Services
As the largest collection in Britain after the British Museum, the Heberden Coin Room plays a vital role both in making coins and medals accessible to the general public. With the wealth of material in the collection and experts covering most areas of coinage, the Coin Room acts as a focal point, drawing in scholars, collectors, educational groups, and school parties interested in learning about coins. The Coin Room also serves as a regional centre for coin identification.
Visiting the Coin Room
Visitors are welcome to consult the collections or a curator of a particular area of the collection by appointment. Please contact our Collections Manager:
Dr Volker Heuchert,
Heberden Coin Room
Ashmolean Museum
Oxford
OX1 2PH.
Email: volker.heuchert@ashmus.ox.ac.uk.
Please follow the link for further information for visitors.
Photography
Photographs of objects in the collection may be ordered for a fee through the Publications Department.
Coin Identification Service
Owing to the redevelopment of the Ashmolean Museum the Heberden Coin Room has reluctantly suspended its Coin Identification Service until further notice.
Depending on the type of coin(s) to be identified the following services are available:
1) Pre-1650 coins (or artefacts) with known findspots from England and Wales
PRE-1650 coins (or artefacts) with KNOWN FINDSPOTS from ENGLAND and WALES may be reported to the Portable Antiquities Scheme (http://www.finds.org.uk/). Please note that the last surgery of a Portable Antiquities Scheme Finds Liaison Officer at the Ashmolean Museum will be held on Wednesday, 5th December 2007, from 10.00 - 12.00
2) All other coins
For ALL OTHER COINS contact another museum with a coin identification service or a coin dealer.
3) Treasure
If you think that your coins might constitute Treasure you are legally obliged to report the find to the local Coroner within 14 days.
4) Self-help
Online guide are available to help you to identify your own coins:
Valuations
Anyone seeking advice on valuations, or on buying and selling coins, medals or bank notes, should consult a dealer or auctioneer. Names of dealers and auctioneers can be obtained from the Business Telephone Directory, or from:
The
British Numismatic Trade Association
PO Box 2
Rye
East Sussex
TN31 7SB
or
International
Association of Professional Numismatists
c/o Löwenstrasse 65
CH 8001 Zurich Switzerland