Silent Value

I actually worked in two different places on the same street, starting at fourteen...and came back again to work for another year on a three day week...I actually got withdrawal symptoms on my day off! It was my equivalent of a sweet shop, but he was a suspicious old b*gger... I had to leave my collection behind when I broke with my adoptive family; life can really suck eggs sometimes..ha! Thanks for the welcome anyway. H L.

Hello Dan, and hello forum! I'm Charles from Bedfordshire, United Kingdom. I've been an on off numismatist since I worked three shops up from a stamp and coin emporium on work experience; I was fourteen..ha ha. I started by collecting decimal coins in circulation, that were in almost mint condition. I would go on my lunch break, and buy from a basket of old pre decimals, for a few pence each from a Jewish shop owner with very odd eyes! I progressed over time to become a metal detectorist, and skip the buying when possible...I love coins, I love history, and I'm passionate about the information they hold, and the lives and places they have seen... I hope to swap heads with some of you soon, ha ha.. H L.

If the date can't be read...oh dear...is it off centre? I believe a picture is required. It's just one number which is worn over half it's surface, ha ha....it looks either like a one, or a seven, hard to tell...I'll post a picture.. H L.

Hello Forum, this is my first thread as a new member; so here we go! I have a difficult to discern date on an 1670's Charles The Second Farthing... I cannot quite make out the last number, and I've looked at it with a x4 magnification eye piece... It's actually a stunning example, found in a gravel path, not more than five inches down; a beautiful patina, good detail with an old, possibly personally inflicted cut upon his cheek..the lettering is still in good relief, the field is burnished and shines like well polished bronze..It is my favorite. But it bugs me! as the first to be produced of this grade was a proof! in 1671. If that is the case, then this is a rarity even more so. The other Charles the second farthings are all corroded, this appears to have a thicker flan; which might explain why it lasted so long... Has anyone known of a proof, or pattern Charles the Second Farthing to come to light? Thanks for your time Forum. H L.