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Image 1 — KEW 50p. Real or fake.
Image 2 — KEW 50p. Real or fake.
Image 3 — KEW 50p. Real or fake.
Image 4 — KEW 50p. Real or fake.
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KEW 50p. Real or fake.

Bought a job lot of uk "special" 50ps from ebay here in Australia and this KEW Gardens was in it. Measures exactly correct, weighs 8g on the dot, please tell me I got a legit one?!

u/benjimks — 13 hours ago

1962 one penny original red?

pretty sure this hasnt been cleaned, its not perfect but i paid 20 cents for it literally. are common uncirculated pennies from Elizabeth easy to buy over there for cheap?

u/207firsttube — 16 hours ago
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sweet half penny found today in change, with George's head on!

I can only imagine it was given to me in replacement of a 2p but won't complain too much, proper little find!

Anybody know how I could get it cleaned up?

u/conzdeparfum_ — 1 day ago
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Bee 2023 £1

Hello UKCoins.

Got this yesterday. Please educate me - is this just another £1 coin?

Appreciate your time.

u/Sterling-Cooper — 1 day ago
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2026 SYO Atlantic Salmon 50p with Privy Mark

Picked up this exclusive Atlantic Salmon 50p with the special privy mark (pic#3)

Absolutely love the balloons privy mark with number 10 in them, which marks 10 years since the opening of the Royal Mint Experience.

Will be interesting to find out the mintage figures for this 1 as it was only available to Strike your own for 3 days at the Royal Mint

u/Actual_Arrival_7880 — 1 day ago

Another eBay bargain. Whitman deluxe 1902 pennies album

Bought for £55 Inc postage, just the three lustre Edward’s are worth £90. Well happy. The empty album is worth £30. Also took upgrades for 1912H, 1918KN, 1919H and 1926ME. Hoping to sell the album for wha I bought it for. Result.

u/jamans43 — 1 day ago
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1981 New pence

Going through some coins and found this one. Any idea if it's valuable is much appreciated thanks

u/Honest-Silver-4264 — 2 days ago
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1 cent, Malaya and British Borneo, 1962

This is a 1962 1 cent from Malaya and British Borneo. The obverse features the denomination, and the reverse features 2 crossed Malay kris swords. It is composed of bronze, and this example weighs 1.92g.

u/f1nlaygk — 2 days ago
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1945 1 cent, Malaya

This is a 1945 1 cent from British Malaya, the obverse features King George VI, and the reverse the denomination. This coin is composed of bronze, with this example weighing 4.20g. I think this is a lovely example of a non-circular coin. These coins were minted at the Royal Mint.

u/f1nlaygk — 2 days ago
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1957 1/4 of a shilling, Bailiwick of Jersey

This is a 1957 1/4 of a shilling, from the Bailiwick of Jersey. The obverse features a crowned portrait of Queen Elizabeth II, and the reverse the coat of arms of Jersey. This coin is composed of nickel brass, and my example weighs 4.64g.

u/f1nlaygk — 2 days ago
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SYO COIN - Atlantic Salmon 10th RMint birthday special.

The coin is quite sought after, value wise, is it worth paying for the special privy mark? Value - est £40.

u/starliiv — 2 days ago
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1950 Coin Set

My mum is having a clear out and found this coin set. Am I right in thinking this is a set of circulated coins?

u/SteerKarma — 2 days ago
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1906 penny + half penny

been difficult finding nice examples from Edwards short reign, without spending alot. Scored these for free basically. are these common over there in this condition?

u/207firsttube — 3 days ago
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Work keeping?

Any idea if these are anything special?.

The £1 coin has been miss stamped so I included it.

u/Thick_Ear3318 — 3 days ago
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190 x 50 pence coins

Hello, please see my previous post in this sub. Several people asked how many there were in total so I counted them up and there were 190. Swipe for close ups.

I left out the ones with the shield and the Britannia(?) lady.

u/samcornwell — 3 days ago
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1896 Queen Victoria Half Crown

Struck at the Tower Hill Mint in Old London Town. Valued at two shillings and sixpence (written as 2/6), this coin represented one-eighth of a pound sterling during the late Victorian era.

u/BassIck — 4 days ago
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1887 1 florin

This is an 1887 1 florin, picked it up for £30. Do you think it's cleaned? Lovely coin regardless.

u/f1nlaygk — 3 days ago