Citizen H

wow, its incredible to see the detail,..... is this a 1279 .......£412 you say.....its another level.... saying that, it explains why mine are well worn !?!?!? keep looking your coin / day will come,

A correction..... Sorry I miss the deadline to edit the post when I noticed the date/portrait error , although this can be confusing depending on the source of information... I've been using Numista....please do tell me if its not a reliable place. this is actually a 1 Guinea - George II 2nd young portrait, Standard circulation coins 1729-1738 All the best "H"

George II 1734 2nd young portrait Standard circulation coins 1729-1738 Engraver: John Croker Script Engraver: John Tanner Obverse varieties with E.I.C. under the head were struck from gold mined in Guinea, now Ghana, and supplied by the East India Company. Rarity index: 92 (0 being common 100 V Rare) Auction sales price....to be advised. All the best "H"

hello Paddy, more delving into Sovereigns has provided more information Minting error in the word 'BRITANNIARUM'. A reversed Roman numeral '1' has been used instead of the second letter 'I'. yours has 15 above the rose that's a London Mint number, interestingly I've found that x 2 of mine have S, Sydney Australia mint mark. another uneducated purchase on my part that turned out nicely.

Hello Mike, Until I arrived here , I'd bought from boot fairs, my lessons being here have been about just because its old wont make it valuable, Ive some very old un's that look like its been rubbed to hell and back, its been educational and still loads more to learn about. ....& don't be afraid to show and tell and do ask loads of questions.... being here is in good company. and welcome rgds "H"

George II 1733 Young portrait Standard circulation coins 1734-1739 Obverse Engraver: John Croker Reverse Engraver: John Tanner Rarity index: 93 (0 being common 100 V Rare) Auction sales price....to be advised. All the best "H"

Hello Sword, it was an over cast day the photos were taken, they live in a plastic sleeve thats been maybe 20 odd years ago so could be why they dis colour ? they were bought from Coins of the Realm and found them to be reputable.... unless anyone else knows other wise?

George I 1719 Standard circulation coin Rarity index: 92 (0 being common 100 V Rare) Engraver: Johann Ochs Note: tie in hair with loop and 1 end Years 1716-1723 Extremely rare varieties with elephant and castle below head struck from gold mined in Guinea, now Ghana Auction sales price....to be advised. This much I've found out...... All the best "H"

Awwwwwww you know you could be right........ there was talk that Grandfather has stress, post war and used to rub it to preoccupy his mind and hands... was a story but like your suggestion, all the best "H"

moving onwards, this may be a challenge. the coin (Half Penny) has a story and interestingly it dates 1914.

The first I'd like to show is a worn Charles II, 1676 Guinea 4th bust, Type Standard circulation coins Years1672-1684 Engraver: John Roettier Auction sales sees this as a price realized on Internet platforms £ 760 VF £ 2000 AU Rarity index: 93 (0 being common 100 V Rare) Demonetized 1860 Sadly this is all I've found out... unsure of were these were minted....

crisp details and to survive Demonetized that happen a very good example, James I was around 1603-25... I think?

Wow, James I... not rubbed out like any of my humble collection, 1567 onwards nice to see, All the best "H"

Victoria 1872 Sovereign Rarity index: 26 (0 being common 100 V Rare) for issues with mintmark below wreath, see Australia - Colonial (M = Melbourne mint, S = Sydney mint) A die error is known to exist: Obverse with "GRΛTIΛ" instead of "GRATIA" Obverse, reverse and overdate varieties exist: Without die number, Die number below wreath, Additional raised line on lower part of ribbon (Ansell type) Royal Mint (Tower Hill), London, United Kingdom (1810-1975) Engraver: Jean Baptiste Merlen £ 640 VF £ 640 XF £ 640 AU £ 840 UNC (sales realized on Internet platforms) Mintage 13 486 708 Hope this helps........ Rgds "H"

Hello Paddy, Third guinea from 1810: with a Rarity index: 72 (0 being common 100 V Rare) Auction sales sees this as a price £ 300 AU £ 530 uncirculated.... Mints: Royal Mint (Tower Hill), London, United Kingdom (1810-1975) Royal Mint (Tower of London), United Kingdom (1279-1810) Engraver: Lewis Pingo Demonetized This much I've found out...... All the best "H"

After showing some of the hoard of silver coins and becoming a bit repetitive I decided it may be good time to look at some of the gold coins. the few I have were dismissed by one dealer as they were rubbed..... I did pick them up when I was uneducated and purely as it was very old and imagine who owned it, what it paid for etc.... so I was more about history rather than the financial reason...... although the price of gold may have seen these increase 4 times ?!?! realistically I wouldn't be able to buy them nowadays. reading from the following on how many that were melted down? so even though its rubbed...it survived. Id be really interest not only to see what made of mine and to also see others.... I did have a brief look to see if mine had Mint marks....errrrmmm I think someone else may need to take a look please do show some of yours to get things started on this topic....Many thanks "H" In the Great Recoinage of 1816, the guinea was demonetised and replaced by the gold sovereign. Following the Great Recoinage, the word "guinea" was retained as a colloquial or specialised term, even though the coins were no longer in use; the term guinea also survived as a unit of account in some fields. Notable usages included professional fees (medical, legal, etc.), which were often invoiced in guineas, and horse racing and greyhound racing, and the sale of rams. In each case a guinea meant an amount of one pound and one shilling (21 shillings, £1.05 in decimal notation)

George V 1922 florin

I had a interested party and was advised the following...... Hi. I collect silver threepence's - the silver price is high. If you want to sell all you have I will pay spot 83p per gram ASW. They are 1.41grams each. 1919 and earlier = 1.30 grams asw 1919 and earlier = £1.08 each 1920 to 1946 = 0.70 grams asw 1920 to 1946 = £0.58 each my response is... so i'm still open to offers and even trades... cheers "H"

Thanks Paddy, the stoke took its toll and sometimes all goes well.. it did take awhile to figure this out what was wrong... I can now see were it was wrong

I know just what you mean, the GIII is not in too bad condition except for the Verdigris..... bloody heck!!!

Hello, I thought this was the answer, just me mum just kept on with "one day these will be worth a fortune...!" I kept the silver ones that weren't to bad, the completely rubbed ones I sold for scrap.. it paid for one sovereign that quadrupled in price, I know mum would of had a fit but it would take a life time to explain some of the more practical points of collecting.

1806 GIII Penny.....a question about Verdigris... can this be treated other than destroying the patina

Today I found some copper coins that were the left over of the copper 1 Penny coins from my mum. The Victorian ones were all bashed rubbed and Verdigris and in life with so much to sort out I had these checked out. I kept these as were in a better condition than most. please pass on your views

George V 1929 Shilling 1st issue? 1923-29 South Africa Shilling.... ....that was an eye opener as i hadn't picked up the Africa on the coin until today.... learning also of the day......the Africa shilling silver content is greater than that of the 1929 shilling... Crickey what a day!?

Victorian....One Shilling = Two Florins 1900 1898 1893 1900 looks in better condition out of the three.