House Clearance Coin Collection

[FKPhil]

A mate of mine cleared out a relative’s house after death and came across a biscuit tin full of coins.

Doesn’t look like anything earth shattering in there as far as I can see… but I’m no expert so would welcome opinions.

Photos posted here:

 

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/3k07t00vazfr5xd/AAA-Jo4NToag7MVvrwovdcwfa?dl=0

 

There were also some notes:

 

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/r1vlsrvu8sbkhz3/AAAha8WhnMZ0_VlhzuOG7nAfa?dl=0

[Paddy]

On a quick look I think your initial assessment is fair. You do have some silver amongst the pictures labelled Half Crown, Shillings, Tanners and Victorian, but most looks to be in the "melt value only category". Someone may pay a bit more for the 1910 Halfcrown, but nothing earth shattering.

The notes are not my speciality, but mostly look too tatty to arouse much interest. The Military Shilling is first issue (c1946) and may interest a militaria person more than a note collector.

Oops - forgot Foreign 5 is mostly silver, and the Rupee will sell reasonably well. Some of the other foreign coins are allso silver. The chesterfield kit bag token is intriguing!

 

Edited March 30, 2020 by Paddy
Added PS

[JLS]

10 hours ago, Paddy said:

The chesterfield kit bag token is intriguing!

 

It's a very rare fibre token from the early 20th century, the only other example I've ever seen was in Ernest Danson's collection (DNW 18 March 2015, lot 639 part). My understanding is that the "Kit Bag Club" was a WWI veteran's association, although I may be mistaken on this point. 

Easily worth £20 - 30, if not more. 

[FKPhil]

Thanks Guys, that been an enormous help.😊

 

If I could just trouble you for one more thing…

I don’t think he’s too motivated to split these up and try to sell them so if I were to make him an offer for the entire lot have you any thoughts about what would be a fair price for both him and me?

[Paddy]

Depends whether you want to buy them for your own collection, or with a view to selling them on and making a margin?

Leaving aside the Chesterfield token, for which others may give you a better idea, as a part time dealer I would expect to offer £30 or £40 to leave room for selling on. If this was going to go into my own collection, maybe £60 or £70.

Much of it would sell on at scrap, and I can't see anything that is an easy profit. The 1889 Crown and the EdVII Halfcrown are the easiest to move. The rest on Ebay will take a while to move, and bear in mind the selling fees and other costs.

[JLS]

£50 would seem pretty fair overall in my opinion. The 1889 crown is reasonably nice, would cost you at least £20 if not more to buy elsewhere....the rest is worth little more than scrap, most of the individual bronze coins would not be worth the effort to sell individually. 

The Chesterfield token...well, it's rare, but it's a niche item. If I owned it and wanted to sell it, I'd probably put it on eBay at £50 or £60, and expect it not for sell for at least a few months, if not longer, unless I was willing to take half or a third of my initial offering price. There are only a few specialist dealers who would see any value in it and the collectors for this sort of thing are few and far between. So I'd value it very conservatively, although it is a rare opportunity to pick one up - if you like it, go for it.