General Chat

lol looking like every year from 1895 till 1945 so far bar 1933 so whats up with 1933 derek

yes bob but case seen better days derek

derek, thats a crown.........is it in a plastic case?

ive got five shillings but no date i think it is one of those commenoration coins not sure which one. it has elizabeth II on horse on outer rim it says i will bear unto you faith and truth derek

pre 1947 'silver' was high silver content, after 47 was cupro nickel, next to nothing in scrap value. Derek the current day 10p coin is physicaly similar to a Shilling coin, which was 12 d....1/- so, no you didnt need very big hands.........LOL the halfcrown was 30d ...2/6 8 halfcrowns to the £1...20/-....or 240d

I was 16 when Decimilization started Feb 15 1971 Even now I revert back to old money . Sue

budgie you must be joking theres a couple hundred here,,,,,,,,,,,,,but there again if i do it tomorrow another week without doing the fence. derek

swindled christine wot do you mean derek

Christine I thought it was 72 Brian

that would mean grandpa jim if you took your family to the cinema you would have to use a wheelbarrow. derek

god just wondered... how big were piggy banks in those days derek

i was in care when younger and did`nt get pocket money,,sob born 67 so just missed the change over i think,,i`m sure some one will enlighten me. and there was me looking for the rainbow thinking i had found a treasure chest,,,,ha at least it got me out of fixing the fence till tomorrow,,,he he he derek :p

When I was a preteen in Central London I could go to a News Cinema for 12 pennies. That is the equivalent to 5p in today's monopoly money. An hour of cartoons and a couple of newsreels. If the weather was bad you could stay there and watch it all again.

My husband works in the city of london and found a 1702 farthing and i dont think thats worth anything. We are holding onto it though Annie

christine how on earth did you fit those big things in you little hands derek

Derek I would check the dates on ours but they are in the loft and its cold and dark up there

one penny`s from 1895 and 1897 half crown from 1939 and 1920 derek

derek got a load we found in FiL house. don't think they are worth much have some with victoria, george v on. in a tin found 4 american dollars that are dated 1964 with jfk on back not sure on them

first time i`ve seen an old one penny were`nt they big in those days. derek

LOL thats wishful thinking. My mum has a stamp collection from all over the world from about 1943-45. I have tried several ways to find out if any of them are valued. I have digitally photo'd them and put them on yahoo but all you get is a load of offers for swapping 100 used stamps etc. Which is fine if I were collecting but I was just curious.