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I also have quite a few Canadian coins and some English (?) coins...they have Elizabeth II on the face but I'm not sure of their origin....never researched them. I'm sure none are worth more than their face-value but I love seeing the variety.
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Nice collection there :-)
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...and some English (?) coins...they have Elizabeth II on the face but I'm not sure of their origin....never researched them. I'm sure none are worth more than their face-value but I love seeing the variety. Those could be from the UK or a number of commonwealth countries. If you post some pictures, I can probably tell you where they come from. |
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I will post some tomorrow. They are ones that were handed down to me an my aunt (the one who gave them to me) has alzheimers so I sincerely doubt she remembers where they came from.
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I know my response has been delayed but here are the coins that I was talking about with Elizabeth II on the face.  |
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Those are all British decimal issues.
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what is a decimal issue?  |
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In 1970 (I think), Britain switched from the penny/shilling/pound system (12 pence in a shilling, 20 shillings in a pound) to the decimal system (100 pence in a pound, no shillings). Coins minted before that are no longer worth face value, as one new penny is equal to 2.4 old pennies, but for a period they were exchangeable (one shilling is worth 5 new pence, etc.)
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Ok...that raises 2 questions for me because I've been curious about this: is there more than 1 country that issued schillings? And how does the Euro come into play here? I thought the pound system was replaced by the Euro....?
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No, the UK doesn't use the Euro. The shilling was an English/British denomination, but is similar in name to other currencies, such as the German schilling (no longer used). Note the spelling differences.
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well that makes sense. I had to get home and look at it but I have a 1966 2 schilling coin that looks completely different from the rest that was given to me. I guess I never really followed what all currencies switched to the Euro...i seldom have time, internet connection, and my coins all at the same time
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A 2 shilling (no C in shilling) coin is called a florin. You can post it here if you like.
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lol...i guess I could have looked at the coin I have in front of me for the spelling  . I will get a pic and try to remember to post it tomorrow. |
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