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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bardolph, post: 26398663, member: 96174&quot;]I began collecting post 1860 Victorian pennies over 70 years ago as a schoolboy - they were plentiful, though not in good condition, and we all tried to make a complete collection from loose change which came our way. We also knew which were the hard dates to find, but Idon&#039;t recall any of us achieving that goal. Looking at my latest Spinks, it is easy to see why: even in F condition, many of them have 3-figure prices and even some are listed as costing thousands, so I have given up with my penny collection.</p><p><br /></p><p>But I still collect post 1860 coins, because they bring back many memories, and I have put together an almost complete set of 20th Century silver and brass threepenny bits, and an even bigger and better set of farthings. One advantage of these coins is that in EF and VF condition the prices ae within my budget. An advantage of living in Barcelona is that at the weekly coin market (every Sunday, Plaza Real) the prices are somewhat lower than in the UK, but the choice is of course limited so I have to buy from UK or other international dealers and pay a premium.</p><p><br /></p><p>I also put aside every modern BU coin that comes my way. They are only worth face value (as a rule: some rare Andorran, Slovenian and San Marino euro coins are exceptions). But I put aside BU coins because I remember when I first started work after university, a fellow colleague who learned that I was a coin collector gave me two rolls of UNC Eire pennies - dated 1928, when they first appeared - and one roll of ditto halfpennies, 36 coins in all, totally free. My grandchildren or great grandchildren might appreciate them some time in the future[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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