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  1. Andy Mac

    Andy Mac Well-Known Member

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    Random ask, I know.
     
    Andy Mac, May 22, 2025 at 8:43 AM
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    Try ATS.
     
    Gimson&theBarnsleys, May 22, 2025 at 8:56 AM
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    I have a few bits of old tenderage, but nothing spectacular. My brother's the specialist.
     
    AthersleyRed, May 22, 2025 at 8:56 AM
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  4. Andy Mac

    Andy Mac Well-Known Member

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    I've sorted a bagful of old coins (still got some foreign ones to do) of varying quailty - not included the indecipherable Victorian pennies.

    Of the UK pre-decimal I currently have 471 coins; and still counting; from 1860 to 1971 (some years missing). I was told there were 3x Edward VIII (1936) in the bag but not located them. There are 20x other 1936 coins that are George V. Also, a 1933 penny is for some reason worth £72,000 - sods law I have seven from 1934 :-(

    From a value point of view, there are 20+ pre-1947 coins which may be worth more for their silver value than any collector value - sixpence, florin, half crown - so tonight brings a night of googling each coin / year to find any decent examples.

    I find it fascinating to hold coins that were held by Victorians, or 1916 coins that might have been in someone's pocket on the Somme.
     
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    Andy Mac, May 22, 2025 at 9:29 AM
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    I've got some old pennies - 1903 is the earliest.
     
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    I have loads. Left by my father-in-law. Started sorting them but the sheer scale of the task is a bit daunting.
     
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    Time to rummage through the bag again, but from memory mine was only just about decipherable. Farthing.

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    So for my little farthing here, this is the sliding scale

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    and this is how they arrive at those gradings. Basically, percentage of original design left:

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    I collected coins as a young lad and still retain an interest. Got them all
    In a box but can’t remember the last time I viewed them.
    Maybe time for a refresher
     
    arabian_ian, May 22, 2025 at 10:25 AM
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    What do the collective minds rate my little specimen as? Tails better than heads IMO.
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    Coin Patrol on youtube has some useful information.
     
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    Bit of Brasso .......

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    Most interesting coin I have is one from what looks like sixteen thirty five. No numerical value on it but Google says Charles I on the throne. Poor quality pictures but image of a harp on one side with the date and an image of I presume Charles I. Image1747908549.693084.jpg
     
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    Saw quite a few nice thrupenny bits last week when the sun was out.
     
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    I've got a couple of 1933 pennies.
     
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    https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/234575333234
     
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    then sod the season ticket, get an Exec box.
     
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    Also got a couple of bobs. One dated eighteen sixteen which meant George III on the thron with the head of a Roman emperor on it.
    The other is Victorian eighteen eighty seven. Both have similar Scotland England Irish Welsh symbols on one side. Image1747909555.621034.jpg Image1747909562.123320.jpg
     
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