Channel Islands (Guernsey): copper 2-doubles, 1889-H; Heaton mint, Birmingham

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Beautiful coin, LordM. I find it most attractive ... and interesting. I collect these and yours is a better condition than any that I have.

 

very nice coin its quite attractive and the colors are just right.

 

Nice coin.

 

I do like the Channel Islands predecimal coinage. I have a full set, as far as I want to take it.

 

I find that coin very interesting. I've never seen anything quite like it. Good one, LordM!

 

Tough to get clear faces on the lions for sure.

There are three minor varieties, you have the close 9, mine is the far 9. There is also a slightly low 9. I don't go that far on purpose, but will retain different varieties if I happen by them

 

8 from me...nice color!

 

I just love the Channel Islands, they used French currency into the 20th century, spoke a French dialect until WWII - are the only original Norman possession still under the British monarchy and used their own local coinage.

The one double coin was 1/8th of a British penny the equivalent of a half farthing - a coin that only saw very limited use in Britain in the early 19th century.

Their paper money is a whole other sphere of interest:



The reverse references the hero of the Battle of Queenstown Heights near Toronto Canada in 1812 - Sir Isaac Brock was a native of Guernsey that lost his life while his forces defeated the American invaders.

For a small low population place off the coast of France they have had an outsized influence on history.

 

Coins of Guernesey! Beautiful! I like them very much. Some of coins from my collection.

 

The one thing I hate about seeing posts like these is my acquisitional wanderlusts takeover. I have literally thousands of British, Irish, Aussie, NZ and South African pennies I'm sifting through the past weeks an' wishing I had some Jersey and Guernsey 1/12 shilling an' 8 Doubles to mix it up more.

 

Are you checking those UK pennies for varieties?

 

I didn't know Sir Isaac Brock was from Guernsey.
Here's an 1816 Canadian halfpenny token commemorating Brock.

 

And mintmarks. I've separated everything, and am now busy on the Aussie pennies for a fellow forumite. The British coins are everything from William III halfpennies on up to QEII pennies. I sifted out the silver and cupronickel coins a couple of years ago. Literally there are about 90 lbs of coins.