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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;afantiques, post: 2265350, member: 71234&quot;]In Britain the general coin market is fairly strong, prices, especially for earlier and better quality coins are on the rise, and have been for some time, and as seems to be usual the older collectors are the ones with the money and time.</p><p><br /></p><p>The British Empire heritage means world coins are a bigger part of collecting. </p><p><br /></p><p>No one seems to be interested in third party graders, and there is minimal if any interest in trivial manufacturing errors in modern coins, although genuine varieties are sought after. The withdrawal of pre-decimal coinage means there are no old coins in circulation. </p><p><br /></p><p>Modern material can usually be purchased after a few years at a substantial discount as it comes on the secondary market. </p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;d say 18th C and earlier coins are relatively common compared with the US market. Worn but identifiable and dateable coppers average the equivalent of a couple or three dollars each. 1790 to 1815 Conder tokens are plentiful if well worn, nice examples, rather less so. Early US coins used to turn up rarely but be cheap if they did. The internet seems to have put an end to the cheap part.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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