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Thanks Paul. I have seen a copy of the book on Amazon for £25...that's the cheapest I can find so far...

Hi Paulus (Are you actually called Paul in the material world?) I forgot to thank you for the book recommendation! Cheers mate!

You come across as a pretty seasoned expert in the numismatic field Rob! Can I ask, are you a dealer or collector? And if a collector what do you specialise in?

Thanks Richard for all your valuable advice! Much appreciated BTW, on here do you prefer Tom, Richard or Rich? (Sounds like a 50's cartoon sketch!)

Cheeky man! Well...if I do decide to sell I will certainly give you first dibs ok Jon? Also, I think I should open up a new discussion thread for identifying some other Arabic coins ok?

Result! But let's be pessimistic and grade it lower as Good Fine as I am prone to over grading right? Still gotta be worth £30 or so! Nice My grandad was a wiley one eh!

Nice one Jon! That's one less coin I need to research... Any value to it?

Great advice! Thanks Tom

Are you interested in collecting Arabic then Jon? This is probably the best of my collection in terms of silver Arabic...

Thanks again Tom (Are you actually called Tom?) This discussion thread has given me plenty to think about, and I have to admit that I am gravitating towards investing/collecting a few Gold coins from the Charles 1 period but I must do my research first. As mentioned before, I'm happy to pay a reasonable price for a coin of this era, but I don't want to get ripped off or pay way too much because of my naivety. As a few of you guys have previously suggested, I will probably ask your opinions first before I take a plunge. But I will say this... If any member/dealers on this forum would like to offer me an opportunity with a price I can't refuse to get me started I will be listening...

No problem Jon. Most of the Arabic coins are silver so I know there is bullion value as a minimum!

i tell you what Rob...you certainly make me think!

Thanks Jon I have about 70 Arabic or Asian coins that I can't work out what they are, so let the games begin

Wax on Wax off Master (from Karate Kid.)

Yeah, sorry Rob. I don't really mean a rare coin. Forgive a newbie my man! As I said right at the beginning of this very interesting thread, I am seeking further knowledge about how the whole dealer business works. I am learning loads already!

Agreed. I was thinking more of a long term arrangement, but let's say you purchase a rare coin from a dealer and 6 months later another customer contacts said dealer and asks for a similar coin...would the dealer contact me and offer the chance to sell at a profit?

It didn't take much torture eh?

Small world my friend...small world...

Thanks Paul. I love the 17th century as well.

So...how realistic is this scenario... You make contact with a reputable dealer and is it possible to work with that dealer to help source certain coins to an agreed budget, but then ask the same dealer to help sell them again if another customers wants the coins you have bought. Does that make sense? Does that kind of business dealer/customer relationship exist? The dealer helps the customer source rare coins and then helps sell them again for commission, and the customer makes a small profit as well.

Thanks again Tom my man! I will do my research!

Hi Rich! I live right in the centre of Wimborne and work in Poole actually. You are right about not many coin fairs in this area.

Hey mrbadexample...(can we get to first name terms yet? I'm Wayne btw) I have now reached the arabic coins in my collection and boy am I stumped on some! Can you recommend some resources to help me please?

Elizabeth 1 would be another period of interest as I currently own a shilling from her reign albeit a holed one.

Thanks Tom, For me the whole Civil War era and the socio-political upheaval that went along with that tumultuous time leans me very much towards coins of that period! Although I must confess that I know hardly anything about the coins from that time. But! I am willing to learn! Can you recommend a good book/article/website to get me started for coins of that particular era please?