Ultimately, the music superfan’s desire to own everything paid for my expenses throughout university. I then sold them for hundreds of pounds to obsessives through Record Collector magazine.
In fact, she suspected I was up to something dodgy.īut I was actually buying limited edition Madonna picture discs and obscure Prince records at flea markets. At the time, my mother was pretty concerned I seemed to have way more cash than a 13-year-old boy should have. When I was younger, I discovered I could make a huge amount of money buying and selling records. It has been known to sell for hundreds of pounds above face value – as have some from the limited-edition Peter Rabbit series. Kew Gardens, one of the Royal Mint’s most sought-after coins. But are the Royal Mint coronation coins brought out to celebrate the crowning of King Charles III worth investing in?
Coin collecting has become hugely popular in recent years.
