Numismatic collector

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  1. ItsAJ

    ItsAJ New Member

    Hi there I'm Alan I'm 25 and from Northern Ireland, I love antiques and have been collecting coins from I was 8 and love British and Irish hammered and milled coins. Also a sucker for anything metal and pretty! So nice to meet you all and hope to be of help and have fun.
     
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  2. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

    Welcome AJ....
     
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  3. daveydempsey

    daveydempsey Moderator Moderator

    Welcome to the forum Alan.
    I`m also into coins a bit:rolleyes:
    Also banknotes and war medals and antiques.
     
    daveydempsey, Feb 9, 2016
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  4. say_it_slowly

    say_it_slowly The worst prison is a closed heart

    Welcome Alan!
     
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  5. ItsAJ

    ItsAJ New Member

    Nice mate! Always wanted a WWI Iron Cross but looks like a minefield for the novice collector. As for coins you got anything special or what type is you favorite?
     
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  6. johnnycb09

    johnnycb09 Well-Known Member

    Welcome , Alan !
     
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  7. Bakersgma

    Bakersgma Well-Known Member

    Welcome, Alan!
     
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  8. gregsglass

    gregsglass Well-Known Member

    Hi Alan,
    Welcome to the friendliest board around.
    greg
     
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  9. ItsAJ

    ItsAJ New Member

    Thanks everyone! Having fun on here already.
     
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  10. afantiques

    afantiques Well-Known Member

    You could try Coin Talk, an associated board, but most of the colletors are Americans, and by British standards, clinically insane.

    There are a lot of knowlegable posters about ancient coins, and some experts on world coins and medieaval, but most are so far into details of US coims, notably the most trivial errors and imperceptable shades of grading, which they are so hopeless at they have to pay someone to do it for them.....well you will see and there are some interesting topics sometimes.
     
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  11. all_fakes

    all_fakes Well-Known Member

    Welcome!
     
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  12. ItsAJ

    ItsAJ New Member

    Haha it sound alike a farse but I will give it a go, thanks for the heads up! Varieties are my speciality but I like to stick to my British coins, American coins just aren't my cup of tea. If you can't grade a coin I'm not sure you should be collecting haha but this they are willing to pay I might just make it my job to grade haha.
     
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  13. daveydempsey

    daveydempsey Moderator Moderator

    I don`t collect hammered or Roman / ancients, or modern.
    Just about anything else though from 1601 onwards worldwide, since 1961 when I was a kid.
    I have too many coins and medals to talk about here, they are all photographed so maybe I shall make a collage and display them one day.
    Here`s just a taste.

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  14. cxgirl

    cxgirl Well-Known Member

    Welcome Alan!
     
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  15. ItsAJ

    ItsAJ New Member

    Sorry I'm only getting back now, I had a History assignment to do, but these are some serious nice pieces! And good photos too, I don't know much about medals but those coins are fantastic quality.
     
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  16. Pat P

    Pat P Well-Known Member

    Welcome, Alan!
     
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  17. ItsAJ

    ItsAJ New Member

    Thankyou! Also thanks for pointing me in the right direction, it's much appreciated!
     
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  18. Joe2007

    Joe2007 Collector

    CoinTalk is a great specialized forum for coin collectors. Lots of knowledge on almost every facet of the hobby and in more detail than we can get into here. I'm a member there as well. The administrator that runs this site, runs that one too.

    We love pictures so post some pics of your coins.
     
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  19. ItsAJ

    ItsAJ New Member

    I joined last night and I have a feeling it's going to take up my life now haha. Will need to get the camera out :)
     
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  20. lloyd249

    lloyd249 it's not hoarding if it's valuable

    welcome Alan from Canada
     
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