Guest Eric Posted July 30, 2004 Posted July 30, 2004 Hello FolksI am interested to know value if any, of a couple of coins I have dug up in my own garden,The first is a 1917 pennie a bit discoloured but reasonable condition,The second a sixpence, I would just like a general idea of valuation for them,Could you suggest a web site that may give me a rough idea,I am not a collector and I am not looking to make a fast buck or two ,I have had these for some time, and just the historical thought of somebody once using them is intrigueing. Quote
Master Jmd Posted July 30, 2004 Posted July 30, 2004 we, the members of this forum, should be able to give you a price, but we will need to know more about the conditions other than 'a bit discoloured but reasonable condition' ...read here for better info about grading Quote
Guest Eric Posted July 30, 2004 Posted July 30, 2004 Thank you for your replyLooking at the link for grading I would say the1917 Pennie was Good/fairThe 1924 sixpence is fineand also a threepence piece from 1940 is VG/fineBut this is just my opinion, and someone like yourself would see the grade straight off. Eric Quote
Master Jmd Posted July 31, 2004 Posted July 31, 2004 Well, from that the prices will not be much:1917 Penny = about £0.151924 sixpence = about £2.001940 threepence = if silver (round); about £0.50, if nickle-brass (dodecagonal); about £1...but they probably would not sell if you were to try to sell them Quote
Guest Eric Posted July 31, 2004 Posted July 31, 2004 Thanks for thatI knew they would not be worth a fortune I am just curios as to thier value.How come a brass thrupence is worth more than a silver. Quote
Sylvester Posted July 31, 2004 Posted July 31, 2004 Based purely on metal value.The silver content is a mere 50% with the remaining 50% being made up of copper and a few other base metals.Basically the size of the silver threepence is so small, the silver content is only half of that, and silver is about; what $4 an ounce?, which is about £1.50 an ounce for pure.As for the Brass one being worth more there are other reasons, less minted probably, higher demand that for the silver one.Cos most of the silver ones that are in demand are the pre-1920 Sterling (92.5%) silver ones, which are sold by the bagful for Silver investors. Quote
Guest Eric Posted July 31, 2004 Posted July 31, 2004 Thanks for your helpHow about a value on a 1837 shilling,In my opinion in fine condition, Quote
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