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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;SwK, post: 2423870, member: 22309&quot;]Your ideas PLEASE</p><p><br /></p><p>What is creating the interest in the British Coin market? What has really happened over the last decade? We need to understand a few facts and then mix all the facts up to give an individual potted view of the future.</p><p><br /></p><p>Numismatic is ART in a miniature form.</p><p><br /></p><p>Bargains, I have seldom seen any bargains. If you are offered a coin that is substantially below what is considered market price, check it carefully as there is likely to be something wrong with the coin.&nbsp; Numismatic rarities have one main disadvantage in that they are not as liquid as say bullion coins. The internet has changed this to some extent as the audience is much larger than before. The question that is never fully answered is what makes a fair price? Willing buyer, willing seller, the problem is that collectors of British coins fall in love with every piece and are loathed to part.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]502634[/ATTACH] </p><p><b>James I</b> Ship Ryal (15/-) the king showing his naval power</p><p><br /></p><p>Quality pieces have always been sought after they can be preserved carefully through many generations of collectors, since auction catalogues are known from the early 1700’s and collections were assembled well before.</p><p><br /></p><p>The relationship of quality to non-quality is not more than 1:200, or possibly even less. The importance of grading is paramount, beware of “loose” grading. Hold the coin and check the quality of the patina and eye appeal. Plastic captivity is only one possible solution but cannot replace the expertise of a long term collector or dealer with knowledge who wishes to see the whole coin, edges and metal.</p><p><br /></p><p>Coins have the added interest, coins are money and people ‘love money’, they are portable and wonderful collections can be built from Ancient Greek to Modern British Coins. <b>Buy books, read learn your subject; this has always been a strong criteria for success. Knowledge of price/grade is essential for the collector with “Coins of England” the British Bible on pricing carefully reflecting the prices paid at auction of grade to price.</b></p><p><br /></p><p>Blip you say? Yes, as one day there needs to be a correction. Then your collectables will be worth less – sure, but they will have some intrinsic value and anyhow you have had fun collecting.</p><p><br /></p><p>Geoffrey C[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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