Gigantic Thankyou

A returning customer in Chile has placed a gigantic 1.7kg order of coins and it's ready to send! All packaged up. This is actually the first time I've used a cardboard box to send an order because my big jiffy bags won't hold this weight! So so exciting. 

Thanks once again Ignacio. Hope these get to you quicker than the last one!

Off to Denmark - 1966!

The chap on the coin is Frederik IX, King of Denmark at the time. Looks like a cool guy! He was King between 1947 and 1972. So he took over just after World War 2... The Prime Minister in 1966 was Jens Otto Krag.

The coin is 15 grams of copper-nickel with a 33mm diameter. In other words it is quite a hefty one. Wouldn't want many of these in my pocket! The coat of arms is the Royal Denmark coat of arms... with two oak twigs. 5 Kroner is equal to £0.51 wow it's basically a £0.50 coin!

Seriously Old Coins For Sale For £1.00 Each

I never advertise my coins in my blog posts but I'm going to make an exception here because I never sell coins this old!

I'm selling:
2 x 1775 Half Pennies
and
2 x 1799 Half Pennies

All are £1.00 each so let me know if you need any. ALL dates are visible! (May not look it in the photos but they are to the human eye)

1775 Half Pennies

1799 Half Pennies 

1 Sol - Louis XVI 1777-1791

There's no date on this coin I found and the monarch made it even harder! I thought it was an English monarch but it turned out to be French - Louis XVI. This means that this coin is between 1777-1791.

1 Sol which is the equivalent of 1/20 Pound. 12 grams of copper however this coin is a little lighter due to the wear on it!

Now my oldest French coin! How exciting!

1843 Farthing United Kingdom

I'm really surprised at the condition this is in. It's 173 years old and parts of it are untouched. Unfortunately it looks like it's got some sort of disease though! What ever caused that?!

4.6 grams of Copper. It almost looks Gold doesn't it? Like a Sovereign? (Yes please)

In the year 1843 -
Monarch - Victoria
Prime Minister - Robert Peel (Conservative)
2nd September - The Economist newspaper first published
1st October - News of the World newspaper first published
6th January - Antarctic explorer James Clark Ross discovers Snow Hill Island

1806 Half Penny... Discovered!

Normally when I'm sifting through my shrapnel bag I get a good few undated/unrecognisable coins that I have to throw into the 'ultimate unreadable shrapnel bag' (hahaha). But this afternoon the first coin I looked at, I could recognise it!

This is a United Kingdom 1806 Half Penny. Great structure still in terms of weight, faded though which is a shame but what do you expect for a coin 210 years old!

In the year 1806 -

20th March - Construction of Dartmoor Prison to house prisoners of war begins.
November - Napoleon declares a Continental Blockade against the British.
The Monarch was George III.
Prime Minister was William Pitt the Younger of The Conservative Party.

AND THE NEWWW... OLDEST COIN IS

Still sifting through my shrapnel bag this morning and I've found a beauty!

This is a William III Half Penny, England. I can't identify the date however these were minted the years 1695-1701 so it's my new oldest coin. 10 grams of copper with a 28mm diameter. So so exciting!

To put it into perspective this coin is 315-321 years old wow.