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My dad has a fairly large collection of coins. Mostly they are George VI, George V, Edwardian and Victorian coins. I have very little experience wih coins. He has one George III penny from 1802 which is pretty flawless considering the age (circulated, but very clearly striked and very clean), a Victorian sixpence from 1840 with Victoria's head upside down when you flip the coin, and also various George V coins which included lettering to the left of the date, others without. All of these coins are in varying condition, there are hundreds and it would be impossible to list them all. I'm just wondering which coins i should look out for and if any ones i have mentioned specifically are of any significance. Thanks in advance for any help.

Thanks for the assistance everyone. I will purchase a copy of that book and see if i can find any rare coins. I doubt i will find any extremely rare ones but it will be interesting to do some research. As yet, i have been unable to take any pictures as i've misplaced my camera, and my phone camera is pretty grainy but i will try and get some pictures of the better coins up as soon as i can.

I'm fairly sure the George III was copper, although i would need to look again, and could easily obtain images. I will take some pictures, and if there are any significant dates or errors i should look out for please let me know. I don't really intend to sell any of these coins, it's just pure curiousity that is my drive in the interest in value. When i was a child my father used to let me look through his coin collection, i used to think it was fascinating, I'd love to do this with my own children at some point. I'd rather pass them on to future generations. My main problem is i have a large amount of old coins with no way of knowing which are worth keeping seperate from the rest. I tried searching for 1802 george 3rd coins, and cant find any on ebay. I also searched for the 1840 Victorian sixpence. These two coins stood out to me most due to the age of the first and the oddness of the 2nd. I have never seen a coin struck so the back is at a 180 degree angle from the front, whether these coins are common in Victorian times i am unaware as i was born years after these coins were taken out of circulation.