Citizen H

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........

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)

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"

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"

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"

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"

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"

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"

I guess like many others whilst wandering around I find interest in other items, I've bought items to sell on and fund the military Medals & Coins. to be honest I inevitably keep said items, Sunday 05/01/25 was a poor turn out and I was miffed to have wade through a pile of old items "one last stop before charity shop donation" box. fortunately one dealer is chaotic, random, and can be described as the most uncommitted coin dealer of all sorts, I went through 3 boxes of coins all different ages, countries & beaten up, I hate to think how many others have gone through and your just dealing with the left overs, on another note its impossible to know how he works out how much the coin may be worth... its a buyers luck if you come away with a bargain.... none of your nicely organised books of coin holders here!!!! Any ways, I like this dealer!?!??!?! and can chat and happy with my lot that i found in one of the boxes of "coins from hell and back" its a letter Seal (made of steel) i do like it, it looks like it would have been for a watch chain, Coat of Arms to be advised..... £15 was talked down to £10.. all in all a nice piece of cool Junk! Many thanks "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"

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"

managed to achieve two coins today, Again its possibly before i can remember so maybe picked up in 1992, smaller than 20p bits are missing and couldn't even guess how old it must be. please offer all related information as I need to keep a catalogue these coins are, so when I pass them on in the family its the least I should do. Many Thanks for this, all the very best "H"

Hello Rob Many thanks you for your input, theres no way after hours looking would i have it correct, .... learning more about coins from this day onwards oh and im sure Groats are amongst ones to follow, once again many thanks "H"

Hello Tom, and many thanks, its more now than I could read or understand the coin to have been so how the heck anyone else could do is amazing, I have read earlier this week that they were made in Calais (at the time of things) its been a great help and thank you. Rgds "H" 👍 Ive also read........ Calais mint. In case you're wondering what right England had in minting coins from Calais, the answer is that England owned Calais from the reign of Edward III until Mary's reign in 1558.... so the coin may date 13 November 1312 - 21 June 1377 ?

Hello and once again thank you for adding me to the forum. Ive had coins for over 38 years and its been a mixture of well its old so of interest and give it to him to keep him quiet. a hoard was given from my mother that were her fathers, all very old, worn and even some were drilled. I took the worn out ones and had them appraised by local coin experts, sadly just scrap value, it was a hard day choice but sold off them and bought a sovereign coin, time moves of and i then added Guineas, these will be a show and tell later on. I hope this is for interest for today. I will show the 1 Scudo, I had no idea of when or how much.. it wouldn't have been that much in them days i do remember it was before computers so 1992 ish Sanctvs . Marc . Venet 1624-1629