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DL20K Pillar of the Community Poland 3201 Posts	Posted 02/02/2010 4:11 pm I have bought a mid-sized junk lot and found these at the bottom of the bag. 1945 coin shown for size comparison. 1. Egypt? 5.2 - 5.6 grams, looks like copper-nickel. All have AH date at the bottom that looks like 1333, one reads "1917". 2. British, copper. 7.8 - 8.3 grams. Can see "18" below the bust on one of them" 3. British, large copper. The top one is 17.7 grams. I see "80" below the bust (1806?). The bottom ones 25.8 and 26.1. 4. Randoms The bottom one looks brass, has a lion w/sword design (which reminds me of Iran) and an Arabic date - 1316? It weighs 3.3 grams. 5. Real Challenge! Copper, 7.0 grams, looks like it doesn't have a Britannia design. Identified - moved to World Coin forum - Sap Edited by DL20K 02/02/2010 4:12 pm Report this Post to the Staff

Jeff 11 Valued Member United Kingdom 497 Posts	Posted 02/02/2010 4:25 pm 1 - Egypt 10 millemes, British occupation 2 - Britsh Half pennies, struck in 1806 or 1807 3 - top one is a penny of 1806/7, the bottom two are cartwheel pennies of 1797 4 - A newfoundland cent, a George IV Farthing and I agree probably a iranian coin 5 - an 1805 / 06 Irish half penny. You can just about make out the outline of a harp. The other side would of had a bust of George III. Hope that helps. www.kingstoncoincompany.co.uk Report this Post to the Staff
DVCollector Bedrock of the Community United States 10045 Posts	Posted 02/02/2010 5:48 pm Those cartwheels are nice...even if worn down Report this Post to the Staff
Jays-Dad Pillar of the Community United States 790 Posts	Posted 02/02/2010 6:04 pm I'm torn between screaming out JUNK and I WANT THEM. Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16857 Posts	Posted 02/03/2010 01:19 am Not much to add, except that I suspect the Iranian one is a 50 dinars, KM# 1142 or 1156. 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 Report this Post to the Staff
DL20K Pillar of the Community Poland 3201 Posts	Posted 02/03/2010 03:59 am Thank you Is it normal for those British coins to be this worn? Did they circulate that long? Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16857 Posts	Posted 02/03/2010 06:46 am Yes. Especially coins that found their way out to the colonies. Britain, and the Empire as a whole, had a copper coin shortage from the early to the mid 1800's, and making sure the colonies on the other side of the world always had nice, shiny mint-fresh coinage was not high on the priority list of the Colonial Office. We were always short on coin of the realm, and anything we did get tended to circulate until it was worn flat or otherwise became unusable. Many of the genuinely "local" British coins here in Australia are in this condition. 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 Report this Post to the Staff
DL20K Pillar of the Community Poland 3201 Posts	Posted 02/03/2010 09:00 am Thanks for explaining. I think it's worth to keep the undamaged ones I read some more about them and find them very interesting from the historical point of view! Report this Post to the Staff
Conder101 Bedrock of the Community United States 17884 Posts	Posted 02/03/2010 2:56 pm Two good books dealing with the British coppers (historical information about them and the times they were produced in.) The Soho Mint and the Industrialization of Money by Dr Richard Doty Good Money by George Selgin Report this Post to the Staff
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