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Yes @Coinery I hadn't really paid much attention to the variety before, but mine I believe is S2596 with the smaller rose and the elaborately decorated dress. The OP is S2594 I think with the larger rose and the plain dress. The latter is slightly scarcer. @Citizen H I see no problems with yours being fake. If you look at the form of the 5 in the date, it is the same on both examples. I don't know if it is still the case, but the main giveaway for the fakes was a blundered terminal to the cross fourchee. This was discussed somewhere on this forum at least 5 years ago.

H. I suggest you pick up an old copy of Coins of England. This would give you a good heads up on what you have, as many types/varieties are illustrated in life size pictures, and would also allow you to do some preliminary investigations. It doesn't have to be the latest, as the only prices that have gone through the roof are the top end coins or anything in high grade for the type. The type itself is mostly what you need to know. A worn coin will always be that, and price wise typically not something for an investor mentality. There are few exceptions to this broad rule.

Very happy with this find today

Just standard worn dies and partial letter repairs that has cropped up in many threads on here over the last few weeks, I'm afraid. Very common in the Victoria series and though interesting, not really worth any great premium...

Hmm...I can increase the value of my collection by 30% by sitting on it? For how long? Just while I'm watching the telly? Uncomfortable but profitable then....

I’d say yours is genuine, H…and yours is a different bust, Paddy, not the same Spink number as the OP

I love the designs of thalers. The quality of striking is often so much better than the English crowns of the same age. I like your 1604 Saxony thaler!

No, I’m talking about this link as being your SECOND Elizabeth threefarthings! You were saying you only had ONE, I was merely pointing out that you have TWO!

It’s dated 1578 over 1575 as mentioned earlier in the post.

No yours is a threefarthings, much smaller than a threehalfpence. If you look at the halfpenny and consider whether you could squeeze three of them into the coin pictured alongside it, that should help you understand the scale of things.

Hi All. An elderly member of our club who is not in the best of health has given me his collection of threepences to sell in order to raise funds for his not very well daughter and a potential move to sheltered accommodation for himself. It goes from Charles II onwards, but don't have images as yet. If anyone is looking for specific dates, please drop me a line and I can sort out something. Not all dates are there, particularly the earlier pieces, but a fair number are are in collectable grades up to EF & UNC rather than the usual Christmas pudding grade. Ta.

Apologies, an evening out with friends! The most important detail in this are the busts, the threehalfpence was only ever issued with one bust (3G the bust you shared off the numis site). Size isn’t always the best tool for identifying these tiny coins, as the flans can spread with some considerable variance, depending on how heavily they’re struck. You need to buy yourself a set of scales because, in the absence of knowing the bust types, they’ll quickly give the game away on grounds of weight alone.

Also die fill, the recesses fill with grease, metal powder etc over time during the minting process and don’t fill fully when striking the coin. Jerry

Just realised the original post says 1 1/2 pence (threehalfpence), so not spot-on after all!

1797 pennies seem to have many countermarks

There's a countermarked coins group on face book, if no joy here. If that helps I'm not intelligent enough to do links and all that nonsense. Photos.......,?

https://www.predecimal.com/forum/topic/12367-light-1562-sixpence/

Unusual and didn't rate them ...... until now. an interesting rediscovery lurking in a box amongst other military items being made ready to move on. 162_ ? Dutch Republic Colonial (West Frisia) 1 Daalder, interesting Identified by the Lions tail faces the head, 1604 1 Thaler, Prince Cristian II, Electorate of Saxony (German States) rare ? any more information would be greatly welcome. 👍

Nice coin, but not particularly rare. Lovely history concerning their minting at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eloy_Mestrelle In that condition probably £80 to £100. At least is appears to be genuine - there are fakes around. Here is mine - slightly better condition:

This roman coin has a head on both sides. Any idea as to what or who the people are. I bought this today on a whim at a fair.

The 1668 and 1845 crowns are scarce I would say, and worth a decent amount too.

Have you seen the E over R VICTOEIA 1856 farthing . This one is mine , not perfect but 😊

there's Greek on the ?reverse? - upper case Epsilon Omicron Sigma spelling EOS, the name of an Ancient Greek goddess.

I picked up the first 2022 5p I've seen in change today, so maybe some of the post 2020 change is making it out at last.