British Copper

coinkat · April 12, 2005 7:53AM

How many collect British copper Victoria and later and are happy with nice circulated examples? I hope some of our friends from across the pond will reply.

spinaker2000 · April 12, 2005 8:19AM

Is this a trick question???

I like'm in VF or better.

DBSTrader2 · April 12, 2005 8:41AM

My motto ever since I started out as a wee kid: "If it'll fill in the holes in my Whitman folders, there's always a home for it!!"

- - Dave

ajaan · April 12, 2005 8:45AM

<< <i>My motto ever since I started out as a wee kid: "If it'll fill in the holes in my Whitman folders, there's always a home for it!!" >>

Dave, that is by far the best attitude to have IMO. I do the same thing with my Canadian Albums.

coinkat · April 12, 2005 8:47AM

seriously... this is no trick question. I am curious as to the grade level that collectors of British copper in the 1838-1970 find acceptible.

spinaker2000 · April 12, 2005 8:54AM

Then I change my answer to UNC, I thought you meant Pre Victorias.

coinkat · April 12, 2005 9:16AM

I am just wondering about this because some dates up through 1890 are not that common in unc or red unc and I seem to be happy with high end circ examples. I just found some additional 1d examples dated 1866 and 1876-H that are fairly probably gvf and aef by British standards and I sometimes wonder if there is adequate interest in these coins in this grade.

AuldFartte · April 12, 2005 9:34AM

I prefer VF or better, and I'm downright orgasmic when I can get 'em UNC

spinaker2000 · April 12, 2005 11:21AM

oooooh!!!!!!!!

Aethelred · April 12, 2005 11:32AM

For my George III set, the copper pretty much has to be Unc.

farthing · April 12, 2005 12:05PM

For me a Fine or better for Victorian copper, if it fills a tough hole a VG will do. Gives me an excuse to upgrade the coin later!

For 20th Century coppers it's a sliding scale for me. The closer you get to Elizabeth II the higher the grade. I still have a lot of dates where the best coin I have is a G or VG. I do have every date filled though. I occasionally upgrade the coins and try to keep the minimum grade I purchase to VF. I am trying to boost my farthing collection to UNC back to 1900.

Aethelred · April 12, 2005 12:14PM

The great thing about this is that we can collect any way we like. I want fewer coins in very high grade, others go for many dates and lower grades, neither way is wrong, cool hobby!

wybrit · April 12, 2005 12:37PM

I like them as long as they're not harshly cleaned or polished. The Victorian coppers look good even in low grade due to the high relief of the strike.

Steve27 · April 12, 2005 8:52PM

I like the nice circulated ones:

Aethelred · April 12, 2005 9:08PM

Steve, that one looks like it was in use right until 1971!

MacCrimmon · April 12, 2005 10:24PM

Now, I could go for a set of FR02s like Steve's...

Is that what they refer to a the 'ghosted image'?? Rare dare, too!

AuldFartte · April 12, 2005 11:00PM

I have one of those ghosty things ...

coinkat · April 30, 2005 9:32PM

I have done some looking in several sources and problem free high end circ examples are not all that common either...

Sylvestius · April 30, 2005 11:28PM

As a Brit here's my take on it.

Post 1895 stuff in BU with full lustre (except artificially darkened issues), nothing else acceptable.
1860-1895 in UNC/BU, preferable with much to full lustre.
1826-1860 in UNC, with or without lustre (lustre preferred)
pre-1826 in highest grade possible, preferably with lustre.

Although i do like the look of really worn copper coins upto the last issues of George III with dark tones. But for a date run if i decided to start one i'd go for the highest grades possible with as much lustre as possible, cos i only really like shiny copper.

coinkat · May 1, 2005 3:24AM

That is a pretty tough standard and one must have some serious $$$$ to make it happen (sorry for my inability to use the sign of a pound instead of $)

In all seriousness, I like the concept of assemblying an attractive high end circ set at a fraction of the cost

cosmicdebris · May 1, 2005 4:11AM

<< <i>The great thing about this is that we can collect any way we like. I want fewer coins in very high grade, others go for many dates and lower grades, neither way is wrong, cool hobby! >>

Sylvestius · May 1, 2005 5:07AM

<< <i>That is a pretty tough standard and one must have some serious $$$$ to make it happen (sorry for my inability to use the sign of a pound instead of $)

In all seriousness, I like the concept of assemblying an attractive high end circ set at a fraction of the cost >>

This is also the reason why i don't collect copper/bronze.

I'd never be happy with the quality of the coins. I just like them with full lustre, they look nice. Since that's very expensive and even worse they can lose the lustre i don't see much point in trying to assemble a set ever.

But it doesn't mean i can't appreciate a nice copper/bronze coin when i see one though!

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