No, I’m not really interested in notes. It’s a specialist field but love looking at them.
Coins have value to the collector mostly. I have a substantial collection but it’s not for value. If a coin appeals to me, I buy it or put it on my wish list. I’m more interested in the history behind it. It’s like holding a tangible piece of history in your hands. Absolutely love it. Love the hunt for the coins and the sense of accomplishment once it’s in my grubby little paws.
There are some valuable pieces but most are because of the history surrounding them or because they look pretty. It gives me enjoyment. Unfortunately, my kids are not interested in coin collecting
That all makes sense.
Some people collect certain things as an investment or to make money, but whether it is cigarette cards, stamps, or coins, most people seem to collect things just because they like them.
I don’t have the QM 80th birthday coin, but I have several of the others, as I suspect millions of other people do as well, making them worth nothing more than face value or scrap metal price.
I have a German two mark note brought back home by my Granddad in 1918 after WW1. In mint condition one would fetch all of a fiver. Mine is tattered and torn, but the historical and sentimental value to me is priceless as far as I am concerned.
I have a couple of Roman coins I found as a child somewhere. But I recently found a 1988 penny which I intend to build a story around & use as a magic prop. The 27th of November 1888 was a busy night for Jack the Ripper & this coin will have verification to show it was genuinely found in the pocket of Elizabeth (Long Liz) Stride his first victim of the night & later used by Victorian occultist & psychic, William Wynn Westcott.
Jacks second & final victim was Catherine Eddowes, who he killed a short walk away & one hour later.
That’s beautiful RS! I hope it’s safely stored. I took my coin pictures with my iPhone
I adore coins !!! I have a few shillings - it’s packed away though so no pictures unless you’re prepared to wait until the weekend so that I can get them out of storage and photograph. They’re from the same time period more or less.
The verification is fake. It’s just a random coin of the right year. I like to make tricks logical, with a sensible journey from beginning to end. This is not a prop, it’s an interesting artefact.
I do not do card tricks. But I have a copy of a WW2 deck that was given to British POW’s as part of their Red Cross parcel. The cards when laid out properly show a map of Europe. I also have a deck of the Iraq War cards with Iraq’s most wanted on them. So I can get some interesting cards out & maybe talk about The Magician of Auschwitz, Herbert Levin, who later performed as The Great Nevelli.
Thanks for the explanation Gee. Have you ever been on Britain’s got Talent
I think it’s nice that you use really interesting pieces of history to weave a plausible and entertaining story into your magic tricks! That’s magic in itself
