Post Your United Kingdom (Great Britain) Coin Acquisitions.

As we're on farthings I thought I'd share this.
1672 heavy/thick flan. Weighing in at 7.2g and visibly thicker than all my others. CW Peck gives a maximum weight of 6.4g for these and most weigh considerably less than that.
Rare, and a higher grade than those in the Colin Cooke and Joe Lee collections.

1931 Penny

Not a high grade example but for $3.50 free ship how couldn't I? Just a nice original old circulated coin.

1921 Florin

You all are buying some stunning copper coins there - they look great and Paralyse, nothing wrong with with good silver at a cheap price. I think for what you paid that Florin is good value. It probably has $5 silver in it (Kiwi$).

Not everything I buy has to be silver or expensive.

These two lots cost a song ($25 in total)




52 Cupronickel Florins (Lots of 1947 - 51 and some Lizzies thrown in - most of it VF - EF) That is 30 cents a coin for what I paid!




For the same price as one worn KGV halfcrown I got 23 Cupronickel ones in mostly VF/EF condition, can upgrade several dates and keep the rest as nice duplicates. The pricing per coin is barely more than face value.

I love silver and collectors pieces, but the accumulator in me loves these bulk lots!

If it helps the Commonwealth Half crown arrived today and it is impressive, entirely real and feels just right - the History comes out in touching it!

I love the Florins because they represented an interesting early attempt at moving Britain to a decimal coinage, and also because they had some beautiful designs, notwithstanding the QV Jubilee issues which I don't much care for. They're large enough to appreciate without spending the money needed for half crowns, crowns and double florins.

My dream coin other than a Chain Cent is a Gothic Crown but yeah...

Here is quite a rare farthing I have recently acquired - 1665 silver pattern with reeded edge (Peck 407). Unfortunately the slab totally detracts from this coin (as slabbing generally does, in my view) and I'm tempted to release it from its captivity!

I have recently received this nice Charles I Tower shilling. For once a reasonable portrait, which is why I bought it. Unfortunately the slab detracts from the pleasure of being able to hold this nice artefact (with gloves of course).

I have a tray of Charles I silver and copper but nothing in the same league as your Newark piece. That's the best coin I've seen in weeks.
Is that a speck of red wax I see there? If it is it would suggest your piece was illustrated in an auction catalogue or publication at some time in it's history.