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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;robp, post: 25375889, member: 96746&quot;]With the Spink references (Pre-decimal &amp; Decimal) listing 5000 or more substantive types (excluding the Roman included as circulating examples), there is more than enough variety for most collectors should they choose British coins as their direction, even within a restricted field such as a single denomination. And it doesn&#039;t have to be expensive, as many periods can be represented for under £100 a pop with some costing pennies, though some of the earlier things have become more expensive.</p><p><br /></p><p>All the coins below cost me less than £100, with most still in that bracket.</p><p><br /></p><p>Corieltauvi AVN COST silver unit</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1624538[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Constantius I follis struck at the London mint</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1624539[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Northumbrian styca of Eanred</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1624540[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>You will struggle finding Saxon or Norman coins under £100 unless they are severely impaired, but cheap service is restored with the Plantagenents. A Henry III long cross penny. Cut halves and quarters will cost under a tenner.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1624541[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>A Tudor sixpence. Not all coins have to be small.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1624542[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>You can pick up reasonable William III coppers for a few tens of pounds, e.g a halfpenny.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1624546[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Once you get to the Hanoverian monarchs, silver becomes affordable. George I 1723 SSC shillings, George II old head shillings and sixpences and 1787 shillings and sixpences are good representative examples.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1624549[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Moving on to Edward VII which is always quite popular as a stand alone group. A mint state, mint toned farthing will only set you back in the region of £20.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1624550[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>And anything from the House of Windsor, with few exceptions such as gold or Edward VIII, you can pick up for small sums. e.g a couple pounds for an Elizabeth II Scottish reverse shilling</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1624552[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>All in all there is a huge amount of variety for the type collector at readily affordable prices.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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