What pennies do you have in your type collection? Do you have both original and modified effigies of George V? Your one above is the former (pre...
A link to a great resource on UK coins ... with pictures, histories and values of coins from Charles II to Elizabeth II ... I use it all the time!...
lol - Bug-eyed! The 1816/17 portrait is termed the Bull Head portrait, used 1816 and 1817. During 1817, someone took offence to the...
Would that it were! It's just a basic one with no macro. Well, I have heard good things about the USB scopes from a UK coin forum I'm on, so...
I shall - but I have to get a USB scope first! My digital camera is most assuredly not up to the task of photographing coins!
I love the 1933 Maundy 2d - quite stunning! A Maundy set is what is missing from my large UK collection ...
A nice Edward florin is a thing of beauty! I have a 1906 in gEF, and it's gorgeous! Even worn, these are very striking coins.
The difference (apart from the 1953 has BRITT:OMN:, removed 1954 onwards) is that the portrait is recut. The 1953 portrait's relief is very...
No, you can't find any silver "in change" in the UK any more. The last chance was in 1993, when the old florins (two shillings) were demonitised...
The pre-decimal coins were demonitised as follows: 31 Dec 1960 ... ¼d 31 Dec 1969 ... ½d 2/6 (but proof sets containing coins dated 1970...
And in this regard, the following 6 coins should be included for a complete 'type' collection (!!): one dated 1968 - 1981 "New Pence", Machin...
I would call them 'hairlines' too - and I'm another Brit!
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