Great Britain Coins, What Side Should Be On The Front Of 2x2?

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JoeTheLucky Valued Member United States 113 Posts	Posted 12/18/2020 10:15 pm Do you guys have the king/queen or britania side of your pennies on the front of your 2x2s? Do you also keep both types of the more modern no 'BRITT:OMN' and with 'BRITT:OMN' coins? Report this Post to the Staff

sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21788 Posts	Posted 12/19/2020 12:09 am Convention suggests that it should be the obverse, but that doesn't mean much to the collector. My son has a type set of British Shillings Charles 11 - Elizabeth 11. The obverse is of prime importance in this set. I have a type set of British Florins Victoria - Elizabeth 11. The reverse is of greater importance to me. A full British type set should include all types of legends (and alloys, where there in no change in design. If you are doing date sets, the side showing the date is the most important. U.S. States Quarters are a different example; it is the reverse that is the reason for this series to be collected. Edited by sel_69l 12/19/2020 03:23 am Report this Post to the Staff
Mr T Pillar of the Community Australia 2180 Posts	Posted 12/19/2020 12:56 am Convention is the reverse is at the front of a 2x2 as a lot of the time it has the year as well (though through a lot of the 1800s the year was on the obverse). Report this Post to the Staff
NumisRob Bedrock of the Community United Kingdom 18039 Posts	Posted 12/19/2020 04:29 am with Mr T. My Trade List: https://goccf.com/t/194596 My Wants List: https://goccf.com/t/191710 Report this Post to the Staff
triggersmob Pillar of the Community Australia 9499 Posts	Posted 12/19/2020 06:44 am I usually show the year towards the front, unless the coin is a one of commemorative, then I would show the reverse. Steve :) Report this Post to the Staff
beem Pillar of the Community United States 577 Posts	Posted 12/19/2020 08:53 am I put whichever side is the most eye-appealing. :) Report this Post to the Staff
JoeTheLucky Valued Member United States 113 Posts	Posted 12/19/2020 09:41 am Thanks for the advice, I think I will mostly do the year on the front except in cases of commemoratives. The reason I ask is because I want some sort of uniformity. Report this Post to the Staff
tdziemia Pillar of the Community United States 7969 Posts	Posted 12/19/2020 8:13 pm It's been interesting to follow the responses, since I an NOT a UK collector, but I do have some collecting themes where the "obverse" is not necessarily the most interesting side of the coin. Always learning! Report this Post to the Staff
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