the value of my coins lots of different ones

[freemason]

please see below a small selection of my coins. I got them from my 90 year old granddad when he died last year I've not done anything with them but i keep looking through them wondering on the value of them and the history should i just leave them or do i need to keep proper care of them

1930's + six pence (pile of)

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early 1900 pennys and half pennies i guess not worth nothing so no picture taken coins have picture of boat on back

early 1990 50p coins again no picture as i guess they only worth face value

1956 half crown no picture

bag of around 30 shillings oldest being 1900 and other others are around 192* to 193* not bothered taking pictures

silver coins in midland bank wallets

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shillings, florins and crowns

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below you fill find a good collection of different coins any info and price value would be cool just so i know. if you want any better picture of anything let me know if your interested in buying any of them as they may be rare coins i dont know please pm me although this topic is not really for trading reason. i dont want to spend hours posting all these on a forsale section so like i said any interest in anything here then pm me i know nothing about any of these coins

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[freemason]

updated links bigger pics

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[TomGoodheart]

Welcome freemason! Unfortunately on a brief glance the coins look well circulated (worn). There are collections - which are usually special coins someone has put aside or bought - and there are accumulations, which are coins picked from change. This looks more like the latter. Generally in such condition they will be of little value to collectors.

There is a 1756 twopence that looks OK, a token (?) with the Royal Arms (Lion and Unicorn) that looks interesting but to be honest it's quite difficult to view a long list of links. Particularly as the front and back (overse and reverse) of the coins don't seem to be linked in any way ... Maybe one big photo of fronts another of reverses numbered so people can link the two sides for the older pieces? I can't promise there's anything of real value there but people could get a better idea maybe?

Worth remembering that even if not 'collectable' all 'silver' coins prior to 1920 were 92.5% silver. From this date the content was reduced to 50%, so still some value in the metal up until 1947 when they all became cupro-nickel (except for Maundy (ie silver penny, twopence, threepence and fourpence). So worth separating out the coins into dates maybe?

Of course, the sentimental / historical value may be greater than the financial. Depends what you want to do. If the idea of collecting more coins excites you then you might consider selling the silver coins and reinvesting in something (ideally in better condition) that you personally like. Otherwise maybe pick out the nicer coins and find a nice tray or frame and you could display them?

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[TomGoodheart]

Edit. The unholed Maundy (small coins with 2 or 3 on the back) might be of interest to someone. The one turned into a small padlock also the George II token would find buyers somewhere like eBay if you wanted ...

[CartwheelTwopence]

I agree that non of these coins are really worth a lot. Maybe £40 for them all? Is that too generous or not?

[Peckris]

Sorry - not a good idea to post a massive number of links. Some of us don't have either the time or energy to look further. Far better to take individual pictures of your best few items and post them here.