george 5 inside george 6 thrupence?

[jeremym]

Hi.

I'm new at this business and am going through a small collection left to me by my grandfather. Most of the stuff I can work out using the variety of sites on the net.

I have found a George 6 thrupence with a George 5 coin inside it. The George 5 coin is like a current one pence piece with Georges head on it. There are no dates on either side.

Does anyone recognise this description or has my grandfather hollowed out a thrupence and stuck another coin inside it. If he did, he did a very neat job.

I'm sure you guys will know what this is. Please help me out.

Ta much,... Jeremy

[mint_mark]

I have heard of brass threepences that have a compartment inside... said to have been used by wartime agents to smuggle secret messages. Never heard of one with another coin inside though. The smaller coin sounds like a farthing which would normally have the date on the opposite side to the king's head, just below the seated figure of Britannia.

[jeremym]

Thanks for that,... sounds intriguing.

Heres a picture of the farthing side.

What should I do with something like this?

[Master Jmd]

What should I do with something like this?

I would keep it as a token if I were you...or you could just sell it on ebay - I am sure there are collectors of this sort.

May I ask out of curiousity, what date is the farthing?

[jeremym]

There does not seem to be a date on the visible face of the farthing.

I am new to this however so forgive me if I am being obtuse.

[Peter]

Keep it to remind you of your Grandfather (it obviously meant something to him)

On Ebay its got 99p written all over it.

[Emperor Oli]

There does not seem to be a date on the visible face of the farthing.

I am new to this however so forgive me if I am being obtuse.

I was a bit perplexed when JMD said it was a farthing; the rim looks far too large for a farthing. Saying that, the reverse could have been worn off to make it smooth.

[jeremym]

Thanks for your advice all,...

much appreciated.

[Guest Guest]

Oli its a 1/4d machined in a 3d...unless the 3d is an Eddie 8 its worth washers.

If his Grandad was an Engineerie type ...lathe in shed...its worth keeping...One of my grandads made 000,s

of these things....earlier editions are called trench art.

[Emperor Oli]

Oli its a 1/4d machined in a 3d...unless the 3d is an Eddie 8 its worth washers.

Yes I can see the rim of the 3d, but doesn't the rim of the farthing look wider than the norm? Or am I seeing things?

[william]

Yes it does look a little wider than normal doesn't it?

I've got one of these as well - only it's a 1943 farthing inside a George VI threepence (can't see the date of the 3d)

[Master Jmd]

but doesn't the rim of the farthing look wider than the norm?

Yes it does...but what other coin could it be?...maybe the farthing was flatened a little in order to merge with the threepence.

[Emperor Oli]

but doesn't the rim of the farthing look wider than the norm?

Yes it does...but what other coin could it be?...maybe the farthing was flatened a little in order to merge with the threepence.

I wasn't thinking necessarily a circ coin, perhaps a model.

[jeremym]

If the 3d had been hollowed out on a lathe, wouldnt you expect the 'hole' to be circular rather than sided?