dateless florin

[hyundisonata]

Hi I have a Victorian florin but it has no date but I do know it is gothic and pre 1861 can any one explain why it has no date or is the date hidden in the Latin.

I also have the full set of coins from the farthing up to the guinea all in mint condition and wonder what the value would be.

[Peter]

Gothic florins 1851-87 have the date in Roman numerals on the obverse ie 1856=

mdccclvi

m=1000

d=500

c=100

l=50

v=5

i=1

It should be possible to date any unworn coin...however I confess I sometimes have difficulty as the letters are sometimes strange to say the least.

What date is your 1/4d to guinea set....its going to worth a considerable sum regardless.

[hyundisonata]

1/4d -1860. 1/2-1861. 1d-1861. silver coins. 3d-1859. 4d-1854. 6d-1857.1s-1858.gothic florin?. 2/6-1845.5s1845.10s-1860 gold. guine-1859.gold

thats all the dates on this set but i have several others mixed dates.

[Chris Perkins]

That'll be a sovereign then, not a guinea (20s, not 21s). Post pictures if you can.