large English penny

[Guest Raoul]

G'day everyone, i'm not a coin collector just a guy that does metal detecting and yes i must admit in a way i am a coin collector of sorts as i have hundreds of them.

I have found a penny which is larger then the normal 1800's Queen Vic penny it is dated 1851 and is also Queen vic.

Any help would be appreciated. Raoul

[Raoul 0]

Photo of coin

[mint_mark 9]

The penny you found is an example of the earlier type of penny... before 1860 the pennies were larger, made of copper and show the young head portrait of Victoria (hair up with ribbons, truncated neck). After 1860 the pennies were smaller, made of bronze and show the bun head portrait (hair in a bun with laurel wreath, shoulders and dress). The right hand coin in your picture is an even later design... the size and metal didn't change but it has the old head portrait of Victoria (wearing a veil and tiara) and Britannia has an oval shield instead of a round shield.

So basically you have a new type for your collection. Fanstastic... I'm really happy when I get a new type

Oh yeah, bit of icing on the cake... my book says 1851 is one of the scarcer dates in the series! Well done!

[Emperor Oli 0]

G'day everyone, i'm not a coin collector just a guy that does metal detecting and yes i must admit in a way i am a coin collector of sorts as i have hundreds of them.

I have found a penny which is larger then the normal 1800's Queen Vic penny it is dated 1851 and is also Queen vic.

It must be fantastic to find these things by metal detecting, even if they are in less-than-impressive condition. Well done!

[william 0]

How many coins have you found with your metal detector then, Raoul?

[Raoul 0]

Hi guys, thanks for the reply's.

Mint-mark your comments have been very helpful,thanks, William i would have hundreds have never actually counted them ,but over 15 year of metal detecting you can imagine that there is heaps.

One of these days i should get the coin book out and see if i have any of value apart rtom my 1932 florin which i know is worth big bucks.

I have also quite a few of Queen Vic in the 1800's but havn't a book on English coins i suppose i could find any information on the web if need be.

Regards Raoul

[Emperor Oli 0]

One of these days i should get the coin book out and see if i have any of value apart rtom my 1932 florin which i know is worth big bucks.

I have also quite a few of Queen Vic in the 1800's but havn't a book on English coins i suppose i could find any information on the web if need be.

...or you could ask us!

[william 0]

I have also quite a few of Queen Vic in the 1800's but havn't a book on English coins i suppose i could find any information on the web if need be.

Regards Raoul

I collect Victorian coins! Do you have anything particularly nice or unusual from the Victorian period then?

[Chris Perkins 228]

William,

I have lots of Victorian 1887 Half Crowns, Florins, shillings and sixpences. Priced from a couple of pounds upwards. I can't remember if you have all that series? They are not on the website yet.

[william 0]

Thanks Chris, I do need most of that series, could you give me a list of what you have?

Thanks,

William.

[Chris Perkins 228]

I'll PM you, I don't want to clutter up this area any further.

[Raoul 0]

I will go and sort out the English coins and post the dates on here if its ok with Chris.

[Chris Perkins 228]

Yes of course it is!

[Raoul 0]

Hi everyone, wow what a job, spent the last day & half just sorting, dating,and bagging Aus pennies and English coins still have half penny's and all silver coins to go, had to go and buy another 400 bags to cover the remaining lot.

Well here's my English collection,

1 Farthing 1918 in all the years i have been detecting thats the only one.

Halfpenny's 1861 1881 1888 1889 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 19101912

Penny's

1885 1863 18651872 1876 18791885 1886 1888 1889 1891 1893 1895 1896 1902 1905 1908 1910 1915 1918 1922 1928 1935 1936 19611964 1965 1967

3 pence

1879 1885 1891 1894 1896

6pence

1816 1857 1899

1 shilling

1872 1881 1873 1896 1899

2 shillings

1895 1929 1966

Thanks for your patience, here's a photo of my best old silver coins, remember here in Australia we are still a young country so we are lucky if we find some coins in the 1700's or older.

I have found 3 coins 2 copper and 1 silver which are so worn that i can't put a date on them,they are larger then the pennies,i guess could be crowns will post a photo on the other forum ,thanks again Raoul

[Emperor Oli 0]

Nice condition!

[william 0]

Whoa, and to think that they were just dug up from the ground!

[Emperor Oli 0]

Whoa, and to think that they were just dug up from the ground!

It makes me want to get into detecting but there's still a stigma attached to it

[Raoul 0]

Man would i love to be detecting in your country, just looking at the English detecting forums and seeing those ancient coins has me drooling.

Imagine digging up some Viking or Roman artifects, all i can say is,you guys sure are lucky.

I'm surprised that you do not have a detector, for your hobby it would be the ideal partner. Raoul

[william 0]

I have a metal detector!! What sort of places should i look for coins then, Raoul?

[Raoul 0]

William the first thing that you should do is go to your local library take out a book on your towns history and from there see where there used to be taverns,race courses, fairs ,shows the list goes on.

Mainly look for historical places and see if you can locate them if they are still there,or sometimes when you do find the spot the building has gone and they have put a plaque saying what was there. Man, with your country's history you should find endless amount of old coins. Best of luck, Raoul

[william 0]

Thanks for the tip, Raoul. I'll try, and give you the *results*!

[Sylvester 15]

Thanks for the tip, Raoul. I'll try, and give you the *results*!

I bet York's a good place to go, especially around the castle walls. What with all the Viking and medieval stuff they've found there over the years.

[william 0]

Great, I'm going there on holiday this year!!

[Sylvester 15]

and if you don't find anything, there's always the coin shop near the minster!

[william 0]

Yeah.....the expensive way!!