Wob Posted May 29, 2012 Report Share Posted May 29, 2012 I have recently bought a new house and whilst doing DIY I've found some coins hidden in random places. I was just after some info on the coins. What they are? Are they rare? Do they hold any value? And what I should do with them? They are probably nothing special, but would like to find out a bit about them. 1. It does look like a normal coin, not 100% sure if it could be a date over print though, not sure what I'd be looking for. 2. The reverse of this coin is upside down, once again I'm not sure if that means anything or not. If you need any more info please ask, I have no idea about coins so I'm not really sure what you'd need. Kind Regards Wob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccg Posted May 29, 2012 Report Share Posted May 29, 2012 If you can provide the diameter of the pieces that would held in confirming their denominations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wob Posted May 29, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 29, 2012 1. is 34mm 2. 35.8mm or if your rounding up I'd say 36mm I hope this helps??! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccg Posted May 31, 2012 Report Share Posted May 31, 2012 Okay, sounds like they're both pennies if I'm not mistaken. The 1797 is relatively common, though your piece is better than usual for the type. Value - perhaps $10-20? The 1858 is quite nice - catalogue value for a non overdate 1858 is £95 - though I'm not sure what they actually sell for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ma12rc Posted September 30, 2012 Report Share Posted September 30, 2012 Your second one is a cartwheel penny. Those were the first that were made with steampowered machines. They made a lot of them, but because they were so big they weren't very practical for use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottO Posted September 30, 2012 Report Share Posted September 30, 2012 looks like someones rainy day money from 1859 perhaps very nice 1858 penny there, you would have to check the date as there are many overdates in that year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandy3075 Posted January 15, 2013 Report Share Posted January 15, 2013 looks like someones rainy day money from 1859 perhaps Or a sloppy half blind collector lived there before :-) and these pennies just fell through the cracks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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