Citizen H

I forgot to mention, I did notice the tudor rose to the right of the coins with the faces dated 1591 & the 1571, interesting (for me as just only noticed)

Redemption required, This (I hope) is the worse of the worse finished with, at least by todays offerings, the collecting? is to be honest must be the most un organised, random assembly of "why the heck did he get that!?!??!?" entertainment ! 😁 so I think we have 1591 James VI (seen better days) J758 George II VF 1571 Elizabeth I (knackered?) please be gentle with me........

Its been an enjoyable time picking up things over the years, worn out, rubbed and in normally a box of others that have been sift through by them who are farther better in the know... these i think were just planted there to sell on to the naive "these are worth a fortune !" I wouldn't have paid that much for them as I do like old, history and a good haggle! even for the scrap ?!?!?!. I would like to think that moving on with the show and tell some real Gem's will appear in this random and varied assembly of....Cool Junk! one story Sad but True! I was at an antiques fair talking to a medal dealer that I've know for ages, chap turns up and asks, "Do you buy coins mate?" Medal dealer, "I have done over the years, if you have them with you can I take a look?" a Large A4 Folder was plonked on a glass display cabinet with no consideration of the cabinet..... ok so MD open the first page and looks "ok!" turns page "ermmm" is this the same coin all the way through?" Chap says gleefully " Yes!!!" & I've another folder full of them!" MD says " Many thanks, not for me!" now at this point Chap gets a little irate "Whats the matter? Ive collected all of these since it was 1977! don't you want to make an offer???"........ it seems hes touted it around all the coin dealers (x2) and now chanced his arm with everyone else stalled up who may be interested in a job lot of 1977 Silver Jubilee Nickle coin. 40 years on (I think it was 2017) the chap believe that these were worth a fortune, I do understand why he was a bit miffed that they weren't worth anything after all the time and money he spent on them, I don't think his retirement plan had worked out as well as he had hoped,.............Sad but True. once again Stuart......Many thanks fella, rgds "H"

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"

this place and wealth of knowledge is awesome, i can see I have a long way to go......but I'm at the right place! 58 and still learning carries on, many many thanks "H"

once again Many Thanks Stuart for all of this information, its really helpful, things have gotten better with some of the others I have been looking at, Ironically I was talking Groats the other day and there you go, one turns out to be a groat. Doh! many thanks "H"

Many Thanks for all of this information, its really helpful, many thanks "H"

big silver, little silver, and piece of gold offends me not in the least! errrmmmm I think this is what happened, with me, All the best "H"

good morning, So Ive had a look and I think this may be right ? ? ? 2 x Penny's Edward III 1327-1377 Its still early days taking this all in, Stuart many thanks for all your guidance its been a great help. and do please keep me updated where its going wrong. I'm finding others that have dates on them and you can make out who the king is, aha! it will hopefully keep you all still interested. All the very best "H"

Many thanks, these last 2 days has been of a great help and direction, wrongly I thought the groats were older one Henry III penny is dated 1232-34, so made up that this is so old, once again many thanks one and all with this new information, I really couldnt have done this by myself, Rgds "H"

Stuart your a gent, this has help no end to untie a mystery and now I will now try to identify a coin before showing more. allowing for the rubbed coin I think it looks like 1232-34 date, and wow I'm guessing its the eldest so far that I have in my collection so far , once again many thanks "H"

Many thanks Stuart, is there a way to date or is it a general date that the coin Henry III was around 1 October 1207 – 16 November 1274 The short cross coinage came to an end in 1247. No recoinage had been undertaken since the renovation of 1205, some forty-two years earlier, and the circulating currency had progressively deteriorated to the point where it was in a completely unacceptable condition. Not only were the coins generally very worn, but more significantly many were also clipped. The authorities recognised that the only solution was a complete recoinage, and this was duly ordered. In an attempt to address the problem of clipping, it was decided that the design would be changed such that the reverse cross extended to the edge of the coin. The resulting issue, known today as the long cross coinage, is the subject of a separate article. many thanks once again. "H"

How have i missed this in my life, thank you for your no fuss explanation, ironically I think I've just loaded up a topic in regards to the identification of what looks like the one in your illustration... so I may have got this right 👍 many thanks "H"

Hello all,,,,,, again another that I have no idea about other than it looks Hammered, could it be finally a Groat in the collection ? I have others one is the same size... I cant make out a face on this coin after the Half penny has been explained it is now obvious when looking at it the right way up, once again Many thanks for all of your help. Rgds "H"

Hello Paddy, its was a unusual find and will keep me interested, I have researched (once) a medal named Smith, it took a long time to find the Right Smith at the public records office Kew, over 2 Hours..... never again! once again many thanks "H"