Citizen H Posted February 2 Author Posted February 2 William III 1672–1702, Half Crown ? this is badly rubbed but the only William III I have managed to find. Looking into things I also read that there's a 1689 Halfcrown - William & Mary on the same coin, never seen one of these Quote
Paddy Posted February 2 Posted February 2 That coin has certainly seen some history! Difficult to be sure if it is a halfcrown or a Shilling without a scale. It is, however, definitely a Chester coin because of the C beneath the bust. Here from my collection is one of the 1689 Half Crown who referred to: 3 Quote
Citizen H Posted February 3 Author Posted February 3 15 hours ago, Paddy said: That coin has certainly seen some history! Difficult to be sure if it is a halfcrown or a Shilling without a scale. It is, however, definitely a Chester coin because of the C beneath the bust. Here from my collection is one of the 1689 Half Crown who referred to: Wow, that's a lovely looking coin and from my finds impossible to imagine these found in such a great condition. thank you for sharing this so impressive to see, Thank you for pointing out the "C" Chester Mint, which is interesting to be able to discover more information from it being so worn out. Looking into this further the William III is 25mm across.... A Shilling I think is right.... once again many thanks for all of the input. Rgds "H" 1 Quote
Citizen H Posted February 5 Author Posted February 5 Victorian Shillings 1878 1892 interested on comments of the 1878 coin it looks like its in really good condition considering everything else that Ive posted. many thanks "H" Quote
Citizen H Posted February 5 Author Posted February 5 (edited) 1 Shilling 1819, 1872, 1894, 1897. Part 1 Edited February 5 by Citizen H Quote
Citizen H Posted February 6 Author Posted February 6 Aha... 2 x Gothic Florins....Roman numerals as date.... 1800 Ive manage to decipher, I just cant out the letters that looks like "r"s to me!??!?! Quote
Martinminerva Posted February 6 Posted February 6 First one is mdccclxxiii, so 1873. Second one is mdccclxxxvi, so 1886. 1 Quote
jelida Posted February 6 Posted February 6 Just now, Martinminerva said: First one is mdccclxxiii, so 1873. Second one is mdccclxxxvi, so 1886. Snap! 1 Quote
Zo Arms Posted February 6 Posted February 6 1 hour ago, Citizen H said: Aha... 2 x Gothic Florins....Roman numerals as date.... 1800 Ive manage to decipher, I just cant out the letters that looks like "r"s to me!??!?! Take the ' r ' looking letter to be a 'c'. One Hundred. C for century. 1 Quote
Mr T Posted February 7 Posted February 7 Might be worth getting a copy of Davies to identify some of the varieties. 1 Quote
Citizen H Posted February 7 Author Posted February 7 (edited) Victorian 1 Florins 1891 & 1887 the 1987 is quite a good condition, a few dings on the bust side will I guess lower the value but you should see some of the bangers I have bought over the years, All the best. Edited February 7 by Citizen H Quote
Citizen H Posted February 7 Author Posted February 7 Victorian....One Shilling = Two Florins 1900 1898 1893 1900 looks in better condition out of the three. Quote
Citizen H Posted February 7 Author Posted February 7 George V 1929 Shilling 1st issue? 1923-29 South Africa Shilling.... ....that was an eye opener as i hadn't picked up the Africa on the coin until today.... learning also of the day......the Africa shilling silver content is greater than that of the 1929 shilling... Crickey what a day!? Quote
Paddy Posted February 7 Posted February 7 Hi H, both the last two are Florins = 2 shillings each. Previous post also - One florin = two shillings, not vice versa. Life is one big learning curve! The day you stop learning is the day you die, and even that may not be true. If there is an afterlife, what wonders might we learn there? 1 Quote
Citizen H Posted February 7 Author Posted February 7 3 hours ago, Paddy said: Hi H, both the last two are Florins = 2 shillings each. Previous post also - One florin = two shillings, not vice versa. Life is one big learning curve! The day you stop learning is the day you die, and even that may not be true. If there is an afterlife, what wonders might we learn there? Thanks Paddy, the stoke took its toll and sometimes all goes well.. it did take awhile to figure this out what was wrong... I can now see were it was wrong Quote
Peckris 2 Posted February 9 Posted February 9 On 2/7/2025 at 11:52 AM, Citizen H said: George V 1929 Shilling 1st issue? 1923-29 South Africa Shilling.... ....that was an eye opener as i hadn't picked up the Africa on the coin until today.... learning also of the day......the Africa shilling silver content is greater than that of the 1929 shilling... Crickey what a day!? the 1929 is a florin not a shilling - as you can see from the reverse! Quote
Citizen H Posted February 25 Author Posted February 25 1673 Charles II 3 pence ( Maundy? to be advised) Before the Great Recoinage of 1817, there is no known evidence to suggest that separate 'prooflike' strikes were issued for the Maundy ceremony, suggesting that the money handed out was identical to the circulating coinage at that time. 1670-1684 Demonetized the pierce of the coin is a shame but ok enough for me to keep and the price would have reflected this at the time of purchase.........all them years ago Quote
Coinery Posted February 25 Posted February 25 It’s of course 1678 and not 73 - I think the Maundy money was first of the press, so generally the better pieces but, in practice, I believe there to be little/no difference as far as collectors of Maundy are concerned - they still of course aim for the very best pieces. I was looking at some completed items on eBay, a lot of them were holed. 1 Quote
Citizen H Posted February 26 Author Posted February 26 It was for a long time believed that all that have been drilled / pierced would be not be of any value, the same with rubbed and dinged coins. I did in the past mainly scrapped certain coins to free up capital to buy others, now at my age I feel that my thoughts have changed. the volume of ones that you have found on line that are drilled / pierced are being valued at a price that I'd never considered......the 1678 Charles II 3 pence would have only been a few pence 35 odd years ago found at a boot fair, same with the hammered coins I picked up pre internet days, its been a interesting day finding out about the Counterstamp coin that's a recent find again so I'm more inclined to hang on to the affordable unusual...I could be looking for perfect, mint and uncirculated forever..... many thanks its been very informative. as always.... all the best "H" 1 Quote
Citizen H Posted March 4 Author Posted March 4 George V 1918 1st coinage 6 pence Engraver: George William de Saulles Rarity index: 7 Quote
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