Paddy

I was thinking more of it being affixed to a box or chest or similar. Certainly not for hanging round the neck! As Royal memorabilia is a bit out of fashion at the moment, particularly when it relates to Charles, I suspect its value at the moment is closely linked to the silver content.

I got this one today as an upgrade to my 1719 Farthing with Small lettering. Also lacks the stop on the reverse.

I can't say I "know", but I would call this a medallion or possibly a plaque. The blank reverse suggests it may have been intended to be fixed to something else? Pretty awful portrait of Charles! An idea of scale might help... BTW - welcome to Predecimal coins!

Welcome @Coinosaurus ! The 1986 single colour £2 coin is the commonest of the 7 issued before they went bi-colour. As such it does not command much of a premium although I cannot say how much having it graded would add to the value. I sell them regularly at market, ungraded, for £3 or £4 even in the best condition. Over the single metal £2 coins the one to watch out for is the 1989 "Claim of Rights".

Another pick up from a bag brought to me at market. I think it is a Henry V Half Groat, S 1773 or near there, but I would appreciate confirmation or correction. Main identifiers for me seemed to be the mullet on the breast and the unusual Crown. Weighs 1.56g and measures about 20mm across.

I know this is no great shakes as a coin, but I believe this is another in your vein - 1566 threepence with lion over rose mintmark.

Always welcome Kev - I keep finding 1887 sixpences in hidden stashes and I have never examined them for variations other than the basic 3!

I certainly remember picking up pre-1920 silver during the 60s, but it had pretty much faded out by the 70s. I don't recall ever getting any Vicky silver but I heard a tale of someone in New Zealand getting a William IV halfcrown in change! Best I had, only ten years ago was finding that one of the "pennies" in my pocket after a day at the market was actually a half sovereign. Somebody must have gone home very upset!

Thanks very much for that - I have bookmarked the link for now and will return to read the articles later.

As some of you know I am a reluctant variety collector, so I am struggling with these two 1855 OT Pennies. Here is the one I have just acquired:

... and here is the one currently in my collection. (Apologies for the poor colour - this was taken before I got a better handle on that.) NOw - the new one seems to have a smaller roase that the old, but the old is not big enough to be the large rose variety, and in any case I don't think that is recorded for this date. Having spotted this, I also noted that the colon after Reg is different on the two coins, and the angle of the colon after Britanniar is also changed. Are these recognised variations?

This beggars belief - and it seems some mugs are buying them! https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Winston-Churchill-Coin-Crown-WWII-WWI-Hitler-Nazi-Germany-Medal-Silver-London-UK/401589041208?hash=item5d80927838:g:Fz0AAOSwaSZaNvRG I sell them at 50p each - anyone interested? 🙂

I thought their shops were over-priced enough but their coin listings are incredibly dear! I can't believe they sell much.

As requested by Rob, this ticket from my new Henry II Penny. Apparently this is a "Ray Inder" ticket.

... and the tickets:

The other one was this Henry II Northampton Penny as an upgrade:

... and the tickets that came with it as I know some of you love these:

Well both my major purchases at DNW were hammered. Edward the Elder Penny to fill that gap in my sequence of Wessex monarchs:

Yes, and the second was so unpopular that he was probably murdered. The third was an imported Dutchman and the fourth was "Silly Billy". Anyway, at the present rate our next king will probably be "Vladimir I".

Yes - welcome to the forum and I hope you enjoy this madhouse! As Peck has alluded to, the starting point should be some good reference books. Those shown in the banner ad above are great to get started. For more detail the Spink "Coins of England" that is published each year is the bible. (The 2018 edition is on special offer on Amazon at the moment as they clear the decks for the 2019 edition and the changes from one year to the next are relatively small.) Once you have formed an idea of what you want to collect there are lots of people here to give you great advice, so feel free to ask.

By the way - you may have noticed the historical list of mintage figures has disappeared from the Royal Mint website at the moment - at least for the £2 to 50p range. I contacted them and they tell me the site is undergoing maintenance and the list will be restored "soon".

Yes - I went for the Silver hammered as well. Picked up an Edward the Elder to fill a gap and a nice Henry II as an upgrade. That is about all I can justify spending at the moment.

I picked up this booklet at the auction today. It is not really for me as I am unlikely ever to run into any Ed VIII coins (other than colonial) and I got it with the thought that it might be of interest to someone on here. Printed in 1973 by HMSO, it contains a detailed discussion of all the Edward VIII coins, including colonial, and has black and white photos of most of them. It even has pictures of alternative designs considered for the threepence. £10 including UK postage. Here is the cover - I will post the centre spread photo in a comment:

He has got the date mixed up too - coin pictured is 1879M, not 1873.