Growing the collection

Hello guys from Numista.

 I've just entered this fascinating world, and I was wondering: what is the best way to grow a collection?

 Buying coins in auctions, buying at collectors shops, swapping, bulk of coins, and so on...

I see lots of you guys with thousands of coins in your collection and I am trying to make mine look as nice as them...

Cheers

Erick

Hello,

for common coins the swap is better mode.
But if you want rare coins you must buy them, so you must go in shops or workshops

kind regards

Quote: erickcasamarquesBuying coins in auctions, buying at collectors shops, swapping, bulk of coins, and so on...

All of the above.

I get coins from anywhere I can find them at a reasonable price. I find my common coins in swaps and bulk coins.
The better coins usually come from coins shops and auctions.

Erick;

If your collection is as listed in your profile, you could grow tour collection quickly amd easily by buying a bulk lot. If you buy a bulk lot from a dealer you will probably get a lot of duplicated coins, but you will also get a wide spread of slightly older coins, pre-Euro European coins for example, coins from African countries and the Commonwealth.

Here in the UK I pay on average £10 sterling per kilo for bulk foreign coins, including postage and packing. This gives you an idea of the market price for bulk coins.

Matt

Hello and welcome,
I'd say it is it is worth try out all avenues. Auction houses are quite costly but sometimes you can get your hands on a nice lot for a good price.

Matt has tried and tested many good bulk buying ways and that is a fast and effective way to bulk up your collection.

Rare coins are exactly that and you will have to pay through the nose: that is where it is better to put an advertisement in a local paper and visit people's houses and try and come to an arrangement to buy their collection.

It all depends on how much you want to spend...and collecting coins is a gradual thing...most of the time.

Thank you all for your kind answers.

Bulk buying here in Brazil seems to be not so good as in UK. I've seen some announcements in our "e-bay" and they are the remains of the coins dealers, thats to say there are almost only coins in a terrible state.

Anyway, I believe I must keep searching. One question: does anybody know whether I can buy bulk coins from UK, I mean, if they ship he package to Brazil?

Best regards

Erick

Quote: erickcasamarquesOne question: does anybody know whether I can buy bulk coins from UK, I mean, if they ship he package to Brazil?

Understanding that international postage is very expensive.

Pykerley's Collectibles will ship 900g batches anywhere in the world. I have bought from this company many times, and can recommend them.

http://www.bulkcoins.co.uk/bulk/bulkwc.html

Matt

Quality not quantity  

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"Understanding that international postage is very expensive.

Pykerley's Collectibles will ship 900g batches anywhere in the world. I have bought from this company many times, and can recommend them.

http://www.bulkcoins.co.uk/bulk/bulkwc.html

Matt"


Thanks Matt. Good advice.

You do not have to spend a large amount to buy good quality coins. I went through a short period of time where I bought nothing but Uncirculated for less than £5 and I was surprised by what I managed to get when following this rule. I even managed to buy a couple of coins which were worth £20-£30.

There's no need to rush - I put a set amount to one side each month to spend, and if I don't spend it all then it just gets added to the next month's budget. And if I don't buy anything for a while, I end up with a large budget which I can blow on something really yummy.

There's a saying antiques dealers use which I think is spot on - they always say "always buy the best condition you can afford". If you see a coin you need for your collection ask yourself is it in the sort of condition I want for my collection, and if not could I afford a better example?