Coin collecting

Chepfer · Coin collecting

I collect old british coins, if anyone wants anything valued or wishes to sell any then give me a shout.

Regards
Chepfer.

Bear

Nothing at present Chepfer but I will bear it in mind

GTB · Re: Coin collecting

Chepfer

Hi GTB,

Wow that sounds great, yea the charles 1 and 2 are nice ones to collect.

Where have you aquired yours from ?

The price of silver and gold is rocketing and so the price of your coins will have as well !!

GTB

I have bought the majority of my coins from e-bay, chepfer. There seems to be any coin you want and from what ever era on e-bay at the moment. I paid less than £6 for a medieval Jetton last night which would be classed as f/vf in its condition - about 500 years old.

Chepfer

Yes, Ebay is pretty good. I have sold coins on there as well and got quite a good price for them.

Though i have to say i love wandering around the car boot sales trying to find the bargains.

Found a couple of roman and a lovely 1797 2 pence bought them both for about .... £ 1 each... worth alot more though.....

Bear

Have either of you two heard of something called adead mans penny, not legal tender but a large coin shaped item about 8 inches in diameter which I am led to beleive was given to the next of kin of servicemen who died in the Great War only I have one which was for my great uncle, Ralph Smith who was killed in that war. i wondered if they were worth anything and if its possible to find out more about my uncle and where and how he died.

Chepfer

They are worth about £30.00 for a real one . This is one based on the WW1.

The plaque is 4 ¾ inch in diameter, 125 mm, weighs 360 grams and is cast in bronze gunmetal. It incorporates the following design; an image of Britannia and a lion, two dolphins representing Britain's sea power and the emblem of Imperial Germany's eagle being torn to pieces by another lion. Britannia is holding an oak spray with leaves and acorns. Beneath this is a rectangular tablet where the deceased individual's name ‘James William Thomas' is cast into the plaque. No rank was given as it was intended to show equality in their sacrifice. On the outer edge of the disk, the words, 'He died for freedom and honour'.
The reverse has a (W) stamped on it .
The initials 'ECP', for the designer Edward Carter Preston, appears above the lion's right forepaw.

Chepfer

To find out more about where, how and when your uncle died you can go to ....www.thewardrobe.org.uk.

If he was local to wiltshire he would have been in one of the local regiments but if not you can find great links on this site to find out info on any servicemen in action in WW1 and WW2.

Top Dog

here you are chepfer .this is the coin bear is talking about

Chepfer

Wow, thats a beast. Just imagine if all our money was that big, we'd need wheelbarrows just to carrey the loose change.

Yes that is the one i am talking about, thought the ones i have seen are much smaller.

Imitations were made though, as i undersstand it, the real ones are 4.5 inches in diameter ?!

Looks like the real thing though, what rank was you uncle ?

Bear

I have no idea at all Chepfer all I know is that he was my grandmothers brother and that he obviously died in the Great War. My grandmothers family originate from a town called Middleton in Greater Manchester and I assume that he would have been with one of the Lancashire regiments but that may not be the case.

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