Unwilling Numismatist

lol at the fools. soon they will release them and all will be worth 50p.

I think the sixpence may benefit from a bath, judging only by your pics

Noticed it a few days ago ... "The listing you’re looking for is no longer available. Check out this similar item we found for you." erm No ebay, I want to see the "original sold listing" which I went to the trouble of finding, not be shown something completely different.

No, normally I just bid, lose and find out it was you All will (maybe) become clearer eventually !

I never missed the old pence, I'm not old enough to. I just like collecting good examples of it

This topic has certainly made me think. Thanks

I did ok on my penny It cost me fk all so everything over zilch was a complete bonus. Given the trend of the last few years I'd say it was ok at 120. A shame i didn't bid on a couple of the mixed lots, what I was prepared to pay was well over what they went for so I need to organise myself better for next time!

Looks like there might be a 7 under that 8 too!

I don't have to call you Zoo anymore Kev

That's nice!

There was coin in there for £11.59, it was late, I felll asleep before I could hunt any down.

I actually love it too! Stop trying to tempt me away from Blighty!!!!!

The only think I'll trip over at the moment is this pile of foreign coins.

why not .. 500 pesetas @ £1.59. I think I might have to google the ones they pay most for ... must be an alterior motive there surely!

5 centesmi are £1.50 .... thats 2 worth looking for!

I punted a ton of lira a couple of months ago, worthless I thought. hmm.

What new euros? as mentioned, I pulled about 50 euros out of this pile, some are aunc....

Thanks Zoo, think I need to book me a month of twelve off lol.

The Christmas 50p's can be a winner on Ebay (not for me, I only do British mainland). The old £2 might make £4 or bank it.. The 1936 shilling and threepence are 50% real silver, but I wouldn't expect those to make more than a quid or so. The rest is not in any great demand as there is so much of it about.

I can't be sure, but I don't think so. I've pulled out over 50 Euros from it, so thats a nice few free beers when I'm away next , Looks to be a few colonial types from the late 1800's in there and a multitude of other misc stuff from 1880 french and portuguese onwards plus all teh usual Danish, German, Helvetica etc.

I have to say that sounds remarkably positive of them in their new approach. I'd probably be in the same mind set regarding mis-strikes though, take £2 coins for example - many many of these are not "quite right" with regards to the beads around the Queen's head, so how would you best add a category. For variety collectors, there would probably be way too many combinations of missing or mis-struck linear circle dots and degrees of angle at which the coin is affected (you never know, one day people might want to try that lol - just playing DA) To simplify it though, why not just have a mis-strike comment in the same manner that there can be a (cleaned) comment on the label.

Unfortunately a "load of old coins" normally aren't worth a great deal, unless they have been carefully stored and are either of significance, or in an excellent state of preservation (but preferably both). With regards to the growing number of stories in the daily rags regarding the completely ludicrous prices attached to coins of little to no real worth, they are just that, stories. If you could provide a couple of images and a brief list of coins, it may be possible to assist you further.

And another one. (Different seller) https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1935-crown/263724075121?hash=item3d672e0871:g:7P0AAOSw4aZbDlXD

Fakey 1935 crown - the chinese started knocking these out a couple of months ago and now this idiot is declaring "I have no idea re coins"... apart from how to try and flog fakes of course.. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1935-George-V-Rocking-Horse-Silver-Crown-Nice-Coin-free-postage/292584809666?hash=item441f69e4c2:g:EOQAAOSw92RbDm1D

Nice R/B there Zoo!