Chris Perkins Posted February 6 Posted February 6 (edited) 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 February 7 by Chris Perkins Quote
Enzo Posted February 7 Author Posted February 7 Sono così felice di questa moneta da 10 sterline!!😍😍 1 Quote
Chris Perkins Posted February 7 Posted February 7 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. Quote
Chris Perkins Posted February 7 Posted February 7 Oh ok. Then hello and welcome! Can't be too careful these days. 1 Quote
Chris Perkins Posted February 7 Posted February 7 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. 1 Quote
Enzo Posted February 7 Author Posted February 7 Where can I find someone here in the forum who has the same coin as me? Or where is it discussed? Quote
Chris Perkins Posted February 7 Posted February 7 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? Quote
Enzo Posted February 7 Author Posted February 7 What is meant by decimal or pre-decimal currency? Quote
Chris Perkins Posted February 7 Posted February 7 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. Quote
Rob Posted Thursday at 12:18 AM Posted Thursday at 12:18 AM (edited) 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 Thursday at 12:19 AM by Rob Quote
wlewisiii Posted Thursday at 02:09 AM Posted Thursday at 02:09 AM Plus if you get into some type of silver coins - I have a thing for shillings especially - there are English Silver Coinage since 1649 by Maurice Bull British Silver Coins since 1816 by Peter J Davies The Identification of British 20th Century Silver Coin Varieties Paperback by David Groom that you can add to your library as well. I find them and my 2025 edition of Coins of England to be great references. Quote
Peckris 2 Posted 2 hours ago Posted 2 hours ago On 2/12/2026 at 12:18 AM, Rob said: 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. OMG, I didn't know that. When did it stop being Spink? Quote
Paddy Posted 1 hour ago Posted 1 hour ago 24 minutes ago, Peckris 2 said: OMG, I didn't know that. When did it stop being Spink? Last year was the first issue under new ownership I think. There was a fair amount of chat about it on here at the time. I know I made sure I had a 2024 copy before the change in case they knackered it! Quote
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