The "Coin Uno" or "Follow the Leader" game (World Coins edition)

1697B halfcrown, struck at the Bristol mint, temporarily opened for the recoinage of 1695-8 when hammered coins were withdrawn from circulation. Struck from quite a rusty obverse die.

 

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GB 1819 crown

 

How about an 1818 Crown

 

My oldest crown - 1887.

 

Great Britain - Half Crown, 1963

 

1953 GB half crown

 

My oldest half-crown - 1921. She's seen some use, eh?

 

1911 GB half crown, PCGS PR63. George V was the first British ruler for whom I collected all the half crowns. This coin was my first slabbed one, and comes from his year of coronation. They called him "The farmer king", as he would have preferred to be a farmer instead of a king.

 

Sticking with halfcrowns, an 1824 obverse uniface struck in Barton's metal. Note the die is on the point of breaking up.

 

Of course I had to research Barton's metal, having never heard of it. Here is a useful link about metals used in coins:
http://www.coins-of-the-uk.co.uk/pics/metal.html

 

Thank you for that, @coin_nut; you saved me time trying to figure out what Barton's metal is!

Another half crown; my second oldest, dated 1937.

 

Raise you a half crown! 1937 GB crown, coronation year.

 

1663 Great Britain Crown

 

Another coronation crown - 1953.

 

1902 Edward VII crown

 

Great Britain 1995 2 Pounds - Silver

 

1995 GB 1 pound

 

1967 GB Sovereign

 

1858 shilling

 

Great Britain or United Kingdom - pick your favorite. The new pound coins from 2016 and 2017. Tell me, please, do you see a difference in QEII's right facing bust? Even between the two 2016s? I do but I cannot explicitly state what it is.