Gooood morning all! Keeping it with the United Kingdom coins today looking at this 1774 half penny. 6.3 grams of Copper. Sometimes I think to myself wow why doesn't copper just suddenly run out and it becomes a precious metal - then all us coin collectors would be rich, wouldn't we?!
Prime Minister in 1774 - Lord North (Conservative)
2 May - The Society of Antiquaries of London opened the coffin of King Edward I and discovered that his body has been perfectly preserved for 467 years. WHAT?!
4th October - A highwayman robs Prime Minister Lord North.
ReplyDeleteEspecially if you start collecting the similar coins in each year that they are minted, the "set" will have a greater value collectively than just one coin.
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