12-31-2022, 10:20 PM
One of the curious things is a cloth bag filled with shillings (pre-decimalisation in the UK, which I think was 1971). It is from the Royal Mint, who make the coins, and has a seal stamped on it. Like it is embossed in lead or some other soft metal. I'd guess there are a thousand "mint condition" coins in there. I have no idea what to do with that... maybe a museum?
As for the stamps, I'd quite like to find a real enthusiast and let them have the stamps. One or two are valuable and I could sell them and give the money to a charity he supported.
Then there are a few old coins which I'm keeping for now. I live in an old area, there is a 250 year old canal that crosses my street so having coins of the same age makes me feel connected to the area. (It isn't where he lived, but he knew the city for work reasons.)
@Charon - I admire Benicio Del Toro as well. What sort of Irish items did you collect?
As for the stamps, I'd quite like to find a real enthusiast and let them have the stamps. One or two are valuable and I could sell them and give the money to a charity he supported.
Then there are a few old coins which I'm keeping for now. I live in an old area, there is a 250 year old canal that crosses my street so having coins of the same age makes me feel connected to the area. (It isn't where he lived, but he knew the city for work reasons.)
@Charon - I admire Benicio Del Toro as well. What sort of Irish items did you collect?