I am still a novice when it comes to British Pennies. I have a large collection, but most are from junk bins and are in F to VF condition. I have a few UNC/Red pennies that I wanted to post, but my scanner/camera is at my in-laws so I can't photograph any coins right now. Though I would like to see some nice examples that are out there. Post 'em if you got 'em! :thumb:
looks like one of the london mint monstrosities plated pennies which are usually the least valuable ones from either 1965 0r 1967, worth around 10p per coin but they put a bit of plating on them and charge around £25.
i must see around 50 uncirculated 1967 pennies every week, they had a ver short shelf life as decimalisation came in 4 years later and the penny was demonetized. lots of people put them to one side in the hope they would be worth something one day. that said i still miss the old penny...............
i know it's not worth much, but it was a christmas gift from a member here on ct, so it has sentimental value. and it's my only unc penny.
I've never seen a late Victorian penny with a bright red patina. Were they purposely blackened? If so, why?
I just picked up one of those that is supposed to be MS 63. Will try to post when it comes back from grading and is in auction.
Nice Brit coins, but my interest is in the 1700s British coinage. From what I can gather, the Brit copper penny is a later creation. Now, if you want to talk about halfpenny and farthings.... Below is some of the values of the Brit copper penny. Note: The value is in pounds and the grading is stricter than in the U.S. (about a grade lower than it would be in the U.S.). George III Year .....F VF EF Unc 1d 1797 20 50 300 900 1d 1806 6 15 70 240 1d 1807 6 15 70 240 1d 1808 unique Large copper coins dated 1799 are almost certainly halfpence. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- George IV Year .....F VF EF Unc 1d 1825 12 40 240 550 1d 1826 12 40 240 550 1d 1826 proof 450 1d 1827 170 600 2200 William IV Year .....F VF EF Unc 1d 1831 20 60 350 850 1d 1831 proof 600 1d 1834 25 70 400 1100 1d 1837 55 170 650 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Victoria Year .....F VF EF Unc 1d 1839 proof 1250 1d 1841: 7 20 140 600 1d 1841nc 8 20 140 550 1d 1843: 75 250 1200 3000 1d 1843nc ex. rare 1d 1844 10 25 110 340 1d 1845 15 35 180 550 1d 1846 15 25 130 450 1d 1846f: 15 25 140 450 1d 1846c: 16 25 140 500 1d 1847 8 20 120 350 1d 1848 8 20 100 350 1d 1848/7 7 20 100 300 1d 1848/6 20 100 450 1d 1849 175 500 1850 1d 1851 10 30 130 500 1d 1853 7 14 75 130 1d 1853 proof 1000 1d 1854 8 18 80 135 1d 1854/3 12 40 150 1d 1855 8 18 80 200 1d 1856 80 200 600 2000 1d 1857p 7 18 80 230 1d 1857o 6 18 70 220 1d 1858/7 7 18 75 240 1d 1858/3 25 90 400 1d 1858 7 16 80 220 1d 1859 8 25 100 300 1d 1860/59 350 1000 2750 5000 nc - no colon after REG : - colon after REG f - far colon (FID) c - close colon (FID) p - plain trident o - ornamental trident 1860 pennies with the words ONE PENNY on the reverse are the more common [later] bronze type listed below http://www.coins-of-the-uk.co.uk/values/penny.html guy
Here are some of the photos I don't believe I have photos of all of them but I just recently completed my Great Britain Milled Penny type set.
Given the United Kingdom of Britain and Ireland came into being in 1801, this penny ought to qualify as British. Pr65RB High quality proof pennies of George III can bring $1k or more.