Pound Coin.

[angela2659 0]

hi everyone,

i came across this pound coin in my great grandads collection and he has it sealed and i am wondering if any body no's if there is something special about ity or not

i just dont know why he would have it sealed if its nothing......

thanks

[copper123 1,498]

First pound coin 1983 - kept as it was the first worth about £2 - your granddad would have done better putting it in a building society account - but he never knew that .

[Rob 3,152]

No reason that I can think of unless it's a proof and it was sealed to protect the surfaces. From the images it doesn't look to be anything special. Alternatively, being the 1st year of issue, maybe he thought it might be worth something in the future.

[Colin G. 147]

I would guess it may be taken from a specimen (Brilliant Uncirculated set).

[angela2659 0]

ok guys,thanks for replies

[angela2659 0]

i thought it was the first strike pound coin and that maybe it was gold..

[Rob 3,152]

i thought it was the first strike pound coin and that maybe it was gold..

Do you win the lottery regularly?

[angela2659 0]

my uncle was a coin collector aswel as my great grandad and i have inheritedthere collections.sorry if that offends you rob

[Coinery 1,157]

my uncle was a coin collector aswel as my great grandad and i have inheritedthere collections.sorry if that offends you rob

It would've been tongue-in-cheek, Angela!

[HistoricCoinage 147]

my uncle was a coin collector aswel as my great grandad and i have inheritedthere collections.sorry if that offends you rob

Rob isn't offended, merely commenting on the chances of it being a gold one. There are many different senses of humour on this forum.

[Rob 3,152]

my uncle was a coin collector aswel as my great grandad and i have inheritedthere collections.sorry if that offends you rob

Rob isn't offended, merely commenting on the chances of it being a gold one. There are many different senses of humour on this forum.

Correct

[angela2659 0]

just a bit sarcastic in my eyes though.......

im a newbie...

no worries

[Accumulator 52]

Hi Angela, by the sound of it you've inherited two coin collections. Very nice! The possible Scarborough piece and the 1983 pound are at opposite ends of the scale. You inferred before that you have a lot of coins which, I would guess, sit somewhere between these (i.e. the main body of your collections). It would be good to see a few of these coins so that we can get a feel for what you have and advise you accordingly. We do want to help and there's a great deal of expertise here, but we need to get a better understanding to do so.

[angela2659 0]

here are some other coins/sets i inherited.

[HistoricCoinage 147]

Looks like quite a bit of gold there!

[angela2659 0]

Hi Angela, by the sound of it you've inherited two coin collections. Very nice! The possible Scarborough piece and the 1983 pound are at opposite ends of the scale. You inferred before that you have a lot of coins which, I would guess, sit somewhere between these (i.e. the main body of your collections). It would be good to see a few of these coins so that we can get a feel for what you have and advise you accordingly. We do want to help and there's a great deal of expertise here, but we need to get a better understanding to do so.

thank you,i posted a picture of some of what i inherited,what do u think would be my best option with these if/when i decide to sell,please if you dont mind,after all ye are there to help newcomers

[Accumulator 52]

Hi Angela, by the sound of it you've inherited two coin collections. Very nice! The possible Scarborough piece and the 1983 pound are at opposite ends of the scale. You inferred before that you have a lot of coins which, I would guess, sit somewhere between these (i.e. the main body of your collections). It would be good to see a few of these coins so that we can get a feel for what you have and advise you accordingly. We do want to help and there's a great deal of expertise here, but we need to get a better understanding to do so.

thank you,i posted a picture of some of what i inherited,what do u think would be my best option with these if/when i decide to sell,please if you dont mind,after all ye are there to help newcomers

Unfortunately the photo is low resolution, so it's difficult to see exactly what you have there. It looks like a lot of proof sets and individual proof coins, possibly some gold, maybe Britannias and certainly commemorative coins. Unfortunately these are modern and not my area of interest, but they do sell. Others here will be able to advise you further, but will still need a higher resolution photo.

[DaveG38 407]

That looks like a 1950 Proof set in the red box (centre right of pic) - if so then there's definitely some value there as these are popular.

[HistoricCoinage 147]

Plenty of us members on here will purchase whole collections or sell on commission. Good photographs and a detailed list or a visit are helpful.