Thread: Your best looking British Pennies...Post 'em!

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!

I have a bunch but not nice ones.

here is a nice one i picked up a while ago

What kind of plating is that?

1806 PR66 Cameo

Originally Posted by james m. wolfe

here is a nice one i picked up a while ago

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.

Originally Posted by swish513

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...............

Originally Posted by moneyer12

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.

Why is it yellow?

This cameo is awesome.

What is something like that worth?

Originally Posted by yarm

1806 PR66 Cameo

I don't collect these, but here is one

I've never seen a late Victorian penny with a bright red patina. Were they purposely blackened? If so, why?

Originally Posted by Cazkaboom

I don't collect these, but here is one

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.


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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


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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

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