Would Anyone Be Interested In Seeing My Pre-Decimal Penny Collection? - Page 2

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hfjacinto Pillar of the Community United States 7293 Posts	Posted 03/29/2020 09:39 am Wow those are nice! Great condition! My Slabbed Dansco 7070 with Gold Page My Slabbed IHC Set My Slabbed 20th Century Type Set Report this Post to the Staff
TNG Bedrock of the Community United States 10284 Posts	Posted 03/29/2020 10:08 am Life is like a box of chocolates Report this Post to the Staff
KenKat Pillar of the Community United States 4085 Posts	Posted 03/29/2020 1:57 pm Yes, I never get tired of looking at this design! My 7070 US Type Set My 7100 Lincoln Cent Set (now with updates!) Report this Post to the Staff
PaddyB Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 945 Posts	Posted 03/30/2020 05:46 am The OP's pictures seem to be still in preparation, and since I am bored with all this shutdown, here are a couple more of mine to whet your appetite: Report this Post to the Staff
Mr T Pillar of the Community Australia 2180 Posts	Posted 04/04/2020 02:01 am Lovely 1881H - which variety to save me the trouble? Report this Post to the Staff
PaddyB Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 945 Posts	Posted 04/04/2020 04:04 am I have the 1881H down as dies 11 and M - Freeman 108. I do have a 9 and J, Freeman 102 as well, but less good condition. Report this Post to the Staff
Princetane Pillar of the Community 4628 Posts	Posted 04/04/2020 04:38 am I've actually done a mini movie of mine, may upload it sometime. Nothing spectacular and most of my pre 1890s are worn flat. Report this Post to the Staff
Princetane Pillar of the Community 4628 Posts	Posted 04/04/2020 04:44 am I decide to arrange mine chronologically - from oldest to newest, one decade in a line from 0 to 9. You can see how they get more worn as you head back. Report this Post to the Staff
Princetane Pillar of the Community 4628 Posts	Posted 04/04/2020 04:54 am I love the old Britannia penny as unlike many other coins, almost anyone can get a collection of many dates very cheaply. Seriously people, where else can you pick up coins that are 100 - 150 years old for a song each and think of the History they had, buying papers, food, tram fares, penny arcades, kids treats and the working man's friend. These coins are worn as they were used by everyone. I love me silver halfcrowns and nice shiny high value coins - but the pennies speak to the true hoarder in me and I am sure you will too. My penny collection above is humble and is missing most of the keys and 99% of the coins are regular cheap ones accumulated in buy ins and no doubt a lot of keys are missing (The only coin in a holder is the 1953 BU set penny). Who else is hearing me here? The Britannia penny is a keystone of coin collecting and many a new collector got their start with them. My very first memories of wanting to save old coins was a neighbour showing me a an old milkjug of accumulated coins and telling me to choose one. A battered 1898 penny took my eye straight away - just the thrill of owning a coin from the 1800s meant everything to me in 1985 aged 9. Report this Post to the Staff
PaddyB Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 945 Posts	Posted 04/04/2020 04:58 am I'm bored again, so another couple to keep people going: Report this Post to the Staff
Collector28 Valued Member United Kingdom 251 Posts	Posted 04/04/2020 06:38 am Beautiful coins @PaddyB Report this Post to the Staff
CalzoneManiac Pillar of the Community United States 2233 Posts	Posted 04/04/2020 2:50 pm The pre-1860 years are a whole different animal as far as availability goes - you almost never find them in those $10 a pound coin lots, or if you do find one, it's got a huge chunk missing or has a gash on the back. Report this Post to the Staff
Princetane Pillar of the Community 4628 Posts	Posted 04/04/2020 8:22 pm To be honest my 1854 Penny in VF condition was in a $100 collection in an old Ice Cream container with a Peruvian silver sole, the 1917D type Standing Liberty quarter, about 8 silver shillings, 7 dimes all dated 1916 or 1917 and in EF/AU condition. Not every pound lot or accumulation is going to be full of rubbish. It was a pleasant surprise. Report this Post to the Staff
PaddyB Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 945 Posts	Posted 04/05/2020 04:37 am I spend a lot of time (usually) watching out for the bulk lots, and have had many victories with them. The 1845 penny above came in a lot with half a dozen other pre-1860 pennies, a few halfpennies and 2 Charles II farthing - all for about £80. A few tips: You are unlikely to get genuine unsorted bulk lots on ebay - most are dealers shifting unsaleable junk. You are very unlikely to get any star finds in a dealer's $10/pound bags, unless the dealer is a fool. You can certainly get them at local auctions where some genuine bags turn up, although dealers also shift junk at these. Your best route is to set up a coin stall at a local market and wait for people to bring you their Granny's accumulations. Even at auctions full of dealers you can get star finds. I picked up a jar of mixed foreign at one of these recently for £3. In it was an early Greenland token, very rare, which sold for £150. Report this Post to the Staff
DavidUK Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2624 Posts	Posted 04/05/2020 10:09 am I guess I like many others started collecting with these coins. I remember my father bought me an old money tin full up with them for £5 when I was about 8 years old from a boy at school. Many of them were so worn the date wasn't readable but it started me off. There are lots of varieties to look out for too, I can't say I am any particular expert on identifying them but there are a few to look out for... My spread sheet shows the ones I have and the mintages, it also notes a few of the rare varieties to look out for so I will copy and paste here. 1967 1966 1965 121,310,400 1964 153,294,000 1963 124,639,152 1962 157,588,600 1953 1,308,400 1951 120,000 1949 14,324,400 1948 63,961,200 1947 52,220,400 1946 66,855,600 1945 79,531,200 1944 42,600,000 1940 42,284,400 1939 55,560,000 1938 121,560,000 1937 88,896,000 1936 154,296,000 1935 56,070,000 1934 13,965,600 1932 8,277,600 1931 19,843,200 1930 29,097,600 1929 49,132,800 1928 50,178,000 1927 60,989,561 1926 4,498,519 1919KN 5,209,600 1919 5,209,600 1918KN 3,660,800 1922 16,346,711 1921 129,717,693 1920 124,693,485 1919 113,761,090 1919H 5,209,600 1918 84,227,375 1918 84,227,375 1917 107,905,436 1916 86,411,165 1915 47,310,807 1914 50,820,997 1913 65,497,872 1912 48,306,048 1912H 16,800,000 1911 23,079,168 1910 21,549,184 1909 19,617,024 1908 31,506,048 1907 47,322,240 1906 37,989,504 1905 17,788,808 1904 12,913,152 1903 21,415,296 1902 26,976,768 low tide is rare 1901 22,205,568 1900 31,778,109 1899 26,441,069 1898 14,296,836 1897 20,756,620 high horizon is rarer than low 1896 24,147,156 1895 5,395,830 No sea 1893 8,161,737 1892 10,501,671 1891 17,885,961 1888 5,125,020 1882 7,526,400 H reverse varieties 1877 9,624,747 1870 5,695,022 I note the set is not nearly complete, I ended up with a carrier bag full of doubles... not sure where they got to. I never actively chased these down though, just scrounged them from grandparents etc. Edited by DavidUK 04/05/2020 10:14 am Report this Post to the Staff
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