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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ROBERT THOMASON, post: 2623463, member: 84116&quot;]The coin that fueled my interest in coins, at age eight, was a large British penny.</p><p>As for a &#039;reason&#039; to have an interest in British coins, I think their long history is a good one. The hammered silver penny, descended from the Roman denarius, and the long line of monarchs depicted on the coins, The obsolete &#039;sterling&#039; denominations of groat, shilling, florin, crown and half crown also serve to inspire an interest, or at least, a curiosity. Numismatics is, after all, a learning experience. Beautiful heraldic devices on reverse sides can be breathtaking when the coin is in high grade.</p><p>My primary interest in British coins has evolved into collecting Sovereigns, Half Sovereigns, and&nbsp; Maundy sets of silver one, two, three, and four pence coins. Beautiful little pieces of silver, and limited mintages in the low thousands. And many of the older issues are found in privately contracted velvet lined cases, with the identities of jewelry firms printed inside and the year of issue on the outside.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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