TomGoodheart Posted May 6, 2014 Posted May 6, 2014 Yes brings back memories...and who remembers......Clive DennettClive Dennett's website has just gone. Not sure how long they last until they need to be renewed, but I'm guessing it (and therefore he) has not been active for a couple of years now.I only know a few of these guys by name. I started (comparatively) late. Some of my first purchases were from Bob Ilsley at Dolphin Coins (in the 'Double Sovereign') days. I'd quite like to pay some of those prices now ... Quote
numismatist Posted May 7, 2014 Posted May 7, 2014 " carla.smythick " asked about Dave Bark , sorry regret not heard about him for perhaps 20 plus years , perhaps someone else knows more , as you are trying to get in touch... Quote
Peter Posted May 7, 2014 Posted May 7, 2014 Mainly coin dealers are Gents apart from the shillers.You only deal with bad apples once.When at the Midland I always head for my favourite dealer 1st and we greet with a handshake.Buy them a cup of tea / sarnie. Quote
RLC35 Posted May 7, 2014 Posted May 7, 2014 Does anyone remember Carole Towler? She use to advertise in the 1960''s and 70's. I bought quite a few coins off of her, but haven't heard from her for a while. Is she still in business? Quote
copper123 Posted May 8, 2014 Posted May 8, 2014 anyone remember peter butterworth from knutsford? Quote
Colin88 Posted May 8, 2014 Author Posted May 8, 2014 Forgot Peter Wallwork.....i bought some cracking Newark pieces off him many years ago.....sadly sold last year. Quote
Michael-Roo Posted August 3, 2014 Posted August 3, 2014 Regarding R&L Coins of Blackpool:I found this article in an August 1967 copy of Coin Monthly I have.The past is another country…..Page two to follow Quote
Peckris Posted August 3, 2014 Posted August 3, 2014 Regarding R&L Coins of Blackpool:I found this article in an August 1967 copy of Coin Monthly I have.The past is another country…..Page two to followCM-1967.jpegR&L were a staple for novice collectors in the 60s, and were still around when I worked in Blackpool in 1979 when I bought some coins off them many of which I still have. I believe they still exist, but now under the Chard name not R&L, and only deal in gold? Yes ... http://www.chards.co.uk/ Quote
Geordie582 Posted August 3, 2014 Posted August 3, 2014 Up in the sticks -- Corbet & Hunter (Newcastle). Now just Corbets and no Hunter?? I used to buy all my early ('50s) hammered and Saxon from them. I called in a couple of years ago but the stock didn't seem the same range. Quote
Guest donald king Posted July 21, 2018 Posted July 21, 2018 I was a settlements clerk at Johnson Matthey Bankers in 1980-81. Mike Millward of Stewart Ward Coins was an eccentric character; we bought & sold from him every week. If he phoned us first every morning to agree the balance of the settlements due, he would simply say, 'Helloooo... oooow?' in a weird voice. We always knew it was him. As for Harvey Michael Ross, who had been in a rare stamps fraud before he got involved in gold, our dealers were told that we couldn't have anything to do with him, and that his attempt to open an account with JMB had failed. Nevertheless, in settlements we noticed that some dealers might have booked a coin deal with Stewart Ward or another firm, and then absent-mindedly written underneath, 'For Harvey Michael Ross.' The man who collected consignments of coins from us (for a respectable firm) had been a spiv during and after the war. He wore a long brown overcoat and a brown trilby - his name was, I think, Laurie. (The only firm that seemed a straightforward and honest lot were Baird & Co.) Quote
PWA 1967 Posted July 21, 2018 Posted July 21, 2018 (edited) Talking of old dealers has anyone heard of Alan Laycock from Yorkshire i think ? A mate of mine in Spain asked me about him a couple of days ago as he had read a book by him. Pete. Edited July 21, 2018 by PWA 1967 Quote
1949threepence Posted July 21, 2018 Posted July 21, 2018 On 5/7/2014 at 7:39 PM, RLC35 said: Does anyone remember Carole Towler? She use to advertise in the 1960''s and 70's. I bought quite a few coins off of her, but haven't heard from her for a while. Is she still in business? Here's an ad for her Bob - from "Coin Monthly" June 1969:- 1 Quote
PWA 1967 Posted July 21, 2018 Posted July 21, 2018 (edited) Naughty Nigel (Nigel Goldman) i used to see all the time in Spain before i had an interest in coins ,i am sure he had a 1933 penny years ago. Edited July 21, 2018 by PWA 1967 Quote
RLC35 Posted July 21, 2018 Posted July 21, 2018 1 hour ago, 1949threepence said: Here's an ad for her Bob - from "Coin Monthly" June 1969:- Mike, The file wasn't attached...just the minus sign above. It is a small world isn't? Quote
1949threepence Posted July 21, 2018 Posted July 21, 2018 (edited) 17 minutes ago, RLC35 said: Mike, The file wasn't attached...just the minus sign above. It is a small world isn't? I'll try again, Bob. Edited July 21, 2018 by 1949threepence 1 Quote
RLC35 Posted July 21, 2018 Posted July 21, 2018 Got it, Thanks Mike. I remember one time, she shut down her business, long enough to have her baby! That child would have to be around 60 today! LOL... 1 1 Quote
1949threepence Posted July 21, 2018 Posted July 21, 2018 4 minutes ago, RLC35 said: Got it, Thanks Mike. I remember one time, she shut down her business, long enough to have her baby! That child would have to be around 60 today! LOL... Incredible how quickly time goes by, Bob. Quote
RLC35 Posted July 21, 2018 Posted July 21, 2018 Mike I just noticed this was from the "Coin Monthly" ...that was not the media I used to get her ads from, it was a tabloid that had two names..Antiques and Trader, or something like that. It was also earlier about 1960-63. Quote
1949threepence Posted July 21, 2018 Posted July 21, 2018 4 minutes ago, RLC35 said: Mike I just noticed this was from the "Coin Monthly" ...that was not the media I used to get her ads from, it was a tabloid that had two names..Antiques and Trader, or something like that. It was also earlier about 1960-63. Exchange and Mart? 1 Quote
Bernie Posted July 21, 2018 Posted July 21, 2018 3 hours ago, PWA 1967 said: Naughty Nigel (Nigel Goldman) i used to see all the time in Spain before i had an interest in coins ,i am sure he had a 1933 penny years ago. 3 hours ago, PWA 1967 said: Naughty Nigel (Nigel Goldman) i used to see all the time in Spain before i had an interest in coins ,i am sure he had a 1933 penny years ago. Yes he bought a 1933 penny, specimen 7 in 1980 and sold it in ~1982 2 Quote
1949threepence Posted July 21, 2018 Posted July 21, 2018 11 minutes ago, Bernie said: Yes he bought a 1933 penny, specimen 7 in 1980 and sold it in ~1982 That one looks as though it has been in circulation. Quote
RLC35 Posted July 21, 2018 Posted July 21, 2018 3 hours ago, 1949threepence said: Exchange and Mart? Yes, Michael, that is it. I had a subscription to it sent to me in the USA. Thanks. I was about 24 at the time, I am 82 now! LOL... 1 Quote
Peckris Posted July 22, 2018 Posted July 22, 2018 19 hours ago, 1949threepence said: I'll try again, Bob. Hmm. Is it just me, or can anyone else see an Owl and a (pussy) Cat in her name? I did have to use some oil, but perhaps you can just make out the Cat sitting on the Owl's head there. However, I haven't yet been able to see the beautiful pea green boat.. 2 Quote
mick1271 Posted July 22, 2018 Posted July 22, 2018 I picked up a couple of old dealers price lists in a book shop recently . one is from Seaby's ,but the other is from Jacobs' numismatic store in Brondesbury road, london . The dealer is Charles E Jacobs , does anybody know what became of them .The price list is from 1938 , so I don't even know if they outlasted the war . Quote
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