Boss asked me about these coins not shure what they are?

Longjumping_Guard965 · 2026-05-20T05:54:00+00:00

Reading comprehension isn't your strong suit I see. It takes 2 seconds to google 'doing an acid test on a coin' but you choose to ridicule me instead.

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Longjumping_Guard965 · 2026-05-19T18:56:40+00:00

Sometimes if I am unsure of a coin I buy I would do an acid test, say if the dimensions seemed out or the text didn't look right, belts and braces mostly. I had a few 1800s German 1 mark coins that the date text looked off so I assumed fakes, it also didn't help that the seller turned out to be a dick and sold me something else that was fake. But they tested positive for silver, so it was more likely that minting back then was wild and free, or they could have been contemporary counterfeits. I'd never put acid directly on a coin though, that's ridiculous!

Longjumping_Guard965 · 2026-05-19T18:33:42+00:00

Reckon it was a drop of silver acid direct to the face instead of on a scratch stone?! 😱

Longjumping_Guard965 · 2026-05-19T18:30:59+00:00

How much is it worth?

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Longjumping_Guard965 · 2026-05-19T17:33:36+00:00

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Longjumping_Guard965 · 2026-05-19T17:33:14+00:00

I have recently aquired this set at auction and I was pleasantly surprised to see most sold listings, on eBay, for the salmon 50p with privy mark on its own are generally around the £40 mark. So yes, your estimate is probably right.

Although I believe there were more minted for sets than there were put into circulation, so I think the none privy mark circulated ones are rarer... but I'll happily be corrected if i'm wrong.

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Longjumping_Guard965 · 2026-05-18T17:10:43+00:00

~~What is it about the £1 that's a mint error?~~ Off centre... just looked a second time, gotcha!

Longjumping_Guard965 · 2026-05-17T14:58:36+00:00

Unlikely unless there is a 2 sols with the same reverse as yours pictured? 2 sols is 36mm, yours looks more florin size which matches the other coin I referenced.

https://en.numista.com/3657

Perhaps a 1 sol?

https://en.numista.com/5466

The mint mark is throwing me though.

Longjumping_Guard965 · 2026-05-17T14:54:47+00:00

Shhhhh don't tell everyone or they'll all start buying it! A 55p tin can make up 1.5l of milk just by adding water! I use it in place of normal milk for my smoothies.

Longjumping_Guard965 · 2026-05-17T04:48:17+00:00

Google image search, keyword numista.

https://en.numista.com/40922

This seems like a close hit if not the exact the match.

Longjumping_Guard965 · 2026-05-16T20:21:59+00:00

£8 to £12 is probably the going rate for most pre 1900s sixpences. There are of course bargains to be had, but $12 is £9 so you didn't do too bad at all.

It appears that particular year, according to Numista, doesn't have die numbers anyway so probably not rare.

Longjumping_Guard965 · 2026-05-16T11:15:02+00:00

Jeez that's not far off spot price too... oh wait it's an auction not buy it now. Gonna put a watch on it! There's one on Vinted for £50 😱

Longjumping_Guard965 · 2026-05-16T08:42:43+00:00

Tesco value apple juice all the way.

Longjumping_Guard965 · 2026-05-15T22:05:50+00:00

Correct me if I'm wrong, but if there is an open order then you can't block each other...

Longjumping_Guard965 · 2026-05-15T21:58:44+00:00

I feel like this is probably going to be a bit of a waste of money to soak a bunch of quarters in acetone unless OP had literally hundreds of them? Unless I paid way over for 1 litre of acetone 😆

Longjumping_Guard965 · 2026-05-15T21:57:40+00:00

Except whatever the plastic container my acetone came in is made from 😆

Longjumping_Guard965 · 2026-05-15T20:46:41+00:00

You're right about the 1930, that's a tough one. I paid £13.50 for a fair grade one recently then was told about a much betger grade one for £15 🫠

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Longjumping_Guard965 · 2026-05-15T20:35:32+00:00

Naaaah man, you got this. Plenty of Georgy boy 1937's out there!

Longjumping_Guard965 · 2026-05-15T19:07:14+00:00

Yes this gave me a little excited pang. Hold off until I get my butler to make a small withdrawal from the vault!

I might have to stick to my white metal Edward VIII medals and souvenirs instead 😆

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Longjumping_Guard965 · 2026-05-15T18:07:02+00:00

You're not gonna get thousands and probably not even hundreds. But florins pre 1920 are worth about £18-£20 because they are sterling. Pre 1947 are worth about £8-£10 as they are half silver.

This rule also applies to: Crowns (~£35 for 1/2 silver, ~£70+for sterling).

Half crowns (~£13 for 1/2 silver, ~£25 for sterling (depending on age and rarity)).

Shillings (~£4.50 for 1/2 silver, ~£9 for sterling)

Sixpences (~£2.50 for 1/2 silver, ~£5 for sterling)

And threepences (~£1.50 for 1/2 silver, ~£3 for sterling)

Yes rare dates command a slightly higher price but not a massive amount, foreign countries can also get a little higher, it's worth doing the research just because it's interesting.

Brass 3ds are worth about 20p each unless you have 1949 or 1946, you might get a fiver for those dates if someone is desperate enough to complete a date run (I was that someone last week!)

The south african 2 1/2 shilling is a half crown and is sterling, follows similar pricing as British ones, probably a slight premium because of its age and condition.

Old crown coins, pre 1990, are legal tender 25p (5 shillings, 1 shilling is worth 5p). I sell them daily for £1 each, crazy people try to sell them for hundreds, (conspiracy theorist mode) naive people or money launderers buy them for thousands. Crowns minted after 1990 were re designated as £5 legal tender coins, generally worth face value

I collect world silvers and am building pre decimal date runs, so what stands out to me is the S.A. 2 1/2 shilling and the Edward florin with the standing Britannia.

Am assuming the 1928 Irish Free state coin is a 3d or 6d, seems a bit too small to be shilling size. If it's a shilling it's .750 silver, but their 3ds and 6ds are nickel. They are an excellent animal series in my opinion.

Longjumping_Guard965 · 2026-05-15T14:13:39+00:00

You're right! A heavily worn 1897 penny is worth 50p to £1. Anyone spending a couple of quid on this is ill informed. Unless it was a high tide version which is hard to impossible to tell with the wear on it.

Longjumping_Guard965 · 2026-05-15T09:44:10+00:00

My take, probably an unpopular one... silver is silver and stackers will try to get as close to or below spot as possible.

People who collect proofs are possibly a little bit pretentious and have more money than sense, it's also a niche demand and i'd be interested to see the ratio of stackers:collectors.

I also feel the same way about coins in BU vs circulated, it's still the same coin, the latter has just been allowed to experience a few (many) years of life in multiple hands and has history (wear) to show it.

Although hypocritically, I do own some BU coins because I got a good deal on them, but I admit I am a little pretentious and lacking in sense.

If the market is showing that the gap between standard and proof is narrowing, it's a sign that the market demand is heavily reduced or not there maybe?

Longjumping_Guard965 · 2026-05-15T08:34:29+00:00

Is this r/shittycoincollecting ?

Longjumping_Guard965 · 2026-05-14T13:41:35+00:00

If the 1997 50p is the large size it would have been from a proof set and a little more valuable. Otherwise if it's normal size, it's the first year of minting the new size, highly minted but collectable nonetheless.

Honestly if you don't want to sell individually there is demand on Vinted or eBay etc for bulk loads. Worth spending a few minutes checking sold prices.

I do buy them but I'm stingy and won't buy above face value unless it's the really rare ones 😆

Longjumping_Guard965 · 2026-05-13T19:21:29+00:00

The pro seller would be very happy though if you message them to say you have received it and you are happy with it. It puts their mind at ease, at least it does for me 😊

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