Over my travels, I've collected a fair bit of currency which I
recently sorted from piles, tin cups, and plastic tubs into a binder,
sorted by country. I also acquired a bag of coins that my father must
have collected during WWII. It occurred to me I might be able to spend
some of it soon. Can I assume that anything called a farthing,
shilling, crown, or florin is now worthless? And anything with George
VI's face on it? I'll not bother asking about half pennies, pennies,
two pennies, three pennies, or new pence, because it doesn't matter if
they're legal tender or not, they're still worthless.

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, Thomas
<(E-Mail Removed)> typed
>Over my travels, I've collected a fair bit of currency which I
>recently sorted from piles, tin cups, and plastic tubs into a binder,
>sorted by country. I also acquired a bag of coins that my father must
>have collected during WWII. It occurred to me I might be able to spend
>some of it soon. Can I assume that anything called a farthing,
>shilling, crown, or florin is now worthless? And anything with George
>VI's face on it? I'll not bother asking about half pennies, pennies,
>two pennies, three pennies, or new pence, because it doesn't matter if
>they're legal tender or not, they're still worthless.

They're - except the new pence - not legal tender (since 1971), but may
or may not be worthless (to a collector).

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On May 21, 10:40*pm, Thomas <keens...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I'll not bother asking about half pennies, pennies,
> two pennies, three pennies, or new pence, because it doesn't matter if
> they're legal tender or not, they're still worthless.
You might want to ask about that 1933 penny:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History...nny_(1901–1970)

Thomas <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in news:d34c1b72-5cd7-49c2-95a0-
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> Over my travels, I've collected a fair bit of currency which I
> recently sorted from piles, tin cups, and plastic tubs into a binder,
> sorted by country. I also acquired a bag of coins that my father must
> have collected during WWII. It occurred to me I might be able to spend
> some of it soon. Can I assume that anything called a farthing,
> shilling, crown, or florin is now worthless? And anything with George
> VI's face on it? I'll not bother asking about half pennies, pennies,
> two pennies, three pennies, or new pence, because it doesn't matter if
> they're legal tender or not, they're still worthless.
>

Pre-1947 UK "silver" coins were at least 50% silver
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Half_cr...ritish_coin%29
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crown_%28British_coin%29
Went cupro-nickel after that.

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On Sat, 21 May 2011 22:54:44 +0100, Wicked Uncle Nigel
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, Thomas
><(E-Mail Removed)> typed
>>Over my travels, I've collected a fair bit of currency which I
>>recently sorted from piles, tin cups, and plastic tubs into a binder,
>>sorted by country. I also acquired a bag of coins that my father must
>>have collected during WWII. It occurred to me I might be able to spend
>>some of it soon. Can I assume that anything called a farthing,
>>shilling, crown, or florin is now worthless? And anything with George
>>VI's face on it? I'll not bother asking about half pennies, pennies,
>>two pennies, three pennies, or new pence, because it doesn't matter if
>>they're legal tender or not, they're still worthless.
>
>They're - except the new pence - not legal tender (since 1971), but may
>or may not be worthless (to a collector).

Old 5p and 10p coins are duff now, as are 1/2p.
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Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, Salad Dodger
<(E-Mail Removed)> typed
>On Sat, 21 May 2011 22:54:44 +0100, Wicked Uncle Nigel
><(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>>Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, Thomas
>><(E-Mail Removed)> typed
>>>Over my travels, I've collected a fair bit of currency which I
>>>recently sorted from piles, tin cups, and plastic tubs into a binder,
>>>sorted by country. I also acquired a bag of coins that my father must
>>>have collected during WWII. It occurred to me I might be able to spend
>>>some of it soon. Can I assume that anything called a farthing,
>>>shilling, crown, or florin is now worthless? And anything with George
>>>VI's face on it? I'll not bother asking about half pennies, pennies,
>>>two pennies, three pennies, or new pence, because it doesn't matter if
>>>they're legal tender or not, they're still worthless.
>>
>>They're - except the new pence - not legal tender (since 1971), but may
>>or may not be worthless (to a collector).
>
>Old 5p and 10p coins are duff now, as are 1/2p.

And 50p.

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On May 21, 3:00*pm, Steve <stevelou...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> On May 21, 10:40*pm, Thomas <keens...@gmail.com> wrote:> I'll not bother asking about half pennies, pennies,
> > two pennies, three pennies, or new pence, because it doesn't matter if
> > they're legal tender or not, they're still worthless.
>
> You might want to ask about that 1933 penny:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History...nny_(1901–1970)

<scrambles for magnifying glass>
drat. A cursory glance tells me my coins might fetch a few dollars,
but not a fortune. Ah well. Save 'em for that rainy day.

On Sat, 21 May 2011 14:40:22 -0700 (PDT), Thomas <(E-Mail Removed)>
wrote:
> Can I assume that anything called a farthing,

pennies

>shilling,

**** all

> crown,

a couple of quid mebbe a tenner

>florin

dunno, depends on what sort of florin


>two pennies,

I had one of them when I were nowt burra lad. Found it in a hole in the
bank where we used to climb the little oak tree beside the A2. The size
of a dinner plate it was and older than my granddad. It disappeared out
of my life soon after. A coin with a history of getting lost I decided.
Worth a fiver for the metal alone I reckon.
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On Sat, 21 May 2011 22:54:44 +0100, Wicked Uncle Nigel
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, Thomas
><(E-Mail Removed)> typed
>> Can I assume that anything called a farthing,
>>shilling, crown, or florin is now worthless? And anything with George
>>VI's face on it? I'll not bother asking about half pennies, pennies,
>>two pennies, three pennies, or new pence, because it doesn't matter if
>>they're legal tender or not, they're still worthless.
>
>They're - except the new pence - not legal tender (since 1971), but may
>or may not be worthless (to a collector).

The sixpence was stll legal tender through the seventies, and the old
florin and shilling coins were equivalent to the ten and five new
pence coins, so were still used up until the point they reduced their
size in the mid-90s.

If the OP has any actual Crown coins, the'll be worth considerably
more than their face value (of 25p). How much more will depend on age.
Similarly the older ordinary coins may, or may not, be worth something
to collectors. Like the OP, I've got some old stuff kicking about; one
of these days I'll see if it's worth enough to bother flogging it.

On Sun, 22 May 2011 03:28:03 +0100, steve auvache
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>On Sat, 21 May 2011 14:40:22 -0700 (PDT), Thomas <(E-Mail Removed)>
>wrote:

>>two pennies,
>
>I had one of them when I were nowt burra lad. Found it in a hole in the
>bank where we used to climb the little oak tree beside the A2. The size
>of a dinner plate it was and older than my granddad. It disappeared out
>of my life soon after. A coin with a history of getting lost I decided.
>Worth a fiver for the metal alone I reckon.

I'd never heard of a 2d coin, but Wikipedia tells me that they were
only ever produced in 1797, so it would have been worth a fair bit
more than that I reckon.