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bobcain New Member United States 2 Posts	Posted 06/21/2006 1:29 pm I was rolling up some pennies and came across a 1949 penny from Great Britain. It's about the size of an american 50 cent piece. On the front is GEORGIVS VI D;G;BR;OMN;REX FIDEI DEF. Any advice on the coin? Report this Post to the Staff

Metalman Pillar of the Community United States 7123 Posts	Posted 06/21/2006 1:41 pm Hi Bobcain Welcome to the Forum !!! I moved your post over here to the Great britian forum where it will get its deserved attention. What shape is the Penny in ? Can you post a pic ? Rick Edited by Metalman 06/21/2006 1:43 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16837 Posts	Posted 06/22/2006 12:50 am It's a fairly common one (mintage 14 million), with no major die or mintmark varieties for that date listed in Krause. CV is 35¢ in VF, $7.50 in Unc. 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
humpybong Pillar of the Community Australia 1262 Posts	Posted 06/22/2006 11:13 pm Welcome to the forum bobcain. Hope you enjoy your stay here with us and also look forward to reading any posts you make. Sap has already given you detail of this coin, it is a start for you to collect English coins. Enjoy your hobby. Report this Post to the Staff
Aidan Work Banned New Zealand 306 Posts	Posted 06/23/2006 05:18 am The 1949 1d. is extremely common.The 2 dates that are worth quite a lot of money are the 1950 & 1951. There was around 100,000 pieces struck in each of these 2 years.A whole lot of them were found in Bermuda,of all places! British (& British Commonwealth) collectors are always looking for them. I was lucky to get one of each,as I work part-time in the numismatic trade myself.I get a lot of good stuff through my work. Aidan. Report this Post to the Staff
bobcain New Member United States 2 Posts	Posted 06/23/2006 6:49 pm Thanks for the info. I don't do any collecting but was suprised to see such a large coin being a penny. Still trying to remember how I got it, probably got it as change thinking it was a tarnished half dollar. Report this Post to the Staff
Gary Burke Rest in Peace United States 3730 Posts	Posted 06/26/2006 2:26 pm Welcome to the forum. Even though you are not a collector, perhaps sometime you will give it a try. Great hobby. I have all the large English pennies from 1888 until the country changed to decimal. The large pennies are among my favorite collections. Edited by Gary Burke 06/26/2006 2:27 pm Report this Post to the Staff
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