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08/21/2017 09:41 am
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Over about a 10 year period, my son and myself, managed to form a complete type set of all of the major types of English / British shillings, Charles 11 to Elizabeth 11, with the exception of the
Northumberland shilling, and the Dorian & Magens shilling,
in Fine to Uncirculated.
He now has that set.
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Lucky boy ^^ something for him to treasure.
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In my 'Treasure Chest' of silver coins is a generous stack of British shillings, they're not expensive, and fun to accumulate.
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Bedrock of the Community
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Hi David - I like shillings too. I used to save them from change and sorted through five-pound bags of them from the banks, but the oldest one I ever found was a 1912!
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I've always been a fan of shillings - will have to dig some out for photos.
My first ever coin - purchased, not found in change - was an 1887 Shilling
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I also started with a shilling found in change:   |
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and my first purchase was this:   |
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Member ANA - EAC - TNA - SSDC - CCT #890 "Most of the things worth doing in the world had been declared impossible before they were done." -- Louis D. Brandeis |
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A newly-acquired 1816 Shilling of GIII:   Member ANA - EAC - TNA - SSDC - CCT #890 "Most of the things worth doing in the world had been declared impossible before they were done." -- Louis D. Brandeis |
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Finally got around to taking some photos this evening. William IV 1834  George V 1914  Victoria 1899  |
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DavidUK, Hard to believe you would get a 1826 1/- coin from a vending machine in 1990! That has to be one of your amazing finds! A person who put this coin into the vending machine probably did not know its value nor that it is made of silver.
Shilling is my favourite coin, too. My oldest shilling is 1856. I got it from the auction house years ago---my Dad got in his head to bid on a lot that has a bit of everything for me. I never asked him. But, he was truly a good man.
1856 shilling has a special meaning to me because it is the year my great-grandfather was born who we do not know much about. I researched on family history and got his birth certificate. It hit me because the year is the same as my shilling. It got me thinking what a shilling would have bought in 1856?
It is one of best British silver coins I have in my collection.
Again, well-done to you for finding a shilling in your change. It reminds me of when I was a boy, my uncle grumbled when he could not use a coin when he tried to pay the parking meter. We looked at the coin and it turned out to be Jamaican 20 cents which is same size as a large 10p. He gave it to me.
Is that your oldest finding?
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Yes, my oldest and likely to remain so. There is nothing pre-1970's in circululation now in the UK.
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Hi DavidUK, Yes, I am fully aware that there are no pre-1970s coins in the circulation in the UK now. Again, thank you for sharing this story with us! May you have continued luck with your coin collection!  |
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