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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;afantiques, post: 13320, member: 25&quot;]<i>.have you gone through EVERY coin in that monster tub?</i></p><p><br /></p><p>Only up to a point. A quick skim for unusually good condition, which is as near unused as make no difference, and all the pre decimal (1967 back to Victorian and earlier) small change just gets heaped in the tub because it&#039;s not really worth enough to cover the postage to anywhere.</p><p><br /></p><p>Around 2000, I did have an American jeweller buy great heaps of those white metal sixpences, 10,000 at a time (25 Kilos) for some jewellery project that I think was for brides (something old, something new..........and&nbsp; a sixpence to put in her shoe) and I used to see a bloke who&#039;d take all the pennies off me, but for the last 10years or so they have just been piling up.</p><p><br /></p><p>Some day, some day. The tub is now too heavy to move anyway, so I&#039;d have to start with a bucket and shovel.</p><p><br /></p><p>There are probably loads of young collectors who would&nbsp; like to rummage through it but nowadays it&#039;s asking for trouble to ask young boys if they&#039;d like to come to your shed and sort through your coins. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>It&#039;s not really costing me money,you buy a large hoard or collection and simply discount all the very common stuff, your offer winds up being for the stuff you want only.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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