Key dates

[PWA 1967]

I have been looking for a list ,however as so many people collect different denominations it seemed an easy place to start on here.

I dont want to look at hundreds and only milled from about 1840.

If anybody can give a couple only of key dates from any denomination apart from pennies i would be gratefull.

Pete.

[1887jubilee]

1887 YH Sovereign UK  of which there are two types. Shield back or St. George.

 

Edited August 2, 2016 by 1887jubilee
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[Peter]

16 minutes ago, PWA 1967 said:

I have been looking for a list ,however as so many people collect different denominations it seemed an easy place to start on here.

I dont want to look at hundreds and only milled from about 1840.

If anybody can give a couple only of key dates from any denomination apart from pennies i would be gratefull.

Pete.

http://www.predecimal.com/key_dates

It is here Pete

[Stuntman]

I'm a relative novice but I think these are fairly key dates for shillings,, florins and halfcrowns:

 

1905 - for shilling, florin and halfcrown

1841 halfcrown

1850 and 1854 shilling

1854 florin but very rare.  1862 and 1863 also pretty rare

1892 and 1932 florin

Wreath crowns from 1928-1936 are all pretty rare but 1934 is the key date

If you go a little further back to William IV and George IV:

1837 halfcrown

1828 and 1829 for halfcrowns

1827 shilling

[PWA 1967]

Thank for the replies and for the page Peter 

[Nick]

For sixpences:  1826 (2nd reverse), 1827, 1848, 1854, 1862, 1863, 1869, 1870, 1879 (with die number), 1882, 1893 (Jubilee head).

[jaggy]

2 hours ago, Nick said:

For sixpences:  1826 (2nd reverse), 1827, 1848, 1854, 1862, 1863, 1869, 1870, 1879 (with die number), 1882, 1893 (Jubilee head).

Of those ..... 

I just bought an 1827 in GVF at London Coins. They don't show up very often.

1848 ... still waiting for one of those to appear at auction.

1854 ... there have been a couple of examples in the last two years.

1862 ... there was one at Heritage but you don't often see them

1863 ... rare but they do show up at auction fairly often. I bought mine at Heritage in MS65 for a pretty fair price.

1869 ... bought mine at Glendinning's (ex. Willis) in 1991. Have not really been monitoring auctions for them.

1870 ... bought one at DNW three years ago ... same as above, not monitoring.

1879 ... with die number .... still in the market for this one.

1882 .. I now have two but it took me a long time to cover this date.

1893 ... seen a couple of these at auction over the past few years but hard to get in good condition.

Other Victoria sixpences ......

There are quite a lot of varieties and errors some of which are more common than others.

1844 - large and small 44 ..... shows up reasonably often.

1850 & 1855 - both 5 over 3 and fairly rare.

1878 - 8 over 7

1878 - Dritanniar - hard to find in good condition as this batch was sent to Cyprus and most are heavily worn.

1887 Patterns - some interesting coins here but hard to find.

1887 Errors (e.g. R over V) - more common than ESC leads one to believe.

 

[jaggy]

3 hours ago, Nick said:

For sixpences:  1826 (2nd reverse), 1827, 1848, 1854, 1862, 1863, 1869, 1870, 1879 (with die number), 1882, 1893 (Jubilee head).

Also, 1821 BBitanniar ... does not show up very often.

[Nick]

7 minutes ago, jaggy said:

1878 - 8 over 7

1878 - Dritanniar - hard to find in good condition as this batch was sent to Cyprus and most are heavily worn.

I left varieties out of my list, but agree with those you mentioned.

[Nick]

...and I also forgot to mention 1876, which is really tricky to find.

[jaggy]

2 minutes ago, Nick said:

...and I also forgot to mention 1876, which is really tricky to find.

Yes, another one I was able to buy from the Willis Collection in 1991.

For these really rare dates, you need patience, a large budget and the hope that a really good collection comes onto the market.

[Peter]

CP's list is useful as a guide to the beginner. However,once you specialize on a type or series key dates or rarities take on a new meaning. The 1D boys are all chasing a market which is well documented and every Tom,Dick (but not Harry maybe) can easily track down, hence inflating prices. I still chip away in areas that I know (price guides can be hung in your privvy). Incidentally I've just ordered an Edward 1 penny which if correctly described would/could/should be worth 2 fold. maybe more ...not that I will be selling soon.

[scott]

isn't 1828 sixpence something like 16k minted

[jaggy]

11 minutes ago, scott said:

isn't 1828 sixpence something like 16k minted

15,840.

[VickySilver]

However, this one seems to show up pretty frequently - I wonder if some were minted in 1829 or later and not included?

 

Please do not leave out the following 19th C. coins -

groat:   1847/6 in top condition (because this is the "1847 coin in the series), 1853 currency which is a BEAR to find

sixpence: 1848 is likely the 2nd toughest after the 1854 in top condition, top-notch '93 Jub is a "name your price" coin probably

shilling: 1848 in mint is very tough, 1850 is as well (not publicised: I think top 1848s are the second toughest in the Vick shilling series and def. harder than the 1854) ,1851 pretty scarce in top condition

florin:  the 1854 in EF and above is well-nigh impossible, 1863 in better preserved states is very rare

half crown: the true currency 1839 is perhaps top of the heap, although the 54 florin in the running. the 1841 mentioned & the 1843,1848s are nothing to sneeze at, please don't forget the proof-only 1862 and 1864 in plain and milled edge iterations

PS - left out all the patterns & all as I tried to keep out overdates. The 3d series is rife with scarcities but because of the continuing Maundy issues, would leave them out. If true currency: 1841, 1842, 1847, 1848, 1852, 1853, (cheating with the 1868 RRITANNIAR)

Edited August 3, 2016 by VickySilver