I’ve been having a pretty hard time of it recently plus a full on week so was a little worried how I’d spend my time this evening and thought to myself well at least I’ll have my 15 mins of Christopher only to realise I have a glorious three quarters in an hour! Thank you, you have been the calm in the storm for me recently and it is much appreciated.
Incredible collection. I watched the video from start to finish, as I have for all your videos for years. I’m glad you stuck up for yourself will preempting any boneheads giving you grief for doing what a coin collector does; collect coins. The vastness of your collection speaks so highly of your passion for coin collecting and anyone that says anything negative towards another’s passion clearly has a sad life. Keep up the amazing work and can’t wait to see the next video next year!
Well if they don't like you Christopher they would hate me, I have what you have and more But then again I've had 50 years of collecting under my belt....
Even though you are right to do what you choose.. I do think there is no need to be keeping 80 plus coins when they could help another person collect the same coins.. nobody need to keep that amount of the same coins.
I was 10 when the Olympic games happened in London. Those commemorative 50p pieces were everywhere. I remember regularly sorting through my mum's purse and asking her if I could keep the "special" ones. I stored them in a box somewhere and only just recently tracked it down again after watching your videos. It turns out I have the offside, archery, basketball, horse jumping and a couple more.
Wow what a collection - I have been watching you for a couple of years - my collection pales into insignificance compared to yours. I used to collect coins namely shillings in the early 70’s but gave up after a couple of months. Then in 2016 I started collecting £2 and 50ps - I soon gave up on the £2’s to concentrate on 50p’s. I love collecting coins find it therapeutic and fun. Keep up the good work Christopher ! 😊
I appreciate the massive effort you’ve put into making this collection video and you have undoubtedly some fantastic coins. You don’t need to justify what you decide to keep, it’s your collection. In just 4 years it’s impressive!! I hope you get your FA CUP soon. Great stuff Christopher 👍🏻
Mother in law collected the £1 variants, I could not really see why, think we spent them , might have a few in a box somewhere, they are heavy when in bags.
There is a difference between collecting and hoarding you can judge for yourself and balance that against your conscience for people who are collecting and do not have your affluence. This is a simple point and not an attack on you or your impressive and highly valuable collection
I am deeply impressed by not only the size and width of your collection,but the time and dedication needed to arrange it all to show in a video. I would love to see your chest of oddities and also the territries would make another great video.- However I don't expect it anytime soon as I imagine it must have taken a good 30 to 50 hours of sorting and arranging before completing the video ( not including editing !).
Keep on collecting, Christopher. I thought I would skip around but I watched the whole video from start to finish. Whilst watching, I realized that I've been watching your coin collecting for at least 3+ years now. I collect vicariously through you, Christopher, as I am in the U.S. and don't have access to your UK finds. Please keep on collecting and saving. (I laughed when you mentioned the 2008 50p count!)
What a collection , What a channel , 4 years and counting , What a person interesting and funny , with 62 k viewers , well done , and a Dream job you deserve .
For people who are confused. Bunk means brilliant uncirculated. I found the best source for new unc coins is vending machines in a gov't facility. They get so much use, that the employee filling the machines must get coins from the bank. Find a high use machine that still takes coins. Use the largest note the machine will take and buy the cheapest item. Often the change will be in all coin. This is not for mass collecting, but for casual collecting. Try not to travel distances to get to a machine. If you are nearby, this works.
What a impressive and diverse collection! 😄 👍 , don’t worry about the people who blame you for keeping coins as a coin collector (as coin collectors that’s what we tend to do 😂) , there just wish they had your success and collection 😂
I recently got a bit carried away on eBay and have amassed quite a volume of world coins and have had to force myself to stop and do a bit of organisation before I end up swimming in them, I understand why you wouldn't want to do a whole world coin collection but I would be very interested to see how you'd go about organising yours when you get around to it.
Wow! What a collection. You've now given me a list of coins that I haven't got and would like to have. Yikes! So interesting to see so many different designs 😀
Wow! What a great video! Thank you for taking the time to film your collection. My husband and myself have loved watching your videos for the last few years. No, we didn't skip any of the video. As always, you were friendly and enjoyable to watch. Looking forward to your next videos. Thank you again, Michelle and Tony
Unbelievable! You are a coin collector & people are angry, jealous & at you because of your coin collection! What! Why are they watching your videos? Your videos came into my feed, I watched a few & now I've started to collect coins! Thank You
WOW Christopher your collection is amazing I'm very jealous but as you say the volume of coins you search its hard "dirty" work so you deserve to have your HOARD! 729 2008 Britannia's🤯 and only 351 Ironsides you must try harder 🤣
There was a random shield in with your 2008 britannias lol! 😂 That is one heck of a collection!!! I'm very jealous of all the flopsy bunnies tho, I'd sell a kidney to get one of those 😂 (but only if I could get a Shakespeare tragedies thrown in too, they're the only 2 coins I need to complete both those sets!) Wonderful video, thank you for all the hard work that must have taken to put that together.
The £5 at 11:28 actually has a difference to the original as well. The original is milled, whereas the variety with the postcards has an edge inscription which reads "SERVE YOU ALL THE DAYS OF MY LIFE". You haven't "got problems", Christopher 😂!
Amazing collection Christopher, Some beautiful items, ranging for the coins and sets you’ve bought, through to all the coins you’ve found in your hunts, especially some of the more unusual or NIFC ones, Very impressive and you’ve encouraged me to do something similar with my collection, Watch this space 😁😉
Great video, Christopher, and an excellent collection! I happen to be a collector of English coins myself. I love your channel! I'm from Barcelona but used to live in London and Newcastle. I am a translator and copywriter specialising in numismatics. Keep on collecting and sharing it with us, please. Take care.
I started watching just before the 3 year collection video. Can’t believe it’s been a year (I still don’t collect coins 😂). Love the videos! Congratulations on the milestone.
Well done Christopher... I remember watching you on holiday in Teneriefe in August 2018... seen every one of your videos...thanks for great entertainment.
Great collection. Would definitely like to see a territories collection video please. As I have quite a big collection myself. Stay safe and happy hunting 😉
Very interesting and informative video. I have been collecting for nearly a year and have a modest collection of over 100 circulated and BU coins. I also watch your coin hunts and other videos. Keep up the good work.
So there are people coming to a coin collecting channel and getting upset because the collector has collected coins? Some people need to stop holding in their farts. They are travelling up their spines and turning their brains to poop. A lovely collection Christopher, and don't let the idiots get you down I still think you have this master plan to get enough Ironsides to raise the value LOL
Great intro and explanation (Sadly shouldn't be needed). Dare I say I am a less than novice collector but love to watch your videos - you have a very calming influence
😍😃😀👍👍👍 Wow what a collection 👍 really nice to see your collection 👍 I've never seen so many Bunnie's lol yes their breading like..... 😜 Lol I've been watching you for about a year since I started collecting again. How dare a coin collector collect coins lol 🤣🤣🤣🤣 good luck & see you at the mint 1 day.
Well well, what a lovely ho... collection, 🤩 🤑 there was a shield in your brittania's if you didn't notice 😉 but seriously, well done, we know it takes a lot of time and effort to sort them coins, film and edit. Loved seeing the silver 10p's , didn't see a chicken rock 10p ? Never mind. Look forward to the oddities vid x
Really been looking forward to this video and it was well worth the wait great video. I think the title of the channel says it all Christopher COLLECTS it's your money and your collection as long as your happy with it ignore the negative comments. Awesome collection some stunning designs especially the silver proof coins they really show off the designs on the coins. The 2020 £1 coin is in circulation had a few now.
Well done Christopher! At this rate you'll be able to cash your collection in & retire before you're 40! You've got a big birthday this year haven't you!
That is some impressive hoard mate! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Always wondered if you reopen old books and top up with later issued coins, surprised you don’t tbh, keep collections complete.
Just one question, some of your books have empty spaces, but you seam to have the coins in the white cardboard packets, why are the books not completed if possible? Not in to coin collection myself, but I can’t stop watching, willing you to find that next Kew, in a therapeutic fashion. And I had no idea there was so many different design until I started viewing your channel.
Great video. Only 2 suggestions...... I get the Christopher (ironside) thing but I'd probably knock them down to 100 and stop collecting them further. It has to stop somewhere. Secondly, I'd keep a certain number of Shakespeare sets and then stop collecting them further. Yes, they still just about get a little bit more than FV but that will end... Otherwise, any number you keep of the others is fully justified imo.
What a collection amigo so many stunners in that video love the way how you really think about how to make it slightly different every year don't listen to the haters there just jealous of your collection and success look forward to this video every year and you never disappoint ❤️
WOW amazing change collection, anyone can do it, I get £100 of coins every day from the post office, it doesn't cost me anything, just have to be chatty to the post workers and bank workers
Thanks for this video. It’s really interesting to see how much the collections grown. I have a question about coin designs- apologies if you have already answered it, what is your least favourite, or the one that your regret getting (buying or collecting)?
I'd never seen a £25 coin or some of the others. I gave up trying to collect the 10p's & just stick to 50p's & £2 coins now. I normally pick up £2k+ each week but been laid up for the last few weeks. I'm collecting for my daughter & granddaughter any tips you can give would be helpful. 👍 Thanks
As always an enjoyable and well produced video , you even managed to inject some suspense , waiting for the number of Ironside duplicates, keep up the good work
I'm sure you may come across a 2019 50p shield for your date run 😉😂. Fabulous collection Christopher. Unfortunately I can't stretch to buying silver proofs and the like 😁
Fabulous video thank you Christopher! I’ve wondered how you store your extra coins and see you using cardboard holders with windows in. Would you please let us know where to get them from? Also how do you store them to keep the coins safe and clean?
You can set up chapters in your video using the time stamps you put in your video description. You just need the first time stamp to be 0:00. You could put “0:00 Introduction” in your video description (as your first time stamp) and you would have chapters automatically created.
Watched every minute of this video, and loved every minute of it as well, you have made me a little jealous but what the heck, coin collectors have got to collect. To those who don't think that you should have as many duplicate coins as you have, well they can take a flying leap (with parachute, I'm not that nasty) off the top of the tallest build in the world. Well done on your collection Christopher, loved every minute. If the actor Sid James was a collector and was still with us I'm sure that he would say, 'Carry On Collecting' and end it with one of his trademark laughs.
people can't blame coin collectors for not finding coins for their collections just think of the amount of Amusement Arcades there are in the UK and the amount of one arm bandits/fruit machines in various pubs and clubs in the Country that hold a hell of a lot of coinage.
After finding out about errors do you go back and check all the coins from older books. Like when the Kitchener mule was discovered did you excitedly go through all your books etc hoping that some you had in books or flips etc might have one?
Well done Christopher on four years of Christopher Collects, you’ve got a very very nice collection of silver and BUNC’s. As for the rest the whole idea of being a coin collector is to collect and keep coins but it is becoming a bit of a hoard. Anyway keep up the good work and the new job suits you to a tee.
Fabulous video thank you Christopher! I’d been wondering how you kept your extra coins and I see you have them in cardboard holders with windows to view the coins. Would you be able to show us where you get them so I can buy some for my coins please? How do you store them to keep them safe clean?