Sixpences...

Sylvestius

Sorry Kuhli and Izzy, but i had to do it eventually, i've waited long enough!

Time to introduce everyone to my prized possession, the star of my sixpence collection!

oldshep

Wow!! an oldy but goody
Shep

Sylvestius

Thanks!

But the 1693 i'm getting in a week or so will blow that one out of the water!

(it took me some right saving up for).

here's a pic of it, to keep me going until then!

MacCrimmon

izzy452

Thats OK Sylvester, We know the Devil made you do it .


Walt

Sylvestius

Well i did warn you i was going to post that pic, did i not?

coinkat

I have not had luck with these... perhaps I am not looking hard enough. I have done better with shillings

Aethelred

What ugly coins, those will bring down the rest of your collection!

I'll be happy to help you dig yourself out of the hole you have gotten into, just send me those two coins and I'll send you two spiffy new US State Quarters which will each be one of only 500,000,000 known.

BTW - Charles II was a man-slut and Mary II was ugly!

MacCrimmon

<< <i>Charles II was a man-slut and Mary II was ugly! >>

I'm gonna tell Carol!!!!!

ajaan

<< <i>BTW - Charles II was a man-slut >>


Anyone who collects wacko King George III coins shouldn't be throwing stones.

python

Nice pair of sixpences.

Sylvestius

<< <i>What ugly coins, those will bring down the rest of your collection!

I'll be happy to help you dig yourself out of the hole you have gotten into, just send me those two coins and I'll send you two spiffy new US State Quarters which will each be one of only 500,000,000 known.

BTW - Charles II was a man-slut and Mary II was ugly! >>




Well James II actually looks worse (worse on the silver, but i don't have a silver one yet)...




State Quarters my man, oh dear you really haven't had much dealing with me before, i once got flamed for daring to suggest that every single one of them should be melted down and that they are worse than Jefferson Nickels and Churchill Crowns.

And as suitable punishment for your comment!

Enjoy...

Sylvestius

<< <i>I have not had luck with these... perhaps I am not looking hard enough. I have done better with shillings >>



Well admittedly sixpences are the rarest denomination of the lot (but not alot of people collect them, as halfcrowns are more popular, which keeps demand low), William and Mary ones are hard to find.

James II ones near impossible (i've only ever seen two of those for sale).

Actually here's a cheaper William and Mary coin that's for sale (it was mine, but i had to sell it so i could afford the nicer one above).

Error collectors will love it...

http://www.bottles.freeserve.co.uk/William-Mary.htm


It's cheap at that price, approx $300. (high grade, just got a few issues).

coachleonard

Just from what i see out there on the market, it looks like there was a HUGE upswing in 6 pence mintage with the reign of William III.

Sylvestius

Correct.

Up until William and Mary, and into William III's first year alone in 1695, there was still millions of hammered coins making up the lower denominations, thus sixpences were always minted in pretty low mintages.

In 1696 they decided to demonetise all the hammered silver, and thus millions and millions of sixpences had to be minted between 1696-1698, with the numbers reducing again in 1699, 1700 ones are rarely seen, neither are 1701 sixpences.