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silver Victoria high grade 1/- Shilling George V 6d Sixpence Scarce Young Head Halfcrown Penny 2/6 Farthing Rare copper ¼d George III Edward VII 1d aUNC bronze ½d Halfpenny 1887 3d Threepence Obv 2 5/- Bun Head
Fascinating story to these: Specially designed for the collection plates of West Indian churches, into which god-fearing folk considered it terrifically bad form to put copper coinage. Being a quarter of a sixpence, it became known as the Christian Quattie.
The Block lettering variety of this date is generally reckoned to be about twice as scarce as the commoner Script lettering type. Start building up a good selection in this area and you really feel like you're getting somewhere with coin collecting. Give it a try and see how it makes you feel!
Obverse 1 with close colons ...close colons are slightly tilted.
Obverse 1 with close colons...close colons are slightly tilted. This is the sort of coin that you would probably never upgrade. I never did, and I was the arch upgrader when I was a completist!
