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I rather like the double florins myself but they are somewhat unloved and can be obtained significantly more cheaply than crowns. The main varieties for the 1887 is the "Arabic 1" (like you 1889) and the "Roman I". These are my examples: (1887 is the Roman and 1888 is the Arabic)

Hello, Today I may get to have this right. George the III 1762 3 pence Maundy George the IIII 1836 4 pence ? Following Input also welcome. It has now crossed my mind that I should be thinking of valuation, Not for the purpose of selling, more about as this has accumulated over the years I've never been concerned by insurance. I will also will need to make others in the family aware as the inheritor's of "the hoard" will have to deal with such matters later on in life. many thanks for all of the the previous e-mails its really been a boost in my life and all the help has really assisted me with something that I wasn't able to get by with on my own. Rgds "H"

Good condition but - unless it’s the photo? - it may have been polished. By the way, PENNY is on the reverse, not obverse which is the side with the monarch’s portrait.

That's a very nice three halfpence (usually pronounced three ha'pence). I love these tiny coins and have managed to get all the dates eventually. (1837 is the trickiest I seem to remember.) Although technically colonial, they were legal tender in the UK.

Sadly in that condition they are probably no better than scrap as pretty common. There are collectors for them even in this grade as they are an easy target for beginners and date run people, but still only change hands at scrap money. Just to point out though, these are not "Maundy" coins - they are circulation silver threepences. Maundy coins of the same denomination were and still are made, but they are usually proof or proof like, and may have other subtle differences from the circulation versions.

This is the halfcrown reverse - the design (like the shilling) is a bit of a dog’s dinner, but this proof makes it look quite good.

Hi H, The second 1889 is a double florin, which is why it is a little smaller. You are not the first to be confused by them. They were only issued 1887 to 1890 and became nicknamed "The Barmaid's ruin" because of the number of times they were mistaken for a Crown and so the wrong change given. They are not rare and a bit of a niche collectors area, being so few dates to go for. There are a few minor varieties, mostly to do with the font of the date. Because of this I would say yours is worth £20 to £30.

The 1862 plain-edge proof Gothic florin (2849 in Bull, who records it as "not traced") sold for $21,600 (including buyer's premium) at Heritage yesterday. At least we know that it exists now.

These are honest examples. No problems with them. The edge inscription on Charles II crown reads "DECVS ET TVTAMEN ANNO REGNI VICESIMO OCTAVO". The phrase "DECVS ET TVTAMEN" was first used in 1662 and translates to "An ornament and a safeguard". The presence of an edge inscription would stop people from clipping the coins illegally to get some silver as mentioned in the above post. Hence the word "safeguard". The Charles II is perhaps worth £80. The 1892 is worth about £35.

It's so irritating when a nice coin is damaged but at least it is still worth its bullion value. Selling it would probably be best as it will irritate you every time you look at at, knowing how the damage was caused. But it would be infinitely worse if the coin is a high grade early shilling.

Doesn't look suspicious to me. If I want to make certain, I would check its weight. Can also see if it is the correct thickness and diameter by comparing with a genuine half sovereign. But I wouldn't want to keep it because of the scratch.

The scratch is result of poor package. The coin was damaged during the shipping. Some not very smart custom worker opened the envelop by cutting it drastically

This is another one the same.

BTW, this graded "62" at PCGS....

Not oft are medieval mints still around that minted coins during the hammered era - here is an example of an Irish penny from King Edward I that was minted in Reginalds Tower in Waterford Ireland. Reginalds Tower Waterford

I often get asked how hammered coins were made (beyond the 'hammered' bit), so put together a quick, light-hearted step-by-step guide. Thought it might be handy for those new to the field. Step 4 is by far my favourite.

Who cares about Harold or Harthcanute, when there is Alice??? Lol.

Hello, New to the forum, Ive been interested in a multitude of items over many years and now I have time on my hands so need to play catch up as time is catching up on me as well. I've had a stroke in April 2024 and need to keep my head working as some time its broken. I have a collection (of sorts) of coins and will show and tell what I can remember, a few years back a pile of worn out silver ones were sold for scrap and a bought some others to replace these. many thanks for adding me to the forum I really need a new this in my life now, all the very best "H"

Welcome H, always good to have new members. Sorry to hear of your medical episode and I hope things are not too bad for you now. We look forward to seeing your coins or answering your questions. P

My Ebay Listings I am getting an error message when trying to start a new topic, so I'll just try to add to this one. Circumstances have unfortunately forced me to start listing, on eBay, the bulk of my copper penny collection. I will continue to list the coins as time permits. I have attempted to price the items fairly based upon recent sales records. I also have an assortment of other various items listed as well. I can't do anything about the VAT, but I know that eBay insists on shipping each AUCTION lot separately. I do not know if the same applies to "Buy It Now" sales. Obviously, this does not apply to domestic USA sales. That being said, I am open to all reasonable offers, and am willing to combine individual lots into larger combined lots in order to expedite the shipping process. I find eBay International shipping provides a safer, more secure, and more economical shipping option for me. Please feel free to make an offer or contact me if there is anything of interest to you.  Thank you, Gary My Ebay Listings

A few enjoyable hours passed. You can’t not love a little bit o’ history like that!

That's exactly what I did . Very kindly I was able to buy the original version and then Michael had spare updates and sent me one after he got back from holiday (I guess not everyone who bought an original copy were still collecting when the update came out). So currently it "lives" on the floor usually open for me to refer to (my books "work" rather then sit on shelves for display purposes). Told Michael that its a brilliant read (if you like that sort of thing of course) ! Very Best Regards

The book (Binder) is called "The british Bronze penny 1860-1901" and was printed in 2009 but sold out now.Although if you do find find one some have extra pages which were added in 2020.They are hard to find and unless your lucky not cheap ,even more so with the update (extra pages) but worth looking for especially for varieties and date widths which a lot are not recorded in any other book.Date widths for the early years are not included though as it says in the book to numerous to list them all.

IMHO the most beautyful of moore's works , stunning just stunning