Allwin collector

I'm looking to add a George I half penny EF to my collection, the year is not important but the grade is.

Hi This may seem a silly question, but seeing how I am still learning about old british coins I will ask it On Ebay there is a penny coin 1858 and says it has OT. On the books I have read there wasnt a penny that year with OT. Have I miss read it or am I slowly going mad kind regards Alan

I am a newbie to coin collecting I would like some advice on 2 old penny coins I have found in my old pennies. They are of a young Victoria (bun head), 1882 and 1864. Both are in fine condition and the dates are easy to read. Before I get too excited and book a world cruise, are these coins worth anything?. On the 1882 coin there is no H visible near the date Kind regards - Alan

Hi to all All very nice coins, I can see I will have to learn to walk before I can run. I thought for one moment on a sunday morning I had found my treasure only to become a begar again in the afternoon - isnt life grand when your daft As always kind regards Alan

Hi Gary Thanks for the reply Kind regards Alan

Here's the pictures Peter, I know what your going to say now, keep looking!

Hello I'm new to the forum. I am a collector of old penny slot machines (allwins), and would like to know more information about the old penny coins I use in machines. Forgive me as I know the keen collector of the british penny coin would gasp at the thought of the valuable unc coins being used in such a way. Dont worry, the coins I use are well worn and have very little if any value. I would like to take an interest in collecting (not using) the Victoria penny. I have noticed a number of these coins on Ebay, and its a big temptation to place a bid. I have also been informed of false pennies in circulation. I do have some old victoira and young victoria penny coins ( sadly well worn), are they of any value today?) Kind regards - Alan

Hi Steve Sorry for getting your name wrong, some this allwin machines you have there, Im currently working on a 1933 Bryans Payramid. It seems I have a lot to learn about penny coins, as I havnt a clue what a 1903 'open 3' is? Or a 1908 1*+C? or a 1911 Gouby X I have downloaded on my laptop a penny coin valuation by Tony Clayton, maybe Mr Clayton is a member of your group? Thanks once again for your replies

Hi Alan, I also have a small collection of old penny slot machines (Allwins included!) and collect pennies. Some of my best finds were amongst old pennies that I purchased years ago for the machines, so you may be lucky! However, unless you find especially rare coins, those you have in less than pristine condition are unlikely to be worth much. Before bidding on eBay, or anywhere else for that matter, it's worth picking up a book or two and learning a little about grading and values. You could do a lot worse than read through a few threads on here to start you off. Good luck and thanks for joining us. Thanks for the replies, Ive had a good look at my pennies. Nothing to shout about, the oldest Ive found is a young Victoria 1861. As a newie to coin collecting not sure of the grading except to say its smooth but readable. I would be also interested Peter in what Allwin machines you have in your collection, I mainly collect BMCo's and Bryans Kind regards - Alan How many of the 1927 rev 1922 pennies are extant, Steve? And do tell once again, for the benefit of Mr Allwin here, where you found it... I can't fail to respond to your introduction, Declan Having just mentioned this same coin in another thread I hesitate to bore anyone again but, for the benefit of a fellow slot machine collector, here's the story: I collected coins (especially pennies) as a boy but hadn't touched them for many years. About 20 years ago I started collecting penny slot machines, for which I eventually built a mini 'amusement arcade' that I took to my daughter's school each Christmas. Over the same period I had started to amass a fairly huge number of pennies, mainly for playing the machines. Many of these, taken at random, were handed out at the fairs at 10 for £1 and ended up back in the machines and taken home again. A fair few were pocketed as winnings, though, never to be seen again. Some years after I started attending the fairs, I decided to have a sort though the pennies (maybe 20,000 in all) just to see if there were any rarities I could add to my old collection. I did find a 1903, 'open 3' and a few less-common die pairings for other years but most of these were well-worn and valueless, as you might expect. One day I laid out all the 1922s, reverse side up, possibly a hundred or more of them, and was just scanning for any obvious differences, not even thinking about what I might find. Suddenly I noticed that one of the coins was markedly different from the others and, on top of that, was in particularly good condition. This was a penny that almost certainly been used on my machines. I pulled the coin out and did some checking, only to discover that this was an example of the ultra-rare 1922 rev of 1927 (Freeman 192A). Not only that, it was possibly the best example ever found! Ultra-rare means that perhaps 15 are known, worldwide, that a survey of pennies done in the seventies didn't find a single example in a couple of million searched, and that no example has appeared at auction for many years. So Alan, do check through your pennies, as everyone else should. You never know what you may find!