Citizen H

2 x Edward VII Florins 2 different grades,

I've delved back into my Grandads hoard and picked these out as i thought they were of interest, I was caught by the obverse of the 1723....until I had a look on the E(vil)Bay now.... to be honest the 1826 George IV Milled Silver Shilling is probably the nicest .... £20.....ish 1816 George III Silver Shilling is probably the most worn.... silver weight scrap.....not that I'm looking to do so.. 1723 George I Silver Shilling... again I seen others and record prices.....Yes £145 would been a nice example to own however... £20.....ish To close, many thanks for the comments and do keep them coming, I hope the listings of the show & tells are of entertainment for you, this really is an education so thank you one and all. 👍

this is all of the 1d... I also need confirmation if the 4d is a Maundy.. the 1 1/2 is 1839 colonial silver coin...... I've file this in with others. any views comments will be greatly welcome. cheers for now "H"

Hello Paddy and thank you, its all coming together with WH Smith folder pages, nice to be able to show and learn more as it happens. I have these watch chains 1 is with a silver six pence. and these took a little of working out..... they are miniature medals 1 x The Military Medal the other is The kings South Africa medal, worn as Pocket Watch Fobs. may have been a trend back in the day.....many thanks "H"

the are the last of my 1d's

today all of the 1d,,, I have been learning with cut & Paste of photos.. the same coins are in each photo ...it may just seem like one side is bigger that the other... not so.... just not been able to keep the size in each of the photos....

I was looking at Guineas.... Its possible that they are Mint marked..? I was only able to find this on the net so not sure what to look out for on mine.... "Guineas were also struck in 1745 with the LIMA mark under the king’s head. The mark relates to the area where the gold was originally mined in Peru, and there have been several theories..."

these two are from 1899, so much for getting things in order........

I do have another item to show, It is a watch chain fob, 1887 six pence..... I seem to remember there's others....

these 2 are Jack free, seem to be in a nice condition.......

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"

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"