Milled Coins from the Andrew Scothern Collection
Andrew J Scothern
Born in 1946 in the centre of Coventry, a city which had been seriously damaged by the Luftwaffe, I grew up with bomb craters as my playground. The family had little money and I left school at 16 after an indifferent education to become a clerk in a local motorcycle factory. In my late teens I realised that the coins in my pocket might be worth more than their face value. Thus started my keen interest in numismatics.
In the mid-1960s I became involved with the computer industry and my life took off in a very exciting and positive way. In 1979 I started my own software business which became seriously profitable over the years, providing the funds to develop a high quality coin collection. I was only interested in ‘the best’ both in business and collecting. Mediocrity is not satisfying but the best certainly is.
This year I am 67 and I am told I need to start planning my estate. Regrettably, my sons are not interested in numismatics so I wish to pass my beloved collection on to those who will treasure the items as I have done. Good luck with your bidding!
Collection Information
This collection was sold on 12 June 2013.
Other Collections Sold in 2013
- Awards to the Medical Services from the Collection of the late Tony Sabell
- Awards to the Indian Army from the Collection of AM Shaw
- Exceptional Naval and Polar Awards from the Collection of RC Witte
- Milled Coins from the Andrew Scothern Collection
- A fine Collection of Medals to the Sherwood Foresters
- A Collection of Medals to the Sussex Yeomanry
- A Collection of Medals to the Hampshire Regiment
- An Old Collection of Medals Relating to The Great War
- The Alan Cathery Collection of British Campaign Medals
- A Fine Collection of Boer War Medals
- A Fine Collection of Awards to the Canadian Forces
- Irish Coins from the Collection of the Late Jim Sazama
- The Ron Tuppen Collection of Naval Medals to Engine Room Officers
- Life Saving Awards from the Collection of John Wilson
- Fine British Orders - the property of a Gentleman
- British Hammered Coins from the Collection of James T. Joyner
- British Hammered Coins from the Collection of Dr Paul Lewis
- The George Berry Collection of 17th Century Buckinghamshire Tokens
- The Peter Mann Collection of Kent Tokens
- Collection of British Coins formed by the late Ronald Hansen
- Patterns of Elizabeth I from the Collection of Walter Wilkinson
- The Leon Morel Collection of Medals of Edward VIII
- The David Young Collection of Medals of Devon
- A Collection of Admiral Vernon and Related Medals, the Property of a Gentleman
- A Collection of Medals Associated with Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington
- Medals from the Collection of the Revd. John Watson
- The David Greenhalgh Collection of Medieval Halfgroats
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