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New Member
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Hi all, I'm very new to this forum and coin-collecting in general. I have a number of contemporary American coins, a Falklands Ilsnad coin, and a few older French and British coins which I obtained from my grandfather.
I'm particularly interested in two coins which happen to be the oldest I own, as they may well be of high valuation. I'm not sure of the rules in this area, but if anyone would be interested in either valuing or purchasing the coins, please comment or send me a personal message. The difficulty I have is assessing the 'quality' of the coins as this obviously affects the value. I'd appreciate more qualified opinion.
The coins are a William IV shilling (1834), and what I believe is a Charles II farthing from 1674. Please see the attached images for your own interpretation.
Thanks a lot for reading, I'm really excited to be on the forum and look forward to hearing your opinions!
-Damian
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New Member
 United Kingdom
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Afraid I can't upload the images, every time I try "Upload image" it just drags back to the top of the page. Very frustrating as I have just spent ages trying to get the right resolution. Will try again tomorrow.
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United Kingdom
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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They are nice vintage coins, but unfortunately they are well used and would not have high valuations. Still worth keeping unless you find something better.
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New Member
Australia
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Are you sure that the silver coin is a shilling ? From the relative sizes of the two coins, I'd have thought it was a sixpence.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Unfortunately can't make out much from these photos. But if that copper coin is truly a farthing, then the other can't possibly be a shilling.
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New Member
United Kingdom
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Thanks a lot for your replies, appreciate it. The images weren't great quality I admit. Taken on my phone camera which isn't great. The Charles II coin is a little easier to make out IRL. I'm pretty sure it's 1674. Thanks for the heads-up on the William IV coin. I found a similar (possibly mis-labelled!) image of a shilling from the period on another website. The coin is in pretty good condition for a six-pence though, wouldn't you say? I'd prefer to keep them in my collection unless they were going to be valued really highly - certainly won't be marketing them! Thanks again for all of your help guys.
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Valued Member
United Kingdom
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Quote- The coin is in pretty good condition for a six-pence though, wouldn't you say?
Afraid not,the reverse is very worn,obverse a little better but it's not great
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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Both coins fall below catalogue grades.
Farthing...poor
6d...Good/poor
Sentimental keepers you could say as you start out on the hobby.I have a couple of them.
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