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Oh and its about to grow some more!
NumisRob, that is interesting, you must have searched a lot of coins to get those statistics.
I agree as much too, I remember in 2006 searching through the piles of old 5c, 10c, 20c coins before they were banned and found the one worn 1942 shilling.
In my whole life I had seen several hundred 1947 - 1965 Cupronickel 6d, 1/- and 2/- coins in my change and tills, but never a silver one until that day. I knew I would never find another one as you know our current coins are different sizes than the old ones.
I envy you English before 1990 and even before 1971, because the "I found old silver coins in my change" story is one I hear a lot and it makes me so envious as it would have been fun. Okay I admit most of these coins would have been worn post 1919 ones - but the fact you get it for face value is the biggest part of the fun!
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Well, it would appear that you have quite a few UK coins! Nice collection so far..
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And bringing it up to date. Late May saw some more 19th century klassics join the kollection.   A very nice yet another cleaned VFish 1817 halfcrown - this time the later one joining the earlier Bull Head coin on Page 8. I now have the 1816 - 1819 sequence complete and 1820/21 G4, all I need is an 1820 King George III coin (And the 1819 and 1821 could stand an upgrade too!)   An 1840 shilling, my earliest Victorian coin until today, not bad with honest wear down to Fine   An 1846 shilling, this time subjected to Mr Naive cleaner of the 1960s to 1980s period which has ruined a fine coin. Give it 50 years and it will look like a collectible coin again!   Incredibly worn 1889 shilling, but this coin is the rare Small head variety of the Queen (I also have the large head - page 6 or 7). |
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The last post brings the collection up to today. First the HMS Elingamite coins - this was a supply ship which sunk on the Three Kings Islands on November 15 1902. In the ship was some £17,000 worth of coins for New Zealand tills from mother England and some Australian Half sovereigns. Most of these coins were salvaged in the 1960s and 1980s. They have a premium because of their association to the ship.   Both are VF and dated 1900, the sea has eaten them a bit though, weights are 13.93 and 13.67 grams when full weight is 14.12 grams and a VF one should weigh at least 14.00 grams. Also this 1888 shilling given to me as a freebie by the guy who gave me the halfcrowns above.   Much more worn and historic, its weight was 5.42grams from a full weight of 5.665 for a shilling. |
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And two shillings that arrived just hours ago!   An 1839, my first 1830s Victorian coin, from the era when Victoria was a clueless teenager as viewed by the public. Her reign was shakey as the Duke of Cumberland Ernest wanted to be King, but had to be content with Hannover (Which Viccy lost as she was a girl - such enlightened times). Its pretty worn but I love the fact its 1830s.   An 1864 with the die number 40 on it, from the era they were trying out die wear. A nice piece sadly tampered with in the style of the 1846 coin above a couple of posts. Next 2 should arrive next week, a 1876 Halfcrown (I don't have one) and a 1711 Shilling of Queen Anne!!! |
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Grow more, it did indeed. Fantastic adds!  |
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Just to let you know, I am planning to start sixpence collecting soon!
Also are thinking of starting a new thread on the effects of wear on coin weights.
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Also are thinking of starting a new thread on the effects of wear on coin weights. Sounds interesting. |
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I am not worthy  I don't want to overstate my feelings after going from Page 1 to Page 9 in one session, but...... That was an hour of pure joy that will stay in my mind for ever. What an absolute ball-tearer of a collection! It's hard too find the correct superlatives. Stunning Thanks for the show and thanks for the inspiration. The Ox moves slowly, but the Earth is patient.
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Thank you, that is nearly 3 years of passion and hard work there.
I have realised it needs another update - gets away on me.
Since the last update I have got into the Sixpences, Threepences and smaller oddments like Groats and Three Halfpences.
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Time for another update, all the way to back to June! Next added was my first Queen Anne shilling from 1711   A real struggle to get this, her shillings are hard work!   A very worn 1876 Halfcrown - spacefiller!   Moving into July, my 6d collecting started with this 1787 classic   And also this accompanying shilling from the one off 1787 issue between 1758 and 1816.   A couple of penny varieties capped out July 2022, a quite month. August would be different, as that was the month I officially started getting income assistance. Edited by Princetane
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August was the start of the smaller coins, rather than just start on sixpences, I decided to add everything smaller and made out of silver including Britannia Groats (4d), Threepences (3d), Three Halfpences (1½d) and even a couple of Maundy Pennies. Fortunately I already had quite a few 6d and 3d and even a couple of groats, so had a base to work from. First was a 1943 Silver 3d, used in colonies only.   Next was a couple of very old Maundy pennies   1825 KGIV - very nice EF   1835 WIV - another nice piece. I also had a chance to buy 2 x 1½d coins, these only lasted a few years in the 1830s and 1840s and mainly for colonial use. It seemed, Malta, Sri Lanka and a few other places liked and were used to tiny silver coins along with fractional farthings and the British overlords were happy to oblige.   1834 - a nice first year example   1836, a nice scarce example! Also brought was a nice 6d from 1834 - I now seem to be cornering the market on William IV!     Another uncirculated Florin to add to my holdings Edited by Princetane
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A visit to the coin shop in late August saw the groat campaign get underway!   1842 - nice   1845 - nice 2   1846 - not so nice but scarce   1854 - A good example here   1855 last year besides 1888 Groats were another experiment of that humanistic idealistic era of the 1830s and 1840s. They came in mostly to get around greedy hansom cab drivers, but by the 1850s were no longer needed, plus they were confusing as the same size as 3d which were being minted again from the late 1840s. Despite being the same size, groats were fatter and had a milled edge, 3d coins did not. The groat did become a hit in British Guiana and they minted the coins into the 1950s for them. This groat is from a 1901 Maundy set and is much larger than the Britannia ones (18mm vs 16.3mm)   |
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Posted 06/16/2022 2:42 pm
Uncirculated American Silver Eagles 
