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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;satootoko, post: 188966, member: 669&quot;]You really need to do a little elementary reading on coins of the world and/or world history.</p><p><br /></p><p>Queen Victoria reigned over Great Britain and the various colonies and affiliated countries from 1837-1901, and if she doesn&#039;t belong in the Guinness Book for having her effigy on the most coins of anyone in history, she is certainly close. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>The legend on your 1863 1/2d translates from the Latin as &quot;Victoria by the Grace of God Queen of Britain and Defender of the Faith&quot;.&nbsp; (She hadn&#039;t yet adopted the title Empress of India.)&nbsp; It&#039;s a very common bronze coin.&nbsp; The reverse shows Britannia, the allegorical symbol of Great Britain, holding her trident.</p><p><br /></p><p>The dime you show is a badly damaged, slightly off-center example worth 10¢ at any Walmart or 7-11.&nbsp; Without seeing a picture of yours, there is no way to tell whether it is actually an off-center strike or has after-mint damage; but the probability is that it is also a 10¢ coin.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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