Hatton Coins - Advice Welcome

to CCF, ethansky, and condolences for your loss. I hope going through your father's coins/collection is not a burden on you but rather an pleasant experience that gives you a glimpse into part of your father's life.

Basically the answers to all your questions are "yes" and it sounds like you've come to that conclusion for yourself anyway based on your phrasing, although I'm not sure they claim to be investment vehicles.

Generally speaking, modern precious metals coins/commemoratives purchased from any government or private mint are going to have a large premium over spot and can easily be found on the secondary market (e.g., ebay) for closer to spot within a couple of years. Certainly they of interest to certain collectors, but the market is limited. They are indeed worth their weight in gold, but you need to take into account the fineness.

If you don't want to bother much with it, the fastest way to offload is going to be to take it to a coin dealer, but that probably won't get you the most money in your pocket as they have to make money.

At the end of the day, many of us aren't concerned witih return on investment when it comes to coins / numismatics and don't even consider them an investment at all. We do it for the enjoyment of it with the understanding that rarely does one profit off of a hobby. Hopefully your father was doing it for the enjoyment of it all and wasn't duped into a get-rich-quick scheme.

Without knowing what he paid for these, it would be difficult to offer useful advice.



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I'll give you some advice steer clear of any "So called Mint " suffix enterprises or any of the readers digest type even The Royal Mint itself. They are only interested in fleecing your wallet. or any of the slow burners buy now pay later enterprises Like Hatton of London. The way they advertise anyone would thing they are affiliated to The Royal Mint. NONE of them are. All cowboys . If you receive any advertising from them do not open it just rip it up and bin it. Although I am sure there are some decent dealers still around they have to earn an income so do not ever sell to them you'll get a pittance for your dads collection. Find a local well known auction Like St James I am sure they will realise their true worth in the fairest of selling arenas

Sorry for your loss and welcome to the CCF!

Personally, I would contact Hattons of London and see if they have a buy-back program: https://hattonsoflondon.com/frequen...d-questions/

Perhaps your Father just enjoyed his collection. We don't all look at coins as how much we can profit from them. In fact, most of us don't.

That said, if you have no interest, I would suggest selling them. I would check with a reputable local dealer as well.