Please can you help

[Guest allamanda]

I am new to this forum, and the more I read the more intersted in coins I become, thank you.

I have a few coins which I know little about, the internet seems to be quite conflicting regarding value.

I wonder if someone could please help me discover the value of these coins if any.

A Victoria Jubilee Crown? 1892

George II 1746 one with LIMA on and one without. George II 1758

George III 1787 and 1787 smaller size. George III 1797 very large coin

George IV 1826 with no crown on

A very small coin from I think 1841 which says 1 1/2 penny

They are all silver ? except for the very large coin.

Would you like me to take a photo of any of these coins?

Thanks for you time

[Geoff T 3]

All of these coins sound potentially interesting, but to put a value on them it's important to know what kind of condition they're in. To do that we really need pictures, which you can post as you're a member.

The bottom line is that if your silver coins are in a very poor condtion, they'll at least have some bullion value. This is currently 8 times the face value for pre-1920 silver. So, if your 1892 crown was in a terrible state, it would at least have a bullion value of 8 x 25p = £2. It's likely to be in a better condition than that, though, in which case it's value will be related to the condition - or grade - it's in. 1892 is a slightly less common year for Jubilee head silver as well.

The rest ought to be worth more, again depending on grade. It's difficult to say without knowing the denomination (face value), but your 1797 sounds like a cartwheel penny or twopence, in which case it's copper. So will the 1841 halfpenny be copper.

1746 LIMA coins of George II are relatively common compared to other years, so are 1826s for George IV. That's not to say, though, that they won't have some value, especially if they are in a high grade.

I look forward to your photos, after which we'll have a better idea.

[Chris Perkins 228]

She's (I assume Allamanda is a she) not a member, so she can't post pictures yet.

[Guest allamanda]

Thank you for your reply Geoff, I will take some pictures, it might take me a while though as I have not tried using the digital camera for such small objects, but I will give it a go.

Chris, my name is Sharon really, Allamanda sounds rather nicer I think. Far too many jokes about sharon's.

Please could you tell me how to become a member.

Cheers

[Geoff T 3]

Hi again Sharon,

There should be a Register button to click on on the forum page.

Scanning is often better than a digital camera for pictures.

Better still, if you havd pictures stored in HTML (e.g. on a site like Photobucket.com) you can post the URLS for us to click on.

G

[sharon 0]

Hi Geoff

Thanks I have now registered. I can only scan paper on my scanner unfortunately, so I will try the camera with one and post it to see how it goes.

I also seem to have posted on the wrong forum, I hope that this does not matter.

Cheers

[Geoff T 3]

Hi again,

That's great. It might be useful if you let us have the diameter of the coins in mm as an aid to identification in case the pictures aren't clear enough.

G

[sharon 0]

Hi

Having a little trouble sending the pictures to the website, but here is the George III 1797. I think that it may be clear enough as it is magnified.

I am sure that we can work out the problems sending them, might take a while though.

http://home.btconnect.com/onlineweight/P7060008.jpg

[william 0]

A very small coin from I think 1841 which says 1 1/2 penny

we will need diameters for all of them except tjis one^^. I think this is a threehalfpence. They were issued for circulation in the British Colonies, and were made between 1838 and 1862. but to give the value we will need a picture of the condition.

[Master Jmd 88]

it still may be unclear to determin what the 1797 is between Cartweel Penny and Twopence...i think that we will need the diametre's...

[william 0]

Hi

Having a little trouble sending the pictures to the website, but here is the George III 1797. I think that it may be clear enough as it is magnified.

I am sure that we can work out the problems sending them, might take a while though.

http://home.btconnect.com/onlineweight/P7060008.jpg

This could be one of two things. Either a penny or a twopence. If you give us the diameter, i could tell you which one it is. If it is a penny, it will be worth about £90, if it is a twopence it will be worth about £170. The condition is very good.

[sharon 0]

The George III 1797 is 141mm

The 1 /12 Queen Victoria 1841 ? is 12 1/2mm

[Master Jmd 88]

Hi

Having a little trouble sending the pictures to the website, but here is the George III 1797. I think that it may be clear enough as it is magnified.

I am sure that we can work out the problems sending them, might take a while though.

http://home.btconnect.com/onlineweight/P7060008.jpg

This could be one of two things. Either a penny or a twopence. If you give us the diameter, i could tell you which one it is. If it is a penny, it will be worth about £90, if it is a twopence it will be worth about £170. The condition is very good.

i had said about the diameter william...and i dont think that it is in a brilliant condition, the edge are quite damaged

[Master Jmd 88]

The George III 1797 is 141mm

The 1 /12 Queen Victoria 1841 ? is 12 1/2mm

141mm

...4.1?...if so then it is a Twopence i think

Edited July 6, 2004 by Master Jmd

[Emperor Oli 0]

The diameter for your 1797 coin, which we think is a cartwheel issue, will be either about 41mm for a twopence or about 36mm for a penny.

[Master Jmd 88]

The diameter for your 1797 coin, which we think is a cartwheel issue, will be either about 41mm for a twopence or about 36mm for a penny.

i think that she meant 41mm

[william 0]

i had said about the diameter william...and i dont think that it is in a brilliant condition, the edge are quite damaged

I know, you just got there before me <_<

[sharon 0]

Sorry yes I did mean 41mm. Thanks so much for your replies, they are gratefully received.

Hopefully tomorrow I will manage to put some more pictures up.

[Geoff T 3]

i had said about the diameter william...and i dont think that it is in a brilliant condition, the edge are quite damaged

I know, you just got there before me

Actually kiddies, if you'd bothered to read my earlier responses, you'd have seen I asked for diameters before any of you did

Let's not get bogged down in petty arguments

[Sylvester 15]

You all seem to have missed the important question though.

That 1746 without the Lima... what's on the opposite side to King George... is it 4 shields or is it a number? (either 4, 3, 2 or 1)?

[sharon 0]

The 1746 is the one with the Lima on, and it has 4 shields

[Sylvester 15]

So which one doesn't have the lima then?

You said...

'1746 one with Lima one without' which implied to me you had two '46s one with one without...

Now if you have one of those 1746 with the shields but without the Lima you'd really have something there.

[Chris Perkins 228]

Yes, and please don't get excited by the earlier Catwheel responses, the large copper coin is worth just £20 or so in that condition, trust me, I've sold enough of them.