prince albert miniature coins

[Guest taggy]

Hi all, I'm trying to find out some imformation about 5 miniature coins I have. The largest is still half the size of a 5 pence and has the head and name of Prince Albert and on the reverse it says ' born 1819 married feb 10 1840 ' three of the other coins seem to be his children, their heads on one side and date of birth on the other but they are so tiny its quite hard to read and the fourth coin which is very tiny says on one side 'model farthing with 18th in the middle and on the reverse a ladys head. I have no idea what the coins are made of or anything about them. Are they possibly toy money? are they collectable to anyone? They are so tiny... no google searches i have done have come up with anything i would love to know more about them if anyone knows anything.

[Chingford 166]

Hi all, I'm trying to find out some imformation about 5 miniature coins I have. The largest is still half the size of a 5 pence and has the head and name of Prince Albert and on the reverse it says ' born 1819 married feb 10 1840 ' three of the other coins seem to be his children, their heads on one side and date of birth on the other but they are so tiny its quite hard to read and the fourth coin which is very tiny says on one side 'model farthing with 18th in the middle and on the reverse a ladys head. I have no idea what the coins are made of or anything about them. Are they possibly toy money? are they collectable to anyone? They are so tiny... no google searches i have done have come up with anything i would love to know more about them if anyone knows anything.

The first four are minature medalats by Joseph Moore, I'd need to see images, they came in boxed sets usually of six but the content varied between the first issue 1844 and the later issues up to 1848.

The last could be a model fractional farthing, either and 8th or 16th, not seen a 18th.

[Peckris 579]

Hi all, I'm trying to find out some imformation about 5 miniature coins I have. The largest is still half the size of a 5 pence and has the head and name of Prince Albert and on the reverse it says ' born 1819 married feb 10 1840 ' three of the other coins seem to be his children, their heads on one side and date of birth on the other but they are so tiny its quite hard to read and the fourth coin which is very tiny says on one side 'model farthing with 18th in the middle and on the reverse a ladys head. I have no idea what the coins are made of or anything about them. Are they possibly toy money? are they collectable to anyone? They are so tiny... no google searches i have done have come up with anything i would love to know more about them if anyone knows anything.

The first four are minature medalats by Joseph Moore, I'd need to see images, they came in boxed sets usually of six but the content varied between the first issue 1844 and the later issues up to 1848.

The last could be a model fractional farthing, either and 8th or 16th, not seen a 18th.

I have a similar thing. On the obverse is a baby's head with the legend HRH ALBERT PW, and the engraver's initials below, on the reverse it simply says 12 PENCE MAKE ONE SHILLING. It's copper, a little smaller than a 5 pence but thicker. I used to have two, identical, but I lost one of 'em.

[Chingford 166]

I have a similar thing. On the obverse is a baby's head with the legend HRH ALBERT PW, and the engraver's initials below, on the reverse it simply says 12 PENCE MAKE ONE SHILLING. It's copper, a little smaller than a 5 pence but thicker. I used to have two, identical, but I lost one of 'em.

[Chingford 166]

S. G. Onions produced a series of coins in 1843 for educational purposes - for teaching in schools and at home. There are 10 main denominations from "1 SOVEREIGN IS 1 POUND" down to "4 FARTHINGS MAKE 1 PENNY".

The portrait is always of the baby PRINCE ALBERT, PRINCE OF WALES (later King Edward VII) and each reverse has the correct number of dots for the denomination to help with counting. For example, "12 PENCE MAKE 1 SHILLING" has 12 dots.

The coins range from only 11mm diameter to 17mm diameter. A variety of metals were used but the base metal is usually either copper or brass.

[Peckris 579]

S. G. Onions produced a series of coins in 1843 for educational purposes - for teaching in schools and at home. There are 10 main denominations from "1 SOVEREIGN IS 1 POUND" down to "4 FARTHINGS MAKE 1 PENNY".

The portrait is always of the baby PRINCE ALBERT, PRINCE OF WALES (later King Edward VII) and each reverse has the correct number of dots for the denomination to help with counting. For example, "12 PENCE MAKE 1 SHILLING" has 12 dots.

The coins range from only 11mm diameter to 17mm diameter. A variety of metals were used but the base metal is usually either copper or brass.

Oh yes - thanks for that. I couldn't remember the engraver's initials beneath the head, but now you've said, I remember - it was SGO.

[Guest taggy]

Hi all, I'm trying to find out some imformation about 5 miniature coins I have. The largest is still half the size of a 5 pence and has the head and name of Prince Albert and on the reverse it says ' born 1819 married feb 10 1840 ' three of the other coins seem to be his children, their heads on one side and date of birth on the other but they are so tiny its quite hard to read and the fourth coin which is very tiny says on one side 'model farthing with 18th in the middle and on the reverse a ladys head. I have no idea what the coins are made of or anything about them. Are they possibly toy money? are they collectable to anyone? They are so tiny... no google searches i have done have come up with anything i would love to know more about them if anyone knows anything.

The first four are minature medalats by Joseph Moore, I'd need to see images, they came in boxed sets usually of six but the content varied between the first issue 1844 and the later issues up to 1848.

The last could be a model fractional farthing, either and 8th or 16th, not seen a 18th.

I have a similar thing. On the obverse is a baby's head with the legend HRH ALBERT PW, and the engraver's initials below, on the reverse it simply says 12 PENCE MAKE ONE SHILLING. It's copper, a little smaller than a 5 pence but thicker. I used to have two, identical, but I lost one of 'em.

Thanks for the reply, ive tried taking pictures but unfortunately my camera isnt up to the job. Are they at all collectable and do they have any value to anyone? I would be happy to sell them on to someone who would appreciate them, is ebay the place to do that?.....( think you are right and the farthing does say 16th its just so small its hard to see lol )

[Chingford 166]

They generally sell for a few pounds each, dependent on condition, there isn't a great following, collectors tend to be specialists in either country, type, or manufacturer i.e Moore, Lauer etc... and only the rarest, best condition, and complete sets reach full potential, there were two complete boxed sets of similar models at Lockdales last year which, I seem to remember, sold for just over £50 each.

Include model and/or toy coins within the title/description for best results if Ebaying.

John