Queen Victoria visits the Colonies

BJandTundra

First of all, I know the pictures are terrible. I include them only to show the coin really exists. It is so worn as to be nearly unidentifiable. This coin was included in a group of foreign money culls from our cash drawers during the past week. I was looking through the miscellaneous foreign coins tonight to see if there was anything interesting and found this.

The date and the Queens portrait are the only things readily identifiable. As best I can tell it is an 1844 Silver Shilling from Great Britain. Someone has obviously worn it on a chain for many years.

What a tale it could tell about it's 176 year journey from the UK to an East Tennessee cash drawer.

ShaunBC5

That’s a really neat find! Did you get to take it home?

ricko

Pictures are really blurry. Interesting story... @BJandTundra.... Why do you get so many foreign coins in your cash drawers? Cheers, RickO

Jimnight

Nice story!

BJandTundra

We are in a high tourist area here with visitors from all over the country and world. Lots Canadian and other world coins particularly Asian and African. Wheat cents and silver dimes and nickles are common. Occasionally we find a proof coin in circulation. Just wish we could find those "W" quarters.

Given its size, the Shilling was probably spent as a dime which is what I traded in for it and brought it home.

SaorAlba

@BJandTundra said:
We are in a high tourist area here with visitors from all over the country and world. Lots Canadian and other world coins particularly Asian and African. Wheat cents and silver dimes and nickles are common. Occasionally we find a proof coin in circulation. Just wish we could find those "W" quarters.

Given its size, the Shilling was probably spent as a dime which is what I traded in for it and brought it home.

If it was spent as a dime it is likely a sixpence or tanner, two to the shilling.