Andy77 Posted January 19, 2018 Posted January 19, 2018 So I thought I'd start my own thread rather than hijacking other peoples. I have some coins that were my dads, mainly a massive amount of old pennies which date from 1860-1949, I'm still sorting and weighing them out, I'm at 5kg weight so far. They are not in a bad condition, but also obviously not uncirculated either, as they have been stored in a cigar tin, and money box. Anyway, I'd just like to try and get a bit of money for them even if only scrap value to pass to my mum. So if anyone is interested in a particular year, let me know and I'll see what I've got, if anyone is localish to Yorkshire and would like to take them off my hands for a small fee, message me. I then also have what is left of my own coin collection which I started in my student days in the early 90s, and thought it was a good time to break this up, and sell it on as well. I have some pre 1947 silver as well as pre 1920, and it's generally in a good condition, I also have some post 1947 stuff, shillings, half crowns etc that I'd like to exchange at the bank, but sadly my bank wont accept them, so they may go to cash4coins. I'm just looking at some way to make a little money for myself and my mum basically. Anyway, I've just sorted the Threepence section and have the following years. 1875 1890 1892 1897 1898 1902 1916 1919 1920 1922 1925 1932 1933 1934 x 2 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1944. The shillings I have are 1945 x 3 (diff designs) 1946 x 4 (diff designs) Florins/Two shillings from 1910 1920 1921 1922 1923 1928 1929 1932 1933 1935 x2 1936 1942 x 2 1943 1944 1945 1946 Half crowns from 1946 1945 1944 1943 1940 1938 1931 1923 1921 1909 1887 And I still have the halfpennies and farthings to go through. I just wanted somewhere to write them all down, then I can decide what to do with them. Quote
PWA 1967 Posted January 19, 2018 Posted January 19, 2018 Andy the best thing you can do is just take a picture of some of the pennies. If you have trouble downloading the picture PM me and will give you my mail address. Without a picture of some description people would only be looking for varieties as i assume they are low grade. Only an option for you Quote
1949threepence Posted January 19, 2018 Posted January 19, 2018 The 1932 florin is rare - can you put up a picture of that, Andy. Also the 1909 and 1887 halfcrowns. Your 1944 threepence might be worth a bit in decent condition, providing it's a silver one. Thanks. Quote
Mr T Posted January 19, 2018 Posted January 19, 2018 6 hours ago, PWA 1967 said: Without a picture of some description people would only be looking for varieties as i assume they are low grade. Yes I was going to say looking for varieties is probably worth it, though are there are any decent online resources? MIchael Gouby's site has a lot of detail but it's geared more towards sales. Quote
Andy77 Posted January 19, 2018 Author Posted January 19, 2018 I would say they are middle grade, some are more worn than others, but for the age they are, I think they are in a good condition, I will get around to a photo or two, I'm away this weekend, but will give it a go and see if it works. Any particular years you'd like to see a picture of, or I'll just pick the best ones to show? Quote
PWA 1967 Posted January 20, 2018 Posted January 20, 2018 7 hours ago, Mr T said: Yes I was going to say looking for varieties is probably worth it, though are there are any decent online resources? MIchael Gouby's site has a lot of detail but it's geared more towards sales. The Secret Santa sites are the best online source and cover everything you will need. Quote
Mr T Posted January 20, 2018 Posted January 20, 2018 Yes https://headsntails14.wordpress.com/ is good for pennies and http://aboutfarthings.co.uk/catalogue/ is good for farthings but I don't know of anything online that covers halfpennies or silver (or gold) as nicely. Quote
declanwmagee Posted January 20, 2018 Posted January 20, 2018 I'm slowly building a more general Collectors Reference on my website. It isn't intended to be as detailed as the more specialised sites mentioned, but it does go to the level of Freeman and Davies. I've done 1911-1967 so far, and will get around to E7 soon I hope, and eventually it'll go even further back. Here's the George V shilling page, for instance. http://www.declanmageecoins.co.uk/G5S.html 9 Quote
Coinery Posted January 20, 2018 Posted January 20, 2018 Superb, Declan, you’ve been putting in the miles! Well done, m’friend! 1 Quote
Sleepy Posted January 21, 2018 Posted January 21, 2018 A great resource Declan, the pictures are so much clearer than those in Davies, wish Chris would do a re-edition of Davies similar to the one done with Freemans! Quote
secret santa Posted January 21, 2018 Posted January 21, 2018 Great work Declan. Would you mind if I use your stats on 1913 pennies for my penny varieties site ? Quote
PWA 1967 Posted January 22, 2018 Posted January 22, 2018 On 1/19/2018 at 9:01 PM, Andy77 said: I would say they are middle grade, some are more worn than others, but for the age they are, I think they are in a good condition, I will get around to a photo or two, I'm away this weekend, but will give it a go and see if it works. Any particular years you'd like to see a picture of, or I'll just pick the best ones to show? Just take one picture of a group ,you dont need to photograph them individually Quote
declanwmagee Posted January 22, 2018 Posted January 22, 2018 18 hours ago, secret santa said: Great work Declan. Would you mind if I use your stats on 1913 pennies for my penny varieties site ? Yes of course The figures are from V.R. Court's heroic survey, of which I am sure you are aware... Quote
Andy77 Posted January 22, 2018 Author Posted January 22, 2018 On 19/01/2018 at 4:07 PM, 1949threepence said: The 1932 florin is rare - can you put up a picture of that, Andy. Also the 1909 and 1887 halfcrowns. Your 1944 threepence might be worth a bit in decent condition, providing it's a silver one. Thanks. Having had another look through, I'm afraid my eyes and typing skills are not as good as I thought There isn't a 1932 Florin, assume that was a typo on my part, and the 1944 threepence is in fact 1914, sorry. I will endeavour to get photos of the 1909 and 1887 half crowns though. Quote
Andy77 Posted January 22, 2018 Author Posted January 22, 2018 I am unable to post pictures up, as it says file too big, so have messaged pwa1967 for his offer of help in getting some pics up. Quote
secret santa Posted January 22, 2018 Posted January 22, 2018 7 hours ago, declanwmagee said: The figures are from V.R. Court's heroic survey, of which I am sure you are aware... Thanks Declan, and Pete has just mailed me a copy so Happy Days. 1 Quote
Andy77 Posted January 23, 2018 Author Posted January 23, 2018 Some other coins I have are an 1844 Half Farthing. Fourpences from the following years 1836 1838 1846 and 1849. Sixpences from the following years, 1816 1887 1911 and 1914. The 1816 one has a hole drilled in it at the top, like it was used as a necklace? Quote
PWA 1967 Posted January 23, 2018 Posted January 23, 2018 You need a picture of some Andy i did PM you yesterday morning. The forum being for collectors its what they look like that is most important Quote
mrbadexample Posted January 23, 2018 Posted January 23, 2018 You're welcome. The green residue could be safely removed from the silver with a little acetone. The pennies aren't worth much in that condition although it is still worth checking for varieties. For example, if the I in BRITT of the 1911 penny points directly to a border tooth then it'd be worth somewhere around £40. Quote
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