Antiques Roadshow visitor gasps ‘goodness me!’ as he learns whopping worth of late dad’s secret coin assortment that was locked away till his loss of life

A gobsmacked Antiques Roadshow guest gasped ‘goodness me’ after discovering the incredible value of his late dad’s coin collection. 

Expert John Foster assessed this haul as the popular BBC show visited Swansea’s National Waterfront Museum.

He described the coins as ‘still a good investment’ before proceeding to stun the visitor with how much they were worth.

John continued: ‘Gold has proven just insanely good over the last few years – and silver.

‘So, people are still collecting these, one, because they’re beautiful and they’re in my view going to go up as long as they’re in this condition and you’ve got everything right which you have.

‘So, £5,000 to £5,500.’ 

Antiques Roadshow expert John Foster left a guest stunned after revealing the value of his  late dad’s coin collection

The visitor looked visibly surprised after John revealed the impressive valuation

In response, the guest gasped: ‘Goodness me! I didn’t think they’d be that much.’

Despite the impressive sum, he declared the coins would not be for sale.

He said: ‘But no, I’m keeping them. Like I say, it was handed down to [his dad] so I’ll do the same.’

John replied: ‘I couldn’t agree with you more because I wouldn’t be selling this. Lovely to see and thank you for bringing them in.’

Earlier in the conversation, the guest explained how the coins came to be in his possession.

He had previously asked his dad about the contents of a mysterious black box, only to be told: ‘Never you mind, never you mind.’

Following his dad’s death, the visitor explained: ‘So I found the key, opened up the contents of the box and there was his war medals and this case of coins – he was never a collector.

‘I’ve just come along today just for curiosity. I’m going to keep them because they’re part of my Dad and I’ll pass them onto my niece when my days are gone.’

He brought the coins along out of curiosity – after finding them following his dad’s death

It comes as another guest was left beaming from ear to ear after learning the value of a shilling rescued from the Titanic wreck site.

As well as the coin, she also brought along a letter and a period photograph of her ancestor, Reginald Hale.

She said: ‘Reg emigrated to the states in his early 20s and spent seven, eight years working over there. He came back to the UK because his father died and he wanted to be with his mother.

‘He spent the winter here, and then in the spring of 1912 he’d always intended to travel back to the States.

‘[The] first opportunity he had to go back to the States was on the Titanic. Reg boarded the Titanic and he didn’t make it.’

The expert went on to explain that in order to auction an item from the Titanic, it must have ‘cast-iron provenance’, which the shilling unquestionably has.

She then gave her staggering valuation – blowing away not only the guest but the audience.

The expert said: ‘What is really important, obviously, is that we have a cast-iron provenance as to where this shilling came from and who it belonged to.

‘If it were to come up for sale at auction, I’m fairly certain it would have a sale estimate of £10,000 to £15,000 and it would make that quite comfortably.

The visitor described the shilling’s value as ‘incredible’ after the expert assessment.

The Antiques Roadshow continues on Sunday at 8pm on BBC One and is available to stream on iPlayer.