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That actually was fun typing this coins title. I'm think this is Egland. Wondering if it was worth the trade for a 1963 Franklin half dollar? I dont want to go to numastics forum because I like this one. So if your bored, I wouldnt mind some information or talk on this coin. I really like this one.   |
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 As a world coin lover, I would take that coin from a small place in an unusual denomination over a Franklin half any day (despite my avatar!). I think some of our UK members can comment on the origins of that denomination |
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I just really liked the coin and not knowing much about it and couldnt research it I was ok with the trade. Good day today. Went coin shop hoppin afterwards. I will have to replace my Franklin, but the other coin I got I trade for doubles I had.
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I found some other similar odd denominations. One was a State Of Jersey One Twenty Fourth Of A Shilling. I thought it was a mistake at first seeing your coin. Looks like you made a fun and fair trade I suppose. https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nk...ing&_sacat=0Edited by TNG
03/20/2021 10:48 pm
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Ya my buddy got me on the other coin, but he will make it right. I just enjoy the hobby. If it is something big I would rather do my research. I'm happy with the trade.
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Island of Jersey Part of the British Isles Prob grade VF- on US grading but Fine in UK grading worth about £3. Sadly not a lot of love for these coins . very niche area much like Ceylon coinage
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Shilling = 12 pence, so there is not a lot that's odd about 1/24 shilling (=halfpenny).
But I think the 1/26 had something to do with aligning this coin with French currency, since Jersey is much closer to France than to ENgland.
Somebody out here explained it once.
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Somebody out here explained it once. Maybe that was me ...  ? Can't find that post if so, so here goes again in that case: Since medieval times, Jersey has had (and still has) a special status as a self-governing dependency of the English/British crown, in some form or another that we need not go into the details of here. It still had cultural and economical ties with France, and until 1834 it was the French livre that was the island's currency. The problem with that was that the French themselves changed to the franc system in 1795 (after the French revolution), something that Jersey didn't want to follow. The supply of French pre-revolutionary currency was running out, and in 1834 the British pound replaced the French livre on the island, at a rate of £1 = 26 livres. French copper sous (1 sou = 1/20 livre) continued to circulate though, and when in 1841 the British introduced a copper coinage on the island, it was decided to make it equivalent with the existing French coinage. Thus, coins with denominations of 1/13 shilling (= 2 sous), 1/26 shilling (= 1 sou), and 1/52 shilling (= 1/2 sou) were introduced. These coins were close to the regular British penny, half penny, and farthing. In 1877, there was a switch to coinage based on 1/12 shilling (but still called 1/12 of a shilling, not 1 penny). |
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The Channel Islands, comprising Jersey, Guernsey, Alderney, Sark and numerous smaller nearby islands, are the only pieces of the old mediaeval Duchy of Normandy still in the possession of the English monarchs. Indeed, since it was the Dukes of Normandy who successfully invaded England back in 1066, one could argue that England is a possession of Jersey, rather than the other way around.
They also bear the dubious distinction of being the only pieces of British territory that were occupied by the Nazis during World War II.
Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis
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Lol sorry ersfjel. That makes owning this coin even better.
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Posted 03/20/2021 8:20 pm
