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Chump_Change Pillar of the Community United States 618 Posts	Posted 02/09/2010 11:32 am This came in a lot. said Britain but I am not sure it is. labeled .925 silver 1919 3 any help would be appreciated. Thanks in advance. Moved to British forum - Sap Edited by Chump_Change 02/09/2010 11:48 am Report this Post to the Staff

jbuck Moderator United States 188770 Posts	Posted 02/09/2010 11:44 am We do not delete anything here! Please share with us what you found so that others may learn. Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
Chump_Change Pillar of the Community United States 618 Posts	Posted 02/09/2010 11:47 am Good Point. It is a Great Britian 3 pence coin. .925 Silver. Little smaller than a dime. Tried to find a melt value for it but no luck on that one yet. Report this Post to the Staff
kena Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 1682 Posts	Posted 02/09/2010 12:10 pm According to Numismaster, coin is 0.925 Silver 0.042 oz. ASW. So I think the melt value is 0.042 * $15.45 (melt value right now) for a figure of $0.65. You probably could sell it for more. Ken Report this Post to the Staff
alganbagerap Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2490 Posts	Posted 02/09/2010 12:41 pm Currently around $4.00 in VF Report this Post to the Staff
svslav Pillar of the Community United States 2605 Posts	Posted 02/09/2010 3:47 pm The currency threepence had the same design as the Maundy coin until 1927. The currency 3d coins were circulated heavily, and on the average by the F - VF condition they "shed" about 5% of their time-of-strike weight. Report this Post to the Staff
thq Pillar of the Community United States 3343 Posts	Posted 02/11/2010 8:46 pm Odd... I've been studying the 3 pence today on account of reading one of Orwell's novels. The main character is carrying one in his pocket, despising it and not wanting to spend it. He finally throws it away in disgust. I haven't been able to get any satisfactory explanation as to exactly why he hates the Joey so much, nor whether it's a silver or base metal piece. For some reason - or maybe multiple reasons - he will be scorned if he passes it. It's probably because it reveals his dire poverty, but it also could be that it's a devalued, demonetized or new non-silver piece which would be hard to pass in the mid 1930's. He remembers distinctly when he got it in change, and that he took it out of politeness. "Two minutes ago I would have sold my chances for a tired dime." Fred Astaire Report this Post to the Staff
thq Pillar of the Community United States 3343 Posts	Posted 02/11/2010 8:58 pm Allen's has a lot of them listed in the 1911-1919 period, starting at $1 circulated. Sixpence and shillings in similar condition sell for much more than simple multiples of face value. These little coins appear to get the bullion treatment. "Two minutes ago I would have sold my chances for a tired dime." Fred Astaire Report this Post to the Staff
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