JoeC

Chris Guidance much appreciated , I hope I am tending toward example 3 , though currently to a modest extent. So far at least have only bought coins I have targeted and done a little bit of research on. The tricky bit for me comes in grading a coin.Went to the last York show as iIwas after a 1746 LIMA halfcrown. Found three examples all of which looked very similar to my eye yet they had a significant price range . Joe

I'd endorse what Chris says. Although many of us do specialise, it's often by reading posts from people specialising in other areas that we broaden our knowledge beyond our own area. I know from my experience in musical academe that over-specialisation can lead to a blinkered approach which can prove highly negative. Geoff I try to stick to halfcrowns as I am at a stage where I have so much to learn and thought it would be the best stratedgy as apposed to flitting about all over and maybe not really learning too much .Also I find the halfcrown a very noble coin. By chance found out today that a colleague at work has been an avid collector for many years and has a large collection of mostly British silver so look forward to taking a look. Joe

Chris Apologies for the confusion - lack of IT skills I am araid Many thanks to all for the warm welcome Much appreciated

Hi - if belatedly. Nice to meet another half crown man on here. Geoff

Hello to everyone - just discovered the forum and thought I would sign up as last year I rediscovered a schoolboy hobby ( 40 years on ). Have been focusing on Halfcrowns and doing lots of reading / visiting fairs trying to build up my limited knowledge.