1831 William IIII Silver Sixpence

[Guest phyre_faerie]

Hello there, spotted the forum and wondered if someone could help me.

Got this coin in my change of all things quite a while ago. I found it again whilst tidying up and now I'm quite curious about it.

Its in good condition but the strange thing is, is It has been engraved (or stamped) on either side with E.W I've tryed researching on the net (the engraving) but came up with nada.

If you think it's worth it I shall take pix and post them

Cheers

Kelly

[Chris Perkins 228]

Dear Kelly,

Engraved coins from that period are common. They were usually created as tokens of love, little keepsake kinds of things. EW was probably someones sweetheart.

They cannot be valued as a coin because they are of course ruined in the eyes of most coin collectors, but they are still collectable, and I'd probably sell it for £5-10 depending how nice it is.

[Master Jmd 89]

£5-£10...seems a bit cheap...no?

Edited April 15, 2004 by Master J.M.D

[Sylvester 15]

£5-£10...seems a bit cheap...no?

no.

i've got a William III halfcrown that's been counterstamped, was a 1697, now it's a low condition 1697 with counterstamp, and selling it i'd be shocked if anyone paid much more than £10 for it.