The British Are Coming!!!Post British Empire Empire Coins.

Here is a 1893 Hong Kong 1/2, and a Jamaica Penny (1909), which I add only because this thread prompted me to buy it from a local coin store for $5.

 

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Well I got a curve ball for you. While buying coins from one of my british sellers I saw he had this item listed and I loved the design and bought it. Its not a coin but its gold and British. And it was only 40$.

A late Victorian Continental 18ct yellow gold mounted shell carved cameo brooch, decorated with a head and shoulder portrait of a young lady
the gold stamped 750 - dates c1900

 

Ive recently aquired a new love of maundy coins. Here are a few ive gotten:
1683 3 pence
PCGS XF-40

This one is really tiny at 11mm and only 9,504 minted.


1922 4 pence only 1,609 minted

 

Nice Maundy coins - I've been wanting to get a set (I like the broach too Britannia - very pretty!)

 

I really like the hong kong pieces I only have like 3 to date. I want to find a few nice ones to get slabbed for my daughter.

 

Well I got lucky and the same seller for the 1862 1/2D accepted my offer on the two below coins. Today was a good day.

1857 1D (plain Trident)


1887 1/2D

 

Beautiful coins!

 

Wow nice Cameo.

 

I've always thought this was such a cool design, that I had to pick up two:

 

Wow Outstanding coins!

 

I see tons of British half pennies and pennies. Recently I found a 1965 Fiji 3-pence coin in a coin lot.

 

This half crown is on the way. It's a good upgrade from my current.

 

Outstanding grade for age!!!

 

Oh wow...very interesting!!!

 

1935 Crown

 

Wow that's One nice coin John!

 

Thanks Angelo!

 

My last two weeks of change checking for the 2015 issues have gone very well. This year is a little more interesting though because they're issuing ones with the 4th and fifth portraits on including changing the basic £1 & £2 designs, the £2 technology is the last year now being in since '97 and replacing it is a new type of Britannia. I've posted my bunc one here earlier

I now only need the 4th portait 50p and whatever commemoratives they decide to issue of the 4th portrait along with the 5th commemoratives and the 20,50, £1 & £2

 

Since I no longer live in the UK, I've had to resort to buying sets from the mint. With the new portrait there are a LOT of coins this year...

And the fifth portrait, royal arms pound isn't even in the sets...