COIN COLLECTING IN 2010
2010 started off well with many auction houses and fairs reporting good solid trade. The year has started to highlight more problems with locating better quality specimens. As eBay offers a free listing facility for some sellers who don't sell their coins first time around, we have noted that there appears to be a plethora of poor quality coins being uploaded almost on a weekly basis. We aim to promote the sale of good quality, collectable specimens although feel that with eBay's lack of any input just about any old Tom, Dick or Harry can list anything. For years now numsimatists have been pushing the cause to have a good on-line coins site where genuine buyers and sellers can come together to enjoy the hobby. The 'on-line coins' site remains as the only site to offer this facility but, sadly, even that has suffered as the same dealers keep re-listing their stock. There are too few private sellers on this particular site.
It has saddened us to see that SPINK have decided to reduce the frequency this year of their CIRCULAR magazine to just a mere five editions each year. We feel that in today's strong market that this is a backward step. Their new 2010 edition of the 'Coins of England
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