British coins- never realized this.

Still in the neighborhood I think or Island too:kewl:

 

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tell an irishman that he is british and he will get rather irate about it.......

 

Is not Ireland included in the "British Isles"? Or is it just "British Isle" now?

 

One farthing (1/4 pence). My daughter loves those farthings. Still relatively inexpensive, but they are neat pieces of history.

guy

 

The full country title is "The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland". 'Great Britain' refers to England and Scotland, which were untited in the early C18th. Wales was subsumed into England in the C14th, if I recall.

The Proof sets display this name on their packaging:


The Republic of Ireland (Eire) is its own country. Northern Ireland is the six counties in the North East, and forms part of the UK.

Of course, with all the EU nonsense and shenanigans, no European country is its own country any more [according to the Eurocrats in Brussels], sadly ...

 

Oh man, good point. I forgot Roosevelts first name was Franklin!

 

theres a set on ebay now http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/AUNC-SET-BRIT...t=UK_Coins_BritishComm_RL&hash=item56444154b1 ending soon (im not the seller by the way!)

 

i didn't know that even existed!

 

Instead of leaving the European Union (guess the question of why the UK joined the Communities in the first place in inconvenient), the British approach seems to be "stay in the EU but gripe all the time". Guess it's comfortable for the UK this way ... As for the term "British Isles", I am not sure whether it is used much in Ireland (the republic). But if it translates to the UK only anyway, then the Irish coin is a little misplaced.

Christian

 

Christian

I agree. I watch in disbelief that the UK has never acted to get out. All talk, no action. We should have a referendum on the matter. For me, I watch from afar, being in the US, but it is so frustrating to see that great country being held hostage by Eurocrats - and our elected leaders never being able to (it seems) do something.

It all began with the forcing of straight bananas, the criminalisation of weighing in pounds and ounces, and it all went downhill from there! Ah well, I hope it all works out in the end.

Yes, in Eire, the term "British Isles", if used at all, would refer to mainland Britain. That being said, I like to collect Eire coins as well as British, especially the early silver issues - I love the horse design on the halfcrown.

 

someone else correct me if im wrong, but as a uk resident i can safely say that hardly anyone in england scotland wales or ireland uses the terms British Isles, its just not needed here

 

So I have a few questions for you brits:
Do they have these coins in a proof set?
How much is a proof (if available) or mint set of these coins?
Are the 50 p not easy to find in circulation? Like the Kennedy half here?
Who wants to trade some for some US coinage?

 

gbroke

1. Yes - every year since 1970, since 2008 in this design
2. See www.royalmint.com for latest prices. The 2011 set is £40 (about $65) and is found here. Ebay also sells many proof sets.
3. No, 50p coins are common. However, and correct me if I'm wrong (being in the US), the new design seems to not be as common as for other denominations. The 50p has always had a lower mintage than other coins. But no, they are not like 50c coins in the US.
4. Plenty of people on here, I'm sure! I have some UK coins on my desk, circulated. PM if you want details and also what you may have.

 

the 20p, 1p, 2p, and 5p are very easy to find in circulation, ive just looked and i had a few in my spare change (spent now!)

i havent seen the 50p much (or at all, i cant remember anyways)

 

How does the L1 fit into this design? Or is it completely different?

 

The £1 coin has mostly had "special" designs. Some represent the UK as a whole while others have specifically English, Scottish, Welsh and Irish themes. Also, some have been used in more than one year. in 2004-2007 there was a four-coin "bridges" series (again one bridge in England, one in Scotland, etc.); the current (2010-2011) series is about the four capital cities. The £2 coins are similarly used for commemorative purposes but usually honor important people or historic events.

Christian

 

As well as the 'City' £1 coins of 2010/11, the generic £1 since 2008 has the shield in its entirety. The £2 coins is outside the remit of these new designs.

 

the UK coinage will change again in the next 5 to 10 years, that is a safe bet, whilst the set has a novelty value at present when it wears off the mint will change to a new design. after all apart from being a mint it is also a business which needs to make profits and not stagnate. the jigsaw 50p is extremely scarce for some unknown reason and finding commemoratives in your change is easier than finding the definitive coin, that is a massive problem for me trying to make sets to send to overseas collectors.

 

Yes, when I was over for a week last November, I found all bar 50p and £1 in change.

According to the Royal Mint, there were 22.7m of these 50p coins issued for circulation in 2008, but I don't see a number for 2009 or 2010. For the £1, it was 2008=43.8m, 2009=27.6m, 2010=38.5m, which are generally less than mintages for most other years.

Mintage figure tables for decimals 1968 - 2010 can be found on the Royal Mint's website: for 20p - £2 here, and for ½p - 10p here.

 

Sorry, was lazy typing and when I think FDR, Franklin is the first name. I am sick of the Roosevelt dime!

How about a Teddy Roosevelt dime