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Message:: [QUOTE="geordiecoinman, post: 879373, member: 25040"]Hello CoinTalk! I would like to share some photos I have taken of my coins from my collection. The coins in question are: a Victorian Florin; an Edwardian penny; a George V florin and sixpence and a George VI threepence and shilling, so without further ado, here they are. The first images is my Victorian Florin, minted in 1900, I bought it from my local dealer (Corbitts) for £15.00. The observe displays the "old" style head of Queen Victoria, the last style used in her reign, the other two main styles being the "young" head (1839-1887) and the "jubilee" head (1887-1893). I believ the other two main styles were the "gothic" (so called because the writing was in old gothic, 1847-1853 I think) which was found mostly on Florins and on Crowns. The reverse displays the three shields of England (three lions), Scotland (standing lion) and Ireland (the harp), with a pair of cross swords behind the shields and the crown above them. The Florin was worth two shillings, or 24 pence, and I think it is one of the most beuatiful coins in the world, with several minor details that one doesn't notice at first glance (the dove and cross above the swords' hilts, or the rose, thistle and clover of England, Scotland and Ireland in-between the swords.[/QUOTE]