Rohan Posted August 13, 2014 Posted August 13, 2014 Hi i have 290 farthings that was recovered from an old shoebox . They box was damp and the coins have alot of verdigris over them. The condition of most coins aren't very good due to this with few exceptions. The coins range from dates between 1896-1951. Do they have any value in this condition? http://share.pho.to/6j9UiThanksCoins Found: 1944 farthing 31 1943 farthing 32 1942 farthing 33 1941 farthing 34 1940 farthing 11 1939 farthing 23 1938 farthing 12 1937 farthing 7 1957 Queen Elizabeth ii six pence coin 2 1945 15 1946 18 1947 7 1948 3 1950 5 1951 1 1912-36 60 1896 1 Quote
DaveG38 Posted August 13, 2014 Posted August 13, 2014 Based on the photo the only value would be as scrap bronze. The only possible exception would be if you just happen to have one of the rarer varieties of the 1914 or 1915 farthing and the verdigris isn't too bad or can be easliy removed. That's very much a long shot, so don't get your hopes up, and even then the value isn't likely to be that high. For instance, I bought a 1915 close TT type from one of the dealers on here for about £80 in a solid VF condition. Quote
Peter Posted August 13, 2014 Posted August 13, 2014 My close TT cost £10.Put your time in on Ebay and dealers. Quote
Peckris Posted August 13, 2014 Posted August 13, 2014 My close TT cost £10.Put your time in on Ebay and dealers.Mine was free but I'm NOT going into that story. Quote
Peter Posted August 13, 2014 Posted August 13, 2014 I knew Quinten Crisp had a few.Butt I said no.See what I did there Peck Quote
Peckris Posted August 13, 2014 Posted August 13, 2014 I knew Quinten Crisp had a few.Butt I said no.See what I did there Peck I won't point out the spelling mistake in that gent's name - you might say "How the devil do you know?" Quote
Peter Posted August 14, 2014 Posted August 14, 2014 24 7 entertainment....see you all at about 7am . Quote
copper123 Posted August 14, 2014 Posted August 14, 2014 All look like ideal items for the melting pot , sorry Quote
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