British coin pricing guides?

Rhack

Can anyone recommend a good online or printed source for british coin prices in us $. A friends neighbor had a bunch of english coins from her father who was stationed in England during WWII. Mostly coins from the 40's but some earlier coins from the 1870's to 90's. Some of the 40's pennies are really nice BU. Theres one with real nice toning, has a dark ring around the outside, looks like a half penny was sitting on top of it and the exposed edges toned. I hope to be able to offer a decent enough price on the coins to obtain them.

Thanks.

wybrit

The best British pricing guides all have prices in £. I just use the current Yahoo currency conversion rate to estimate value in $.

Krause is 3-5 years behind the current values of British coinage.

Predecimal.com is selling their 2006 pricing guide (George III- present) not only in hardback but in a .pdf format as well. I already downloaded my 2006 copy - saves $8 in shipping!!

The other book that is indispensible is Spink. It is a bit spendy, though.

wybrit

Also, if you have some specific denominations, dates and grades, I can give you some ballpark figures of what price to offer.

Aethelred

You really need a copy of Spink.

weresteve

<< <i>You really need a copy of Spink. >>



Just remember ... for common modern crap ... the £ becomes a $ and divide the price in half.

This way you don't spend too much on eBay when it comes to mint and proof sets and the like.

Rhack

Thank you all. I just ordered the pricing guide from Predecimal.com. Looks to be a very good website. Hopefully, armed with the price guide I can put together a fair offer on the stash of coins. While we're on the subject, any recommendations on purchasing british coins in the U.S?


rhack

ajaan

You can also check out Tony Clayton's website, but I don't know how up to date it is and is in £

wybrit

While we're on the subject, any recommendations on purchasing british coins in the U.S?

British coins are very hard to come by now, compared with 5-10 years ago when they were a commodity. UNCs for just about any year prior to 1937 are really getting difficult.

If you are seeking value purchases, VF and even some EF are relatively cheap. Coins in these grade fetch prices on ebay not unlike F or VG in many cases. If you want UNCs, they are quite expensive now, except for moderns (which I define as 1937 onwards). You can check my website for some tips about the coinage (see the "Wybrit Home Page" link).

FilamCoins

My brother lives in London and I'm trying to get him hooked on coins. What would you recommend for his first British coin? Say around $100. Thanks

wybrit

Copper or early silver coinage from George IV, William IV or Victoria (1826-1860 timeframe) is very attractive and well detailed. Buy it in at least EF condition to get a full appreciation of the design. $100 does not go a long way nowadays, but sixpences and farthings can be had for that price.

Examples:

Victorian sixpence


Vcitorian Halfpenny

FilamCoins

Thanks Wybrit!

Since I can't grade British coins and buying raw sight unseen is always dangerous, was thinking of getting something slabbed for him.

Also worried about how he might handle the coin

What about a nice sovereign? Don't the common 20th century dates go for around $100?

wybrit

Elizabeth II sovereigns go for roughly bullion price, around $100-$110.

FilamCoins

Well, I tried to get an early 20th century sovereign, but the prices were insane! Way over BV.

And then I came across this beauty:



Thanks to JamminJ