Peter

Hi & Welcome It will be interesting how this develops. A minority collector interest but youy never know.

A copper coin with verdigris is a big no.Upon removal (or attempted)a scar/hole will be left. A patina will only occur if its been incorrectly stored ie nailed to a weathercock on a church roof. I have a couple of copper coins which came out of the ground (dry sandy soil of the brecklands)these are very dark but pleasant enough. My copper is surrounded by silica and kept at a fairly constant temp 15-25c.I've heard about so many disasters with copper.

I couldn't accept a harshly cleaned coin or even a barreled ancient.I don't mind the black gunk removed from silver (or even accetate improved silver....in moderation).Gold won't need anything more than hot water and a PAT dry....Copper forget it. I don't collect medals but I have a few inherited and a couple have obviously been polished.They have retoned nicely. Again with coins its horses for courses and if we all had the same expectations there would be just one series of very expensive coins.

I've seen Asian (mainly Indian) coins similar to this but not taken a huge interest. I am guessing here but only a few hundred years old. Try Coinpeople which although US based have a few interested parties.

With a good photo it may make a bit more on Ebay,it looks a reasonable example.

A story I recall from a farthing dealer was that he went to look at some farthings belonging to a recently deceased old gentleman.His fairly elderly son who was a handyman had screwed them to a piece of oak and then polished them. I confess to soaping silver and picking away with a softened toothpick and I'm quite happy with a certain about of discreet cleaning to hammered. Prior to the wide distribution of photographic images description was everything.If auction houses can't get it right they should be told. I sold a nice cleaned Victorian 1/- on Ebay last year.The picture I supplied didn't make the cleaning obvious but I made it clear in the description.It drew a lot of interest and went for silly money.I got + feedback.Obviously a cleaned coin is acceptable to some. I think its been mentioned in another thread that the Germans like cleaned coins.

Start them all at 99p with £1 postage and see where you end up.You can't lose or gain much. You will however have the hassle of getting paid and posting numerous packages. An alternative would be a £75 BIN with best offer. they look quite modern and are probably cupronickel, but as said kennedy hlaf is silver Buy your books Patrick .The 68 Kennedy half $ is 40% silver.

Start them all at 99p with £1 postage and see where you end up.You can't lose or gain much. You will however have the hassle of getting paid and posting numerous packages. An alternative would be a £75 BIN with best offer.

Those are a mix of British and British Dependancy commemoratives and proofs. I've no experience of Isle of Man or Australian issues, but judging from the rest of them, they probably wouldn't be very valuable. The 1977 Silver Jubilee cupro-nickel crown is worth a theoretical £1 but you'd never get that. The Kennedy half dollar contains some real silver so has a bit of intrinsic value. The 1951 crown usually retails for around £10. The 1973 proof 50p, around £3 retail. The whole lot? Not sure really. Probably somewhere between £25 and £50 at auction, though as I say, I'm unfamiliar with some of those proofs. Don't retire just yet! Well done Peck...you beat me to it. The Kennedy half raised me £2.28 last week and how many 51 crowns do you want for £10? However the 77 crown is legal tender at 25p...thats what I paid with my pocket money when they were issued.

Hi Luke Welcome to the forum. Ebay will be the best place to get approximate values. There doesn't seem to be anything of value but I'm not a collector of Aussie/IOM proofs. If any are silver they will be worth bullion value at least. These sort of coins are not for investment.Even the 1951 (cupro nickel)crown will only raise a few £. A few (non serious collectors)who bought sovereigns (gold)a few years back have done well.Your coins are probably worth less than their issue price. Enter stage right someone correcting me that some of these are silver plated 22 ct gold.

It's human nature to get a bargain(or be told it's a bargain).I love the 14 milligrams of pure gold:D . We have all become badge snobs from tyres to glasses.My daughter insists on D&G frames.I picked up my £1.50 (+1.25) reading glasses from a warehouse type shop and the frames are suspiciously identical(without the D&G).Colleagues were working on a contract in Istanbul and bought Lacoste polo shirts for £1 directly from the factory before the shirts were sent to have a little croc added. What would you rather have. A gold plated circulated 1967 1d or 1928,1929,1935,1936 1d's in UNC. I love a bargain but look a little bit further than the end of my nose. Must go now because its not payday until next Friday and I need to borrow £300 at 2,500% APR to get those fetching wings tattoed above my wife's bum.

In this world of information overload I would doubt there being any gems in bulk lots. I have noted Surrey*coins have been selling overgraded polished / dipped coins on Ebay. Iphone underbidder investigations? This is old news. They have been doing so at least since I started using ebay in 2003 and presumably before that too. I pointed it out as they were seemingly shilling for Platt and wondered if they were getting any "help "

In this world of information overload I would doubt there being any gems in bulk lots. I have noted Surrey*coins have been selling overgraded polished / dipped coins on Ebay. Iphone underbidder investigations?

Most of the letters seem to be out of the proper alignment, which is a bit odd. The earlier Victorian coins were usually of a high standard of workmanship. Issues like these would tend to make me a little suspicious. There are many fake gold coins. Thet are not usually sought for their varieties. An investment....Ummm.A nice good portrait hammered Liz would be about the same price. You mean something like this Peter`? I would go for hammered.

Patrick I tried to warn you. The company make you think they are the Royal mint.Their initials are LMO? Google the full name followed by scam. Get your Granddad to help you and get them off your case. If you still want the coins pick them up from most car boot sales for pence (they are worthless tat). I would act now rather than later. Oh don't phone them on their advertised nrs they are premium rate.In some of the threads a freephone nr has been discovered. Good luck

Example please ? Too many to mention, but how about 130 florins of George V and VI (50% silver type plus cupro-nickel) in average circulated condition going at a bit under £500, which with buyers premium plus VAT is around £600. Also large numbers of bulk lots of mostly 20th Century or foreign, going for hundreds of pounds at a time. Many went to the same bidder, who I very much doubt had gone through each lot to find the gems that would turn a profit on these lots. I just found it extraordinary compared to say the prices at one of the specialist coin auctions. Most likly a dealer hoovering up bulk lots but it was difficult to see any easy profits - just a hell of a lot of hard work to turn them out to collectors, whether on eBay or at fairs. Getting on for a fiver a pop ....someone let Cdesteve know and he could retire.

Is £30 enough to get a flying green cow? Comedy ones are cheap...even Mr Perkins has one. Have a great day

Most of the letters seem to be out of the proper alignment, which is a bit odd. The earlier Victorian coins were usually of a high standard of workmanship. Issues like these would tend to make me a little suspicious. There are many fake gold coins. Thet are not usually sought for their varieties. An investment....Ummm.A nice good portrait hammered Liz would be about the same price.

Enjoy Bob I'm sure you will need the 5 days and an understanding bankmanager. That is 10x the nr of dealers I'm used to and that is mind boggling. I can predict a serious case of coin collectors stoop.

I too have a load of crap duplicates that i've accumulated over the years, but have always been nervous about selling on Ebay, Is it better to list everything indvividually or make them into small lots that fit into standard postage rates? maybe a job for winter, when I can't get into the garden David Basically I start everything at 99p. Get kitted out with small jiffies (normal stamps)little plastic envelopes and a standard photocopied note. I don't want 99p so don't bother listing a fine 1901 1d or a 1948 2/6 in VF. Silver sells well(apart from 3d's). My daughter does everything apart from a brief description although she is getting there. Getting paid and posting is always a hassle so 15 items per week is my tolerance level. Its also good fun. What narks me is someone gets £9 for a 1928 F florin described as EF when mine gets £2.46 when its VF....well thats Ebay.

Looks like I must have been eliminated in the past. Seriously though, you can see why people list junk - if it is going to sell anywhere, it is on ebay. Before I stopped selling on ebay a few years ago I listed a fairly low grade 1882/1H 1d, say no better than nVF. It made nearly £60 despite being described as such. An 1846 1d, good fine at best, made £66 despite my feeling embarassed to even consider listing it. Flat discs that sell for £1 - WHY?? A pair of QEII crowns sold. They may have been mint state, but when you sell these you think the good times will never end and it gives an incentive to try even harder. My eldest has got my "get rid of" box and sold 15 last week and the same again tonight.Looks like we will hit £200+. I've got enough to last until Xmas. I've got a selling and buying ID and never dismiss Ebay as its a 24/7/365 market. She was doing a Sunday morning paperound...this is much easier. With Declans help it will make buying far less of a task...hope he doesn't blacklist me I'll have to list a few Cupro Uncs

Thanks Declan (I will restore you though)

Hi Declan I would like this list.Please PM me. Thanks

To be honest I hadn't actually spotted that, that's not one i've heard before! You don't tend to hear much cockney rhyming slang round these parts. I don't think you can get much further North than John without tripping over Hadrians wall. It must be a fishing,football thing and like the chap in the office who doesn't buy the Sun but will always take a crafty peek at page three. and yes I have several Churchills but promise I have NEVER bought one. I find them inversally proportional to working blue or black biro's.

There is a market for this tat and long may it reign that a fool and his money are parted. On Ebay UK we don't experience the indepth rubbish and luckily only a few newspaper adverts.However Ebay listings have developed into item after item of rubbish. If anyone could advise on how to ignore certain sellers it would be appreciated.