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<p>[QUOTE="Only a Poor Old Man, post: 4531698, member: 111037"]Living in London can be tricky in the middle of a global pandemic, but when things are normal it is a heaven for collectors of all kinds. Old fashioned shops and societies are abundant. Coin wise there is no shortage of brick and mortar shops, across the British museum for example there are two. Some people think they are pricey, but there is a big variety of coins and bargains can still be found. They get a lot of tourists of course, which means that when collectors turn up they are happy to engage with someone that is knowledgeable. There are at least another two I haven't visited yet and of course Roma Numismatics is also based here. I was planning to attend my very first auction, but due to the pandemic I think they held it electronically instead. And of course you have Baldwin & Sons which is a historic shop that is known for some of the most impressive coin sales recently (the Pantikapaion gold stater comes to mind). Plenty of pricey coins, but again a good variety in their physical shop to find coins that are good value for money. Their numismatist that specialises in ancients is a young chap that is active in a facebook group I belong too and was quite helpful last time I visited their shop. Thankfully in big cities we don't have to worry about coin shops closing..[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Only a Poor Old Man, post: 4531698, member: 111037"]Living in London can be tricky in the middle of a global pandemic, but when things are normal it is a heaven for collectors of all kinds. Old fashioned shops and societies are abundant. Coin wise there is no shortage of brick and mortar shops, across the British museum for example there are two. Some people think they are pricey, but there is a big variety of coins and bargains can still be found. They get a lot of tourists of course, which means that when collectors turn up they are happy to engage with someone that is knowledgeable. There are at least another two I haven't visited yet and of course Roma Numismatics is also based here. I was planning to attend my very first auction, but due to the pandemic I think they held it electronically instead. And of course you have Baldwin & Sons which is a historic shop that is known for some of the most impressive coin sales recently (the Pantikapaion gold stater comes to mind). Plenty of pricey coins, but again a good variety in their physical shop to find coins that are good value for money. Their numismatist that specialises in ancients is a young chap that is active in a facebook group I belong too and was quite helpful last time I visited their shop. Thankfully in big cities we don't have to worry about coin shops closing..[/QUOTE]
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