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Commemorative coins

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Knitandnatter Mon 15-Jan-24 07:15:41

Over the years I have accumulated a number of commemoraive coins - crowns and half crowns - for various Royal weddings and anniversaries. These have always been kept in their original cases and are therefore in excellent condition but I feel that now is the time to basically get rid of them.

None of my AC or GC are interested in collecting them and I do not want any of them to have the hassle of selling them off after I die.

Has anyone any advice on where and how to sell these now please? my logic is to sell and split the proceeds between the GC.

Calendargirl Mon 15-Jan-24 07:17:23

I suppose a coin dealer.

I don’t think banks exchange them nowadays, assuming you can find a bank.

eddiecat78 Mon 15-Jan-24 07:36:50

I acquired several of these after my father died and ended up selling them on eBay - for not much money. If you search for the ones you own on eBay you will see how much money they are making

M0nica Mon 15-Jan-24 08:13:55

ebay

Farmor15 Mon 15-Jan-24 08:29:25

A specialist coin dealer would be your best bet- first to get a valuation. Or if you can find a numismatic society a member might help with valuation and advice. Problem with Ebay is you only see the price people are looking for, not what they actually get. Some may have increased significantly in value but others not.

Oopsadaisy1 Mon 15-Jan-24 08:32:35

Farmor you can look on ‘Completed Items’ this shows you what the seller received.

Farmor15 Mon 15-Jan-24 08:36:23

numismatics.org.uk/
Some useful links here.
My father had a huge collection of coins and medals which he left to me. They were initially valued by a coin dealer to whom I sold some. Ebay might give you a rough idea of value but if lots of people are trying to sell the same commemorative coin, it's probably not worth much! Rarity is what makes it valuable.

henetha Mon 15-Jan-24 09:22:58

I collected these for years and gave them to my grandson when he was eighteen. I think he liked them, he said he did anyway.
I must remember to ask him what he did with them.

Greyduster Mon 15-Jan-24 09:27:07

Auction houses have specialist auctions of coins from time to time. If it’s a large collection, they’ll give you a valuation and tell you what they’re likely to fetch especially if they are in mint condition. I doubt it will be a huge amount though. Or if you have a local auction house with an online site, you could look at past auctions to see what past auction lots have fetched.

Knitandnatter Tue 16-Jan-24 11:20:34

Many thanks for all your advice etc. None of my GC are remotely interested so I am off to a reasonably local coin dealer; any cash I get is to be split between the GC. smile