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Any coin collectors?
Posted: Tue Oct 19, 2010 9:46 pm
by Northern Lass
Wolvie has been having a sort out
and found a load of coins
in a decimal pencil case...remember those in the 70's
now one of them looks like a george iii gaming coin 1701
don't think worth a lot
but anyone know about coins
lots of threepenny bits
and loads of pennies
Re: Any coin collectors?
Posted: Tue Oct 19, 2010 9:48 pm
by Jimmy
I have a 1837 sixpence in very good condition.
Re: Any coin collectors?
Posted: Tue Oct 19, 2010 9:52 pm
by Jimmy
Re: Any coin collectors?
Posted: Tue Oct 19, 2010 11:00 pm
by Northern Lass
That is it Jimmy
Re: Any coin collectors?
Posted: Wed Oct 20, 2010 9:33 am
by Jimmy
That is odd George 111 wasn't born till 1734.
Re: Any coin collectors?
Posted: Wed Oct 20, 2010 9:38 am
by Northern Lass
Wonder if that was a way that they could not be accused and sentenced to death for
counterfeiting!
As the coin was obviously not a genuine guinea
Re: Any coin collectors?
Posted: Wed Oct 20, 2010 8:02 pm
by peterd
me i have hundreds and stamp for the millenium with matching coins
Re: Any coin collectors?
Posted: Wed Oct 20, 2010 8:03 pm
by peterd
i got one of them
Re: Any coin collectors?
Posted: Wed Oct 20, 2010 8:15 pm
by Antie Em
About the time of decimilisation, my hubby was working in Winson Green prison, replacing some worn out windows. There was a guy there who spent all day walking from one place to another with a wheelbarrow. He came past the workmen one day and said "giz a tanner for a fag mate" - John said "we don't have tanners any more - we've gone decimal now - so he said "well, giz ondful o' them then. Been a family joke for a long while now.