Citizen H

Hello all, now this may be a short forum.....!?!?!?!? in date order I have just got things together... 1st lesson was missed.. always use a Jewellers eye prior to buying any coin.... the edge was chipped but I was ok as it was old.. and cheap enough....1708 Queen Anne ....silver 2 Pence Maundy ...14mm across & stamped JACK........Screech of brakes...! what? When did this happen? you cant see it with the naked eye,... its unseen by me over all these years.... I seem to manage buy all of the unusual ones out there..... Doh

Ive just noticed that one letter looks double stamp? could this be correct?

This is really interesting... I'm beginning to realise that a lot of mine have been rubbed to the point of why they may have been boot fair available in the 90's... I did buy some gold coins from a dealer so they hopefully will be a better place of buy back then........ I do also have What still may be Maundy money to show... All the very best "H"

This is the third one James I, Shilling Mint mark, Lis Or Trefoil ? 1604 - 05 ? Any help will be greatly appreciated

In this grade would you say £40-£50? many thanks "H"

This is the second James I, Shilling Mint mark, Thistle 1603 - 04. How does this check out, many thank "H"

interesting.... I was able to enlarge the photo, definitely shows a key with no crown... so the previous owner was incorrect.....but at least this one wasn't a copy.... all the best "H"

Awesome, the ref of Key over crown was written by the previous... I thought it was the Key was above the kings crown??? this page of mint marks is a real eye opener, I certainly be looking into this further, again Stuart, many thanks "H"

Hello Stuart, aha so now a date correct for this one, many thanks for your help, I think I miss typed by mentioning I.M Trefoil... this is on one of the other coins the one showing is "Key over Crown"........ is there by chance a page that give a guide to the Mint marks ? ....... all good knowledge to have, many thanks "H"

hello all, there's 3 of probably the best of my coins, So following on from recent conversations these are Shillings........ I will do one at a time so hopefully not bombard the forum... they have come with notes but I only now got to look into things, this is mentioned as, James I, Silver Shilling, I.M Trefoil (key over crown... could this be the Mint Mark?) I did try but couldn't find and further information so any web site worth visiting All and any input, value guide greatly appreciated, many thanks "H"

I have 10 silver Rands, pictures available, they don't have any interest to me. I would possibly like to swop / trade for English hammered coins that would be of the same value. if this is of interest please mail me, many thanks "H"

Somewhere there is a 1/4 farthing that was found by my parents in the 50's, going through a junk box that was tossed out and what treasures would be found? it has been treasured by the family and lived in a small pot on top of the television until it was passed to my "one day this will be valuable.........!" the value can only be sentimental although I did seen one on ebay that was in its original brass tin... sold for £33 I think. on another similar rummage day I found a Ride Token ahhhhharrrggghhh! Pirates Cove indeed..... the cheek of it was £1! I laughed and said it would be 20p or I was gone.. its odd how you get obsessed and possessive of coins, tokens, etc ... I know I do. Just In case.... This secluded California oasis is located in the Moabi Regional Park, on the banks of the Colorado River, just 11 miles southeast of Needles, California. Pirate Cove offers an oasis that brings you back to a simpler life where you can eat, drink, play, and unwind the pirates way...........

Ah Yes Grandad was on 2s 3d, Royal Artillery Horse, Field and Mountain Artillery Garrison Artillery Master Gunner 1st Class – 6s 0d Master Gunner 2nd Class – 5s 8d Sergeant-Major *5s 10d 5s 10d Master Gunner 3rd Class – 4s 6d Quartermaster-Sergeant *4s 2d 4s 2d Battery Sergeant-Major or Battery Quartermaster-Sergeant *4s 2d 4s 2d Company Sergeant-Major – 4s 0d Company Quartermaster-Sergeant – 3s 9d Sergeant *3s 2d 3s 2d Corporal *2s 6d 2s 6d Bombardier *2s 3d 2s 3d Gunner **1s 2.5d 1s 2.5d Driver ***1s 2.5d 1s 2.5d additional proficiency pay is payable if the soldier fulfils certain conditions as to service and qualification: rates 3d or 6d per day, according to proficiency. * plus 2d for Horse Artillery ** plus 1.5d for Horse Artillery ***plus 0.5d for Horse Artillery

I was given my Grandfathers brass badges I guess I was 10, in my 20's I rediscovered them and kept searching, pre computers.. The RA Museum told me the file to look at and spent a whole day at the public records office as the day was closing I was 3 pages away from finding the war diary entry with his name written as wounded. what a day when I was able to show my mother. It also kick started collection medals from the WW1 and the researching of them. I was also able to work with the commonwealth war graves commission as 2 medal receivers were kill in action but wasn't mentioned... you have to provide information evidence etc to have the names added it was very rewarding in knowing It wasn't just collection...

Hello and thank you, it was a interesting story and seemed to be believable, the guy sell was a furniture restorer, he claimed it was checked and all seemed well. as I age I get paranoid... the others I have have come from a historical coin dealer and some good deals happened why before the gold rush.. Sovereigns for £100 ! I will get the Silver shown and the Sovereigns and Guineas to follow. In the 90's it was a bowl of warm soapy water and a soft tooth brush rinse in cold water and pat with kitchen towel.... just to get the grime and grease off. many thanks for your comments its a welcomed lesson. 👍

Ah, so it could be that they are half silver ? as a comment was also mention..... SILVER COIN AN ASSET CLASS IN TIMES OF UNCERTAINTY...... crikey! on a look of ebay... £2.50 ish each.

Following on from my grandfathers Hoard...... A boot fair find would have been 1990's, 1933's up to 1953's.. theres some tarnish and what looks like undoing a screw with a few.. I know there's some 1960's Rands somewhere that came with the 3p's... I seem to think this was a haggle as they were believed to be silver... really hope to find these next.... I need to ask if the South African 3p worth keeping or move them on... I don't feel attached to them so its not a issue. thoughts views values? greatly appreciated. many thanks "H"

so better photos in day light may be of use. the kitchen scales pick it up as 8grms, these are just kitchen scales so nothing definitive as being wrong as my others do show as 8grms as well.

just kitchen scales so nothing arcuate, there's a local jeweller who's a good sort to know. i know of fake 9ct, I have genuine Victorian and all seems straight, I will keep checking and let you know the out come, Rgds "H"

Hello Flash, the shoulder title is S Of G school of gunnery he was posted there when it was experimental establishment, the cap badge is the Royal Artillery he was with the RGA section of the R, Another thing that gets missed however there's the wounded stripe, I have all of his brass inc his Gun Layer trade and Gunnery instructors badge, The Artillery Corporals were called Bombardier.... I have looked into his service and found lost of paperwork its only been this year that I found out about the Shoeburyness Essex experimental Establishment, sadly there's no records of this and by chance I was going over some old letters and the address caught my eye "S Of G" now this is dated 1920, his regt number and Shoeburyness... it all added to the jigsaw.

He had died before I was born, I've managed to gather up all his army photos and research, His military service was from 1913 up until 1920 when he was at School of Gunnery Shoeburyness, it was experimental cannons being fired. when the army finish and he was demobbed... when his medals arrived home he opened the and threw them on the fire in disgust... I'm now 58 and so feel the need to preserve his history in case it gets forgotten.

its been a light bulb moment... I can use the duplicates and fill in the gaps so at least have a continues group of dates, or keep randomly buy coins and adding them to the hoard !?!??! why break the family habit? 🤣

My Grandfather,

Hello All, Today Ive moved away from my collection and thought Id show and tell some of my Grandfathers ....hoard. the story is my mother passed them on to me when i was 20 something it was my inheritance as Brother and sister borrowed money off Mother and never paid it back!!!!!!. I've never borrowed from her. The coins (grandfer's) were kept in a princess Mary's 1914 Xmas Tin, I've no Idea How or Why he started keeping these coins, there's no explanation from the family and these would have been currency when he was around using them.... unless he kept them as savings when currency was changing and the silver content involved? I have catalogued the 3 pence and its probably better to show the hoard as one lot.... please shout out if any particular dates would like to be seen? also here's the great debate. Do I consolidate with my coins or keep them separate and let the others deal with family history? Also.. what would be suggested as general value for a 3 pence? the grade is good some much better others not so... it wouldn't be fair to ask to value each individually. and Thank you advance, Ive also add a photo of the man in question, Frank Norris, RGA. 1884, 1885, 1890, 1895 x2, 1896, 1897, 1899, 1900 x2, 1907, 1908, 1912 x2, 1913, 1914 x3, 1915 x2, 1916 x15, 1917 x5 1918 x7, 1919 x6, ......... Qty 53 in all. All the very best Rgds "H"