Post Your Coins from Jersey!

Queen Elisabeth II.
1/12 of a shilling (1954).

 

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1/12 of a shilling 1957.

 

1/12 of a shilling 1960.

 

1/12 of a shilling 1966.

 

Here is my collection, my friends! Regards!
Eugene.

 

Not at home but when I get home I will make sure to post a larger photo.

Oh and it will NOT be poster sized...

 

Nice coins everyone.

Here is an 1861 1/13 Shilling from Jersey.






Here is a 1966 10 shillings from Guernsey.
This square Guernsey coin is quite large. I found it in a bargain box a couple weeks ago. As I recall it was marked $1 and I got it for something less. I particularly like the "bowl" hair cut on King William I.

 

here's my only one i could find a picture of..

 

Makes you wonder how they ever made change: "No, no, you still owe me 7/312 of a shilling!"

Best Regards,

George

 

I'll put in a plug for Harold Fears site: http://jerseycoins.com.

 

giorgio...that's exactly what i was thinking! they must LOVE fractions!

 

PCGS Graded AU55 (Secure Holder)

 

I found out a few things about notes I didn't have any knowledge of.
I not an expert , but learning is something you never get to much of whenever come to coins and notes.

 

That's probably pretty much how it was. Especially if you were an English serviceman deployed to Jersey. There were a lot of French coins circulating in Jersey & it became the law that all debts (particularly paying the military) were to be paid in British Sterling. In 1840, a new copper coinage was introduced for Jersey, based on a penny worth 1⁄13 of a shilling, the exact equivalent of 2 French sous. This allowed folks to make trade between French & English coins. You can read many details of the time line & exchange rates here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jersey_livre


P.S. I originally learned about the 2 French sous being equivalent to 1/13th British shilling several years ago from a post by our conder101. I hope others find this data of interest.

 

That's a great website, thanks for sharing. Tons of information!

Best Regards,

George

 

Do coins from the Jersey TPKE count?


Splendid stuff fellows!

 

Most certainly ...

NOT!

 

I got it yesterday.
1/24 of a shilling 1931, bronze, weight - 5,6 g., size - 25,5 mm, mintage - 72000 pcs. Engravers: Edgar Bertram Mackennal (obverse) & George Edward Kruger Gray (reverse). A coins of this type were released at 1931, 1933 and 1935. Demonetized at December 27 1971.