Dealer Inventory

[kuhli 0]

Over here in the US, a person can walk into almost any decent coin dealer, and that dealer will have most (if not all) denominations of the last 8-10 years, from "mint rolls" available for just a small percentage over face value. The better dealers will have these uncirculated issues for probably the last 20+ years, although the older ones will have a slightly larger percentage of mark-up.

Do dealers in the UK do likewise? If I were to visit, and walk into a shop, would I be able to pick up nice uncirculated examples of most (or all) denominations of the last 5-10 years?? I am talking about your average, uncirculated stuff. Based on US grading standards, I am referring to MS60-62, not the premium quality MS64-66 and up stuff. Just something better than the stuff you will get back from the butcher down on the corner.

[Sylvester 15]

Well that depends entirely on the dealer.

The ones i go to stock very very little decimal stuff, it's either the demonetised stuff chucked in a junk box, or it's the UNC/Proof sets.

Rolls are not very common in this country in my experience, they exist yes! but finding them...

I've seen lots of coin tubed coins from the 60s but they are all predecimal. Lots of 1971 copper coins are availabe bank wrapped, and i've even seen 1979 1/2p's like this too. (but they tend to be all the same date!)

Oh and Olli i also saw one of the cashiers at Manchester Piccadilly Station busting open a roll of coins to throw in the till. (got me Northern bias in there! )

Admittedly Kuhli i'd quite like a roll of 20p's myself or £2 coins. But i think you might only be able to get these from banks.

One good way of change searching is to go to a bank and change some cash for bags of change (at face value). (now some banks have started demanding you have an account before they will exchange, but some branches will still freely exchange with anyone who walks through the doors).

Dealers however, in my experience, tend to focus on pre-decimal stuff as change collecting isn't very big over here because most of it is boring as there are no rarities to speak of (not ones that will ever be found in circulation that is).

[Emperor Oli 0]

Eww Manchester Picadilly?!? The most revolting station in existence - next time get off/on at Victoria, it's much nicer!

[Sylvester 15]

Eww Manchester Picadilly?!? The most revolting station in existence - next time get off/on at Victoria, it's much nicer!

Whattt! Manchester Victoria is a right dump, i refuse to use it. I go out of my way to go to Picc.

I won't comment on Oxford Road Station.

[Sylvester 15]

Eww Manchester Picadilly?!? The most revolting station in existence

Leeds is horrible too, i hate the place.

Actually the worst station in existence must be Wakefield Kirkgate, it's practically derelict.

[Geoff T 3]

Whattt! Manchester Victoria is a right dump, i refuse to use it. I go out of my way to go to Picc.

I won't comment on Oxford Road Station.

Manchester Victoria was a noble monument to 19th century station building until they started to chop bits off. All the former Exchange Station platforms (the longest in the world when they were built) went when they built the Arena on top of them, and at the other end they converted rail platforms into Metrolink ones. With the propsed Metrolinisation of the line to Oldham it will presumably be reduced even further, and we'll lose the only station in the world named after a contagious disease. Still, they've kept that splendid Edwardian Art Nouveau buffet at Victoria.

The new Piccadilly is a huge improvement on what was there before. They managed to get it all ready for the Queen's arrival to open the Commonwealth Games with literally minutes to spare. Oxford Road is probably irredeemable, although the 60s design is interesting. It was built largely of wood because of fear of land subsidence.

Now Birkenhead Woodside - that was a fine station...

PS - no I'm NOT a trainspotter. Those sort usually collect stamps.

[Sylvester 15]

With the propsed Metrolinisation of the line to Oldham it will presumably be reduced even further, and we'll lose the only station in the world named after a contagious disease. Still, they've kept that splendid Edwardian Art Nouveau buffet at Victoria.

The new Piccadilly is a huge improvement on what was there before. They managed to get it all ready for the Queen's arrival to open the Commonwealth Games with literally minutes to spare. Oxford Road is probably irredeemable, although the 60s design is interesting. It was built largely of wood because of fear of land subsidence.

Now Birkenhead Woodside - that was a fine station...

PS - no I'm NOT a trainspotter. Those sort usually collect stamps.

Ah the Oldham loop goes to trams... i heard about this.

Piccadilly is alot better now, and as for Olli, i also forgot to mention that i can only get to Victoria if i'm travelling to Manchester from Huddersfield, but why would i do that when it's only the hourly all station stopper that calls there? All the others (the other 3 per hour go non stop to Picc).

And if i'm going from Sheffield it is impossible to get to Victoria at all, unless they were to go from Romiley to Guide Bridge, then a reversal to Stalybridge, then another reversal there to Victoria.

I always though Nottingham and Huddersfield were pretty nice stations, architechturally.

I'm not a spotter either, but i do travel by train a hell of alot, almost daily backwards and forwards to Uni and i've travelled alot between Lincoln/Sheffield/Huddersfield and Manchester over the years, so you just kinda learn the routes/stations and train connection times from the top of your head. But that's what happens when you're reliant on public transport!

[Emperor Oli 0]

Sorry, I'm not au fait with many train stations! I've just seen the exterior of Picadilly and it looks nasty but I suppose if it's frequented by the likes of you then it can't be all bad!

[Sylvester 15]

Sorry, I'm not au fait with many train stations! I've just seen the exterior of Picadilly and it looks nasty but I suppose if it's frequented by the likes of you then it can't be all bad!

Still wouldn't want to be there after 9pm though!

[Chris Perkins 228]

I walked past Manchester Piccadily once looking for somewhere that sold flowers to give to that attractive Mancunian girl I once mentioned I even ventured inside at about 7.30pm!

[Sylvester 15]

I walked past Manchester Piccadily once looking for somewhere that sold flowers to give to that attractive Mancunian girl I once mentioned I even ventured inside at about 7.30pm!

owww brave man!

[william 0]

I won't comment on Oxford Road Station.

Yes, but Oxford Road make up for the loss of the station at number 124, isn't that right Geoff?