Hello! Two coins here, don't have a copy of a Standard Catalog that goes back this far, wondering if anyone could help me out. Coin #1: Date: 1663 Diameter: 26 cm Weight: 5.81 grams Photos: Coin #2: Date: 1758 Diameter: 21 cm Weight: 2.93 grams Photos:
Here are some details: 1663 shilling (1/-) ... in F, approx £70 1758 sizpence (6d, 0/6) ... in F, approx £15
Andy, Hey, thanks for the reply and info - mind explaining the (1/-) and (6d, 0/6) to my thick skull? And, just curious if the prices listed are what you think they're worth? Any idea of silver content?
Silver content is Sterling (92½%). Those are the values listed on Tony Clayton's site ... I specialise mainly in C20th UK, so these are out of my range of expertise. But the silver weight can be deduced from your observed weights. Sterling was used in the UK until and including 1919, then 50% 1920 - 1946. 1/- means 1 shilling and no (-) pence (denarii). In full, the pounds-shilling-pence (LSD) system was written like: £1/2/3 = £1 2 shillings and 3 pence ... = £1 2s 3d = £1.11 and a bit in today's UK currency. Notice the proce tag on the Mad Hatter's hat from Alice in Wonderland ... it states 10/6, which is 10 shillings and sixpence (52½p in today's money!). 4 farthings = 1 penny (1d) 12d = 1 shilling (1/-) 20/- = £1 21/- = 1 guinea Other denominations: 3d = threepence 6d = sixpence 2/- = florin 2/6 = halfcrown 5/- = crown
