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Not many coins in England were minted for King Edward VIII (none in fact) So I had to go look elsewhere to get a coin minted for him - From a British Colony of East Africa. (I was trying the find the West Africa Mule coin but no luck so far.) So here is a 1936 a east Africa Edward VIII shilling (10 cents) with an 'H' mint mark. from the Heaton and Sons / The Mint Birmingham https://en.numista.com/catalogue/mint.php?id=18which would make this coin a Bronze coin vs a Copper-nickel one of the same value. The Bronze coin should weigh 10.9 grams and measure at 30.9 mm the Copper-nickel one weighs in at 11.5 grams and measures in at 31 mm This coin weighs in at 11.56 grams (close to the Copper-nickel one) and measures 30.9 mm (like the Bronze one) The appearance is bronze even though it weighs more than the Copper-nickel coin. But seeing how this coin has the 'H' mint mark on it tells me it is from the Heaton and Sons / The Mint Birmingham mint and not the Kings Norton Metal Company, Birmingham, United Kingdom mint which would have a 'KN' mm on it. 
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Now onto King Charles II - this one a hammered silver 3 pence coin from 1660-1662 
Edited by Dearborn 02/26/2024 6:39 pm
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Excellent pair! 
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1904 Edward VII 1 Penny - Copper 8.75g, 30.8mm 
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1926 George V 1 Penny - Copper 9.19g, 31mm 
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1944 George VI 1 Penny - Copper 9.32g, 31mm 
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1945 George VI 1 Penny - Copper 9.32g 30.9mm 
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Nice additions, Dearborn! 
Errers and Varietys.
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Wonderful penny addition! 
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Great type set to shoot for, I like the idea of getting all the rulers/kings in a set.
"Buy the Book Before You Buy the Coin" - Aaron R. Feldman - "And read it" - Me 2013! ANA Life Member #3288 in good standing since 1981, ANS, Early American Coppers Member (EAC), Colonial Coin Collectors Club member (C4), Conder Token Collector Club member (CTCC), Civil War Token Society (CWTS) member, Liberty Seated Collectors Club (LSCC) & Numismatic Bibliomania Society member (NBS), USMex, Member in good standing, 2˘ variety collector. See my want page: http://goccf.com/t/140440
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Thanks Westcoin It was something I thought of way back in 1984 but never followed through on.
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@ Dearborn you may want to look closer at your 1671 Crown. I believe that is the rarer variety T/R in ET. Nice find
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Thanks Zookeeper - I just posted a closeup of that area on that topic for that coin. 
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a Few more for today: 1947 George VI 2 Shillings coin 11.12g, 28.4mm Copper-Nickel 
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