The Royal mint 10 sterlings

[Enzo]

Buonasera, cosa ne pensate di questa? Grazie a tutti

[Chris Perkins]

As there is no automated way of translating, I think you'd be better off posting in English Enzo.

That appears to be a Freddie Mercury silver proof £5 (edit: £10). One of the Royal Mint's 'Music Legends' series. It might even be the one they are currently peddling.

Edited Saturday at 01:08 PM by Chris Perkins

[Enzo]

Sono così felice di questa moneta da 10 sterline!!😍😍

[Chris Perkins]

Yes, you posted it before (since merged with the similar topic). I replied, and now you've created this similar topic for no reason.

Reply to this message please, or I'll have to assume that you're some kind of spammer or time-wasting bot.

 

 

[Enzo]

Si scusa pensavo non fosse stato pubblicato

[Enzo]

it's the 10 pounds..5 ounces

[Enzo]

sorry..I thought it hadn't been published

[Chris Perkins]

Oh ok. Then hello and welcome! Can't be too careful these days.

[Enzo]

I'm new to this world, thanks

[Chris Perkins]

I have merged the 2 similar topics into 1.

5 oz is it. I can't remember off the top of my head (without checking) if the £10 silver proof version of the Music Legends coins have the same design as the £5 variants. Sometimes they have slightly different designs for the larger silver proof versions of coins. 

 

 

[Enzo]

I don t know🫣

[Enzo]

Where can I find someone here in the forum who has the same coin as me? Or where is it discussed?

[Chris Perkins]

There is a decimal coin section:

https://www.predecimal.com/forum/forum/61-decimal-coins/

But the forum is mainly focussed on pre-decimal coinage (before 1971). Some members do have some involvement with decimal coins but I don't think many buy those larger silver proof issues. I assume you bought it because you are a Freddie Mercury fan?

[Enzo]

3 hours ago, Enzo said:

Yes..exactly

 

[Enzo]

What is meant by decimal or pre-decimal currency?

[Chris Perkins]

In the UK before 1971 the currency was made up of 20 shillings and each shilling consisted of 12 old pence, so 240 pennies in a pound. It was based on the very old Roman libra, solidus, and denarius (so it was Italian  ). The existing pound sign £ still looks like an 'L' and old pennies were suffixed with a 'd' so e.g. 6d was sixpence.

It wasn't called 'pre-decimal' at the time but afterwards when everything was decimal (e.g. the pound remained the same but was made of 100 new pennies) the older style division of the pound into shillings and old pennies became known as pre-decimal.

[Enzo]

Everything clear, thanks!😉

[copper123]

So LSD is pre jimmi hendrix?

[Rob]

You can also get this year's Standard Catalogue of British Coins, otherwise known as Coins of England (COE) 2026, the title now owned by Sovereign Rarities, but before that Spink and before that Seaby's to avoid confusion down the line. All or any could could be used depending on the age of the person writing. It comes out every year in 2 parts and you need the decimal section (the cheaper one) which is £25(?) this year. The bigger volume covers British Celtic coins through to 1970 when we changed from imperial to metric money on 15th February 1971 (the other D-Day). Less informative volumes and therefore cheaper year books can be bought from Chris (Collectors Coins) here, or Token Publishing (Coin Yearbook), or Coin Market Values. None agree on prices, but given no two coins are the same, it is no surprise,

Edited 1 hour ago by Rob