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Sweden
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During the next week I'll be in London for a couple of nights and I wonder if there are any coin shops that some here could recommend.
Since I'll be in the UK I'd like to look for sterling junk silver and copper (larger) pennies.
In addition to this, I'm in a dire need of adheasive (air-tight) coin flips, and none can be found here in Stockholm. I suppose I could use any size avalible.
If all else fails, I'm a world coin collector, so any junk bin is appreciated.
Does anyone know of any good places to look?
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Bedrock of the Community
United Kingdom
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I seem to remember a thread about this before...
There are far fewer coin shops in London than there were 20 years ago. In central London I can think of Coin Heritage in Cecil Court near Leicester Square, the nearby Malcolm Bord's Gold Coin Exchange on Charing Cross Road, and CoinCraft (Richard Lobel) opposite the main entrance to the British Museum. Coincraft tend to package cheap coins and sell them at high prices to novice collectors, but I've pulled some real bargains from their rummage trays - including Commonwealth proof sets from the 1960s at well below catalogue value.
The big Stanley Gibbons stamp shop in the Strand sells some coin accessories. If you are in London over a weekend, the collector's market in the arches under Charing Cross Station is worth checking out.
I am sure there are others, but will leave it to others to recommend.
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 Canada
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Numisrob about covered it. Just got back from a UK buying trip a few weeks back . Coinex was on and was in my opinion pretty poor and nothing like it was back in the 1980s and 1990s. Aside from Phil and Malcolm not much in the way of shops.
The Saturday market under Charing Cross continues to yield treasures if you have "connections" .
Today in the U.K. The London and Midland coin fairs are still quite good.
The auctions all charge BP of 20 per cent.
Travel around the country is imperative if you wish to buy lots at the right price. With the pound dollar rate at around 1.22 it was still fairly easy to buy profitably.
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 Sweden
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There might have been a similar thread before, I'll admit I didn't search before posting this. I'm going on Monday and I won't be staying for over the weekend. Bummer. I won't be leaving London for this time period either. I honestly thought there'd be more in a city of 9 million, but I guess that's that. Anyway, thanks for your tips, I'll have a look when I get there  |
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United Kingdom
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For get it.Coin fairs are the best bet.The Midland fair (2nd Sunday in the month)Birmingham Motor cycle museum
You will waste your time otherwise. Coincraft near the British Museum will just lighten your wallet...they are every thing that a coin shop shouldn't be.
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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BTW London coin fairs are for Fat feckers who love lines of gold.Get yourself up to the Midland fair. 50 odd good dealers.
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Turkey
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X2an = try visiting the Charing Cross collectors market. Its next to thr Embankment tube stop. Its an underground car park, and open on Saturdays (be sure to check it online too, they may be closed on several Saturdays a season). It has many sellers and usually with bargains.
In the last couple of years, I always bought from there when I am in London. There used to be a great shop in Notting Hill, but its clsoed now. I never been able to find something fairly priced in Coincraft.
Hope this message is on time amd helps.
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Pillar of the Community
Sweden
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Alright, the results are in!
CoinCraft was definitely overpriced. Didn't get anything there but the stuff looked nice...
Gold coin exchange seemed promising at first with lots of stuff on display but the seller even said they were doing more wholesale rather than selling single bits and pieces - just how I like my coin shopping. I instead went to the nearby downstairs coin shop at Cecil court, where I made my first purchase. In addition to the shops listed here, there was a military antique store that had several boxes of assorted world coins for 50p each along with silver UK coinage and more coins avalible at request. (alothough at a higher price). Nothing obvious high-end, but a treasure for the junk-bin diver (like me)
The Stanley-Gibbons stamp and coin accessories shop didn't have what I wanted, sadly. It was looking big and fancy though
Since I didn't stay for over the weekend I did not make any efforts to check out the collectors' market. I would've loved to see it but that's that.
Thanks for all of your helpful advice!
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Posted 10/24/2016 5:19 pm
