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Message:: [QUOTE="andyscouse, post: 986031, member: 27100"]Collect, Very nice! I collect by date, and mostly C20th; I have all 1d coins from 1910 on in gEF or better, and a couple of other Edward VII and Old Head Victoria in Unc. I actually haven't got any copper pennies [yet!]. Here's a complete list of type coins, differentiating in monarch, portrait and reverse (George IV on). Of course, one per monarch is also good! George IV- copper 1825 - 27 William IV- copper 1831 - 37 Victoria- copper 1841 - 59- bun head 1860 - 94 (fyi: portrait was aged twice during this series)- (you could also add a "mint mark" type : 1874H, 1875H, 1876H, 1881H, 1882H)- old head 1895 - 1901 Edward VII- 1902 - 10 George V- first effigy 1911 - 26- modified effigy 1926 - 36- (you could also add a "mint mark" type : 1912H, 1918H or KN or 1919H or KN - the last 4 are expensive in EF or better!) George VI- first 1937 - 48 (with "F: D: IND:IMP")- second 1949 - 51 (with "FIDEI DEF") Elizabeth II- first 1953 ("BRITT:OMN", shallow portrait)- second 1961 - 67 (no "BRITT:OMN", deeper relief) For decimals - still 1p, but now worth 2.4 x the old 1d, there are the following 5 distinct types - all very easy to come by: 1971 - 81 "New Penny" portcullis design, Machin portrait1982 - 84 "One penny", Machin portrait, smaller "1" on reverse1985 - 97 "One penny", Maklouf portrait1998 - 08 "One penny", Rank-Broadly portrait2008 - now New reverse design (part of royal shield), Rank-Broadly portrait And what collection would be complete without the diminutive Maundy penny?[/QUOTE]

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