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New Member
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Does anyone collect these specifically? They don't appear to be as popular as I thought they would be. Your thoughts please....
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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Guineas are difficult to collect. They haven't been made since 1814 so they're hard to find in good condition and they tend to be quite expensive too.
If you have an interest in British gold I recommend the sovereign. They're much easier to find and are more reasonably priced too.
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New Member
 United Kingdom
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Ah but the guinea is far more interesting and has more eye appeal than the sovereign IMHO. I don't dislike sovereigns, I have a few myself but guineas have more appeal.
I was wondering why there isn't much more interest in them. People do collect other coins of equal and higher value after all.
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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I would collect guineas if they were sold at a halfway decent price but I don't know where to look.
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New Member
United Kingdom
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They can be found on all the specialist coin auction sites. There are also the smaller denominations to consider. In recent time quarter guineas have sold from just £80, though a good example will obviously cost more. I'll be bidding for a couple next month.
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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Can you name these auction sites, please?
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United Kingdom
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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Beware of coins that have been mounted as jewellery.
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New Member
United Kingdom
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Thanks Peter. The ones I'm considering bidding on will be sold by a reputable auction house. An outfit which warns potential purchasers when coins have previously been used in jewellery. Something I intent to avoid like the plague! Thanks again.
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New Member
United Kingdom
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I specifically collect guineas. There are personal reasons I prefer guineas to sovereigns, mainly the fact they sum up my favorite time in history as well as their beauty.
Demarco Bishopp said it really. They are far less available than sovereigns and tend to be heavily worn or mounted. Decent spade guineas are always going to go for around £500+. I have always ended up paying around the £850 mark and are very proud of those coins I do own. Then again I have a low income.
What peter1234 said, stay well away from anything even touched by solder.
Have a good bit of research on the many types of guineas and the conditions they come in. If you want to ask anything let me know.
Edited by player1ssg1
01/06/2015 4:35 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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Gold coins are beautiful, with an aura about them that draws me in.
But as an ordinary working man, they are out of my reach. When I first started collecting I had to set myself limits. By not collecting gold, I have managed to obtain a meaningful collection of other coins.
Come the day I win the lottery.....
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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For common dates, Victorian and later sovereigns in EF, are about 1/2 of the price of guineas and pre Victorian sovereigns in EF.
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