1967 sixpence

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I have a quanity of 1967 sixpences in uncirculated conditon, I'm not a collector how could I best market them? One of the coins appears to be a mint error, in that a small section is missing in the form a crecent does that make it more valuable or worthless?

[Rob]

I have a quanity of 1967 sixpences in uncirculated conditon, I'm not a collector how could I best market them? One of the coins appears to be a mint error, in that a small section is missing in the form a crecent does that make it more valuable or worthless?

All coins from 1967 are extremely common because at decimalisation a lot of people hoarded the old denominations. To all intents and purposes they are virtually worthless and collectors if they want them can pick them up for a few pence. The clipped flan 6d however will be worth something. The price will depend on how spectacular the error is. Clipped flans are quite common, but it should still be worth £10-20 or so. If it were missing say 50% of the coin then it's value would increase because these would not get through quality control at the mint and would be removed for melting down. A small piece missing from the flan would not be detected so easily and so would escape into circulation. As with my avatar.

Regarding selling them. Apart from the clipped flan piece it will be difficult. You could try ebay, but a quick check on the number of 1967 coins already listed should dissuade you. A dealer may give you a small sum for them depending on quantity but rest assured you will not get rich on the amount received.

Edited February 1, 2007 by Rob

[Chris Perkins]

I'd like to see the clipped flan coin.

I sell 67 BU sixpences for 70p each, which is quite expensive. I think I have bags of the bloody things already so I'd only offer say 5p each for BU examples and I'd only want 20 max. That's quite a mark up, you're probably thinking, but it is double face value which is quite extortionate really! It should be borne in mind that I probably sell about 5 a year and that £3.25 profit over a year doesn't really make me want to go out and find 1967 sixpences!