Posted by spikeyjac
anyone here know a thing or two about coins?
have found some in my warddrobe and though they might be worth a little bit.
i have a 1896 one shilling coin
a princess diana and prince of wales commemorative coin.
half penny from 1933
one dollar coin from 1972
1 million turkish lira note
£1 note
5 deutschmark note form 1970's
some £2 commemorative coin from before the millenium
Posted by axxxr
Best to take them for an evaluation to a specialist coin collector or dealer you can find them in yellow pages.
I've got a large collection of very old coins aswell,maybe its time i should get them valued aswell.
Posted by spikeyjac
thought about that but not sure i9f i can be bothered lol
Posted by axxxr
you should be bothered because you might have a rare coin that might be worth more than you think.
It might be worth the extra effort to get a professional evaluation,i certainly will with my lot.
Posted by spikeyjac
does it cost to ahve a proffessional valuation
Posted by axxxr
Nope not really...most coin dealers will be happy to do it!
best to check with the ones in your area,and call them to make an appointment.
Posted by Xugaa
Yeah mate, don't just sell the, take them to a specialist.
They could be worth a lot and well you don't really wnat to just sell them like that. Get them valued them Ebay them with that value in mind.
Posted by Sammy_boy
Have a look on Ebay for what similar coins are going for to get an idea.
I remember something about some 1933 coins being worth a lot as there are only a few of some in existence (I think they're pennies rather than half pennies though) try doing a google search on each as well.
Don't think the Di coin's worth much, there's lots about.
Posted by Cycovision
@sammy
I think you might be thinking about Edward VIII in 1936. There were a relatively small number of variously valued coins minted with his head upon them before he abdicated the thrown to marry Wallis Simpson. Some of these surviving coins are worth serious money.
Posted by Sammy_boy
@cyco - yes, you're right, I'm getting my years mixed up!
I used to be into a bit of coin collecting, still got a couple of hundred old and foriegn coins!
Posted by Cycovision
HeHeHe yeah!
I used to be into coin collecting too, don't think any of my collection is worth anything though
Posted by Sammy_boy
Nor mine lol, think my priciest coin probably only worth about £25-£30!
Posted by 5times
i have a couple from the 15th century and one from 9th century..i wonder whether they are priceless:)
Posted by Xugaa
Anyone who has some old coins should get them checked out, also don't try to clean them at all, not your job!
Posted by Sammy_boy
I think we're going to need a coin collecting thread soon lol!
I've got a couple of Roman ones, not that expensive but interesting to think who has handled them in the past, what they've been through, etc.
Posted by awave
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yuppo - not a good idea to clean them, especially if it's gonna be in cillit bang! (or however you spell it!) as it'll come up nice 'n' clean but it'll be worth less
i'm not into coin collecting, but 25-30 quid for one coin (if that is not it's original value lol) seems like a pretty reasonable price, when you think that if you had, say 100 coins, and the average price sold them at each was 10quid, you would've got 1000quid back...i know...your gonna say...'i put loads more into it' well..that's your call
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