The British Are Coming!!!Post British Empire Empire Coins.

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  1. Nathan401

    Nathan401 Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?

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    These silvers were brought back from WW2 by my Wife's Grandfather.
     
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  3. sakata

    sakata Devil's Advocate

    Not one of my best pictures (an early attempt). South Africa, 1929 Sovereign.

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  4. sakata

    sakata Devil's Advocate

    Fifteen shillings and ninepence. Back then it would buy quite a lot: probably a day's pay for my dad. Now it would not even by a small cup of coffee. Well, not at face value anyway. It is about 1.45 ounces of silver.
     
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  5. Nathan401

    Nathan401 Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?

    And a few are au-unc
     
  6. Mat

    Mat Ancient Coincoholic

    Continuing with my British type set, a florin I needed of George V.

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  7. Onofrio Bacigalupo

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  8. Friday

    Friday Active Member

  9. coin_nut

    coin_nut Well-Known Member

    How about a silver dollar from Canada?

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  10. Onofrio Bacigalupo

    Onofrio Bacigalupo Well-Known Member

    The Bahamas with Liz II on the obverse and the Santa Maria on the reverse

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    Twenty-five years of Indian independence

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  11. Onofrio Bacigalupo

    Onofrio Bacigalupo Well-Known Member

    Jamaica, tenth anniversary of independence.

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  12. Siberian Man

    Siberian Man Senior Member

    Ceylon.
    5 cents 1870, copper, weight - 18,6 g., size - 34 mm, thickness - 2,5 mm, mintage - 7009000 pcs. Engraver: Leonard Charles Wyon. Such coins were released at 1870 & 1890-92.
     

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  13. Onofrio Bacigalupo

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  14. Onofrio Bacigalupo

    Onofrio Bacigalupo Well-Known Member

    Canadian or British?
     
  15. Mat

    Mat Ancient Coincoholic

    Wonderful gold!
     
  16. Nathan401

    Nathan401 Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?

    They are British coins.
     
  17. Mat

    Mat Ancient Coincoholic

    Another Florin I needed for my type set.

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  18. Onofrio Bacigalupo

    Onofrio Bacigalupo Well-Known Member

    Palestine, British Mandate

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  19. davidharmier60firefox

    davidharmier60firefox Well-Known Member

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    Just five total.
    1873 Half Penny
    1884 Farthing
    1929 6 Pence
    1971 1/2 Penny
    1971 2 Pence

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  20. davidharmier60firefox

    davidharmier60firefox Well-Known Member

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    And the reverse of them

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  21. Onofrio Bacigalupo

    Onofrio Bacigalupo Well-Known Member

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