Cheap coins become very expensive when P&P is added, i.e. it is best to buy cheap coins in person. e.g. if a €1 coin costs €1.50 to post, it...
Small markup doesn't work ... it simply doesn't cover costs, unless volumes are very high + stock turn is fast. It's all about buying well. -...
I know this is going to sound "a bit odd" coming from a dealer but I am of the opinion that ... if prices go too high, collectors stop...
The 1½d and the fractional farthings are really interesting. All were produced for the low wage colonies and weren't meant to circulate in GB &...
I am not selling coins at the moment. My (former) shop was broken into by my landlord and a large proportion of my inventory stolen. Even though...
I had quick look at my inventory ... and I do not have an 1837 ! I also re-checked my prices and the 1837 is substantially higher than the other...
An interesting suggestion - based upon solid collecting experience. Pricing is usually based upon survival rates ... and demand (not mintage...
The fractional farthings are interesting too. It shows how low cost some of the colonies really were.
I bought a load of small silver recently and, in among what I thought was 100% threepences, were a few 1½d and 4d coins. Their history is interesting.
Thank you
O’Brien Coin Guide: GB & #Ireland Silver Three-Halfpence The 1½d was the smallest #silver #coin to circulate in the 19th C but it was intended...
The irony is my "most read" post is about the 1933 GB penny ! :rolleyes:
I updated all of the modern Irish coin price guides last week. https://oldcurrencyexchange.com/irish-coin-catalogue/ My priorities for the New...
O’Brien Coin Guide: GB & Ireland Copper Farthings (Victoria), with images of die varieties...
William IV enlisted in the Royal Navy at the age of 13. He served in New York during the American War of Independence and George Washington...
I'd advise you to be very careful when buying hammered coinage on eBay !
In 1825, after a 24 year delay, Great Britain and Ireland enacted a monetary union. Some time in the middle of 1826, the British coinage designs...
Among the first colonial coins to be used in America by the English (at Jamestown) was an Irish copper penny - rejected by the Irish - and shipped...
It's still fun though and Irish coins are much more difficult to get than their US counterparts, i.e. lower mintages + not circulating any more.
The problem with those Dansco abums is, once you put an EF or Unc coin into them, all the other coins look terrible and there is pressure to...
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