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Mr T

any british west african collectors?

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Just curious if there are any other British West African collectors out there, how you're going with it and what you're using as a reference.

I've chosen only to worry about threepences, sixpences, shillings and two shillings - I have a few but not many: there doesn't always seem to be a lot for sale and it's uncommon to come across anything from between 1920 and 1936. I've been using Remick's book on Commonwealth coins but it says there are perhaps still undiscovered dates out there. David Vice's book is more comprehensive I'm sure but it seems a little more difficult to get a hold of.

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Im surprised that you appear to be the only one - put up some pics - who knows more of us may start collecting

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Or at least I would add images if I could do more than two at a time or actually edit my post...

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Love the design on the 1924 shilling

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Yes, last time I saw the palm tree design like this on a coin was on a Ryal of Mary Queen of Scots, except hers had a tortoise climbing it!

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I did some reading and it appears that 99% of florins and 95% of shillings dated 1920 to 1936 were officially returned and destroyed, so I guess that explains that.

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For anyone that's interested, Heritage is auctioning the David Vice collection at the moment (David Vice wrote an excellent book on the coinage of British West Africa) and it contains a lot of rarities.

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Mr T,

Thanks for posting this... I also have an interest in BWA coins.

Best Regards,

InforaPenny

 

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