1938 Two Shillings - British West Africa

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Dcreek1968 Valued Member United States 314 Posts	Posted 03/23/2011 07:54 am Greetings, I was recently going through some old world coins that I've accumulated and discovered a very nice British West Africa two shillings coin. The coin is in uncirculated condition (IMO) and upon looking it up in the World Coin Book I found an entry that says this coin with a "grained edge" is "VERY RARE". I've enclosed pictures of the obverse and reverse of the coin. I will try to post better pics of the obverse and reverse in the next few days. My question is whether or not the edge picture as shown reflects a "grained edge". Any help would be greatly appreciated. Report this Post to the Staff

DCH Pillar of the Community United States 645 Posts	Posted 03/23/2011 10:02 pm Looks like the normal security edge. Report this Post to the Staff
Dcreek1968 Valued Member United States 314 Posts	Posted 03/24/2011 10:29 am Thanks DCH. Would you happen to have a picture or know where one is of a "grained edge" just to comlpete my education? Greatly appreciate your reply. Report this Post to the Staff
DCH Pillar of the Community United States 645 Posts	Posted 03/24/2011 8:41 pm I believe grained edge is the same as reeded. Report this Post to the Staff
HeadsIWin Valued Member United States 260 Posts	Posted 04/02/2011 08:51 am That's a very attractive coin. It's beautifully designed. Lucky you! Report this Post to the Staff
sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21786 Posts	Posted 04/02/2011 10:12 am I am lucky enough to have amassed a type collection of 44 different silver florins ranging VF to AU, from all parts of the British Empire. There are only two that I don't have, but they are relatively common. It has taken me about four years to get thus far. The Melbourne Centenary Florin is the scarcest and most valuable, mine is EF. The Godless florin of 1849 of Great Britain is the coin that started the series. This coin also grades EF. In addition to this, I have about double that number in copper nickel florins or 10 pence or Twenty Cent Pieces. Australia is the most prolific producer of florin / 20 cent types. Most of these are in Uncirculated. The 20 cent from Kiribati was the hardest to locate so far, of the copper nickel series. Report this Post to the Staff
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