TheBrutalArts

hi there my name is wayne im 22 and have been collecting coins from a young age. in the past few years i have been buying coins now that i am older and make money. i collect all coins but have some i keep in a briefcase made for keeping coins. these ones i see as my best coins but i am a novice at this hobby and do not know a thing about some of them. the most i have spent on my coins would be £50 (which yes i know is not allot compared to some prices i have seen)and that was on a 1oz gold ten pound coin from 1989. i also spent £40 on a none dated 2008 20p coin, the rest of my coins i have been given, i have some coins i think are roman and one coin i think is french. they are just few of the coins i have but to cut this long story shorter. i really just want to join this forum to possibly make some friends who have the interests i do,(nobody i know collects coins). and also to send some pictures of my coins and see what people can tell me about them, i purchased a book about british coins so my knowledge of them has risen but my coins i think are from abroad ? i am dazzled. thank you for reading this if you have and i hope that someone can help me. , many regards wayne

hi there nice to know theres someone else in aberdeen on here, i actually found out on weds that the stamp shop had coins so i bought some got a good deal as well he told me if he gets any coins now he puts them in the window if there any good so keep an eye there cause he does still have, thanks allot mate if you use facebook or something like that you should send me a way so we could talk . thanks wayne

Well i am going to edinburgh in a few weeks , i just got back from selling at the car boot made a good profit i also came across and old tobacco tin not really my seen but picked it up for 20pence. just checked out ebay and there actually worth allot more than that lol heres a pic http://i1205.photobucket.com/albums/bb430/thebrutalarts/Photoon2011-06-12at1523.jpg not sure if i should sell it what do you all think?

It's a bit hard to tell as the pictures are a bit blurry (or doubled?), but I think you may have them back to front? The reverse certainly looks like the legend is the wrong way round. At any rate, what you have there is a Roman denarius, between F and VF grade. I can't identify it right off, but they are nice coins to collect. Surprisingly easy to find and only of limited value (except for rare reigns and types), but a good focus for a collection. As to where to buy - get yourself a copy of Coin News and see where your nearest coin club is. There are also regular fairs, from York in the North, down through the Midlands, to London. What area are you from? And provincial auctions quite often have sales, but don't go buying from those until you are more confident - but great places to go and learn, and watch. There are reputable online dealers - Colin Cooke, Michael Gouby, and Rendel Ingram to name but three. Plus a few of the members here also have websites where they sell, and there are a few coins for sale to be found at the home page of this website. The most important thing though, is to learn more about coins. Read avidly. To drop a few names to go and hunt down at your local reference library : CW Peck English Silver Coinage Freeman's Bronze Coinage Spink's Standard Catalogue Dave Groom's two books on 20th Century silver and bronze varieties

When buying fishy looking coins look for a WR... it means Westair Reproductions and they are the most common type of reproduction I've found. eBay is by far the best way to sell coins if you don't mind the bother of posting. I'd advise buying a coin price guide from your local bookshop. The best for beginners I find is the Coin Yearbook (because it has not only a decent price guide but also info. about rulers of Britain, identifying coins and also grading them) but if you are going into the hobby seriously you should definitely buy Spink's Coins of England and the United Kingdom and the latest Collectors Coins GB. You'll start off buying any coin that takes your fancy but eventually you'll specialise to just a few or just one area of collecting. Some people just collect British pennies and I am refined to just milled British coins. Do you have a favourite type of coin? Do you like the hammered ones like the one you posted or do you prefer the more modern ones? Do you like the higher denominations like silver and gold coins or do you like copper? I'm quite new to collecting being 15, but I've found that I have learned a lot from being a member of this forum and reading books on Numismatics and I have quite a nice collection. I source my coins from the internet, car boot sales, antiques shops, jumble sales and museums. If you need any help the people here are very friendly and don't mind you messaging them. Sion thanks sion i love british coins and i love crowns and rare coins most of my collection i have been given but im selling most of those and just looking to buy real decent coins, i also collect lots of modern coins i especially like the 1973 50 pence with the linked hands i have a very nice one of those but the rest are all circulated, what coins do you like to collect?

hi i want to buy quality coins of worth and i mainly look for british at the moment but the only places i can look are the internet and the local car boot sale where i sell my old coins i do not wish to keep. i have uploaded 2 pictures of one of my coins i do not know about so any information would be fantastic here is the link http://s1205.photobucket.com/albums/bb430/thebrutalarts/ i also would like to say i have learnt my lesson of buying fake coins and remakes but thats what happens without anyone to help ,hope to hear from ypu all soon Wayne