Wednesday 20 April 2016

A Coin 296 Years Old, In My Hands

Yesterday a gigantic load of coins arrived! 12 kilograms! I'll go into more detail in terms of what I received in due course but first let's talk about the oldest (recognisable) coin in the load.

1720 Half Penny. A coin 296 years old. I've researched on an auction site that one of these in good condition costs £420! WHAT! Obviously this one below isn't worth that, it's probably worth half a penny still... but it's still cool to have a 'new old' coin to add to my collection!


Front


Back 


What it should look like! 


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