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Rare coins.

buckshee
buckshee Posts: 7,867
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Does anyone on here have much of an understanding about such things or know of anywhere that would have more knowledge on them.

Seems I’ve managed to get a £2 coin to commemorate the abolition of slavery which may be worth a fair bit more than two quid.

I’ve looked on eBay but the prices are all over the place.

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  • Valiantphil
    Valiantphil Posts: 6,410
    Coincraft in London, opposite the Brit Mus.
    Will give you a fair valuation.
  • buckshee
    buckshee Posts: 7,867
    Valiantphil said:

    Coincraft in London, opposite the Brit Mus.
    Will give you a fair valuation.

    Cheers, might pop in there when I’m in town over Christmas.
  • Mike
    Mike Posts: 6,166
    value always varies on ebay - some of the high value ones are probably due to a rare error on the coin. Not sure of the exact one you have but 8.5million of the slavery £2 coins are out there, very common.
  • buckshee
    buckshee Posts: 7,867
    Mike said:

    value always varies on ebay - some of the high value ones are probably due to a rare error on the coin. Not sure of the exact one you have but 8.5million of the slavery £2 coins are out there, very common.

    The one I have has the writing on the outer edge only readable when the queen’s head is facing down which apparently is an error and makes its value higher.
  • Mike
    Mike Posts: 6,166
    nice, yeah definitely get it valued.
  • SoundAsa£
    SoundAsa£ Posts: 22,480
    I’ll give you £2.25 for it.....always SoundAsa£ don’t ya know.
  • ShootersHillGuru
    ShootersHillGuru Posts: 50,621
    I found an old 1952 half crown in a draw at home. Anybody know if it’s worth anything?
  • cblock
    cblock Posts: 1,959
    Me and all my surviving siblings have a Churchill coin, 1965, not worth much more than my dad forked out for them.
  • palarsehater
    palarsehater Posts: 12,296
    Change checker has an app
  • adrian
    adrian Posts: 760
    ShootersHillGuru said:

    I found an old 1952 half crown in a draw at home. Anybody know if it’s worth anything?

    A half crown 1952 is the last George VI one. It's a rarity. Show it to a merchant,
    ( Charing X Road) or go to Coin Collector's Fair at Charing X station open every Saturday morning.
    That's where I go before every Saturday game I attend at the Valley.
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  • McBobbin
    McBobbin Posts: 12,051
    Is there a big market for old coins? I inherited my grandfather's collection, and wouldn't mind knowing a bit more about it... Particularly its value!

    Seems the price depends very much on the quality of the coin, does gauging that require an expert eye?
  • PopIcon
    PopIcon Posts: 5,970
    It's worth sod all, there are 8.5 million of those coins in circulation.
  • buckshee
    buckshee Posts: 7,867
    PopIcon said:

    It's worth sod all, there are 8.5 million of those coins in circulation.

    Maybe you could read the other posts before making that judgement eh.
  • PopIcon
    PopIcon Posts: 5,970
    buckshee said:

    PopIcon said:

    It's worth sod all, there are 8.5 million of those coins in circulation.

    Maybe you could read the other posts before making that judgement eh.
    Ok. It's worth a million pounds.
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,225
    buckshee said:

    PopIcon said:

    It's worth sod all, there are 8.5 million of those coins in circulation.

    Maybe you could read the other posts before making that judgement eh.
    At minimum it's worth £2
  • Brendan_O_Connell
    Brendan_O_Connell Posts: 8,938
    buckshee said:

    PopIcon said:

    It's worth sod all, there are 8.5 million of those coins in circulation.

    Maybe you could read the other posts beformaking that judgement eh.
    It's currently worth about 2.57 US Dollars.
  • Valiantphil
    Valiantphil Posts: 6,410
    McBobbin said:

    Is there a big market for old coins? I inherited my grandfather's collection, and wouldn't mind knowing a bit more about it... Particularly its value!

    Seems the price depends very much on the quality of the coin, does gauging that require an expert eye?

    @McBobbin
    There are 4 or 5 grades of coin based on the quality/lustre.
    This grading obv affects the price and needs to be assessed by an expert.
  • McBobbin
    McBobbin Posts: 12,051
    Valiantphil said:

    McBobbin said:

    Is there a big market for old coins? I inherited my grandfather's collection, and wouldn't mind knowing a bit more about it... Particularly its value!

    Seems the price depends very much on the quality of the coin, does gauging that require an expert eye?

    @McBobbin
    There are 4 or 5 grades of coin based on the quality/lustre.
    This grading obv affects the price and needs to be assessed by an expert.
    Thanks you!
  • guinnessaddick
    guinnessaddick Posts: 28,633
    Brendan_O_Connell said:

    buckshee said:

    PopIcon said:

    It's worth sod all, there are 8.5 million of those coins in circulation.

    Maybe you could read the other posts beformaking that judgement eh.
    It's currently worth about 2.57 US Dollars.
    Give it 6 months it will be worth a Euro.
  • Riviera
    Riviera Posts: 8,167
    A coin dealer is a regular in my pub. Churchill Crowns are indeed worth something. 25 New Pence to be precise.
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  • LargeAddick
    LargeAddick Posts: 32,561
    Not a rare coin but I have a Victory Medal which I dug up in our garden about 45 years ago. It has the recipients name inscribed around the edge and I know it was the surname of the family whom we bought the house from. I have held onto it all this time because I realised it was of importance to someone.

    I would like to repatriate it with the recipients family but with just a surname to go with I’m not sure where to start. Thoughts anyone?
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,225
    Not a great photo but coin on right has different coloured centre. Same metal as outer, both coins same weight.

    Don't know if it's a forgery or mis-struck?

    image

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