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Title: Young victoria shilling Post by: roaljodaka on January 24, 2015, 05:35:35 PM Hi all, got out for couple hrs this afternoon and found this viccy, best condition one i found.
Title: Re: Young victoria shilling Post by: Dryland on January 24, 2015, 06:50:40 PM Well done Roger, I love finding silver coins
Title: Re: Young victoria shilling Post by: jimjoiner on January 24, 2015, 07:26:24 PM Nice find rog
Title: Re: Young victoria shilling Post by: Dale on January 24, 2015, 07:55:21 PM Nice find, Its also quite a early die number on that one, is it 12 just above the date, I just had a quick count there was 93, 1872 dies, only 8 before yours ;)
Title: Re: Young victoria shilling Post by: 150aceboy on January 24, 2015, 08:04:22 PM Nice find m8, lovely condition well found ;)
Title: Re: Young victoria shilling Post by: BugbrookeBen on January 24, 2015, 08:09:42 PM Nice fond, well found :D
Title: Re: Young victoria shilling Post by: Resurgam on January 24, 2015, 08:19:16 PM Nice coin, well found. Any idea why we call a shilling a "Bob"? Ten Bob note! Can you lend us a couple of Bob!
Title: Re: Young victoria shilling Post by: Chef Geoff on January 24, 2015, 08:30:48 PM Not a clue but while we're at it why was (is) a pound called a knicker?
Title: Re: Young victoria shilling Post by: Resurgam on January 24, 2015, 08:41:25 PM Not a clue but I thought perhaps the term "Bob" originated with Victoria's hair style. Bun = Bob???
Title: Re: Young victoria shilling Post by: Chef Geoff on January 24, 2015, 08:43:54 PM No apparently (according to Google) it was first documented in the 18th century but no one actually knows where either term originally comes from :-\
Title: Re: Young victoria shilling Post by: Resurgam on January 24, 2015, 08:51:03 PM Hmmm, and the old three penny bit was sometimes called a "Joey".
Title: Re: Young victoria shilling Post by: Chef Geoff on January 24, 2015, 09:43:43 PM Ahh now I can help you with that one lol The real Joey was the fourpence (groat) introduced in 1836, the coin had gone out of circulation in 1800 but was reminted after pressure from an MP named Joseph Hume and so the coin took his name "Joey" unfortunately it became very confusing as it was the same basic size as the threepence of the time and was finally withdrawn in 1855 but somehow the name joey was transferred to the threepence ;)
Title: Re: Young victoria shilling Post by: grego on January 25, 2015, 06:36:45 PM Nice one Roger, great condition.
Title: Re: Young victoria shilling Post by: stuttera on January 25, 2015, 06:40:54 PM And the old sixpence was called a tanner ? Still a very nice find rodger
Title: Re: Young victoria shilling Post by: TheLoveDoc on January 25, 2015, 07:58:26 PM Cracking coin ....well done :)
Title: Re: Young victoria shilling Post by: icedout84 on January 25, 2015, 09:42:51 PM That is a lovely coin in great condition, cracking find.
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