Heading off to London

Mitchell · June 26, 2011 8:53AM

A question to the collective wisdom: I'm heading to London and was wondering if there's anything interesting to do there numismatically.

Thanks.

MercCrazy · June 26, 2011 8:54AM

Metal detect?

JamesMurray · June 26, 2011 8:57AM

The British Museum and the like come to mind , they have a staggering collection.

llafoe · June 26, 2011 9:02AM

Start collecting Euros from pocket change?

ianrussell · June 26, 2011 9:04AM

You will need more than coins to visit London - very expensive place!

- Ian

wiskerchew · June 26, 2011 9:23AM

Learn to use the Tube - taxi's are high dollar......

Dennis88 · June 26, 2011 9:25AM

<< Start collecting Euros from pocket change?

>>

The UK does not use the Euro (they are smart)

dcarr · June 26, 2011 9:42AM

The British Museum has a lot of ancient coins on display all over the place.
And there is one room devoted to the history of money.
My favorite item in that room were the original dies for the Gothic Crown.

And they have a lot of other "cool" stuff too, like the actual Rosetta Stone.

Across the street from the museum is one of the few coin shops in town where you can actually walk in off the street and browse around.

llafoe · June 26, 2011 9:45AM

<< 

<< Start collecting Euros from pocket change?

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The UK does not use the Euro (they are smart) >>

Okay then... collect punts, pounds and pudding!

I know they aren't on the Euro

but you'd still be able to collect Pesos and Canadian coins in our pocket change!

ms71 · June 26, 2011 9:50AM

The Bank of England has a very nice little museum. The bank is in Threadneedle street in the City. Whenever I'm there, I always catch lunch at Dirty Dick's, a pub with great food and atmosphere, it's in Bishopsgate, not very far from the bank.

llafoe · June 26, 2011 9:52AM

<< And they have a lot of other "cool" stuff too, like the actual Rosetta Stone. >>

Rosetta Stone - English

coinkat · June 26, 2011 9:53AM

Obviously the British Museum

I just don't remember if it is Spink or Coincraft that is sort of across the street from the British museum- ASK ON THE World Coin Forum

19Lyds · June 26, 2011 10:25AM

<< A question to the collective wisdom: I'm heading to London and was wondering if there's anything interesting to do there numismatically.

Thanks. >>

It would be quite easy to start a British one and two pence collection but be prepared to get coins "by the bag" since they do not roll coins over there.

Some of the one and two pound coins are rather interesting as the British do not hesitate to change the reverse of the coins.

Have fun!

JamesMurray · June 26, 2011 10:35AM

Another note on available collectable coins is London hosting the Olympics in 2012 , they are doing a 4 year countdown of 5 pound crowns , 2 of which i have , also there will be 29 different reversed 50p coins issued so there's some fun to be had there if you like that kind of thing.

pruebas · June 26, 2011 11:36AM

Look for counterfeit one pound coins in your pocket change. I heard that an astonishing percentage of circulating one pound coins are fake!

DDR · June 26, 2011 11:38AM

As others have mentioned, be sure to go to the British Museum.

7Jaguars · June 26, 2011 11:39AM

Spink is around the corner on Southampton Row... Coincraft across the street, more or less.

WTCG · June 26, 2011 12:06PM

<< You will need more than coins to visit London - very expensive place!

- Ian >>

You need a buttload of GBP banknotes along with coins. London is obscenely expensive.

The British Museum and Bank of England museum both have coins on display. There are a few shops near the British Museum (the Spink office is in that area as well).

coinsarefun · June 26, 2011 3:56PM

Look for Conder tokens, there are similar to the US Hard times Tokens

ps, if you find anything good.......pm me!!!

Raufus · June 27, 2011 10:33AM

<< The British Museum and the like come to mind , they have a staggering collection. >>

No question. One of the best collections in the world.

Heading off to London

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