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Some of you will have seen that I am now using a company called Judge.me to collate and publish reviews of Coins4all. If you purchase something from my site you will get an email inviting you to leave a review. Please delete if you dont like that sort of thing, but if you feel that you have something constructive to say please leave me a review as increasingly these help both business's and customers to make the right decisions. Also I have now linked my Twitter (formerly known as) account to this site. If you click the bird at the...
Buying Roman coins. Honest advice.
The best advice that I can give you would be to always buy from a trusted source, particularly if you are buying online. The listings on the well known online auction sites contain huge numbers of modern fakes being passed off as the genuine article. Beware of descriptions such as 'Found in a car boot sale', 'Found in a tin in my loft', 'Left me by my Grandad' and even 'from an old European collection' because the picture of the item next to the description may be of something that was made very recently and worth nothing at all. The...
Silver Threepences.
I have always been on the lookout for good quality silver threepences, particularly the early dates. They are very hard to find in good condition but I have recently purchased a collection of Victorian specimens in top grade, some with exceptional toning. This is a great series to collect as there are examples for every pocket, and you will find them in the 'threepences & fourpences' collection. I would also like to take this opportunity to wish my customers, old and new, a happy and peaceful Christmas.
Large token collection, just arrived.
I have recently purchased a large lot of British and colonial tokens, mostly 18th century, which I will be listing over the coming days in the 'Tokens and Medallions' collection.
Maundy coins
Over the next few weeks I will be listing a recently acquired group of Maundy oddments, mostly Victorian. These coins are a great way to buy scarce high grade Victorian silver at a reasonable price.