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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bart9349, post: 2837341, member: 5682&quot;]I think many who have not ventured out of the realm of US coins don&#039;t realize how beautiful English / British copper can be. (The last copper penny was 1860; later they were bronze.)</p><p><br /></p><p>For those who can&#039;t afford to make the leap to the relatively inexpensive Victoria</p><p>penny, there is always the less expensive (but just as spectacular) half-penny and farthing.</p><p><br /></p><p>Although I don&#039;t collect coins, I appreciate this price guide by Tony Clayton (who sometimes contributes here).</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.coins-of-the-uk.co.uk/values/penny.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.coins-of-the-uk.co.uk/values/penny.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.coins-of-the-uk.co.uk/values/penny.html</a></p><p>(Don&#039;t forget prices are in pounds, not dollars. British grading standards are a lot more strict, however.)</p><p><br /></p><p>Thank you for posting this penny. Although 1857 is a little too modern for me, having such a nice coin that pre-dates the American Civil War is cool.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]670362[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>(British Prime Minster Lord Palmerston 1855-58 and 1859-1865 as Secretary at War 1820.)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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