Newbie in need of valuation info....

[DonQuixote]

Hi guys

Hope this is the correct section, if not please feel free to move.

Just discovered a selection of old coinage in my long-passed parents' attic.

Probably about 20 or so in total with many Victoria odds and sods which I

believe to be half/sovereigns or similar.

 

Is it possible to get a valuation on here or can somebody point me in the right

direction in how to discover their worth?

 

Many thanks

DQ

[craigy]

post some pictures , and we'll have alook see

[DonQuixote]

Okay give me 15 minutes.. 

Not sure what the forum rules are re pics so thought I'd ask first...

[copper123]

pix are welcome

[Ukstu]

41 minutes ago, DonQuixote said:

Hi guys

Hope this is the correct section, if not please feel free to move.

Just discovered a selection of old coinage in my long-passed parents' attic.

Probably about 20 or so in total with many Victoria odds and sods which I

believe to be half/sovereigns or similar.

 

Is it possible to get a valuation on here or can somebody point me in the right

direction in how to discover their worth?

 

Many thanks

DQ

Found in the attic of a long passed relative. Where have i heard that description before? 

Hi DQ welcome to the forum. Post them up and we will see what we can do for you. 

[DonQuixote]

Ha ha..that's what the bloke down the pub said!

Anyway, I slightly miscalculated as to the amount that may or may not be half/sovereigns.

Can only load one pic at at a time so obverse side of these four to follow.

There are another 15 but these are hard to photograph and are in the main post-Victorian

farthings apart from an 1838 shilling piece, which hasn't worn well with age.

 

 

 

 

 

Edited December 11, 2017 by DonQuixote

[DonQuixote]

Won't let me post the reverse - file too big.

If it is needed then let me know and I will make the effort to post.

 

Thanks in advance for your help..

 

DQ

 

 

[Unwilling Numismatist]

Reverse (which is the obverse) would be nice, looks like it could be a good loft find!

[DonQuixote]

Hopefully that's okay?

Just gutted there were no football programmes from a similar era as I'd

be wintering in the sun drinking chilled Rioja by now...

 

Cheers once again guys.

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Unwilling Numismatist]

You might get a week or maybe a fortnight out of them, depends ho comfortable you like your holidays to be

I shoudl have said, size is also important (as wel as weight if you could).

Is top right Silver or gold, my monitor makes it look possibly like a toned silver.

 

If the top are 39mm Left would be a crown, and right (if gold) is possibly a 2 pounds coin

Bottom L half sov and right Sovereign.

Dates and better definition photos would be required to assist with grade and possible value, however I'll leave that to our local experts.

I stand to be corrected on all of the above due to lack of sufficent size weight and date info prior to posting

Edited December 11, 2017 by Unwilling Numismatist

[zookeeperz]

1892 1/2 sov if it has jeb on truncation of the bust its the scarcer issue. 1876 M full sovereign looks to be in exceptional order. £800-£1100?

Edited December 11, 2017 by zookeeperz

[DonQuixote]

Has to be first class with ice cold wine and sun...don't do this snow lark - as it is right now

 

Right, if we call them A, B. C, and D from left to right..

Haven't got anything to hand with which to weigh them but A is a smidgen smaller than B,

although that is probably to do with wear and tear - yes 39mm.

C is 19mm while D is 21mm.

B has a couple of nicks on the rim but there does not appear to be any silver showing through.

Hope that is more helpful - apologies for any vagueness.

 

 

 

 

[Unwilling Numismatist]

B should be smaller than A, I would expect 2-10mm if it were gold (but the reverse looks more like that of a 2pound rather than the reverse of a 5 pound), so this is what makes me think it's toned silver rather than gold, making it a very nice Crown as well.

 

Given that you've posted 4 very nice coins, the rest of the hoard may also be a little exceptional, even pennies can be worth considerably more than a couple of quid.

 

 

[zookeeperz]

22 minutes ago, Unwilling Numismatist said:

B should be smaller than A, I would expect 2-10mm if it were gold (but the reverse looks more like that of a 2pound rather than the reverse of a 5 pound), so this is what makes me think it's toned silver rather than gold, making it a very nice Crown as well.

 

Given that you've posted 4 very nice coins, the rest of the hoard may also be a little exceptional, even pennies can be worth considerably more than a couple of quid.

 

 

too small to be a crown both issues were same size as in widow and jubilee. I think you were right the first time gold 2 pound  my 2014 book has £640-£740 VF/EF  1876M £300 EF

There's a £1000 right there 2 coins. Nice little lot only thing I find in attics is Cat's ,Rat's and Bat's lol 

[Unwilling Numismatist]

I hate to argue too much, but the 5 pound is 37mm and the 2 pounds is 28mm, given that the first (A) looks like a crown for size (39mm) and colour, B should be smaller than A for anything gold.

[DonQuixote]

Cheers chaps for all your help so far....will post the rest tomorrow when I get a bit more time.

What would you suggest is the best avenue to go down in relation to selling said items?

Ebay seems the obvious choice but usually give that a swerve before and after Xmas.

 

 

[Peckris]

3 hours ago, DonQuixote said:

Just gutted there were no football programmes from a similar era as I'd

be wintering in the sun drinking chilled Rioja by now...

Are football programmes valuable? I have a few of my grandad's - the oldest date back to WW2 and mention things like 'Forces personnel free admission', and what to do if the air raid siren goes. Trouble is, they're mostly Brentford so deeply unfashionable.  

[PWA 1967]

16 minutes ago, Peckris said:

Are football programmes valuable? I have a few of my grandad's - the oldest date back to WW2 and mention things like 'Forces personnel free admission', and what to do if the air raid siren goes. Trouble is, they're mostly Brentford so deeply unfashionable.  

Its worth looking who they were playing though Peck.

I have a mate who is really into football programmes and its the smaller clubs playing somebody who are now followed that can fetch good money as not as many were printed.

Such as Brentford V Man city if in good condition (like coins) would be worth a few quid.Most of the big games thousands were printed and people put them away so easy to find in alot of cases.

Worth having a look who they were playing against .

[Peckris]

8 minutes ago, PWA 1967 said:

Its worth looking who they were playing though Peck.

I have a mate who is really into football programmes and its the smaller clubs playing somebody who are now followed that can fetch good money as not as many were printed.

Such as Brentford V Man city if in good condition (like coins) would be worth a few quid.Most of the big games thousands were printed and people put them away so easy to find in alot of cases.

Worth having a look who they were playing against .

Will do. Thanks.

[Rob]

45 minutes ago, Peckris said:

Are football programmes valuable? I have a few of my grandad's - the oldest date back to WW2 and mention things like 'Forces personnel free admission', and what to do if the air raid siren goes. Trouble is, they're mostly Brentford so deeply unfashionable.  

Still is.

 

[DonQuixote]

1 hour ago, Peckris said:

Are football programmes valuable? I have a few of my grandad's - the oldest date back to WW2 and mention things like 'Forces personnel free admission', and what to do if the air raid siren goes. Trouble is, they're mostly Brentford so deeply unfashionable.  

One man's 1933 penny is another's 1923 FA Cup final programme...if you get my analogy!

Just send me a PM with what you have and I will gladly make you an offer, if they are what I'm interested in...

[bagerap]

"Trouble is, they're mostly Brentford so deeply unfashionable"

Yes, but even this QPR supporter will say one good thing for the Bees. There's a pub at each corner of the ground.

[Stuntman]

Looks like you have found some nice, interesting and valuable coins!

B appears very likely to be a silver crown, rather than a gold £5.  The £5 reverse appears to have a shorter strip of ground underneath St George & the Dragon than the crown reverse, and the diameter should be 36mm rather than 39mm for a crown.  Have a look at the picture of one here:

https://24carat.co.uk/frame.php?url=fivepoundsgoldstory.html

 

I look forward to seeing pictures of your others!

Edited December 11, 2017 by Stuntman

[DonQuixote]

 

 

 

These are the rest...have described them as best as I can and again,

many thanks for all your guidance and advice.

And don't forget to let me know re any football ephemera available for sale.

DQ

 

Row A

1) This is Belgian with image of King Leopold II. Not sure it it's a coin but is undated and inscribed with the 'Louvain Society of Agriculture and Horticulture'. Presumably pre-WWI.

2&3) 1981 Charles and Lady Di marriage x 2. Probably £5.

4) 1977 Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee...£5?

5) 1965 marking the passing of Winston Churchill.

6) Has QEII head on the back but the front appears to be from Cyprus.

 

Row B

1&2) 300 anniversary of the 'Bill of Rights' - 1989.

3) French - Napoleon III so pre-1870. Has been well worn so cannot see if it is Francs, Cents or Sou.

4) 1912 [H] One penny - George V.

5) 1961 One penny - QEII.

6) 1967 One penny - QEII.

7) One shilling piece - 1838. Early Victoria but well worn.

 

Row C

1) One shilling piece - 1922 George V.

2) One shilling piece - 1935 George V.

3) One shilling piece - 1948 George VI.

4) Sixpenny piece - 1848 Victoria - well worn with hole so presumably once on a bracelet.

5) Sixpenny piece - 1933 George V.

6) Sixpenny piece - 1966 QEII.

7) Threepenny piece - 1940 George VI. Never seen one like this before.

8) Farthing - 1892 Victoria.

9) Farthing - 1900 Victoria.

10) Farthing - 1901 Victoria.

 

ROW D

1) Farthing - 1907 Edward VII.

2) Farthing - 1910 Edward VII.

3) Farthing - 1911 George V.

4) Farthing - 1911 George V.

5) Farthing - 1911 George V.

6) Farthing - 1913 George V.

7) Farthing - 1919 George V.

8) Farthing - 1940 George VI.

9) Farthing - 1941 George VI.

 

 

 

 

 

[Stuntman]

Nice varied collection there.  Sadly your two most valuable UK coins are the half sovereign and the sovereign from your earlier posts!

Row A number 6 is as 1995 GB £2 coin celebrating the 50th anniversary of the end of World War 2.  Details here, also for your 1989 Bill of Rights coins:

http://www.checkyourchange.co.uk/single-metal-two-pound-coins-1986-1996/

Of the rest, the 1910 Farthing is probably the scarcest/most collectable.  The silver probably isn't worth anything more than scrap value, but your threepence C7 is nice and pretty.

If you didn't already know, anything before 1920 is 92.5% silver and anything from 1920 to 1946 is 50% silver.  After that, there is no silver in the coins.

A2-A5 are crowns, face value 25p rather than £5 sadly and aren't worth much/any more than face value (£1 each absolute tops).

The 1912 H penny is interesting but pretty common in that condition and perhaps worth £1 on eBay?

Can't help you with A1 or B3 but I'm sure someone else might.

Thanks for sharing, I like them anyway!

 

Edit: 1892 Farthings are also quite scarce, so that one might be worth about a fiver.  Your 1900 Crown is perhaps worth £25 and the 1887 perhaps £50-£75?

To give you some idea of values, this is quite a good resource and quite easy to navigate.  Prices are what you might expect to pay from a dealer rather than what you might be able to sell it for, but it's a useful guide:

http://www.coins-of-the-uk.co.uk/values/index.html

Edited December 12, 2017 by Stuntman