1746 Silver Lima Coin

[Guest UncleRichard]

Hello

I’ve obviously just signed up to your forum, I’ve visited this site many times before. Years ago I was given my granddads coin & stamp collection. Over the years I’ve turned his collection of random world coins into a collection of British predecimal silver coins. I am a amateur collector.

I’ve just purchased the following silver coin from a carboot sale for £3.50, it’s a little out of my comfort zone so I thought I’d ask you.

Is it real?

Is it a shilling or sixpence? Its 22mm (I think coin diameters changed)

Is it of gradable condition, what grade do you think?

What value would you put on it, is £3.50 about right?

I store all of my coin individually in the little plastic baggies, should I store this differently?

Thank you very much.

[azda]

Hello

I’ve obviously just signed up to your forum, I’ve visited this site many times before. Years ago I was given my granddads coin & stamp collection. Over the years I’ve turned his collection of random world coins into a collection of British predecimal silver coins. I am a amateur collector.

I’ve just purchased the following silver coin from a carboot sale for £3.50, it’s a little out of my comfort zone so I thought I’d ask you.

Is it real?

Is it a shilling or sixpence? Its 22mm (I think coin diameters changed)

Is it of gradable condition, what grade do you think?

What value would you put on it, is £3.50 about right?

I store all of my coin individually in the little plastic baggies, should I store this differently?

Thank you very much.

1746 Shilling, graded less then Fine in my humble opinion, although from the pictures, the coin looks a little Bronzie to me but 3.50 is ok

[Red Riley]

Hello

I’ve obviously just signed up to your forum, I’ve visited this site many times before. Years ago I was given my granddads coin & stamp collection. Over the years I’ve turned his collection of random world coins into a collection of British predecimal silver coins. I am a amateur collector.

I’ve just purchased the following silver coin from a carboot sale for £3.50, it’s a little out of my comfort zone so I thought I’d ask you.

Is it real?

Is it a shilling or sixpence? Its 22mm (I think coin diameters changed)

Is it of gradable condition, what grade do you think?

What value would you put on it, is £3.50 about right?

I store all of my coin individually in the little plastic baggies, should I store this differently?

Thank you very much.

Sixpence probably...(sixpences are about 20mm., shillings about 25mm.). NF-F I'd give it. Either way £3.50 is a bargain. Please pat yourself on the back!

Sizes really didn't change that much - the last issue shilling being 24mm.

[Peckris]

Hello

I’ve obviously just signed up to your forum, I’ve visited this site many times before. Years ago I was given my granddads coin & stamp collection. Over the years I’ve turned his collection of random world coins into a collection of British predecimal silver coins. I am a amateur collector.

I’ve just purchased the following silver coin from a carboot sale for £3.50, it’s a little out of my comfort zone so I thought I’d ask you.

Is it real?

Is it a shilling or sixpence? Its 22mm (I think coin diameters changed)

Is it of gradable condition, what grade do you think?

What value would you put on it, is £3.50 about right?

I store all of my coin individually in the little plastic baggies, should I store this differently?

Thank you very much.

Sixpence probably...(sixpences are about 20mm., shillings about 25mm.). NF-F I'd give it. Either way £3.50 is a bargain. Please pat yourself on the back!

Sizes really didn't change that much - the last issue shilling being 24mm.

I'd concur (though I'd give the coin an overall average of Fine). Five years ago it rated £15 in Spink, maybe a pound or two more now. It's heavily toned, but don't be tempted to clean it. The slightly reddish appearance may be a colour cast from your scanner or camera or digital image software. The price you paid is more than fair, I'd say a bargain!

You can store silver coins safely in 2.5" square plastic envelopes, though make sure the environment is dry and salt-free. Or you can buy coin albums with plastic inserts. Or there are specialist coin trays with red felt linings that won't react with the metal in coins.

Oh, one final thing, I'm pretty sure that's a sixpence from the size.

[azda]

Ok so this will be Spink 3710A (Fine Grade) 20 quid

[Guest UncleRichard]

Thank you all for your replies and the information supplied. I don’t see the bronze or red discolouration you guys speak of, but I guess that’ll come with time. It’s a photo just in case you wondered.

Would you agree with me its the miss stamped georgVs version of this coin?

I’ve got a very old Spink catalogue that came with the coins, can you recommend a book on British silver coin?

I’m sure I’ll be troubling you all with more schoolboy questions soon.

Thanks.

[Peckris]

Thank you all for your replies and the information supplied. I don’t see the bronze or red discolouration you guys speak of, but I guess that’ll come with time. It’s a photo just in case you wondered.

Would you agree with me its the miss stamped georgVs version of this coin?

I’ve got a very old Spink catalogue that came with the coins, can you recommend a book on British silver coin?

I’m sure I’ll be troubling you all with more schoolboy questions soon.

Thanks.

It has a sort of yellowish-brown appearance, you don't see that? Silver should be greyer / bluer than that. But it could simply be discoloured. See my example below for the more 'usual' colour.

The legend is correct : GEORGIVS is Latin for George (the Romans used V for U).

The Spink catalgoue is published annually if you want an up-to-date version. Or, if you're not interested in values, "English Silver Coinage" (abbreviation ESC) is the standard reference book on milled silver coins.