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mickeyman
Penny Pincher Member


Canada
243 Posts
Posted - 06/16/2007 :  15:06:33  Show Profile Send mickeyman a Private Message
Hi folks:

Does anyone know much about the English one- and two-shilling coins? I think they are cupronickel but am not positive (they are not magnetic anyway). Also, how do you put these in a hoardcode?

Not all who wander are lost.

pencilvanian
1000+ Penny Miser Member



USA
2209 Posts
Posted - 06/16/2007 :  19:45:14  Show Profile Send pencilvanian a Private Message
Great Britan Shilling coin

1937-1946 composition .50 silver, weight .0909 oz silver
1947-1970 cupro-nickel

Great Britian 2 shillings AKA Florin

1937-1947 composition .50 silver, weight .1818 oz silver
1948-1970 cupro-nickel
I think the reason the two shilling coin was called a Florin was because of the flower design on the back.



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Edited by - pencilvanian on 06/16/2007 19:46:32
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Canadian_Nickle
Penny Hoarding Member



Canada
938 Posts
Posted - 06/16/2007 :  20:42:57  Show Profile Send Canadian_Nickle a Private Message
HoardCode tags for shilling/2shilling coins

1 shilling:
Pre-1946: UK12Ag(insert number of coins here)
Post 1947 UK12CuNi(insert number of coins here)

2 Shilling:
Pre-1947: UK24Ag(insert number of coins here)
Post 1948) UK24CuNi(insert number of coins here)

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HoardCode0.1: M28/5CAON:CA5Ni35000:CA1Cu1200:CA100Ag345:
CA10Ag250:CA50Ag100:CA25Ag30:CA500Ag48:US100Ag20:CA1000Ag16

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pencilvanian
1000+ Penny Miser Member



USA
2209 Posts
Posted - 06/16/2007 :  21:04:49  Show Profile Send pencilvanian a Private Message
Change that to read:

2 Shilling:
Pre-1946: UK24Ag(insert number of coins here)
Post 1947) UK24CuNi(insert number of coins here)

1947 was the changeover for the 2 shilling/florin. key in error on my part.
Sorry about that.



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pencilvanian
1000+ Penny Miser Member



USA
2209 Posts
Posted - 06/27/2007 :  20:14:17  Show Profile Send pencilvanian a Private Message
Footnote for UK coins:

3 pence coins:

1919 & earlier .925% silver
1920-1945 some 3 pence coins were silver (50%)
a different design was nickel brass

the silver version had a small cross design on the front
nickel brass design had 3 flowers on front.

6 pence coins:

1919 & earlier 92.5% silver
1920-1946 50% silver
1947 on- cupro-nickel

shilling:

1926 & earlier 92.5% silver
1927-1946 50% silver
1947 & on- cupro-nickel

2 schillings (florin)
1919 & earlier 92.5 % silver
1920-1946 50% silver
1947 & on- cupro-nickel

1/2 corwn

1919 & earlier 92.5% silver
1920-1946 50% silver
1947 & on- cupro-nickel

crown
1902 (apparently only year issued for some time)
92.5% silver
1927-1937 50% silver

1951 and on- cupro-nickel

1/2 sovereigns and whole sovereigns were all struck in 91.7% Gold as were 2 and 5 pound coins.

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Edited by - pencilvanian on 06/27/2007 20:18:47
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