1937 coin

[Guest shelly]

hello i,m not a coin collector,but my dad has a 1937 12 sided coin think its brass, he also has 1861 1 cent with queen victoria on it,which i think is odd as it says nova scotia on it.could you tell me if they might be worth selling? thankyou

[Chris Perkins]

Hello Shelly,

The first coin is a threepence, which will not be of any value unless in perfect, or very near perfect condition.

The second coin is from Nova Scotia, which is a Canadian province. Literally Latin for 'New Scotland'. Those are pretty common too, so not of much worth unless well above average.

[Master Jmd]

Literally Latin for 'New Scotland'.

Never new that

[Chris Perkins]

No doubt Geoff will come along and call me wrong now! The Romans knew Scotland as Caledonia, so Scotia is probably a modern invention.

[Geordie582]

Scotia from the tribe Scotii I believe

[mint_mark]

And in the Pacific Ocean there are New Caledonia and New Hebrides... those Scots would settle anywhere... anywhere but Scotland that is :)

[Geoff T]

No doubt Geoff will come along and call me wrong now! The Romans knew Scotland as Caledonia, so Scotia is probably a modern invention.

No Chris, you're right! The Scottish monarchs were always known as Rex or Regina Scotorum - King or Queen of Scots,

The Canadian Federation wasn't established until 1867 and even then Nova Scotia wasn't absorbed into the Federation until the mid 20th-century, being regarded until then as a separate dominion it's own right.

Canada is full of people with Scottish ancestry. I have a friend coming over from Toronto later this month, and he's half Scottish as his mother emigrated from Scotland in the 60s.

Geoff

[Geoff T]

The Canadian Federation wasn't established until 1867 and even then Nova Scotia wasn't absorbed into the Federation until the mid 20th-century, being regarded until then as a separate dominion it's own right.

Doh - I'm talking out of my backside here. It was Newfoundland which was a latecomer to the Federation.