Hello Everybody!

[TheBrutalArts 0]

hi there my name is wayne im 22 and have been collecting coins from a young age.

in the past few years i have been buying coins now that i am older and make money.

i collect all coins but have some i keep in a briefcase made for keeping coins.

these ones i see as my best coins but i am a novice at this hobby and do not know a thing about some of them.

the most i have spent on my coins would be £50 (which yes i know is not allot compared to some prices i have seen)and that was on a 1oz gold ten pound coin from 1989.

i also spent £40 on a none dated 2008 20p coin, the rest of my coins i have been given, i have some coins i think are roman and one coin i think is french.

they are just few of the coins i have but to cut this long story shorter. i really just want to join this forum to possibly make some friends who have the interests i do,(nobody i know collects coins).

and also to send some pictures of my coins and see what people can tell me about them, i purchased a book about british coins so my knowledge of them has risen but my coins i think are from abroad ? i am dazzled.

thank you for reading this if you have and i hope that someone can help me.

, many regards wayne

[azda 973]

hi there my name is wayne im 22 and have been collecting coins from a young age.

in the past few years i have been buying coins now that i am older and make money.

i collect all coins but have some i keep in a briefcase made for keeping coins.

these ones i see as my best coins but i am a novice at this hobby and do not know a thing about some of them.

the most i have spent on my coins would be £50 (which yes i know is not allot compared to some prices i have seen)and that was on a 1oz gold ten pound coin from 1989.

i also spent £40 on a none dated 2008 20p coin, the rest of my coins i have been given, i have some coins i think are roman and one coin i think is french.

they are just few of the coins i have but to cut this long story shorter. i really just want to join this forum to possibly make some friends who have the interests i do,(nobody i know collects coins).

and also to send some pictures of my coins and see what people can tell me about them, i purchased a book about british coins so my knowledge of them has risen but my coins i think are from abroad ? i am dazzled.

thank you for reading this if you have and i hope that someone can help me.

, many regards wayne

Welcome to the forum Wayne, good to see a young collector. Are you looking for advice also on some of your collection? Now that you are earning a crust, old enough to drink, smoke and vote where will your collecting interests be? Are you going to collect from around the world or stick to British etc etcetc?

Best advice is, buy some books on your subject, look around at grades and pricing and don't get stung. If you need any help there are many dealers around on this site, they are very helpful, so don't be afraid to ask, even if you think it might sound silly to the wiser heads in here, its better to ask. Feel free also to upload some of your coins, you can upload 150kb per post or use a hosting site such as photobucket then copy the url into your post and we'll see the picture.

A half decent camera is also very helpful

[TheBrutalArts 0]

hi i want to buy quality coins of worth and i mainly look for british at the moment but the only places i can look are the internet and the local car boot sale where i sell my old coins i do not wish to keep.

i have uploaded 2 pictures of one of my coins i do not know about so any information would be fantastic here is the link http://s1205.photobucket.com/albums/bb430/thebrutalarts/

i also would like to say i have learnt my lesson of buying fake coins and remakes but thats what happens without anyone to help ,hope to hear from ypu all soon

Wayne

[azda 973]

Not sure if there's any early Roman coinage experts out there, you'll have to wait and see if you get a reply on that. Take a look around the coin aquisition of the week thread, lots of good info and pictures around there.

[SionGilbey 1]

hi i want to buy quality coins of worth and i mainly look for british at the moment but the only places i can look are the internet and the local car boot sale where i sell my old coins i do not wish to keep.

i have uploaded 2 pictures of one of my coins i do not know about so any information would be fantastic here is the link http://s1205.photobucket.com/albums/bb430/thebrutalarts/

i also would like to say i have learnt my lesson of buying fake coins and remakes but thats what happens without anyone to help ,hope to hear from ypu all soon

Wayne

When buying fishy looking coins look for a WR... it means Westair Reproductions and they are the most common type of reproduction I've found.

eBay is by far the best way to sell coins if you don't mind the bother of posting.

I'd advise buying a coin price guide from your local bookshop. The best for beginners I find is the Coin Yearbook (because it has not only a decent price guide but also info. about rulers of Britain, identifying coins and also grading them) but if you are going into the hobby seriously you should definitely buy Spink's Coins of England and the United Kingdom and the latest Collectors Coins GB.

You'll start off buying any coin that takes your fancy but eventually you'll specialise to just a few or just one area of collecting.

Some people just collect British pennies and I am refined to just milled British coins.

Do you have a favourite type of coin? Do you like the hammered ones like the one you posted or do you prefer the more modern ones?

Do you like the higher denominations like silver and gold coins or do you like copper?

I'm quite new to collecting being 15, but I've found that I have learned a lot from being a member of this forum and reading books on Numismatics and I have quite a nice collection.

I source my coins from the internet, car boot sales, antiques shops, jumble sales and museums.

If you need any help the people here are very friendly and don't mind you messaging them.

Sion

[Peckris 579]

hi i want to buy quality coins of worth and i mainly look for british at the moment but the only places i can look are the internet and the local car boot sale where i sell my old coins i do not wish to keep.

i have uploaded 2 pictures of one of my coins i do not know about so any information would be fantastic here is the link http://s1205.photobucket.com/albums/bb430/thebrutalarts/

i also would like to say i have learnt my lesson of buying fake coins and remakes but thats what happens without anyone to help ,hope to hear from ypu all soon

Wayne

It's a bit hard to tell as the pictures are a bit blurry (or doubled?), but I think you may have them back to front? The reverse certainly looks like the legend is the wrong way round. At any rate, what you have there is a Roman denarius, between F and VF grade. I can't identify it right off, but they are nice coins to collect. Surprisingly easy to find and only of limited value (except for rare reigns and types), but a good focus for a collection.

As to where to buy - get yourself a copy of Coin News and see where your nearest coin club is.

There are also regular fairs, from York in the North, down through the Midlands, to London. What area are you from?

And provincial auctions quite often have sales, but don't go buying from those until you are more confident - but great places to go and learn, and watch.

There are reputable online dealers - Colin Cooke, Michael Gouby, and Rendel Ingram to name but three. Plus a few of the members here also have websites where they sell, and there are a few coins for sale to be found at the home page of this website.

The most important thing though, is to learn more about coins. Read avidly. To drop a few names to go and hunt down at your local reference library :

CW Peck

English Silver Coinage

Freeman's Bronze Coinage

Spink's Standard Catalogue

Dave Groom's two books on 20th Century silver and bronze varieties

[TheBrutalArts 0]

hi i want to buy quality coins of worth and i mainly look for british at the moment but the only places i can look are the internet and the local car boot sale where i sell my old coins i do not wish to keep.

i have uploaded 2 pictures of one of my coins i do not know about so any information would be fantastic here is the link http://s1205.photobucket.com/albums/bb430/thebrutalarts/

i also would like to say i have learnt my lesson of buying fake coins and remakes but thats what happens without anyone to help ,hope to hear from ypu all soon

Wayne

When buying fishy looking coins look for a WR... it means Westair Reproductions and they are the most common type of reproduction I've found.

eBay is by far the best way to sell coins if you don't mind the bother of posting.

I'd advise buying a coin price guide from your local bookshop. The best for beginners I find is the Coin Yearbook (because it has not only a decent price guide but also info. about rulers of Britain, identifying coins and also grading them) but if you are going into the hobby seriously you should definitely buy Spink's Coins of England and the United Kingdom and the latest Collectors Coins GB.

You'll start off buying any coin that takes your fancy but eventually you'll specialise to just a few or just one area of collecting.

Some people just collect British pennies and I am refined to just milled British coins.

Do you have a favourite type of coin? Do you like the hammered ones like the one you posted or do you prefer the more modern ones?

Do you like the higher denominations like silver and gold coins or do you like copper?

I'm quite new to collecting being 15, but I've found that I have learned a lot from being a member of this forum and reading books on Numismatics and I have quite a nice collection.

I source my coins from the internet, car boot sales, antiques shops, jumble sales and museums.

If you need any help the people here are very friendly and don't mind you messaging them.

Sion

thanks sion i love british coins and i love crowns and rare coins most of my collection i have been given but im selling most of those and just looking to buy real decent coins,

i also collect lots of modern coins i especially like the 1973 50 pence with the linked hands i have a very nice one of those but the rest are all circulated,

what coins do you like to collect?

[TheBrutalArts 0]

It's a bit hard to tell as the pictures are a bit blurry (or doubled?), but I think you may have them back to front? The reverse certainly looks like the legend is the wrong way round. At any rate, what you have there is a Roman denarius, between F and VF grade. I can't identify it right off, but they are nice coins to collect. Surprisingly easy to find and only of limited value (except for rare reigns and types), but a good focus for a collection.

As to where to buy - get yourself a copy of Coin News and see where your nearest coin club is.

There are also regular fairs, from York in the North, down through the Midlands, to London. What area are you from?

And provincial auctions quite often have sales, but don't go buying from those until you are more confident - but great places to go and learn, and watch.

There are reputable online dealers - Colin Cooke, Michael Gouby, and Rendel Ingram to name but three. Plus a few of the members here also have websites where they sell, and there are a few coins for sale to be found at the home page of this website.

The most important thing though, is to learn more about coins. Read avidly. To drop a few names to go and hunt down at your local reference library :

CW Peck

English Silver Coinage

Freeman's Bronze Coinage

Spink's Standard Catalogue

Dave Groom's two books on 20th Century silver and bronze varieties

[azda 973]

Another fellow Scotsman, i'm from Dundee but living in Munich just now. Can't believe there's no dealers up there, if you ever head out of the Granite city perhaps Edinburgh or Glawgow is your best bet for dealers, failing that car boots sales and antique shops.

[TheBrutalArts 0]

Another fellow Scotsman, i'm from Dundee but living in Munich just now. Can't believe there's no dealers up there, if you ever head out of the Granite city perhaps Edinburgh or Glawgow is your best bet for dealers, failing that car boots sales and antique shops.

Well i am going to edinburgh in a few weeks , i just got back from selling at the car boot made a good profit i also came across and old tobacco tin not really my seen but picked it up for 20pence.

just checked out ebay and there actually worth allot more than that lol heres a pic http://i1205.photobucket.com/albums/bb430/thebrutalarts/Photoon2011-06-12at1523.jpg

not sure if i should sell it what do you all think?

[azda 973]

Another fellow Scotsman, i'm from Dundee but living in Munich just now. Can't believe there's no dealers up there, if you ever head out of the Granite city perhaps Edinburgh or Glawgow is your best bet for dealers, failing that car boots sales and antique shops.

Well i am going to edinburgh in a few weeks , i just got back from selling at the car boot made a good profit i also came across and old tobacco tin not really my seen but picked it up for 20pence.

just checked out ebay and there actually worth allot more than that lol heres a pic http://i1205.photobu...06-12at1523.jpg

not sure if i should sell it what do you all think?

Look up online or the yellow pages and see where they are before you go, if you're looking to buy coins then sell sell sell and save up for your wee trip to the Capital

[Peckris 579]

sorry about the camera lol need to sort that out, but thanks for the info im not really worried about the value on most of my coins because i got them for nothing but to know what it is thats great thanks,

i bought the 2011 british coins market value book and that gave me a decent bit of information so i am going to look into more books.

im actually from aberdeen in scotland and cant even find a dealer in the city lol so i really have to keep an eye out thanks for the tips !

Wayne

Well, ok. But a FAR better book would have been our own Chris Perkins' "Collectors Coins GB" book, (see picture above, which will take to you where they are on sale - Amazon? Or most decent bookstores), which is 1) cheaper than BCMV 2) contains a lot more information including obscure varieties and buying tips. In fact, if you buy the CCGB book anyway and compare the two, I think you'll agree with me.

[just.me 23]

Hi Wayne, I am also from Aberdeen. The Stamp Shop on Union Terrace used to sell coins but stopped a few years ago. The Guy Ian who runs it will still order accessories etc for coins.

Cornucopia in Dundee comes to the collectors fair at Queens Cross church a few times a year, not much stock but usually good quality. If you go down to his shop, phone first, he is quite often away to fairs or on hols.

There is also a guy called Neil from Edinburgh who attends the fair at the Tree Tops hotel on the last Sunday of each month, not a lot of coins but worth a look, I've had a few bargains.

Hope this helps you a bit

[TheBrutalArts 0]

Hi Wayne, I am also from Aberdeen. The Stamp Shop on Union Terrace used to sell coins but stopped a few years ago. The Guy Ian who runs it will still order accessories etc for coins.

Cornucopia in Dundee comes to the collectors fair at Queens Cross church a few times a year, not much stock but usually good quality. If you go down to his shop, phone first, he is quite often away to fairs or on hols.

There is also a guy called Neil from Edinburgh who attends the fair at the Tree Tops hotel on the last Sunday of each month, not a lot of coins but worth a look, I've had a few bargains.

Hope this helps you a bit

hi there nice to know theres someone else in aberdeen on here, i actually found out on weds that the stamp shop had coins so i bought some got a good deal as well he told me if he gets any coins now he puts them in the window if there any good so keep an eye there cause he does still have, thanks allot mate if you use facebook or something like that you should send me a way so we could talk . thanks wayne

[Peckris 579]

Hi Wayne, I am also from Aberdeen. The Stamp Shop on Union Terrace used to sell coins but stopped a few years ago. The Guy Ian who runs it will still order accessories etc for coins.

Cornucopia in Dundee comes to the collectors fair at Queens Cross church a few times a year, not much stock but usually good quality. If you go down to his shop, phone first, he is quite often away to fairs or on hols.

There is also a guy called Neil from Edinburgh who attends the fair at the Tree Tops hotel on the last Sunday of each month, not a lot of coins but worth a look, I've had a few bargains.

Hope this helps you a bit

hi there nice to know theres someone else in aberdeen on here, i actually found out on weds that the stamp shop had coins so i bought some got a good deal as well he told me if he gets any coins now he puts them in the window if there any good so keep an eye there cause he does still have, thanks allot mate if you use facebook or something like that you should send me a way so we could talk . thanks wayne

I used to think a junk shop (or non-coin specialist) was a great place for coin bargains. That was until I found a small time antiques shop in the Midlands where I bought a few coins at marginally below book price. He also happened to have a VG 1924 florin he was asking £25 for. I told him it was way overpriced and he gave me a sour look. I went back there a few years later and it was still there, unsold, but now reduced to £20.

[Rob 2,996]

I used to think a junk shop (or non-coin specialist) was a great place for coin bargains. That was until I found a small time antiques shop in the Midlands where I bought a few coins at marginally below book price. He also happened to have a VG 1924 florin he was asking £25 for. I told him it was way overpriced and he gave me a sour look. I went back there a few years later and it was still there, unsold, but now reduced to £20.

A couple of weeks ago I went into the second hand shop in Ramsbottom feeling optimistic that there might just be something to find. All I found was a tub containing lots of tatty bronze pennies, halfpennies and farthings together with the odd brass 3d in fine. An enquiry to the person manning the counter pointed me in the direction of the better items - a vast selection of 1965, 1972, 1977 and 1981 crowns, all at £3-5 each . I suspect they may still be there in a few years time too. I left feeling fairly depressed.

[TomGoodheart 373]

An enquiry to the person manning the counter pointed me in the direction of the better items - a vast selection of 1965, 1972, 1977 and 1981 crowns, all at £3-5 each . I suspect they may still be there in a few years time too. I left feeling fairly depressed.

LOL Who knows. They may become fashionable!

"Will it be the same in the future? Will the prized treasures of today always be the cheap trifles of the day before? Will rows of our willow-pattern dinner-plates be ranged above the chimney-pieces of the great in the years 2000 and odd?"

From Three Men In A Boat Jerome K Jerome 1889

[DaveG38 385]

Hi Wayne, I am also from Aberdeen. The Stamp Shop on Union Terrace used to sell coins but stopped a few years ago. The Guy Ian who runs it will still order accessories etc for coins.

Cornucopia in Dundee comes to the collectors fair at Queens Cross church a few times a year, not much stock but usually good quality. If you go down to his shop, phone first, he is quite often away to fairs or on hols.

There is also a guy called Neil from Edinburgh who attends the fair at the Tree Tops hotel on the last Sunday of each month, not a lot of coins but worth a look, I've had a few bargains.

Hope this helps you a bit

hi there nice to know theres someone else in aberdeen on here, i actually found out on weds that the stamp shop had coins so i bought some got a good deal as well he told me if he gets any coins now he puts them in the window if there any good so keep an eye there cause he does still have, thanks allot mate if you use facebook or something like that you should send me a way so we could talk . thanks wayne

I used to think a junk shop (or non-coin specialist) was a great place for coin bargains. That was until I found a small time antiques shop in the Midlands where I bought a few coins at marginally below book price. He also happened to have a VG 1924 florin he was asking £25 for. I told him it was way overpriced and he gave me a sour look. I went back there a few years later and it was still there, unsold, but now reduced to £20.

Still can be but you have to be lucky. My 1893 Jubilee Head sixpence in near fine condition came from a junk shop bowl in Hastings a few years ago, for the princely sum of 50p. Ditto a 1905 florin and 1695 sixpence from a Whitstable junk shop for a couple of pounds each. I also picked up a 1671 Crown with the quarto edge for £30 from a general antiques dealer, so it can be done, albeit you usually wade through piles of rubbish before you find a nugget. But isn't that the fun? Certainly for a collector, but maybe not a dealer? I'm quite sure that there's a 1927 reverse 1922 penny somewhere out there in a bowl with my name on it - its just a case of getting out there.

[Peckris 579]

Hi Wayne, I am also from Aberdeen. The Stamp Shop on Union Terrace used to sell coins but stopped a few years ago. The Guy Ian who runs it will still order accessories etc for coins.

Cornucopia in Dundee comes to the collectors fair at Queens Cross church a few times a year, not much stock but usually good quality. If you go down to his shop, phone first, he is quite often away to fairs or on hols.

There is also a guy called Neil from Edinburgh who attends the fair at the Tree Tops hotel on the last Sunday of each month, not a lot of coins but worth a look, I've had a few bargains.

Hope this helps you a bit

hi there nice to know theres someone else in aberdeen on here, i actually found out on weds that the stamp shop had coins so i bought some got a good deal as well he told me if he gets any coins now he puts them in the window if there any good so keep an eye there cause he does still have, thanks allot mate if you use facebook or something like that you should send me a way so we could talk . thanks wayne

I used to think a junk shop (or non-coin specialist) was a great place for coin bargains. That was until I found a small time antiques shop in the Midlands where I bought a few coins at marginally below book price. He also happened to have a VG 1924 florin he was asking £25 for. I told him it was way overpriced and he gave me a sour look. I went back there a few years later and it was still there, unsold, but now reduced to £20.

Still can be but you have to be lucky. My 1893 Jubilee Head sixpence in near fine condition came from a junk shop bowl in Hastings a few years ago, for the princely sum of 50p. Ditto a 1905 florin and 1695 sixpence from a Whitstable junk shop for a couple of pounds each. I also picked up a 1671 Crown with the quarto edge for £30 from a general antiques dealer, so it can be done, albeit you usually wade through piles of rubbish before you find a nugget. But isn't that the fun? Certainly for a collector, but maybe not a dealer? I'm quite sure that there's a 1927 reverse 1922 penny somewhere out there in a bowl with my name on it - its just a case of getting out there.

Um... er... no! Speaking personally. (Having dealt a bit and weighed through cardboard boxes of auction lots all containing vast accumulations of cupro-nickel, brass 3ds, and 20th Century bronze, you develop a kind of fatigue that never leaves )

[DaveG38 385]

Hi Wayne, I am also from Aberdeen. The Stamp Shop on Union Terrace used to sell coins but stopped a few years ago. The Guy Ian who runs it will still order accessories etc for coins.

Cornucopia in Dundee comes to the collectors fair at Queens Cross church a few times a year, not much stock but usually good quality. If you go down to his shop, phone first, he is quite often away to fairs or on hols.

There is also a guy called Neil from Edinburgh who attends the fair at the Tree Tops hotel on the last Sunday of each month, not a lot of coins but worth a look, I've had a few bargains.

Hope this helps you a bit

hi there nice to know theres someone else in aberdeen on here, i actually found out on weds that the stamp shop had coins so i bought some got a good deal as well he told me if he gets any coins now he puts them in the window if there any good so keep an eye there cause he does still have, thanks allot mate if you use facebook or something like that you should send me a way so we could talk . thanks wayne

I used to think a junk shop (or non-coin specialist) was a great place for coin bargains. That was until I found a small time antiques shop in the Midlands where I bought a few coins at marginally below book price. He also happened to have a VG 1924 florin he was asking £25 for. I told him it was way overpriced and he gave me a sour look. I went back there a few years later and it was still there, unsold, but now reduced to £20.

Still can be but you have to be lucky. My 1893 Jubilee Head sixpence in near fine condition came from a junk shop bowl in Hastings a few years ago, for the princely sum of 50p. Ditto a 1905 florin and 1695 sixpence from a Whitstable junk shop for a couple of pounds each. I also picked up a 1671 Crown with the quarto edge for £30 from a general antiques dealer, so it can be done, albeit you usually wade through piles of rubbish before you find a nugget. But isn't that the fun? Certainly for a collector, but maybe not a dealer? I'm quite sure that there's a 1927 reverse 1922 penny somewhere out there in a bowl with my name on it - its just a case of getting out there.

Um... er... no! Speaking personally. (Having dealt a bit and weighed through cardboard boxes of auction lots all containing vast accumulations of cupro-nickel, brass 3ds, and 20th Century bronze, you develop a kind of fatigue that never leaves )

Sorry, the fun is in finding the nugget not the wading through all of the cr*p! Although as a collector and not a dealer, I still enjoy going through pots and buckets at boot fairs etc. One day, I'll find the rarer 1965 sixepnce - got a 1964, but there's a boot fair pot with one for me somewhere.

[Hello17 3]

hi i want to buy quality coins of worth and i mainly look for british at the moment but the only places i can look are the internet and the local car boot sale where i sell my old coins i do not wish to keep.

i have uploaded 2 pictures of one of my coins i do not know about so any information would be fantastic here is the link http://s1205.photobucket.com/albums/bb430/thebrutalarts/

i also would like to say i have learnt my lesson of buying fake coins and remakes but thats what happens without anyone to help ,hope to hear from ypu all soon

Wayne

When buying fishy looking coins look for a WR... it means Westair Reproductions and they are the most common type of reproduction I've found.

eBay is by far the best way to sell coins if you don't mind the bother of posting.

I'd advise buying a coin price guide from your local bookshop. The best for beginners I find is the Coin Yearbook (because it has not only a decent price guide but also info. about rulers of Britain, identifying coins and also grading them) but if you are going into the hobby seriously you should definitely buy Spink's Coins of England and the United Kingdom and the latest Collectors Coins GB.

You'll start off buying any coin that takes your fancy but eventually you'll specialise to just a few or just one area of collecting.

Some people just collect British pennies and I am refined to just milled British coins.

Do you have a favourite type of coin? Do you like the hammered ones like the one you posted or do you prefer the more modern ones?

Do you like the higher denominations like silver and gold coins or do you like copper?

I'm quite new to collecting being 15, but I've found that I have learned a lot from being a member of this forum and reading books on Numismatics and I have quite a nice collection.

I source my coins from the internet, car boot sales, antiques shops, jumble sales and museums.

If you need any help the people here are very friendly and don't mind you messaging them.

Sion

your 2-3 years older than me then

i remember reading through CCGB just to look at the picture

it is very nice to meet you (i haven't seen any of your posts yet)

and, wayne hello to the forum

[Hello17 3]

Hi Wayne, I am also from Aberdeen. The Stamp Shop on Union Terrace used to sell coins but stopped a few years ago. The Guy Ian who runs it will still order accessories etc for coins.

Cornucopia in Dundee comes to the collectors fair at Queens Cross church a few times a year, not much stock but usually good quality. If you go down to his shop, phone first, he is quite often away to fairs or on hols.

There is also a guy called Neil from Edinburgh who attends the fair at the Tree Tops hotel on the last Sunday of each month, not a lot of coins but worth a look, I've had a few bargains.

Hope this helps you a bit

hi there nice to know theres someone else in aberdeen on here, i actually found out on weds that the stamp shop had coins so i bought some got a good deal as well he told me if he gets any coins now he puts them in the window if there any good so keep an eye there cause he does still have, thanks allot mate if you use facebook or something like that you should send me a way so we could talk . thanks wayne

I used to think a junk shop (or non-coin specialist) was a great place for coin bargains. That was until I found a small time antiques shop in the Midlands where I bought a few coins at marginally below book price. He also happened to have a VG 1924 florin he was asking £25 for. I told him it was way overpriced and he gave me a sour look. I went back there a few years later and it was still there, unsold, but now reduced to £20.

Still can be but you have to be lucky. My 1893 Jubilee Head sixpence in near fine condition came from a junk shop bowl in Hastings a few years ago, for the princely sum of 50p. Ditto a 1905 florin and 1695 sixpence from a Whitstable junk shop for a couple of pounds each. I also picked up a 1671 Crown with the quarto edge for £30 from a general antiques dealer, so it can be done, albeit you usually wade through piles of rubbish before you find a nugget. But isn't that the fun? Certainly for a collector, but maybe not a dealer? I'm quite sure that there's a 1927 reverse 1922 penny somewhere out there in a bowl with my name on it - its just a case of getting out there.

Um... er... no! Speaking personally. (Having dealt a bit and weighed through cardboard boxes of auction lots all containing vast accumulations of cupro-nickel, brass 3ds, and 20th Century bronze, you develop a kind of fatigue that never leaves )

Sorry, the fun is in finding the nugget not the wading through all of the cr*p! Although as a collector and not a dealer, I still enjoy going through pots and buckets at boot fairs etc. One day, I'll find the rarer 1965 sixepnce - got a 1964, but there's a boot fair pot with one for me somewhere.

i love looking for nuggets (but not chicken ones)too