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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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I can't see anything definitely wrong with it, but I wouldn't want to swear it is original without checking it in hand. As to what it is worth - very debateable. Old school would say "scrap metal" because of the damage to the rim from the mounting pins, but realistically it could make £1000 + at auction. You would need to put it into a decent auction so they can verify its authenticity before listing. If you sell on ebay, you will have to assure authenticity before listing and if any buyer felt it was not right, give full moneyback guarantee. |
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Pillar of the Community
 Canada
5400 Posts |
Try one of the coin auction firms , of which there are many
reputable ones in the UK!
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New Member
 United Kingdom
8 Posts |
Any pointers on which auction house to approach. I am down on the SE coast of England near Canterbury.
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
945 Posts |
I would use Dix Noonan and Webb in London - dnw.co.uk. They are very professional, realistic with commission charges and efficient in handling postage. Alternative would be Lockdales of Ipswich - lockdales.com. I am not a fan of London Coins as they do not take live online bidding. Spink would probably not list it because of the mounting.
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New Member
United Kingdom
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Well. have emailed Dix Noonan but havnt had a reply, maybe they closed early for Christmas.#
Will try the Ipswich one next.
Have also found a bag of coins that look to be metal detecting finds as they seem to be mainly Roman. Is there a market for these ?
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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The metal detecting finds: depends a lot on the quality. Unless they are remarkably good or rare (eg scarce Saxon or rarer Medieval monarchs) the big auction houses probably won't be interested. Roman metal detecting finds are generally very common, so they have to be silver or very good to get much interest. Best to find a local auction house and take them along for an assessment.
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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Yes there is a market for Roman, but as PaddyB says, it depends what it is. I would think ebay would be best. If they are bronzes of common emperors you might even sell them as a bulk lot, as you would probably make a tiny profit on each (after postage and fees), which is a lot of effort. If you know where they were found, that is a selling point to add value. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Well, does have the cleaning hairlines... but this type of mount is certainly better completely ruinous mount marks on the face of the coin.
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New Member
United Kingdom
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Well so far havnt had a reply from either auction house. Hopefully because of Christmas/New Year not because they think its a load of rubbish !
Will send another email in the hope that I get a reply.
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