Selling Coins/jewels

[porkchop]

What is the best way of selling a couple of old coins valued at £1250 -£1500. Would an auction be a good option or maybe EBAY? I know that it is hard to put a correct value on a coin as it all depends on the condition etc. but i have a rough idea how much mine are worth. A collecter may want what i have to complete his collection and pay over the market price, so i would like any advice on how to proceed, auction or selling privately? Thanks.

[scooping]

Go to a coin dealer, get a steer and then decide what to do.

[scooping]

And no-one is going to pay over the market price. Why would they?

[EDDIE51]

Problem with the 'big' auction houses is that they charge a fee of 15 to 20% +VAT of the sale price which they take before you get the money.
Do specialist coin collector magazines have 'for sale' pages? If so that may be the best place.

[jno]

how rare are they? If you've got the only ones in the world you can ask what you like for them, and see if anyone will pay. But if other people are selling the same things cheaper, then you'll have to ask much the same and be prepared to say why your coins are better than others.

[EDDIE51]

Look here these are the best known 'coin collecting' publications, they all have 'for sale and wanted ' sections
http://www.coin-collecting-guide-for-beginners.com/coin-collecting-magazines.html

[EDDIE51]

You can log on to eBay even if you are not a member and use the 'advanced search' facility to see what similar coins have sold for.

[goodgoalie]

How do you know the coins are worth that much? Whoever valued them would surely be able to point you in the right direction.

[EDDIE51]

I have to agree with the others that no one is going to pay 'over the market price' why would they?

[Buenchico]

Specialist collectors often use specialist auction sites (rather than general ones, such as eBay). Although I've only ever bought from the site, rather than selling there, I recommend giving Delcampe a look:
https://www.delcampe.net/en_GB/collectables/

[porkchop]

THE coin is ONE of a series of Eleven coins of different dates. My coin is a silver 1943 IRISH HALFCROWN and it is rare because only about 400 "escaped" to the general public. A collector WOULD pay over the market price if he wished to complete his collection of the series of ELEVEN silver halfcrowns dated between 1928 to 1943

[jno]

a collector would buy the cheapest coin he could find (allowing for the condition it's in); it you offer it at more than the market price and someone offers it at less, why would anyone buy yours?

The "market price" isn't imaginary; it's the price it actually fetches on the market, which is the market you'll be entering when you offer it for sale.

[EDDIE51]

Value almost totally dependent on the condition >
What condition is yours?
Modified Obverse and Reverse Designs


1943 Halfcrown


YEAR Mintage Fine


US: VF 20 Very Fine


US: XF40 Ex. Fine


US: AU50 AU


US: AU58 Uncirculated


US: MS61 Choice
Uncirculated

US MS63 Gem
Uncirculated

US MS65 Proof (in FDC)


US PF66
1938 *** 1 ? - - - € 40,000
1939 888,000 € 3.50 € 7.50 € 15.00 € 22.50 € 35.00 € 50.00 € 85.00 € 775.00
1940 752,000 € 4.00 € 7.50 € 15.00 € 25.00 € 40.00 € 60.00 € 100.00 -
1941 320,000 € 4.00 € 10.00 € 20.00 € 30.00 € 47.50 € 70.00 € 100.00 € 1,000.00
1942 286,000 € 4.00 € 12.50 € 22.50 € 35.00 € 50.00 € 75.00 € 110.00 -


1943 + € 160.00 € 350.00 € 800.00 € 1,150.00 € 1,800.00 € 2,500.00 € 4,200.00 -




Metal changed to CuNi



YEAR Mintage Fine


US: VF 20 Very Fine


US: XF40 Ex. Fine


US: AU50 AU


US: AU58 Uncirculated


US: MS61 Choice
Uncirculated

US MS63 Gem
Uncirculated

US MS65 Proof (in FDC)


US PF66
1951 800,000 € 2.25 € 4.00 € 9.00 € 14.00 € 20.00 € 30.00 € 50.00 € 600.00
1954 400,000 € 2.50 € 4.50 € 12.00 € 18.00 € 27.50 € 40.00 € 65.00 € 600.00
1955 1,080,000 € 2.00 € 3.50 € 7.00 € 12.00 € 20.00 € 30.00 € 50.00 € 650.00
1959 1,600,000 € 2.00 € 3.25 € 6.00 € 10.00 € 16.00 € 22.00 € 40.00 -
1961 1,600,000 € 2.00 € 3.00 € 5.00 € 9.00 € 16.00 € 25.00 € 45.00 -

Identifying a 1961 Mule halfcrown
select the image to enlarge it

1961 variety - 'Mule'
with 1928-1937
style reverse* 50,000 ? € 8.50 € 25.00 € 130.00 € 180.00 € 350.00 € 850.00 € 1,250.00 -
1962 3,200,000 € 3.00 € 5.00 € 7.00 € 10.00 € 15.00 € 25.00 -
1963 2,400,000 € 3.00 € 4.50 € 6.00 €8.50 € 12.00 € 18.00 -
1964 3,200,000 € 3.00 € 4.50 € 6.00 € 8.00 € 12.00 € 16.00 -
1966 700,000 € 3.00 € 4.50 € 6.00 € 6.75 € 7.50 € 12.00 -
1967 2,000,000 € 3.00 € 4.00 €4.50 €5.25 € 6.50 € 10.00 -

[EDDIE51]

Euro 160 to Euro 4250 The high figure is for a 'Proof' coin even better than 'Mint' the low figure applies to about 90% of coins offered for sale.
Same price for any Irish half crown from 1943 until they stopped producing them in Silver.
The reason they are rare is because the price of Silver rose above the face value so they were recalled and melted down.

[Peter Pedant]

ask this lot if they will sell it

http://www.mortonandeden.com/

the price you get at auction is the price it is worth
( selling by private tender is probably NOT gonna do more)

[Peter Pedant]

as an auction goer and private buyer - no not of coins - you may pay over the market price if you want it

and since as a private collector you arent gonna resell it on
you dont have to pay much attention to 'is it worth it?'

[EDDIE51]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/EXTREMELY-RARE-IRELAND-REPUBLIC-HALFCROWN-1943-SILVER-COIN-VF-/361953315179?hash=item544619496b:g:8g4AAOSwc-tY71l4
That is the highest price paid on eBay for your coin.
There are several currently on offer from £150 'buy it now'
There is one with a 'buy it now' price of £1200 but it has been relisted as there were no offers.
Coins after 1943 were Cupro Nickel as I am sure you know.