Some Coins My Great Grandfather Left Me

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Jennifer123 New Member Canada 16 Posts	Posted 04/05/2010 11:12 am Hey guys, I will upload pictures later when I get home. But for now I was wondering if anyone can give me any information on these coins. First of all he has left me 100's of coins and stamps. Three that seems rather interesting are these. a 1398 penny, It looks like an armed soldier holding a pitchfork and a shield other side is a large picture of a female and it says Victoria Dei Britt Regina Fid Dei Ind Def Ind Imp 1867-1967 confederation penny and some kind of gold coin that is rather heavy. Details on it are as follows. 15 pyeash 1897 P other side - picture of a bearded man and it I cant really tell the letters because they look stylish On the edge of the coin is some weird lettering all the way around the rim Thanks! Any information or back round is appreciated Identified - moved to World Coins forum - Sap Report this Post to the Staff

bart Pillar of the Community Belgium 651 Posts	Posted 04/05/2010 11:32 am The first coin comes from Great-Britain and has been issued in 1898. Queen Victoria has been queen of the United Kingdom from 1837 until 1901. She is depicted with a veil. Legends say: Victoria Dei Gra(tia) Britt(anniarum) Regina Fid(ei) Def(ensor) Ind(ium) Imp(eratorem) which means: Victoria, by the grace of God, queen of Britain, defender of the faith, empress of India. On the other side you see a helmeted woman with a shield and a trident: she is an allegory for Britain and is called Brittannia The 1867-1967 cent (I suppose with a dove) is Canadian and commemorates the centennial of the Canadian confederation. The gold coin (which must weigh 12,9 grams to be real) is a coin of the Russian Empire. It must be 15 roubles. Depicted is the last czar of Russia: Nicholas II. The letters are in Cyrillic script Report this Post to the Staff
Jennifer123 New Member Canada 16 Posts	Posted 04/05/2010 11:55 am Would you a link or something where I can read up on the 1398 penny. I just want to try and understand everything you are saying. I search it in google but nothing came up! Thanks for you reply. Report this Post to the Staff
Jennifer123 New Member Canada 16 Posts	Posted 04/05/2010 12:04 pm ha no wonder I couldnt find anything on a 1398 penny..It was an 1898 penny :D Report this Post to the Staff
biokemist6 Bedrock of the Community United States 12437 Posts	Posted 04/05/2010 1:26 pm Quote: a 1398 penny, It looks like an armed soldier holding a pitchfork and a shield Since you corrected it to 1898, that would be Britannia- the British version of Lady Liberty and it is a trident, not a pitchfork. Report this Post to the Staff
pls Rest in Peace United States 1729 Posts	Posted 04/05/2010 5:24 pm Jennifer, you could start with <http://ukcoinpics.co.uk/qv/1d/index.html>, although this site might contain more info than you needed, or "TMI" as we say around here. Or just input "queen victoria coins" into your search engine and browse what pops up. Report this Post to the Staff
coin22 New Member United States 39 Posts	Posted 04/06/2010 3:48 pm Report this Post to the Staff
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