Some new world copper purchases (UK, Canada, Demerara and Essequibo, France etc.)

I picked out some unpackaged coppers (mostly) from a local coin shop. Not junk bin stuff this time, but still some fun stuff. Average was about $5 each, range from $0.30 to $20 US. I'll post some photos as I take them.

UK 1863 Victoria Penny


UK 1831 William IV Farthing


UK 1826 George IV Halfpenny

 

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Three from France:

France 1787 Louis XVI Sol


France L'An 7 1798 5 Centimes


France 1855B Napoleon III 10 Centimes
Napoleon III coppers are very common, but I usually find them quite worn.
This one is more handsome than most, and seemed cheap at $2.

 

Spain 1879 Alfonso XII 5 Centimos


Tunisia 1912 10 Centimes

Sweden 1819 Charles XIV Johan 1/2 Skilling

Russia 1812 2 Kopecks

Macau 1952 10 Avos (Nice condition, but even in higher grades these aren't worth much. I think this is the one I paid about 30 cents for.)

 

I hadn't gotten around to posting this one yet:
Demerara and Essequibo, 1/2 Stiver, George III, 1813
Sorry the photo quality is not great--I didn't want to take it out of the 2x2 yet.
I guess the UK seized the colonies from the Netherlands during the Napoleonic Wars, but kept the Dutch currency units for a while.


Here are some of my later British Guyana coins:
British Guiana 1/4 Guilder 1836 William IV


British Guiana 4 Pence 1891 Victoria