Holiday guide - coin markets

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Amsterdam's coin market is a bit of a sad affair: less than a handful of dealers between a much larger number of stamp dealers. The market is held every Wednesday and Saturday on Nieuwezijds Voorburgwal, between Paleisstraat and Spui. I'd recommend it for casual collectors, especially euro collectors, and bargain hunters.

Peter

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So far, I know of only one market in Rome where coins are sold: the Sunday market of Porta Portese which boasts some coin dealers. I am not an expert on Roman coins, so I wouldn't buy any Roman stuff there. Modern Italian coins can be found and are cheap. The market is good for token collectors with stamina.

Peter

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The Paris coin and stamp market is held every Saturday and Sunday on avenue Gabriel (stamps) and the adjoining part of avenue Matignon (coins), just off the Champs-Elysées near the Métro station Champs-Elysées - Clémenceau. The coin part is very informal and small. Don't expect rarities. French coins and cheap, modern non-French stuff is well represented.

Peter

[chrisild]

The one in Madrid is easy to find - right on Plaza Mayor in the heart of the city (Metro "Sol" or "Opera"). 10-14 h every Sunday as far as I know. Lots of coin dealers in the covered arcades around the square. Stamps too, paper money, historic stocks ... Have been there only one time so far, but it's definitely worth a visit.

Christian

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The Barcelona coin (and stamp) market is on Plaça Reial, just off the Ramblas on Sundays from 8 am to 3 pm. It's big, there's plenty of choice, but prices seem on the high side to me. I presume the locals bargain, which is difficult for bloody foreigners, since most dealers seem to speak Catalan only. I saw a few imitation 5 peseta coins of the Latin Monetary Union period and as far as I could tell all the Chinese coins were fakes. However, they were a really small minority.

The book market around Mercat de Sant Antoni (Carrer del Comte d'Urgell, also on Sundays from 8 am to 3 pm.) should have a few coin dealers. I found only one, but I bought more coins from him than from all the dealers om Plaça Reial together.

Peter

[izotz]

I am afraid this link is in Spanish, any request for translation is wellcome.

http://www.mundimoneda.com/mercadillos_numismaticos.htm

Non-exhaustive for international markets, but it is quite good for Spain. There is a good tradition for this around here, although most of them are quite little.

As you mentioned, Barcelona and Madrid are (maybe) the best ones. I go to Plaza Mayor (Madrid) once a month. Not only you can find stamps, coins, telephone cards, post-cards, ... but also we sheldom meet a group of collectors there.

[Escudos]

Lisbon has a nice coin market every sunday in a building close to the train station Cais de Sodre. I guess between 20-30 dealers.

[gerard974]

You have a luck because from Reunion island we have any coins market , any shop for to buy material , any numismatic club , just each month one second hand market and is exceptionnel to find coins .But i am happy because i have my wife , my daughter  , my grand son and the sun

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Minting A Forgotten Hobby
In five years time, Navaz has familiarised himself with the currencies of almost 80 countries
Akshaya Pillai On Jul 23, 2010
 
A blue sheet of tarpaulin is spread on the old wooden table and coins, divided into four sections, are displayed on them. For the last five years Navaz, a resident of Kaniyapuram, has been sitting under a huge shady tree at the LMS junction selling foreign currencies (coins and paper money) to numismatists of Trivandrum.

In five years, Navaz has familiarised himself with the currencies of almost 80 countries. Name any country and he will tell you the details about the different coins and paper money of that nation.

Babu, the owner of the coin stall, started selling coins 12 years back in front of Hotel Lucia. But ever since Navaz stepped in, it has been LMS, which is the perfect place with the library, second-hand bookstalls, hostels, the University and Fine Arts College close by.

“Business keeps varying from day to day. Today till noon I just had two customers but during the time when students do projects, there is a great demand for coins. And a coin collector will surely stop by and buy a few rare ones any day,” says Navaz.

Navaz displays the collection of coins.

The price of coins varies depending on the rarity and the country. Asked about the most expensive coin, Navaz opened a drawer, removed a folder and showed a 100-rupee coin, which costs Rs. 3,000.

For Navaz, these coins and currencies are more than a source of livelihood; for him, his job is his passion.

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A similar dealer in Delhi, Mr. Vijay.

Abhay

[Gagarin_Andrey]

Ukraine, Kiev
every saturday
subway station Levoberejna, National Exhibition Center, 15 Brovarsky Avenue (Броварський проспект)
Entrance - 2.5$

every sunday
subway station Nyvki, territory of the park "Nyvki"
Entrance - free

[Numismatica]

There's no coin market in Mumbai as such,all the dealers are scattered.If you start walking from CST(Chatrapati Shivaji Terminus)(formerly known as VT-Victoria Terminus ),you will first see the GPO just adjacent to the station where you can buy philatelic material,they have a separate philatelic section Then at the corner of Dadabhai Naoroji Road (D.N.Road),you will find McDonald's (which is ALWAYS crowded),walk for 5 minutes or so,there are a couple of dealers near Deutsche bank.One of them is very expensive,but keeps excellent Indian stuff.There's also one dealer who keeps exclusively stamps,a well known philatelist in India.

Now if you keep on walking,there's one street side seller of coins near Jahangir Art Gallery.Don't expect any great stuff from him,but he generally has Indian temple tokens

If you further go towards Gate Way of India,there's another dealer just opposite to Taj Hotel,but again,very expensive.He has chosen the correct place for his shop where he can get a good money from foreign tourists

There are plenty of other dealers in Mumbai,but those aren't in this particular area.One is in Tardeo,one is in Andheri and so on..

If you want to buy pirated books ,there are about 10-15 dealers opposite to Hutatma Chowk.Guess what,they even keep pirated editions of coin catalogs

You can find all these dealers from Monday-Saturday,no fixed timings With increasing number of coin fairs in Mumbai and rest of India,those big dealers may not be there all the time....

Aditya

[Overlord]

A similar dealer in Delhi, Mr. Vijay.
Abhay

Anyone who plans to visit him should be fit enough to sit like this for at least 10 min (with the weight almost ENTIRELY on the toes) and have a fairly long reach 


And be prepared to fend off the occasional push from the back. 

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Anyone who plant to visit him should be fit enough to sit like this for at least 10 min (with the weight almost ENTIRELY on the toes) and have a fairly long reach 
And be prepared to fend off the occasional push from the back. 

You are absolutely right, Overlord. And on top of that, if it is summer, you are sweating all the time.    (Those are sweat drops, and not tear drops).

Abhay

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The only coin market I am aware of in London is held below Charing Cross station every Saturday. The entrance is impossible to find. Go to Villiers street towards Embankment underground station. Turn right at Embankment place. The entrance is the door to the parking garage, the door with the blue signs on this picture. Follow signs inside.

The market is quite good, but the coins are mainly British, except in the junk boxes.

Peter