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Six Pence ?

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Jacques

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Six Pence ?

  • on: May 23, 2014, 06:30 PM
Hi All,

I found this coin the 1st of May at Strand the day we met Alan and Ian.

Anyway just want to know if someone knows more about this coin it's actually my first really old coin.

I can't find a date on it...

Thanks,
Jacques
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Paul van Heerden

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Re: Six Pence ?

  • on: May 23, 2014, 06:51 PM
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Jacques

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Re: Six Pence ?

  • on: May 23, 2014, 08:16 PM
Thanks will check out the links ;D
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Alan

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Re: Six Pence ?

  • on: May 23, 2014, 08:34 PM
Hey Jacques,

That coin cleaned up really nice, great find.

Alan
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Jacques

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Re: Six Pence ?

  • on: May 23, 2014, 08:37 PM
Thanks Alan
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Flemish Hunter

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Re: Six Pence ?

  • on: May 24, 2014, 12:11 AM
Cool find Jacques! :)
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Kobus

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Re: Six Pence ?

  • on: May 24, 2014, 05:45 PM
Very nice find. These old coins  still hiding from me!
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Jacques

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Re: Six Pence ?

  • on: May 24, 2014, 05:50 PM
Thanks all for the interest in my coin..

Special Thanks to Christian and Alan for the help in cleaning up the coin..

This is how it look like after electrolysis
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Kobus

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Re: Six Pence ?

  • on: May 24, 2014, 09:15 PM
The coin looks very nice after been clean. Any date on your coin the very old coins still avoid me!
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GoldChaser

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Re: Six Pence ?

  • on: May 29, 2014, 11:59 PM
Nice find Jacques and it cleaned up really well!
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Tony Curnick

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Re: Six Pence ?

  • on: June 11, 2014, 09:07 PM
Hey it even looked good in its first state....strange that it had no date!
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Louis Kriedemann

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Re: Six Pence ?

  • on: June 11, 2014, 09:10 PM
the date is there. 19 on left side of crown and the other side is 2?
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James Kraft

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Re: Six Pence ?

  • on: June 15, 2014, 10:17 AM
Hi Jacques

It seems you have a British 6 pence minted between 1911 to 1926. I have enclosed some mintages below as reference. Nice find mate
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Re: Six Pence ?
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