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Right.

Time to get hammered gold.

what would be my best choice?

I mean easiest to find in half decent grade and not too high price?

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Quarter noble probaby or Chas I gold crown

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Im thinking about starting from QE II and going back.

As far as i could.

Actually doesnt have to be same denomination.

The problem is my coin budget at the moment is around £200-300 a month.

Actually that is quite acheivable for the most part (and for less too), certainly true for the Charles II - Elizabeth II time frame. So long as you don't want them all in EF of course. Even 'stumbling' blocks like James II can be overcome if you are prepared to buy 'Maundy' currency.

Hammered coins are more of a mixed bag, some like Henry III, Edward I, Henry VI and Elizabeth I may be relatively easy. Although not quite sure how you sort out the Anglo-Saxon monarchs and the tricker medieval monarchs like William II, Henry I, Richard II & Henry IV. They will be harder.

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Can someone help me with Edward VIII, George VI and Elizabeth II please?

I have no idea what coins to get for my monarch collection.

Thanks

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Can someone help me with Edward VIII, George VI and Elizabeth II please?

I have no idea what coins to get for my monarch collection.

Thanks

Edward is tricky because, as I expect you know, no UK coins were officially struck in his name. And those issued abroad bear no portrait. I do like the Percy Metcalfe 'Patina' pattern coins myself, but they are of course fantasy issues.

For George VI and Liz I'd personally go for proofs. George a proof halfcrown (I think 1950 was the first proof issued in cupronickel, so more interesting for that) and Elizabeth, how about a brass 3d? A bit different both in shape and metal? Neither should be very expensive so you can hold out for decent examples?

Of course, that's just my suggestion. Go with what you like!

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I thought there are Commonwealth coins with EVIII portrait?

GVI and EII... not sure if i should go for a proofs or for example EF 1946 or 1949 threepence and something rare from EII too.

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Can someone help me with Edward VIII, George VI and Elizabeth II please?

I have no idea what coins to get for my monarch collection.

Thanks

The cheapest Ed.VIII is probably the halfpenny reverse uniface. It's currently in a 65(?) slab and last sold for around £3000-3500. You might find another pattern uniface for less than 10K, but after that you are talking £20K and up.

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Can someone help me with Edward VIII, George VI and Elizabeth II please?

I have no idea what coins to get for my monarch collection.

Thanks

The cheapest Ed.VIII is probably the halfpenny reverse uniface. It's currently in a 65(?) slab and last sold for around £3000-3500. You might find another pattern uniface for less than 10K, but after that you are talking £20K and up.

I started with my budget at £200 per coin. I already paid two or three times that in some cases.

I didnt know all EVIII are fantasy pieces. In this case i might leave a gap.I never liked him anyway. <_<

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Can someone help me with Edward VIII, George VI and Elizabeth II please?

I have no idea what coins to get for my monarch collection.

Thanks

The cheapest Ed.VIII is probably the halfpenny reverse uniface. It's currently in a 65(?) slab and last sold for around £3000-3500. You might find another pattern uniface for less than 10K, but after that you are talking £20K and up.

I started with my budget at £200 per coin. I already paid two or three times that in some cases.

I didnt know all EVIII are fantasy pieces. In this case i might leave a gap.I never liked him anyway. <_<

Not all are fantasies. There are a few rare official patterns, as Rob says. But yes, a gap might be preferable.

As to rare Geo VI and EIIR .. yes, you could. Or .. you could save the pennies on some more recent coins and go for something like this at the other end?

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OK, I admit it. Just showing my preference for hammered coinage! But it is quite nice IMHO!

LOL

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Gold hammered coin - thats what im after.

Im on low budget though. Looking for one under £600-700

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Gold hammered coin - thats what im after.

Im on low budget though. Looking for one under £600-700

Try a gold quarter stater

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Tricky. As Azda said, a Stuart crown is probably likeliest. However, they aren't large coins as you can see here:

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And as with any coins, as the grade (and 'eye appeal') improves the price goes up ... personally I'd worry that in time you'd regret buying a small worn coin, rather than paying a bit more for a nicer piece. Hence my suggestion of trimming the budget for the more recent reigns (though still buying top condition) and shifting some of it towards what will be your more expensive purchases.

Alternatively, better grades can be bought if the coin has some other weakness, such as clipping:

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Both coins are around the £550+ mark ..

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I totally agree with you Richard.

I would love to buy laurel like the one you posted.

But how much would it cost?

£2000? More?

My budget at the beginning was £200 per coin.

So far i probably bought only one or two within this budget.

Out of seven - eight.

I followed forum members' advice and bought best i could find/afford.

I know that Cromwell will cost me way above my budget.

And im not really a 'very serious' collector and i dont spend too much time doing my research.

Awww its a tough one.

The whole idea was to buy one coin of each monarch (different denominations) to see what i like the most.

To decide what to collect in a longer run.

I can already see that i like it all:)

So it looks like my 'experiment' is a failure. Or is it?

Your thoughts?

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I totally agree with you Richard.

I would love to buy laurel like the one you posted.

But how much would it cost?

£2000? More?

My budget at the beginning was £200 per coin.

So far i probably bought only one or two within this budget.

Out of seven - eight.

I followed forum members' advice and bought best i could find/afford.

I know that Cromwell will cost me way above my budget.

And im not really a 'very serious' collector and i dont spend too much time doing my research.

Awww its a tough one.

The whole idea was to buy one coin of each monarch (different denominations) to see what i like the most.

To decide what to collect in a longer run.

I can already see that i like it all:)

So it looks like my 'experiment' is a failure. Or is it?

Your thoughts?

Welcome. You have joined the inmates at the asylum. :):unsure:

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The Unite is 2.5K. As to failure, no I don't think so! We all collect differently. I stick to one denomination from one mint and part of one reign. Rob collects different denominations, metals, designers ... It's whether you enjoy your collection and collecting that matters I think.

Personally I have an overall budget but not one per individual coin. I've spent as little as £18 on a shilling, though most cost between £60 and £250. And it has to be a pretty decent coin to go to the top end! Most I've spent? Just under two grand. But there are only 6 known examples and mine isn't the worst and I wanted it!

I think budgets need to be flexible as some coins just do cost a lot more. But for me at least, there's little point underspending on a coin I have doubts about. If I'm not quite sure at the beginning, you can almost guarantee I will tire of it in time. But I'm still learning what I like and what, for me, makes a coin a good one.

Learning takes time and you just have to buy a few coins on the way. If eventually you decide to specialise and get rid of a few, if you've bought good coins with appeal they will sell ok. But really there's nothing wrong with 'liking everything'. It's probably not the way most people collect, but if you enjoy the coins you own, it's not really a failure IMHO.

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est Ed.VIII is probably the halfpenny reverse uniface. It's currently in a 65(?) slab and last sold for around £3000-3500. You might find another pattern uniface for less than 10K, but after that you are talking £20K and up.

MH Coins has it for sale at £5,995.

Welcome. You have joined the inmates at the asylum. :):unsure:

Learning takes time and you just have to buy a few coins on the way. If eventually you decide to specialise and get rid of a few, if you've bought good coins with appeal they will sell ok. But really there's nothing wrong with 'liking everything'. It's probably not the way most people collect, but if you enjoy the coins you own, it's not really a failure IMHO.

It's hard work. I've bought quite a lot of coins that just fill gaps or meet certain goals and then get fed up with them because in and of themselves they don't really do enough for me. Or I buy something and it starts to feel like it doesn't "fit" or seems surplus to requirements. None of it really matters so long as the individual coin is something I'm really happy with.

The reign of George VI is not very interesting (IMHO!).

BUT actually... there are a bunch of coins I own / would like to own just because. Because. The 1937 crown, the half crowns of the reign, the wren farthing (it's the first time we saw the design in circulation), the halfpenny features the ship, the pennies were darkened at the end of WWII, we saw the introduction of the brass threepence, the shilling was issued in 'English' and 'Scottish' variants, ...

Then you think, well how can I have so many coins for George VI but only say 1 or 2 coins for Charles II???

But then how is it possible to own only one coin for George III?

And what about the provincial token coinage? People spent the stuff. It saw the birth of the steam milled coins. And how many counties are there to collect from? One from each?

What about the French coinage? The French sow Francs inspired De Saulles standing Britannia on the florins of Edward VII. And then there are a bunch of others of numismatic / historical interest. Not to mention some of the early Austrian and German Talers whose designs are exceptional and can be had at a fraction of the cost of the later hammered and early milled British.

Then there are some medals of historical and numismatic interest, not least because this is what the engravers seemed to spend their time doing when not designing coins.

Then you reach into the bathroom cabinet for a couple of downers to level out.

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Welcome. You have joined the inmates at the asylum. :):unsure:

Then you reach into the bathroom cabinet for a couple of downers to level out.

LOL It is a challenge! And I'm not talking about actually finding coins to buy! We all have to set some limits ... or our budget, circumstances or simple availability of storage space(!) will likely limit us. Buy one coin and you have effectively decided not to buy another one due to grade, eye appeal of cost ..

But in a way it's what makes it fun. Every collection is individual this way because each is our personal chice. Yes, I suspect we all see coins and think .. that looks nice! I have a small collection of (mostly French) coins featuring the head of 'Marianne'. I occasionally look at hammered pennies .. even coin dealers' advertising tokens more recently. I'm guessing my shillings forgive me for the occasional transgression though as I rarely actually buy anything else!!

Bottom line? Buying the best you can find/afford will stand you in good stead. And if you're having fun ... why worry?!

:D

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