Trench art

[davidrj]

This was listed on Ebay as a "tail only" penny

The Obverse had obviously been machined out, but Britannia looked a little odd, so I decided to have a punt at £2.50

Poor Brittania has been stripped, no wonder Queen Victoria left the stage, obviously "not amused"

Any one else got interesting altered coins to share here?

David

[scott]

there are a few on ebay, one with bun head victoria all dressed up.

nearest i have are coins from prison camps

[Peckris]

This was listed on Ebay as a "tail only" penny

The Obverse had obviously been machined out, but Britannia looked a little odd, so I decided to have a punt at £2.50

Poor Brittania has been stripped, no wonder Queen Victoria left the stage, obviously "not amused"

Any one else got interesting altered coins to share here?

David

Talking of the Windmill Britannia, there's a wonderful 18th Century pattern halfpenny which shows a nude Britannia! It's in Pecker. Er, I mean Peck.

[Rob]

Talking of the Windmill Britannia, there's a wonderful 18th Century pattern halfpenny which shows a nude Britannia! It's in Pecker. Er, I mean Peck.

One of these?

[Peckris]

Talking of the Windmill Britannia, there's a wonderful 18th Century pattern halfpenny which shows a nude Britannia! It's in Pecker. Er, I mean Peck.

One of these?

That's her!

[Red Riley]

That's her!

Hmmm... interesting. Why is she sitting on what looks like an oversized football, holding a tea tray and a shovel rather awkwardly in her left hand while pointing at something out of shot with her right? All rather enigmatic...

I remember seeing a few altered Britannia's for sale over the years. The first had Britannia's shield recut into a swastika, and then there was this which was for sale on e-bay two or three years back;

Sorry, the edit function won't let me insert pictures so I'll put it on a new post.

Edited July 30, 2010 by Red Riley

[Red Riley]

Entitled 'Victoria on a po'.

[argentumandcoins]

Entitled 'Victoria on a po'.

What was the freeman/gouby number?

[davidrj]

Entitled 'Victoria on a po'.

That's very clever!

[scottishmoney]

I saw one on eBay about a year ago that was a combination of a George V penny and a French 10 centimes that had George kissing Marianne that has to be one of the best I have seen in awhile.

[1949threepence]

Entitled 'Victoria on a po'.

That looks like it's been in circulation !!!

[Peckris]

Entitled 'Victoria on a po'.

That's a fantastic job! Love it - if I'd seen it for sale I would certainly have bought it.

Entitled 'Victoria on a po'.

What was the freeman/gouby number?

Number Two, surely?