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<p>[QUOTE="1934 Wreath Crown, post: 4529573, member: 76965"]I don't know if I'm allowed to ask some of these questions here but if I'm breaching any forum rules, it is not intentional and I apologise.</p><p><br /></p><p>I've been collecting coins, mainly GB old and silver over the past 10 years of so. Initially they were quite basic and eBay was my main source as I was even less knowledgeable than I am now and live in a region where coin dealers are almost unheard of. Also the quality of the coins available on eBay is not always great. As I learned more about coins in general, I explored other sources for purchasing my coins plus my sphere of interest also widened.</p><p><br /></p><p>I'm beginning to lean more toward higher quality, key dates or scarce/rare issues as well as adding ancients to my collection. Covid gave me the time and impetus to revisit my collection and start listing what I had. I realised that the coins I bought as bullion, no longer interest me and need to go. But I also have a second tier of scarce/key dates which are of lower quality compared to what I have bought over the last 5 years. I'm thinking .....Do I sell these and replace them with fewer but more desirable examples or should I just keep them in the back of the cabinet and forget about them???</p><p><br /></p><p>If the decision is to sell, what would be the best way to go about it? Most auction houses charge a huge chunk in buyer's and seller's premium and eBay means shipping many coins individually, which would add to the cost. Many of the coins are different variants of the guinea or sovereign and I probably could identify about 50+ coins that I no longer feel the need to retain.</p><p><br /></p><p>A sample of the kind of coins is attached to this thread and I would love to hear from knowledgeable GB coin collectors on what they would do in my place. BTW, I already have better examples of the key dates in these pictures (sorry for the poor quality of the photo).</p><p><br /></p><p>Would love to hear your opinions, advice and experiences, if you've gone through something similar.</p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: #ff4d4d">edited - pics removed</span>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="1934 Wreath Crown, post: 4529573, member: 76965"]I don't know if I'm allowed to ask some of these questions here but if I'm breaching any forum rules, it is not intentional and I apologise. I've been collecting coins, mainly GB old and silver over the past 10 years of so. Initially they were quite basic and eBay was my main source as I was even less knowledgeable than I am now and live in a region where coin dealers are almost unheard of. Also the quality of the coins available on eBay is not always great. As I learned more about coins in general, I explored other sources for purchasing my coins plus my sphere of interest also widened. I'm beginning to lean more toward higher quality, key dates or scarce/rare issues as well as adding ancients to my collection. Covid gave me the time and impetus to revisit my collection and start listing what I had. I realised that the coins I bought as bullion, no longer interest me and need to go. But I also have a second tier of scarce/key dates which are of lower quality compared to what I have bought over the last 5 years. I'm thinking .....Do I sell these and replace them with fewer but more desirable examples or should I just keep them in the back of the cabinet and forget about them??? If the decision is to sell, what would be the best way to go about it? Most auction houses charge a huge chunk in buyer's and seller's premium and eBay means shipping many coins individually, which would add to the cost. Many of the coins are different variants of the guinea or sovereign and I probably could identify about 50+ coins that I no longer feel the need to retain. A sample of the kind of coins is attached to this thread and I would love to hear from knowledgeable GB coin collectors on what they would do in my place. BTW, I already have better examples of the key dates in these pictures (sorry for the poor quality of the photo). Would love to hear your opinions, advice and experiences, if you've gone through something similar. [COLOR=#ff4d4d]edited - pics removed[/COLOR][/QUOTE]
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