sandy3075 Posted January 19, 2008 Report Share Posted January 19, 2008 Over the last few weeks I was able to scan and post some of my British West Africa and Southern Rodesia coins at OMNICOIN. Just follow the link http://www.omnicoin.com/user_view.aspx?id=sandy3075 and sort by country. Also include the very first installment of my Jersey collection - early 1/26'th of a shilling (the rest to follow) and some of the Palestine and Israeli coins. Oh, and the top 6 BWA coins are the ones I got in the mail yesterday. A great birthday present I'd say, most in mint or near mint condition. 1913H 2 shillings, 1914H shilling, 1914H 6 pence, 1914H 3 pence, 1913H 1/10 penny and a bit dirty and corroded but still shiny 1907 1/10 penny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
banivechi Posted January 19, 2008 Report Share Posted January 19, 2008 Superb collection! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Posted January 19, 2008 Report Share Posted January 19, 2008 I have to agree. Your collection is wonderful. Wish I had a bunch of your coins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandy3075 Posted January 20, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2008 Thank you. A good incentive to keep scanning. I've got quite a few still out there in the albums. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NumisMattic2200 Posted January 21, 2008 Report Share Posted January 21, 2008 A nice collection you are building up there. Nice choice in Rhodesia also - always a popular one.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandy3075 Posted May 1, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 1, 2009 Some more BWA coins - 1919-H 1/10 penny, mintage 912,000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandy3075 Posted May 18, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 18, 2009 Here is a 1939 shilling in architypical circulated condition, good very fine. KM-23 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandy3075 Posted December 29, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 29, 2009 I'll add a few of my coins here, some old and some new. Here is the 1946 SA mintmark penny. Rare. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandy3075 Posted December 29, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 29, 2009 1949 no mint mark shilling, in uncirculated or very close to Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccg Posted December 29, 2009 Report Share Posted December 29, 2009 Some very nice examples of pieces that you don't see often at all! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottO Posted December 29, 2009 Report Share Posted December 29, 2009 the shillings are nice looking coins, i'll show some of mine then my BWA collection is made up of 2 coins. 1936 H Edward VIII AUNC 1947 KN penny rhodesia 1957 halfpenny 1939 6D... EF grade, toned and rather scarse (200k mintage?) 1962 3D yeah thats my lot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluesfil Posted December 31, 2009 Report Share Posted December 31, 2009 Here's a 1936 British West Africa Penny in aUnc - smal wear on the high point of the crown 1936 Penny Lustre doesn't show up on the scan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluesfil Posted December 31, 2009 Report Share Posted December 31, 2009 Here's a 1940 British West Africa Penny in Unc 1940 Penny Lustre shows up a bit better on this scan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluesfil Posted December 31, 2009 Report Share Posted December 31, 2009 Here's a 1947 KN British West Africa Penny in Unc 1947 Penny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandy3075 Posted December 31, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 31, 2009 Here's a 1936 British West Africa Penny in aUnc - smal wear on the high point of the crown It may not be wear on the coin but worn off dies or not enough pressure applied to the them on this 1936 H penny resulting in flat crown appearance. Typically one would see complementary wear also on the bands (please help me with the term ) that surround the center hole on obverse, but it can only be seen at close inspection if there is any or not and if the flat appearance of the crown is from wear or weakened strike. Generally though the crown is a very good indication of the coins preservation status together with the observation of the bars making up a star on reverse, in part because they overlap each other creating raised surfaces. Yours does have a pretty deep cut :-( but not muh wear can be seen. Thanks for sharing . 1947KN and 1940 specimen are terrific. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottO Posted January 1, 2010 Report Share Posted January 1, 2010 same as my 1936 aUNC, its a weak strike more then likly, i did spot an edge knock on yours and some possible doubling you 1947 KN is definatly better then mine though lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandy3075 Posted January 23, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2010 I'll add 1919 Heaton minted six pence and a shilling. Both good grades, shilling is rather scarce one with the third lowest mintage of the type, good very fine. and 6 pence, very fine, possibly but not definitely cleaned Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandy3075 Posted February 15, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 15, 2010 1920-H half penny in nice condition but reverse is better Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandy3075 Posted May 8, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 8, 2010 Nice addition to collection - 1918 Heaton florin, I would say almost uncirculated and in the same lot I got about uncirculated 1949-H 2 shillings and a more common but nice and lustrous 1938-KN 2 shillings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandy3075 Posted October 9, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 9, 2010 Latest addition, nice and a bit unusual 1907 penny. First year of the mint for the type, not terribly rare but nice even with the lamination flan defect? the scan does not relay the full laster for some reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccg Posted October 10, 2010 Report Share Posted October 10, 2010 Not sure how I missed the earlier post, but that 1918 florin is great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandy3075 Posted February 14, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 14, 2011 Just got a 1915 Heaton penny, earlier type, quite unusual golden toning which is not very customary on these coins. Small flan defect on obverse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccg Posted February 14, 2011 Report Share Posted February 14, 2011 Nice! I don't think I've ever seen this type anywhere near UNC before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottO Posted February 14, 2011 Report Share Posted February 14, 2011 i wouldn't say golden is unusual for the period, if they used the British planchets it would happen, as the currency at the time comes up with yellow lustre. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandy3075 Posted February 17, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2011 Well, we all have our experience and our opinion, but for the BWA copper nickel this is not a something I see much and I have seen quite a few of them. Also there was no British imperial copper nickel coinage of that time, it did not start until 30 years later. Here is another BWA this time 1952 King's Norton mint nickel brass 2 shillings. Last year, lowest mintage. Nice despite imperfections. I initially confused it with toned silver (scans are pretty clear it is not) and it still can be if you look at it under certain angle so bright is the reflection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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