Penman

Thanks for the advice CCG, much appreciated

Appreciate the reply, thanks.

Just pulled out a few coins at random

24 Florins 1915-1955

2 Half crowns 1918, 1920

1839 Shilling

1881 farthing

1917 3d

1838 silver 2d

1841 silver 1 1/2 d

Presumably the last 2 are not uk?

must be around 200 coins in total

Any advice on how to proceed to sale would be appreciated, job lot, job lot by country etc

Thanks

As is implied by the name my general interest is collecting old fountain pens but around 10 years ago I used to call in at a coin shop once a week, for many years, and buy some English silver, typically a pre 1920 shilling, florin and half crown. When the shop closed down I stopped buying.

My pen hobby is through www.fountainpennetwork.com where there is active buying and selling with sunday night on ebay as being the second best place to sell.

An interesting pen can easily find 50/60 bids. There doesnt seem to be the same activity for coin sales, or am I missing something?

Are the real collectors looking for something much older and Victorian/Edwardian coins a little too ordinary?

If I were to advise the seller of a pen collection, that had nothing special, I would probably suggest a job lot on ebay, choice items being sold individually. Would you offer the same advice to a coin hoarder like me?

Appreciate any advice, thanks.