oldest and newest

[Sylvester 15]

what's the oldest coin in your collection, and what's the newest? (obviously the coins in your pocket do not count unless you actually put them in your collection).

For me it would be...

Oldest = Stephen penny (minted 1136-45) hopefully i'll get a Canute or Æthelred II penny eventually so that will be pushed back a hundred or so years.

Newest = British, would be my 1864 Gothic florin, US, would be a 1969 proof Washington Quarter. (or was it 67?)

[custard1966 1]

oldest - Indian copper coin of the emperor Ashoka, 3rd century bc

newest - 2004 penny I just picked out of my change

[Sylvester 15]

i'll keep an eye out for 2004 pennies for Scott, i haven't seen any yet... 2ps on the other hand. The £1 coins have just been released this weekend so watch out for those too!

[Emperor Oli 0]

Oldest: 1673 Penny

Newest: 2003 set

[Sylvester 15]

hmm arn't Charles II coins great?

[Emperor Oli 0]

They are indeed! I find the lower denominations (4d-1d) reverses' so interesting with the intertwined "C"s

[Sylvester 15]

i like them all, i've yet to come across a Charles II coin i didn't like.

[Emperor Oli 0]

On that link for gold on ebay.com there was a gold Coronation medal up for sale with Charles wearing a crown - twas quite superb!

[Half Penny Jon 0]

Oldest- 1901 half penny.

Newest- 1932 half penny.

[TomGoodheart 402]

In what I regard as my 'collection' :

Oldest.. Edward VI shilling (im Y 1551-53)

Newest.. Charles I shilling, (im Sceptre 1647-48)

The rest is just assorted odds and ends (including one of those R@RE 2004 2ps!)

[Master Jmd 80]

hmm...in my collection all together, my oldest coin is the 1797 cartwheelpenny and my newest is a 2004 1 pence and 2 pence...but;

out of my predecimal pennies:

oldest = 1797

newest = 1970 proof

i also do have a folder for storing todays money in:

Oldest = 1968 10p (i like that one for some reason)

Newest = 2004 1p/2p...

[william 0]

Oldest: 1795 maundy penny

Newest: 2003 set

[Half Penny Jon 0]

What grade is your maundy penny William?

[william 0]

I would call it AVF/VF - if it's real, something looks kinda strange about it...

Unfortunately though, someone has welded a loop into the top in the past

[Half Penny Jon 0]

I would call it AVF/VF - if it's real, something looks kinda strange about it...

Unfortunately though, someone has welded a loop into the top in the past

It's a shame it has a welding mark. What looks strange about it?

[william 0]

It looks kind of shiny in a weird way

[Half Penny Jon 0]

Could you post a picture?

[william 0]

I will try and get one on tonight, but no guarantees as I am going on holiday tomorrow, and wil be away for a week, so if I cannot get one tonight, it will have to wait

[Half Penny Jon 0]

Cool, where are you going?

[Master Jmd 80]

It looks kind of shiny in a weird way

could it have been cleaned

[Coppers 58]

Oldest 1628 Shilling F-VF

Newest 1953 Penny Proof