1902 One Shilling Edward VII and Britannia

[Guest Emily]

Any info on this coin would be greatly appreciated. Just curious, dug it up in garden an hour ago!

Also 1946 One Penny.

[Guest Emily]

Anyone know anything about it?

[Emperor Oli]

We need to know the grade of the coin in order to assess its worth. If you register and upload a decent picture we can then tell you its approximate value.

[Guest Emily]

If it was perfect condition then...?

[Guest Emily]

Sorry, upon closer examination I think it's a Farthing, not a Shilling.

[Sylvester]

Sorry, upon closer examination I think it's a Farthing, not a Shilling.

Bit of a difference between the two, farthings being about the size of a modern penny and are bronze. Britannia is sat on the back (reverse) of the coin. Shillings are silver and exactly the same size as an old large 5p piece and if it's from Edward VII's reign it should have lion on a crown on the reverse.

[Peter]

If it was perfect condition it wouldn't have just been dug up.

Don't dispair....try and look through more than the current value....a shilling in the early 1900's would be a good night out.

A farthing a bit like our current 5p.

..keep looking

[kuhli]

1902 farthing, in UNC (uncirculated, the way it looked the day it came off the press) would be worth about £9-12. In FINE condition (used, but in good shape) it would be worth about 25p. Dug up from the ground, (probably has some issues with verdigris AKA copper-oxidation) it would be worth maybe a couple pence to a newer collector.

1946 penny doesn't fetch nearly as much. In UNC, worth £6, anything less would only be worth a few pence, as they are quite common.

[Guest Emily]

Thank you!