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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;andyscouse, post: 1269109, member: 27100&quot;]Two of these from post #1 are British.</p><p><br /></p><p>The 1797 coin is a copper &#039;cartwheel&#039; penny or twopenny (so-named, because it was so large and resembled a cart wheel). It contains exactly 1oz or 2oz of copper, depending on whether it was a 1d or 2d coin. Measure it or weigh it; if it&#039;s 36mm across (or 1oz), it&#039;s the penny, and if it&#039;s 41mm (or 2oz), it&#039;s the two pence. Current value in £ is about £20 in F for 1d, and £22 for the 2d. Mintage: 2d = 722,160.</p><p><br /></p><p>The larger silver coin is a florin (2 shilling, or 1/10th of £1) dated 1883 (mdccclxxxiii in Roman numerals). It contains 92½% silver, weighs 11.3g and is 30mm across. It&#039;s also known as a &#039;Gothic Florin&#039;, due to its Gothic design. Very beautiful coin. Value is around £18 in F, but it will also have intrinsic value. 11.3g is about 0.4oz, so take the current silver price and multiply by 0.4 to get value in $ for the metal alone. Mintage 3,555,667.</p><p><br /></p><p>If you need more info on this, let me know and I&#039;d be glad to help. Current exchange rate is about $1.57 = £1.</p><p><br /></p><p>Good finds![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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