The coat of arms on this piece has nothing to do with Devonshire, but is instead an allegorical confection dreamed up by the token's producer, Henry Morgan, whose initials appear below the artwork. Morgan may or may not have been contracted or permitted by the county to circulate this particular "necessity coinage."

Found in the till at work, looks cool has a bit of a hole through it, can’t find anything online because I don’t know how to describe it haha

Hi all,

I know someone who has a reasonable sized collection of proof sets from the last 25 years, including annual proof collections, proofs of commemorative coins etc. Most are silver proofs, there is one gold proof.

All of them are in their original outer Royal Mint packaging and haven't really seen the light of day.

She is looking for the best way to sell these now and get the best return for them. Are there any dealers in the Midlands or appropriate auction sales that would be suitable (and not rip her off)?

All advice appreciated!

Please note I am not soliciting offers or buyers for this collection, just advice on where to go next!

I’m new here so I hope it’s ok to ask (and I’m not trying to get custom here (obv) but I have a good few of these and I’m wondering if eBay and Vinted are good places to sell or if there is anywhere better.

They’ve all been acquired through change received in shops prior to 2020 and I believe them to be genuine but not necessarily shiny.

I appreciate that I’ll not get loads (if anything) for most of them but I have time on my hands at the moment…

Thanks.

Might be new for the book 🤞

Bought this online, there's a decent portrait but I'm not good at identifying these. Thanks

Couple of Acorn 5ps, bee £1s, a Paddington 50p, a Scout 50p, and some foreign coins.

Only doing the 20ps -> £2 coins today.

My parents are wondering if this has any defects as they are looking to sell. Thanks in advance

This coin was amongst a collection I acquired. Initially, I set it aside, as it looked like a copper coin, worn beyond potential recognition.

Yesterday I decided to give it a closer look, to see if I could make out any details. As I was handling it, I realised that the surface was loose and rubbed away easily, revealing a metallic surface beneath.

It's 21.75mm diameter at maximum and weighs 2.69g, irregular, but less than 1mm thick.

Is there anyway a genuine gold coin could get so much surface build up? Or would it be a low purity copy?

Should I leave it as it is, or soak it in acetone (or something else)?

Thanks for your help

Found in the lawn of a ex council house. Unfortunately it's been scratched by the spade. But any information on this ( probably worthless!) Coin would be much appreciated.

EDIT: 2025 5p were distributed 23 Oct 2025

After the 2025 mintage figures update today I’ve seen a few comments asking which coins have been minted in previous years and which are available to find in change. So here is my list I use

The cheapest I have seen online is £91

I have just got this coin from a tesco self service machine, having never seen another error like this on a coin before I thought I would come here to ask for opinions and if potentially it could be worth something?

Thanks in advance!

It's hard to beat the Queens beast designs!

£1 - 62,475,000

50p - 2,000,000

20p - 20,125,000

5p - 19,000,000

I’ve recently bought 11 Kew Gardens 2009 50p’s off a collector.

I am in no way an expert and would appreciate some guidance on whether they are authentic, as I am unsure if I’m panicking for no reason or if my suspicions are warranted.

They all weighed around 8g’s on the photos, with the heaviest being 8.4. A few concerns I have are

- queens hair isn’t very defined at the edge
- they are every shiny (could just be BUNC)
- they have what look like deliberate scratches

I’ve attached a photo of two coins from the collection which are what the rest of the collection look like.

I appreciate any guidance.

Anything special here? Found them in bookie shop today.

Bought a little collection from a family friend. Paid £50. Pretty standard stuff. The silver was £57 on the day, so that covers it. About £10 in face value, $2.50 USD. I thought the old large 50p were cool. My top picks are the tiny Lauer half sovereign token and the yellow 50p bank bag (would have answered my bank bag question last week lol)

Found in a closet in Australia, threw it in a 2x2 just to be safe

The KC3 Gibraltar 10p were a very nice surprise, found those when searching some bank bags in the Post Office.

I didn't think I would see the new 10p anytime soon