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goodby01 New Member United Kingdom 3 Posts	Posted 05/21/2009 3:08 pm Hello I'm new to coin community, I have a small collection of old british coins and searched the internet for them ebay included, I'm not to hot on old coins and all my collection came from various family members and most are quite common. I was wondering if anyone can shed some light on 4 of my coins there is pics attatched any info would be appreciated on popularity and value Thank you 1st 2nd 3rd mint conition apart from the grime 4th Report this Post to the Staff

malissadawn Pillar of the Community Canada 1931 Posts	Posted 05/21/2009 3:46 pm hi goodby01 and welcome to the forum. The first coin is an 1819 crown I believe in VG or FINE condition. There are different varieties of that date so I will leave value and possible identification to the more expert members. Second coin is and 1890 Crown.I would guess grade at around FINE condition. value of around 12 pounds. third coin I think is an 1887 6 pence. there are many varieties of this year as well that would need closer up images of the date and the area just under the Queen. Condition on that one is around VG-FINE as well. fourth coin is a 1935 crown. The image is a little blurry but I would put grade estimate at EF or maybe higher? there are also varities and also error types for this year as well. you could try looking them up here http://www.coins-of-the-uk.co.uk/values/index.html sorry if this reply raised more questions than answers :) I'm sure more knowledgable people will come along soon to fill in the blanks. Report this Post to the Staff
chequer Pillar of the Community Canada 4227 Posts	Posted 05/21/2009 3:57 pm I would just mention, seeing the word "grime," that don't get tempted to try cleaning the coins. That will only bring the value down. Malissa, thanks for that link ... I didn't have it Report this Post to the Staff
goodby01 New Member United Kingdom 3 Posts	Posted 05/21/2009 4:45 pm thank you for the quick responce and all the info so far I have looked closer at the 3rd coin 1887 6pence under a magnifing glass (not a very good one) and a I can see 3 letters under the queens head I'm pretty sure its I F or E for the first 2 letters and the third letter could be D,R OR B but not 100% on which one thank you once again Report this Post to the Staff
goodby01 New Member United Kingdom 3 Posts	Posted 05/21/2009 6:12 pm i have just noticed something about the 1819 crown the first one in my pictures, the george III side when you spin the coin round the other side is upside down, could this be because of its year or is this a error coin as none others in my collection are like this thank you Report this Post to the Staff
bryan10au Pillar of the Community Australia 3306 Posts	Posted 05/21/2009 6:26 pm Hi goodby01 the third coin could be a shilling it depends on the size of the coin. Sixpences are 19mm and Shillings are 23mm. Cheers Bryan Cheers Bryan Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16849 Posts	Posted 05/22/2009 08:01 am Quote: ...1819 crown the first one in my pictures, the george III side when you spin the coin round the other side is upside down, could this be because of its year or is this a error coin as none others in my collection are like this... That's perfectly normal for coins of this type. Prior to the Jubilee Series of coins of Queen Victoria (1887), British coins were more often "upside down" than "right way up". Quote: ...the third coin could be a shilling it depends on the size of the coin. Sixpences are 19mm and Shillings are 23mm. You can also tell the difference by the alignment of words with the crown in the portrait: By this observation, it's a shilling. And they're right; sadly, this coin is nowhere near mint condition. These coins have lots of very fine detail on them that survives quite well in circulation, but the lions on the shield are supposed to have faces, and Queen Victoria is supposed to have ears and hair. Here's what a mint condition 1887 shilling should look like. 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 Edited by Sap 05/22/2009 08:02 am Report this Post to the Staff
QuickSilver Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 1077 Posts	Posted 05/23/2009 08:34 am The letters under The Queen are JEB for Sir Joseph Edgar Boehm. The designer. Report this Post to the Staff
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