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On 1/5/2026 at 8:37 PM, Sword said:

It is a moot point whether the undecimo gothic crown is a pattern. Firstly 8000 were produced which is high for a pattern. In addition, it also gained legal tender status unlike non-adopted patterns. Hence, some did circulate as currency. 

If I have to take a position, I would call it a limited issue rather than a pattern. 

Wreath crowns are not generally considered patterns either.

 

I suppose if any shopkeeper was offered up a gothic crown they would be a bit daft to not take it for face value seeing as coins were bought and sold as antiques in victorian times .

Wreath crowns come into the same bracket  

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14 hours ago, Sword said:

Then it gets really difficult with the gothic (pricey rather than rare), William IV, high grade George IV, high grade Young Head. That's why I started other denominations.

Were gothic crowns ever currency ?

Thought they were patterns.

[British Coin Type set.]

Type sets are easy till you hit wreath crowns and 1902 crowns 

[Safely storing copper and bronze coins]

You can get the good stuff off ebay even if it is never supposed to be posted 

I bought a 2 ltr bottle a few years ago and still have loads

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3 hours ago, Coins Of the UK and US said:

Thanks copper123. Those trays do look nice and £25 is a fair price but I wish they were still £12.

so do I, blame putin , they are still good value at £25

[Professional ways to store collections.]

The five tray coin boxes that were in lidl  arround fouryears ago for £11.99 were fantastic there are a few on ebay still available for around £25 , I am pretty sure you will not see the old price again ever

[What year is this coin?]

A  1754 4 over 0 is even rarer it took me years to find a decent one

[What year is this coin?]

16 hours ago, Bronze & Copper Collector said:

1735

I struggled with that date too in my collection until I was able to compare examples of both dates.

unfortunately 1735 and 36 are both common

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Just now, copper123 said:

1735

nice obverse paddy

[What year is this coin?]

1735

[Spring in Queensland]

Not gloating on the cricket as well as the weather 

Bahh humbug

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2 hours ago, terrysoldpennies said:

Well you know what they say ,  QUALITY ALWAYS SELLS !

For scrap value yes

[1864 Penny]

I have a 69 that i bought at the brum fair in december for £5 nice clear date as well

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23 hours ago, Sword said:

That's fascinating. Well done for finding it out and keeping the story alive.

This is the sort of item I would buy; but for the story and history rather than as a coin. 

lets hope he never ended up as a pair of falsies

[Queen Victoria error one penny metal??]

1868

[Queen Victoria error one penny metal??]

Bronze is not a metal?

[One sided blank planchet]

heads i win

[1701 halfpenny, IERTIVS obverse.]

On 11/21/2025 at 10:15 PM, oldcopper said:

According to Peck barred A's never occur on 1701 halfpence.

He did miss a few things  freeman 530 for example and many pennies are missing he also admitted he was keener on the soho period and william iii halfpence were not his favorites

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love anne as a person at least she seems a credit to the family

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oh no it wasn't dont you remember that Dianna coin - i have one here i bought in a bulk lot and it makes me ill looking at it 

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Maybe their should have been a princess Margaret coin should have had a fag in her mouth and be doing a Hilda ogden 

[1956 Thin Flan Thruppence, not Gurnsey]

On 11/11/2025 at 5:49 AM, VickySilver said:

I have thin planchet struck pennies, threepence, shillings, and I think halfpennies - all this much more common in the late '50s to '60s. So legit specimens do exist and probably not all that valuable but interesting none-the-less.

If they are listed on ebay they can fetch £40 to £200 which is not a lot  even for a pos .  unique coin 

Your best tip is to list it with a minimum bid and hope some variety collector sees it it could sell the day you put it on or it might take six months , best case scenario is two collectors take a shine to it.

[1701 halfpenny, IERTIVS obverse.]

1 hour ago, Michael-Roo said:

I'm pretty sure they were struck more often than on a weekly basis....

It does exist. I know my 17th century copper well enough to confirm the letter is an I, and which is even more obvious 'in hand'.

I see people listing 1700 and 1701 on ebay, stating their coins to be the rare unbarred As variety. Unbarred is the norm. As with bars are the ones to look out for.

Everyone likes a nice bar LOL

[1701 halfpenny, IERTIVS obverse.]

Just now, copper123 said:

These coins are a nightmare often weekly struck and with other things wrong with them they make a wonderful life's work for anyone sorry but we need a higher grade coin to confirm it but it probably does not exist , interesting and frustrating at the same time 

P > S looks like unbarred A's on reverse as well

[1701 halfpenny, IERTIVS obverse.]

These coins are a nightmare often weekly struck and with other things wrong with them they make a wonderful life's work for anyone sorry but we need a higher grade coin to confirm it but it probably does not exist , interesting and frustrating at the same time