2 Shilling Coins/New Pences

[Guest Baki]

Hi - i've just found the following coins and wondered whether someone might provide impartial advice/approx as to their value or non-value as it might be.

- Two Shillings silver coin 1966

- Two Shillings silver coin 1953

- 10 pence coin 1969 with the inscription "New Pence"

- 5 Pence coin 1978 with the inscription "New Pence"

Thanks v.much

[Geoff T]

Hi - i've just found the following coins and wondered whether someone might provide impartial advice/approx as to their value or non-value as it might be.

- Two Shillings silver coin 1966

- Two Shillings silver coin 1953

- 10 pence coin 1969 with the inscription "New Pence"

- 5 Pence coin 1978 with the inscription "New Pence"

Thanks v.much

I'm afraid it's non-value. The 1953 florin (2 shillings) might fetch a couple of quid if it's in a high grade, but the 1966 is very common and the two decimal coins are just the old, larger style ones which were introduced to be the same size as and therefore interchangable with the shilling and florin. In top grade you're looking at about 50p for each.

A bank will give you face value for all of these coins. BTW, none of them is silver - they're all cupro-nickel. Silver went out for circulating currency in 1947.

Hope this is useful - Geoff

[Guest Baki]

Oh well...worth a try...thanks for your help though.

[kuhli]

A bank will give you face value for all of these coins. 

Hope this is useful - Geoff

Will the banks still buy them? I know the large 5p and shillings were demonetized 31-December-1990, and the large 10p and florins were demonetized 30-June-1993.

[Chris Perkins]

I exchanged old 5p's and 10p's for new ones the other year. They'll also take predecimal 'Silver' coins but only by special arrangement, at certain branches and if you have a large amount (like £100 worth).