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Hi! I recently received a coin collection that my Great Grandfather built up many years ago and I'm just wondering what the value of the collection actually is. I've got a couple of imgur albums but I can't post them here. Wondering how I could go about putting the albums up through this site?
The collection consists of a lot of British Empire coins dating between the early 19th and early 20th century. There's a few odds and ends in there too, but really I know nothing about coin collecting, grading, or value.
If anyone could help that would be great!
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 to the CCF You are not allowed to sell on this site until you have 250 posts but if you have questions on any of your coins, feel free to Post pictures of both sides and someone can help you. |
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Thank you! I'm not looking to sell them at all, I'm just wondering what they're worth really. There's around 100 photos so uploading them here might be a bit of a challenge. Do you know of any alternatives?
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Do you know of any alternatives? First welcome to CCF. Second, how about posting images of a couple pieces first? Depending on what you have in this inherited collection, we may be able to point you down a good path. We are here to educate and to help, but grading and pricing dozens and dozens of coins is really a bit outside of our purview. "If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
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One option might be to take your coins to a large coin show. There are usually a couple of people at the shows who deal mainly in foreign coins. They could take a look at your collection and maybe point you in the right direction if they see anything valuable. Coin show dates and locations are easy to search for on the internet. I have a large number of foreign coins also and I was able to determine ballpark values just by searching online for the coins by date and type, then looking at any of the guides in the results for values. For example, the coin in the lower left (bottom 2 photos) is an 1889 Victoria Jubilee Head Halfcrown. One of the websites you get when you search is Numista which is a good source for info. See the following link: https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces8474.htmlEdited by TrainerJK
11/21/2018 5:52 pm
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From what you have shown, the most value would be in the Victorian pieces that have only light wear (the 2 on the left). These would have some premium over the silver value, but how much depends on the local market. All the others probably would not have much value beyond the silver. I personally doubt that any dealer would offer anything over silver for those.
The key variables are the rarity and the condition (wear)of the coins. You can use numista mentioned above to assess the relative rarity of your piece (usually related to the mintage). There are guides to assess condition, but as example the 2 victorian pieces on the left look to be Very Fine to Extremely Fine (VF-XF), while the heavily worn one on the lower right would be closer to VG (Very good). Very good to describe a coin is not a compliment!
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From what you have shown, the most value would be in the Victorian pieces that have only light wear (the 2 on the left). These would have some premium over the silver value, but how much depends on the local market. All the others probably would not have much value beyond the silver. I personally doubt that any dealer would offer anything over silver for those.
The key variables are the rarity and the condition (wear)of the coins. You can use numista mentioned above to assess the relative rarity of your piece (usually related to the mintage). There are guides to assess condition, but as example the 2 victorian pieces on the left look to be Very Fine to Extremely Fine (VF-XF), while the heavily worn one on the lower right would be closer to VG (Very good). Very good to describe a coin is not a compliment! Many thanks for this detailed reply! Using your example of the two Victorian pieces at VF-XF most of the collection generally falls between VG and VF-XF. There's probably around 60-70 half crowns pre 1946 and around the same as florins and the like. I've found a website that seems to give lists coins, their rare dates, and prices by condition, and am just wondering if its something used by many like numista is. Seems a little inflated to me based on what I've been told by others. Value wise it'll probably be a case of weighing the collection to see its silver value weight. http://www.coins-of-the-uk.co.uk/values/index.htmlThe above link is the one I'm talking about :) |
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That website will be your best online guide for British coins. Some are a bit outdated and not all varieties are covered but the main ones are. Whilst the opinion of your coins grades will differ from who's country you are talking to None of the coins in view would grade VF on the UK grading scale. The best coin which is one of the George V half crowns is NVF Near very fine will get premium over the melt value
Also all coins before 1920 are .925 silver content those after are.500 silver content up until 1946. After that they are cupro nickel and have no silver content in them. It is virtually impossible to give an accurate assessment as there are so many variables and what prices are realised in sales is really down to how much the person who wants the coin is willing to pay.
You could take the coins to a local dealer for an insurance appraisal as in what it would likely cost to replace them. Don't sell to them you will get very little above scrap value no matter what the condition is. Try a little research and look at sold listings for coins in a similar condition to your own. It's not full proof but it may give you a footing and a start on gaining the value of the coins. Good luck
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