Is this a Florin? 1 1

[Halbrook Family]

I started to get into Canada and GB coins. Great Britain coins I am having a hard time with this one. KM 762 it looks like. Sterling? It seems more like copper though. With the 2" x 2" it weighs 12.9 g which is close to the 11.3 it should weigh. 

Edited June 30 by Halbrook Family

[Halbrook Family]

It's got to be that. I got a what I would think would be a XF one from a year later. Same size. 

[Greenstang]

You answered your own question, it is a florin and should be silver.

[Halbrook Family]

It's more golden then the picture. 

[Mr.Bill347]

It is , in fact a British Florin. The 1888 florin was the follow up to the 1887 Florin which was struck in both Gothic and Romanesque letters. Your coin exhibits a Roman “1” and is sterling silver

Victoria silver Florin

Obverse - Crowned Gothic type bust left, WW below for engraver William Wyon, Latin legend with a linear and beaded border surrounding both sides, date in legend in Roman numerals

Reverse - Crowned cruciform shields, emblems in alternate angles, quatrefoil at center, denomination legend, +One florin+ in the upper half, one-tenth of a pound in the lower half

Weight approximately 11.32 grams of sterling silver.

[RWB]

1887 coin is a "forlorn" florin for the 50th anniversary of Queen Victoria. The obverse depicts an ugly old woman with a marked receding lower jaw and double chin, wearing a spaghetti strainer on her half-bald head. The reverse shows a mash-up of obsolete heraldic shields centered on a "plus + " sign surrounded by a smoke ring and undefined rays.

Initials under the portrait are J.E.B. Joseph Edgar Boehm who was forced to admit to the awful art work.

[VKurtB]

On 7/1/2024 at 3:19 PM, RWB said:

1887 coin is a "forlorn" florin for the 50th anniversary of Queen Victoria. The obverse depicts an ugly old woman with a marked receding lower jaw and double chin, wearing a spaghetti strainer on her half-bald head. The reverse shows a mash-up of obsolete heraldic shields centered on a "plus + " sign surrounded by a smoke ring and undefined rays.

Initials under the portrait are J.E.B. Joseph Edgar Boehm who was forced to admit to the awful art work.

Yeahhhh, Vicky surely was an acquired taste in the looks department. But then, the British monarchy generally were no bargain. Susan B. Anthony has serious competition in the “who’s been beaten by the ugly stick” department. 

[Henri Charriere]

Looks like it falls to me to offer a few kind words...

Though historically ridiculous, here's my take:

First and foremost, it's got over 11 grams of silver. That puts it 37 furlongs ahead of its next best competitor.  🤣

Next up, denticles galore.  Say, Percival! Do me a favor. If you have any left over from the rims, throw a few around her neck (looks to be the right size; we'll call them pearls) one for the earring (a larger one to go with the smaller one if you can find any lying around) and, let's see... oh yeah, 13 or so to festoon the pinnacle of her crown.

I see you're here almost a year.  Do hope you had a pleasant Fourth!

[Halbrook Family]

Thanks everyone

[Halbrook Family]

Getting into the GB and Australia New Zealand as well as the Canada silver sets pre Elizabeth preferably. Is there any place to read about them? I think GB is sterling until 1920 and silver until 1946. Australia sterling until 1945. 1946 I think they went to 50% silver except 1966 50 cents. 80%. Is there a canada red book or GB Red book? 

[Greenstang]

Canadian coins were sterling up to 1919, from 1920-1967 they were 80% silver (although in 1967 some dimes and quarters were 50%) A good book on Canadian coins woild be one of the Charlton Standard Catalogue of Canadian Coins Volume 1. An older issue would be good enough for earlier Canadian Silver coins.   

Here is a site on Canadian Coins that may help

https://www.coinsandcanada.com/coins-prices.php

Edited Friday at 10:14 PM by Greenstang

[Halbrook Family]

Thank you. I enjoyed the site