin went way too high. Am I missing something?

 

[Cordoba]

1 hour ago, velarfricative said:

My own win, Demetrios II. I'm perfectly happy to accept a missing chunk if it means spending less than 3k on this.

congrats! i was eyeing this coin too, but did not bid because i had won two coins already. great deal though, i haven't seen a demetrios ii tetradrachm hammer for that cheaply in that condition. i also don't mind edge chips, especially if the details on the coin are still great

[velarfricative]

2 hours ago, Cordoba said:

congrats! i was eyeing this coin too, but did not bid because i had won two coins already. great deal though, i haven't seen a demetrios ii tetradrachm hammer for that cheaply in that condition. i also don't mind edge chips, especially if the details on the coin are still great

Yeah, it's basically impossible to find them in this price range, so I couldn't resist. Not really much chance of me being able to buy another one unless I want to pay thousands for a lower grade.