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thq Pillar of the Community United States 3343 Posts	Posted 10/26/2007 9:10 pm The petition crowns are shockingly good looking, as is the young Victoria. I think for sheer butt ugliness that later busts of Louis XVI on French coins do beat sour looking old Victoria, by a bulbous nose.... I think that portrait coinage is unattractive in general. In its time and for certain monarchs (or presidents), it's OK. Elizabeth I, Henry VIII, Lincoln, fine. King George (pick any of them), Jefferson, Washington, er, I'd rather look at the reverse. "Two minutes ago I would have sold my chances for a tired dime." Fred Astaire Report this Post to the Staff
Philip Smither Valued Member United Kingdom 59 Posts	Posted 10/27/2007 08:38 am I am also trying to collect english coins as well as american but I find myself already in a bit of a bind with both. I would like to collect the Lincoln wheat cents, not such a hard task for people in the states, as for being in england, popping down to the bank to get 50 rolls is impossible Also the same with english coins, you'd think being in england would help, but decimalisation in '71 means getting older coins from the bank ain't happening, So I have no idea where to start appart from ebay and coin dealers, I live in Surrey so does anyone know of any places I can go to maybe get a lot of old coins in bulk at all? Report this Post to the Staff
hussulo Valued Member United Kingdom 91 Posts	Posted 10/27/2007 1:21 pm I'm still not allowed to post links but if you search numis.co.uk/bntalist. in Google you should get a list of all reputable coin dealers in the UK. Some of them will sell coins in bulk or should have bargain bins. Failing that you could try car boots and charity shops. The Duncannon Partnership 4 Beaufort Road, Reigate, Surrey Tel: 01737 244222 Fax: 01737 224743 Nigel Tooley Ltd. P.O. Box 91, Ashtead, Surrey, KT21 1YX Tel: 01372-278620 Fax: 01372-277800 Mark Rasmussen PO Box 42, Betchworth, Surrey, RH3 7YR Tel: 01737 841000 Fax: 01737 841000 KMCC Ltd PO Box 207, Tadworth, Surrey, KT20 6WE Tel: 01737 359648 Fax: 01737 359648 Graeme & Linda Monk P.O. Box 201, Croydon, Surrey, CR9 7AQ Tel: 020-8656-4583 Fax: 020-8656-4583 As for buying on ebay it can be fun but it can also be a mine field. I have always told any newcomer I have spoke to, do their research first, ask any questions on the likes of forums before buying on ebay or better yet buy from reputable dealers until they are more accomplished at grading and spotting fakes. Report this Post to the Staff
casey jones Valued Member United Kingdom 103 Posts	Posted 10/28/2007 6:35 pm Antique shops normally sell them...buckets of old penny's & shillings for you to wade through. Good place to kick off a collection. Report this Post to the Staff
NumisMattyUk Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2217 Posts	Posted 11/03/2007 5:39 pm Hey Huss, nice editors letter in Coin News on breaking into British slabbed coins and reslabbing for profit in America... just read it today :) Report this Post to the Staff
hussulo Valued Member United Kingdom 91 Posts	Posted 11/04/2007 09:15 am Thanks Matt. I'm not saying it goes on in a big scale and might not always work for every coin but, thats the problem when you have prices based on numbers. Even in America people crack out coins and resubmit them in the hopes of getting a higher score and thus more money when they next sell it. Report this Post to the Staff
NumisMattyUk Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2217 Posts	Posted 11/04/2007 11:49 am Hehe.. prices not based on numbers wouldn't that be odd? But yeah it is a funny goings-on and the point is to pay for what you believe the coin is worth rather than a fixed 'regime' of prices that people are maybe a little too obsessed with?... Would it not make better sense if the Americans stuck to grading their own coins? - not aiming to be rude to American buyers/sellers but it might be a solution to grade "World" coins according to the way they are graded by the country of production if there is this schism between the way the two grading systems work, what with the market being very bullish over there and coin prices/values being the highest... Edited by NumisMattyUk 11/04/2007 11:51 am Report this Post to the Staff
hussulo Valued Member United Kingdom 91 Posts	Posted 11/04/2007 4:26 pm Your probably right Matt but where theres demand there is supply and up until CGS there were only US grading companies and don't forget there are a lot of US collectors that collect British coin whom like to get them slabbed. I can't really see them posting them to the UK to get them slabbed. It will be interesting to see the response to the letter next month. Theres bound to be someone disagreeing with me. Report this Post to the Staff
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