Afternoon!

[Jacamo 0]

Hi all!

I assume im in the right place just to introduce myself quickly! I'm Tom, I'm 26 and live in London.

Im honest enough to say Im not a coin collector, however despite this, I do have over 2,500 coins that I got from an inheritance and 800 or so I bought the other day at auction!

You may ask why I bought 800 coins from auction if I'm not a collector - not really sure either, I guess they caught my eye - and I thought there may be some gems hidden amongst them, as they were in a very old tin!

Ive been having a good rummage through them and I have spent hours over the last couple of days trawling the net looking at similar coins that I now have.

Anyway, just thought Id drop buy to say bonjour!

[azda 979]

Bonjour Tom and welcomed to the wacky World of coins.

[Paulus 1,975]

Yes, a very warm welcome Tom!

[HistoricCoinage 146]

Welcome!

[Gary 7]

if you spend hours looking through a tin of coins then I would say the bug has bitten!

Welcome to the Forums Tom

[Peter 615]

It is a slippery slope.But WELCOME.

800 coins in a tin sounds like something I shifted at a car boot a couple of years ago.

May I say never again.

[declanwmagee 122]

Great to have another new collector (sorry, but you bought some, so you are a collector now) on board, Tom!

I must say we have welcomed more new collectors in the last few months than in the last few years. Something's going on. To be welcomed though....

[Nordle11 564]

Welcome Tom! I'm a relatively new collector too (about 2 years in) and trust me, the excitement doesn't fade

Good luck on your lots, although I do feel the inherited coins will yield better results than the ones you paid for. Fear not, it's a learning curve which no doubt everyone here has gone through. I know I certainly have! If you find any nice coins be sure to post a few pics

Matt

[davidrj 194]

Welcome!

David

[Peckris 579]

Welcome to the forums Tom

[Accumulator 52]

Welcome Tom!

[Jacamo 0]

Still been rummaging this evening. Found a couple of 'gold' coins, which I need to do some digging on. I will take some pics of them tomorrow.

[bronze mad 4]

Theres nothing better than rummaging through a pile of old coins! thats part of the exitement. especially if they are unchecked by an experienced eye!