Coin collecting

[dispenser]

Does anyone know the best way to sell old British coins please? I have about 40 threepenny bits and 40 sixpences plus several old pennies, crowns , half crowns and 2 silver jubilee coins. I would appreciate some advice on the best way to sell these. Many thanks for any help anyone could give me.

[mike11111]

Probably not worth a great deal although silver coins pre-1946 are worth more because of the higher silver content.

[buildersmate]

Offer them to two (or preferable three) coin-traders separately and ask for their best price for the lot. Tell each of them that you are doing that. The honest ones will probably identify that a couple of the coins are worth a little but the majority are worth only pence. The competition nature of what you are doing ensures the dealers, if they want to coins, will offer you the market price.

[Captain2]

I buy job lots of coins at auctions for not a lot.
I then sell them on market stalls, There is always some interest so sell well but indicative prices are:
4 Threepenny bits - £1.50
4 Sixpences - £2 (unless older ones with higher silver content)
6 Pennies - £1 (and how many times have I been asked 'have you got a 1933 penny?' - worth about £80K I'm told)
Half Crowns £1
Crowns £2.50 - £5 depending on which one.

So not really very valuable but 'owts better than 'nowt as they say. Hope that is of some interest.

[dispenser]

Thank you very much to all who have offered me advice. You have been very helpful. Thank you

[Captain2]

10clarionst
I think they 'know' where 4 are - but everybody expects to find one in my little piles (I let on that I'm surprised and 'didn't know that fact' - well it keeps them interested!)

[Jackdaw33]

I remember there being a craze among schoolboys when I was little of checking the date of every George V penny to see if it was 1933 as it was worth a £1000 even then. Sadly no luck.

[Georgiesmum]

Recently I saw someone selling old threepenny bits on a bootsale. They had them in a dish marked "lucky threepenny bits" and there was plenty of people picking them up and buying them at £4 each.

[Georgiesmum]

Recently I saw someone selling threepenny bits at a boot sale. They were in a dish saying "Lucky threepenny bits". Plenty of people were picking them up and buying them at £4 each.