Coin Dealers in Dublin

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I've had a look at the Golden Pages and it lists these few:

Bygone Days, Arcade Market, Georges St.
The Collector Den, Powerscourt SC
The Collectors Shop, Blackrock Market, Main St
Cultural Collection of Ireland, Fitzwilliam Square
and then a bloke called Mike Kelly with just a phone number.

The one in the Arcade Market is just the little stall mostly selling books, and then with a box of coins, isn't it?

Anyone tell me what the others are like? From their names, they presumably don't specialise in coins and maybe just have a little box full of them. The Cultural Collection of Ireland sounds interesting though. What is that?

dj_quinn

I'm a coin collector myself and have yet to find a good coin dealer in Ireland. What are you looking for, to purchase or to have your coins graded and valued?

Bernard Hopkins

good place to try is v-coins

http://www.vcoins.com/

my friend used to buy from thiese guys and was pleased

dj_quinn

Thanks Bernard. I actually have been buying US gold coins, old key date coins, on ebay. I've had good experiences buying on ebay but make sure that the grade is clearly identfied before you bid.

Bernard Hopkins

ahhh,....... I'd be very cautious about coins on ebay !!!

just make sure that you are experienced enough to spot the fakes.
The better the fakes,..the more money the faker reaps, and they are pretty good at it.

gold is gold,... so thats a good start, but the ancient coins are heavily faked.

provinence is helpful,.. and buying from somebody like "Spinks" you know you are getting the real deal,...but you will have to pay a lot extra !

Blade

The dealers here are just a shower of chancers, you'll find the decent ones all come from either the North or England. Theres a big coin fair coming up in October at the RDS where there'll be dealers from the UK. I specialise in Irish coins, if theres anything you need to know about them give me a shout. I know a little bit about Roman coins too but thats as far as it goes.

John S Doyle

Just read the replies.

Some are a bit unfair - its obvious that the people hadn't been to the collectors shop in blackrock. Labelling all Irish coin dealers as a bunch of chancers is particularly unfair and inaccurate. Many of them have been dealing for several decadres and have a solid knowledge of their subject.

Furthermore, when you see an eBay dealer selling a 1954 halfcrown for $175 and describes it as a "key date" you know you have to be very careful when buying via the internet.

This guy has a good stock of Irish, British and European coins. He trades every weekend - as opposed to the many dealers that turn up twice a year at the RDS Coin Fair with their inflated prices.

I visit the collectors shop every two weeks and always find something. His prices are keen and he actually knows a bit about his coins. I suggest you all try visiting his shop.

You get to see the coins and examine them at your leisure. You also get a personalised service from someone that makes time for all collectors and answers their questions. He is especially polite to children and there is always a parent with child in his shop whenever I visit.

GUNMONEY

There is another coin dealer just off O'Connell st in Dublin.
Cathedral Stamps
8 Cathedral Street
Dublin 1


Stocks lots of Euro and Irish coins, plus Linder accessories for both coins and stamps

For those outside the big smoke you have the O'Donnell fairs that do some major town and cities about twice a year.
As for ripping off/chancers you must remember, it's from a buyers point of view. All buyers want to buy coins for €€ and sell for €€€€. Dealers have to have a mark up on the coins they buy, it called making a profit just like your local pub or shop.
Ignorance is another thing, collectors should school themselves for there hobby, it normally pays off:D:D:D

Anyone interested in Irish or Euro coins PM me.
Also interested in Irish Numismatic publications both soft and hard copies.

Blade

That you Declan?

GUNMONEY

No, just one of his customers

Blade

Sending you a PM...

GUNMONEY

:cool: my first pm:D

barrarua

Hi Lads
My mother is interested in getting a large number of old irish coins valued; my father collected them over his life time but never knew their true value.
Could you recommend a honest dealer to make a valuation, and maybe advise what she should do; bring a few coins, a whole box?; catalogue them, but there's a large number of coins and it would take ages?
I live in Australia and I am trying to get some information for her and I would appreciate your advice.

GUNMONEY

The first thing to do is to tell her leave them as they are, don't clean them, don't do anything to them. Leave them as they are.
I would make a list of the coins and books etc of the collection, if she knows what they are, if not there are cheap referance books available in easons to help her out. Also the prices in these books are what you would be expected to pay not what you will get if you sell them, also read to read the prices from left to right not jump to coins listed UNC/FDC more than likely the condition of the coins are in the first 2 prices lsted for "F" fine and "VF" Very fine. If they are pre decimal 1928 to 1969 and if the coins are like new they are worth a lot, only the 1943 halfcrown 2/6 and florin 2s in used condition are worth more.
I'll send you a pm.

telecinesk

For what its worth, Brian in Bygone Days in Georges st arcade, is good. I have had dealings with him over the years and his predecessor was also ok. No chancer at all and the books are a good distraction too if you can sneak them back into the house adding to ones clutter.

Worth a visit if you have enough time to chat with him, and rummage through his stuff in the boxes all around the stall. Hes a good one for sure, fountain of knowledge.

hippychippy

You mention the 1943 half crown, just found one in a box of coins at home, what would you say that's worth??? Actually there must be a couple of hundred coins here, ranging in condition, lots of English and Irish pennies, 1895, 1897, 1902, 1904. There are also lots of coins with very little markings, just pronounced edges. American silver dollars, should I get these valued???

Blade

Just in case theres any confusion, it's the Irish half crown with the horse of 1943 that's quite valuable. However it's all about condition, they would generally start from around 150 Euro upwards to a few thousand Euro for an uncirculated example. If you post a clear scan of both sides of this coin I can give you a proper valuation on it. If it's English forget it.

hippychippy

Well it has definitely been circulated, it is not shining new or anything like it, it's quite dark, but yes it is the 1943 coin with the horse on it, i'll try to scan on a couple of pics tomorrow

Blade

OK don't try to clean it or anything.

fidler23

hi guys

My dad has just given me a load of old irish coins dating form 1920-1965 I havent got a clue what may be worth money or whats not could anyone fill me in? whats valuable and whats not ?theres also a few english coins that he has aquired any information on old irish coins would be brill thanks a million:)

Blade

Look them up yourself at www.irishcoinage.com .

Prices go by condition, I suspect your coins won't be UNCirculated unless your dad was a serious collector, so you will have to work all that out for yourself. Theres a grading guide on the site too. Or just bring them into any coin dealer and they'll tell you if theres anything of value there.

fidler23

thanks for your help blade

sheila m.

I have a Canadian gold coin to sell - where would I go to sell it? Anyone?

Judgement Day

Check out eBay to get an idea of what price similar coins are fetching. There is a Canadian eBay site www.ebay.ca and checking tonight there were more than 2,000 Canadian coins listed on it with 100 under the heading of gold. Check it out on eBay in general as well. Don't sell it to an Irish dealer as you are unlikely to get anything worthwhile for it. :):):)

squire23

Hery guys,

Just wondering if anyone can help me out. I have a 1866 British Gold Half Soveriegn in excellent condition. I have no idea how much it's worth & want to get it valued to put on my house insurance. Can anyone recommend a dealer who will give a fair valuation on the coin & not just try to rip me off by under-valuing it.

cheers
squire

Blade

For insurance purposes you could put 200 Euro value on it.

http://search.ebay.ie/1866-gold-half-sovereign_W0QQcatrefZC5QQdfspZ1QQfclZ3QQfromZR6QQfrppZ200QQga10244Z10425QQguestZ1QQsaaffZafdefaultQQsacatZQ2d1QQsalicZQ2d15QQsaslopZ1

GUNMONEY

You could also check the libary for
The Sovereign
The World's Most Famous Coin
A History and Price Guide.
Authors: James Mackay, Daniel Fearon and Brian Reeds
Publisher: Hilden Publications

There is a number at the bottom of the sheild, so some are worth more than others to a collector. I don't have this book so don't know.
I have seen this type, not date in EF for €90.

Mickydazzle

Hello, i have some 1885 silver morgan us dollars in good condition. I am looking to sell them and am looking for some advice. Wondering if you could help?

fugazied

I use Ebay to price a lot of the coins that I add to my collection now. It might be wrong but it gives me a feeling for what the 'market' is wiling to pay at the moment

Gordons

wondered if anyone could give me some help.

Just found a edward v1 irish shilling debased silver 1552. with a harp mint mark which i know to be a rare coin.So rare i cant get a value.Would grade about Fine to v Fine
any help thanks in advance!:pac:

GUNMONEY

First of all, If you found it, it belongs to the state and not to you. Report your find to the National Museum and where you found it, they will advise the correct action to take.

It is rare coin alright have a look at
http://www.irishcoinage.com/J01400.HTM

Now also there are copies of this coin, so don't go running to the bank just yet.
http://www.yorkcoins.com/henry_viii,_posthumous-ireland.htm

Values in 2003 Spinks 6494 F £450, VF £1500. This is the price you would expect to pay for such a coin if you wanted to buy it. Selling it to a dealers you would get half that. An Auction would be your best option to sell.

If you can send me a picture I would appreciate it.

Blade

He found it in the UK not here. There was contemporary brass imitations which are still interesting and not a bad price for around $80 on that site you linked. His however is the genuine silver one.

kazza90210

I have thousands of old coins collected by my grandmother, I doubt there are any extremely rare coins but it is a large collection none the less. I was wondering what to do with them? Im not really interested in going through them all and trying to find values, is there any place that will take them and give me some money for them?

Blade

kazza90210 are they Irish?

kazza90210

Blade wrote: »

kazza90210 are they Irish?

Most are, may be a couple of english ones.

been reading some posts with interest, maybe it would be worth my while to see if there are any rare ones, would take forever but could turn out to be worth it!!!:D

Blade

Forgot to ask are they decimal or pre decimal? Decimal is from 1969 onwards.

kazza90210

Blade wrote: »

Forgot to ask are they decimal or pre decimal? Decimal is from 1969 onwards.

Mix of both, probably more after 1969 then before, would it be worth it to go through them properly or are they worth nothing?

GUNMONEY

kazza,
If they are 1969 to 2000 the central bank will take them as long as they are bagged 1 penny * 100 £1, 2 pence * 50 etc, etc.
You will get face value £1 = €1.27 (if you have uk 1p and 2p you can throw them in as well
If you have uncirculated decimal hold on to them.
Everything else check for Irish 1943 florins and Halfcrowns, they are worth some thing, every thing else there is a couple of dealers or auction rooms around the country who will sell these for you. You would normally expect to get more at an auction than you would from a dealer.
If you have uncirculated hold on to them.
Now all your uncirculated coins, google dublin coin auctions and he will advise on what is worth selling. You should get more at a coin auctions that a regular auctions.

Hope this helps.

Blade

kazza90210 wrote: »

Mix of both, probably more after 1969 then before, would it be worth it to go through them properly or are they worth nothing?

Well there are key dates in both decimal and pre decimal, some of the 1986's and the 1985 20p for example. I went through a few thousand pounds worth of decimals and pre's and bagged them by type and date and it took me a few days alright but I got some nice finds in there including some nice error coins. Also I then had lots of complete date runs of all the coins. You might be better off selling them to a dealer or put them up for auction as one lot if you aren't willing to go through them yourself and you don't know exactly what to be looking out for. I wouldn't cash them in at the central bank though. It depends really, it could be all junk, I'd know at a quick glance what your chances of success are if I saw them.

kazza90210

Thanks for the replys guys think ill just have to set aside a day and go through them all! I wouldnt even know a rare coin if it hit me in the face, so ill have to do my reseach!

Blade

kazza90210 wrote: »

Thanks for the replys guys think ill just have to set aside a day and go through them all! I wouldnt even know a rare coin if it hit me in the face, so ill have to do my reseach!

Sort them first by type then by date and when you're ready you can ask what to look for. When you have them stacked in little piles, look out for edge errors, you'll see immeditately if theres an odd one out. Like for example the milled edge pound coins. But same goes for all types, you might find some of the milled type coins have an odd smooth edge one etc. Look for anything weird that could be an error, double strikes etc etc.

mightyniagara

I would be very interested to get some info on silver shops in Ireland. Do many of them carry US 90% silver coinage, or is there even any desire to collect such?

I would like to possibly open a silver shop, and was just looking for some insights into the subject. Thanks

Yerwan1

Would anyone be able to tell me how much I would get for the following coins? My mam had them in a box for a few years and has given them to me;

3 Irish Half Crowns ( silver) 1951, 1964 and 1967
1 Irish Halfpenny 1971
2 3 pence bit silver coins (rabbit on front) 1966
1 One Dollar silver coin 1971
2 20f coins 1980, 1982
2 10 pfenning coins 1988, 1990
2 5 pfenning coins 1986, 1992 Large Coins
2 5 pfenning coinrs 1994, 1977 Small Coins
1 Irish 5p coin 1996
1 Deutsche Mark 1989
1 50 pfenning coin (small) 1978
1 50 pfenning coin (large) 1990
1 1F 1991

And another coin im not too sure what it is, on the front theres a bull it says 10 new pence 1970, and on the back it says "s'Ballivie Insvle Degernere Ve"

Any help would be much appreciated
Thanks

citizen_p

the s'Ballivie Insvle Degernere Ve coin is from guernsey

Blade

I can tell you those Irish ones are worth very little, hardly even worth putting a value on them. Those Half crowns aren't actually silver.

thomasmi

hello
a dealer on cathedral st. in dublin interested will make a effort , to stop by this september ,our trip ,, have arranged coins for 40 yrs.

Kyrilith

GUNMONEY wrote: »

First of all, If you found it, it belongs to the state and not to you.

This is the law in Ireland? And I thought the US was screwed up. Anyways, I'd probably take it home regardless. Finders keepers.

Dr Strange

Kyrilith wrote: »

Anyways, I'd probably take it home regardless. Finders keepers.

Kyrilith, what you do is your own business but please do not advocate illegal behaviour in this forum. Thanks.

Navy28

hi could you tell me if theres much value in a bag of uncircultated 3p coins with the date 1964 on them.

Blade

Navy28 wrote: »

hi could you tell me if theres much value in a bag of uncircultated 3p coins with the date 1964 on them.

Is the bag sealed by the mint and are they Irish?

Navy28

yes its in the bag from the mint and has the mint seal,error on last mesg there from 1968.