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<p>[QUOTE="Gallienus, post: 3215018, member: 42034"]Rarely have I gotten a coin from Ebay that I did not return. The reason was always grading or undisclosed damage. My guess is that with British/English coins, everything at the L.300 price point will be not rare and always something you can find again. Thus don't get sucked into "I must have this superb 1965 Churchill Crown" for example. You can always find another one. You won't yet be buying any Henry III gold pennies for example.</p><p><br /></p><p>Also an option is going to Coinex which may be held in London or other major shows. There will be hundreds of dealers and prices may be fairer than at a coin shop. However, everyone has to start somewhere and coin shops have to sell coins to customers; unless they're at a beach somewheres and can just rely on passing tourists.</p><p><br /></p><p>Finally there are established auction firms: many of which sell hundreds of coins at the L.300 price range in a single auction. You can even go and look thru all the lots in person before bidding. The "official" auction estimates may vary from accurate to deceptively /enticingly low as in "you can buy a brand new 2019 BMW for only L. 1.999".</p><p><br /></p><p>Below is an example of an English [or British depending on the year of definition] half crown I bought from a dealer many years ago. This was when only US coins were slabbed.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://coinsandhistory.com/pix_shared/pix_cointalk/Eng_OC_hc-1658_both_med.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Gallienus, post: 3215018, member: 42034"]Rarely have I gotten a coin from Ebay that I did not return. The reason was always grading or undisclosed damage. My guess is that with British/English coins, everything at the L.300 price point will be not rare and always something you can find again. Thus don't get sucked into "I must have this superb 1965 Churchill Crown" for example. You can always find another one. You won't yet be buying any Henry III gold pennies for example. Also an option is going to Coinex which may be held in London or other major shows. There will be hundreds of dealers and prices may be fairer than at a coin shop. However, everyone has to start somewhere and coin shops have to sell coins to customers; unless they're at a beach somewheres and can just rely on passing tourists. Finally there are established auction firms: many of which sell hundreds of coins at the L.300 price range in a single auction. You can even go and look thru all the lots in person before bidding. The "official" auction estimates may vary from accurate to deceptively /enticingly low as in "you can buy a brand new 2019 BMW for only L. 1.999". Below is an example of an English [or British depending on the year of definition] half crown I bought from a dealer many years ago. This was when only US coins were slabbed. [IMG]https://coinsandhistory.com/pix_shared/pix_cointalk/Eng_OC_hc-1658_both_med.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE]
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