What would you do if......

You suddenly acquired about 400 British crowns (all 1965) and who knows how many pennies and half pennies from 1800's through 1960's?

 

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I'd look through them and see if any had counterstamps on then. But then I'm a counterstamp collector, so....

Bruce

 

It's too bad they don't look to be in good shape. I sell coins on eBay and there is always a market for British stuff, even if it is common. The Churchill crowns sell for a few bucks each, so unless they are trashed there's some value there. But as for the damaged coins, I don't know what to tell you.

 

Here's a pic of what one would look like!

 

They were in an attic for who knows how many years. There was a lot of dust and mold. I am tempted to give them all a simple rinse and let them air dry. What do you think?

 

If I said, yes. Would I get backlash? Maybe acetone bath, literally.

 

I voted to pass them out over the next few years. You might intrigue a new collector?

If you just dump them, you get a couple bucks and its worthless. If you save them until you die, you dump that on some unfortunate soul who has to figure out if these are worth anything or not.

I actually spend time thinking about this, because nobody in my circle collects coins. I have a container that I have specifically labelled as "these coins should be spent" so that if I pass, they know what to do with them. I've put a bunch of wheat cents, canadian coins, even no-date buffalos in there. Random Kennedys and Ikes too.

 

I kinda like the couch cushion idea.. would love to see the look on my sons face when he sat on em

 

I voted send them from the empire state building. Zing em like a bottle cap try to land them on balconies below.

 

What would happen if one hit someone? What speed would it get up to? Hmm. Physics problem.

 

The pennies and halfpennies are worth sorting through for rare varieties. It might be unlikely that you find any, but you won't if you don't look.

 

Search the pennies in case there is a 1951. The lowest mintage of the modern large pennies.

I found one in a flea market once for about 50 cents and sold it a couple years later for $5 to a dealer.

 

I sold one a few weeks ago for $40. 1950 and 1953 are also key dates.

 

Something tells me I will be sorting for hours.... maybe days! Sounds kinda fun! I am busy with school at the moment, but when I see a good chunk of time, I think I'll go through them.

 

Sure, pretend to have time traveled - 'cause if you really had time traveled, you would've spent those crowns on gold, or Coca-Cola stock. Or bookies. (You did take a list of race and election winners when you went back, didn't you?)

 

There are individuals who buy bulk foreign coins and then sell them at flea markets and other public venues. You might want to look into that possibility.