Let's See Your Copper Coins, Tokens, Or Medals!

[Peter 615]

I was harsh in describing them as scrap.

Everyone starts somewhere

Maybe a trip to a coin fair and search some of the dealers bargain tins.

[Asumel 6]

I was harsh in describing them as scrap.

Everyone starts somewhere

Maybe a trip to a coin fair and search some of the dealers bargain tins.

Its all right, that why I like it one here as everyone comments are honest ( as far as you can tell in writing)

[ColourOD 0]

I have a 1773 bronze token/coin of Queen Charlotte of Great Britain~

[goomolique 3]

[Paulus 1,942]

Princess Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (Sophia Charlotte; 19 May 1744 – 17 November 1818) was the wife of King George III. She was Queen of Great Britain and Ireland from their marriage until the union of the two kingdoms in 1801, after which she was Queen of the United Kingdom.

She was the first Black Queen of England.

Charlotte was the eighth child of the Prince of Mirow, Germany, Charles Louis Frederick, and his wife, Elisabeth Albertina of Saxe-Hildburghausen. In 1752, when she was eight years old, Sophie Charlotte's father died. As princess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Sophie Charlotte was descended directly from an African branch of the Portuguese Royal House, Margarita de Castro y Sousa. Six different lines can be traced from Princess Sophie Charlotte back to Margarita de Castro y Sousa. She married George III of England on September 8, 1761, at the Chapel Royal in St James’s Palace, London, at the age of 17 years of age becoming the Queen of England and Ireland.

Well I never knew that!

Edit: according to Wiki, any African ancestry is unproven

Edited May 13, 2014 by Paulus

[Peckris 579]

Princess Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (Sophia Charlotte; 19 May 1744 – 17 November 1818) was the wife of King George III. She was Queen of Great Britain and Ireland from their marriage until the union of the two kingdoms in 1801, after which she was Queen of the United Kingdom.

She was the first Black Queen of England.

Charlotte was the eighth child of the Prince of Mirow, Germany, Charles Louis Frederick, and his wife, Elisabeth Albertina of Saxe-Hildburghausen. In 1752, when she was eight years old, Sophie Charlotte's father died. As princess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Sophie Charlotte was descended directly from an African branch of the Portuguese Royal House, Margarita de Castro y Sousa. Six different lines can be traced from Princess Sophie Charlotte back to Margarita de Castro y Sousa. She married George III of England on September 8, 1761, at the Chapel Royal in St James’s Palace, London, at the age of 17 years of age becoming the Queen of England and Ireland.

Well I never knew that!

Edit: according to Wiki, any African ancestry is unproven

According to Dr Lucy Worsley's series on The First Hanoverians, Queen Caroline wife of George II was some lady - witty, up-to-date with science and the arts, surrounded herself with like-minded people, held salons, had a hand in eliminating smallpox .. yet her husband was a git of the first water apparently. And the original Sophie - mother of stuffy old George I, and who would have been Queen after Anne if she hadn't inconveniently died - was a similar sort of person. Yet history remembers only George George George and fat George.

[Paulus 1,942]

Love the Horrible History song on the 4 Georges!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPtYmq5qFVA

Edited May 13, 2014 by Paulus

[Peter 615]

Love the Horrible History song on the 4 Georges!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPtYmq5qFVA

I haven't forgotten Paulus it is Mrs Peters cleaning skills that leave me dead in the water.

I found a couple of boxes in the loft which were my latest purchases (not yet logged in)....The dining room (my coin room) is all over the place.

Bluddy wimmin.

[Paulus 1,942]

No worries Pedro! Sounds like you might be acquiring some newer coins soon too!!

[Peter 615]

I'm working on releasing funds from dead savings accounts.I will then be able to compete.

I really have a taste for chasing a few quality pieces that Mrs Peter has agreed I can.

[Peckris 579]

Love the Horrible History song on the 4 Georges!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPtYmq5qFVA

Classic! Love the boy band take off

[brg5658 111]

A new token for my collection.

Cheers,

-Brandon

[brg5658 111]

Two more I picked up for a song.

[Garrett 76]

Nice tokens Brandon, I like the second one.

They give an insight into another time.

[ChKy 61]

have some as well...

[ChKy 61]

[brg5658 111]

have some as well...

Great quality Canadian provincial. These are actually pretty hard to find in good condition like yours. There was such a shortage of copper in the 1840-1850s that most of these are worn down nearly bare. Very nice example!

[ChKy 61]

That is the best example I have in my collection. A fellow collector and friend of mine (he is Canadian and lives in Ontario) gave me that one.

[ChKy 61]

here are some more Canadian items. It is quite difficult to obtain and furthermore to preserve high grade Bronze/copper coins...

[scott 129]

[scott 129]

[RLC35 288]

Scott, The U.S. Penny looks like a VDB! It is hard to see , with the dark picture, though.

[scott 129]

yes it is one of those.

[ChKy 61]

1 Heller 1901 from Austria

[scott 129]

ok, this is ridiculous, was looking for a coin, and stumbled across one of my 1862 halfpennies, I had for a while, Didn't have magnification at the time i got this.