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~Stig~

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  1. Posted

    A groat is a fourpence. In Victorian times (and a bit earlier) they were also a small silver coin, the exact same size as a threepence but with a milled edge (ridges) and Britannia on the back instead of the '3'. From the heads side they look about the same as a threepence.

    Thanks for your help lads, none of the coins have Britannia on the back.

    I guess the coins will go back into the box for another 20 years!

    I go around most of the car boot sales up here most weekends looking to add to my old bottle collection, quite often I see boxes stuffed with old coins but I have always overlooked them, I'll see what I can find next time!

    I dare say I'll be back in here in the near future with more pictures!

    Cheers,Kev.

  2. Posted

    Those are all threepences (with potentially a groat hiding among them as they are the same size for Victorian and I didn't look that closely).

    They all look to be average circulated examples, the kind I call 'Christmas Pudding Grade' and have for sale here:

    http://www.predecimal.com/forsale/christmasthreepences.htm

    You can see from the prices there that they are not overly valuable. Only in superior-much-better-than-average condition are they more collectable and hence more valuable.

    Glad you like the forum, thanks.

    Thanks for your speedy reply Chris, I like your phrase 'Christmas pudding grade' made me laugh! :lol:

    What is a "Groat" btw, I'm sure I seperated all the same coins into seperate groups?

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    Hi folks, a newbie here!

    Firstly like to say what a great looking forum this is, now saved to my favourite's list!

    I have over 100 small silver coins dating 1870 onwards but I know nothing about coins, Victorian bottles is my area!

    Can someone tell me if they're worth anything?

    A few pictures, I can take better ones if needed.

    Thanks :)

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