OLD COINS.

Auckland Star, Volume LV, Issue 250, 21 October 1924, Page 7

OLD COINS.

MORE PARTICULARISED. Several letters on the subject of coins have been received as follows:— "Regarding the very interesting accounts published in the "Star" regarding old coins, I have in my possession quite a number, and I would like to get a little information from some of your readers as to the identity of tlie undermentioned: Thcv are dated quite clearly—lß2o, 1534, 1835, and 1836, all of the same value, 2/0. I have also 1/ piece dated 1836, on reverse side stamped Gulielmus 1111. D.G. Britanniar Rex. F.D. All five coins bear the ' same inscription. Also I have an India Company me-cent piece, dated 1545. Hoping this will interest some of your readers interested in old coins lil>e myself.—,!. Brady, Aratapu." (These coins are obviously of the reign of George the Fourth.)" Bernard H. X. Teague. of Mangonui, North Auckland, writes: —"P have in my collection a total of 10(i coins. British and colonies, and foreign. 1 append a list of some which may be of interest to your readers as follows: Bronze, large piece, States of Jersey, 113 th of a shilling, 1861; Geo. 111., heavy British piece, 1707: Ilibernia, head Geo. ill., reverse, harp, 1760; British l-3rd farthing piece, 1S0S; British -J-farthing piece, 18-14; several old East India Company pieces, oldest j having date 1830. Silver: Geo. 111. sixj pence, 1,817. New , Zealand tokens: , Bronze, Farmers' Co-op. Association, I Ltd., 2/6 trade token, size of penny; ! Manawatu Farmers' Co-op. Association, Ltd., 20/ trade token, same size. Bronze ! piece, figuring one side beautifully j tattooed face of Maori, with shoulders, j also mat and spear, reverse, name of ■ Christchurch Music Depot, 1881, size of penny." j "I have several in my possession, i but one in particular is an English coin, 'a half-penny dated 1471. with Britannia one one side and ruling Sovereign's I head on the other; and a penny of good ' old age (date obliterated), with j Britannia and same ruling Sovereign as the half-penny.—Brown, Otahuhu." , (These coins are of the reign of Edward [the Fourth.) Mr. E. Thomas, of Takapuna, forwards I a tracing of a 36/ piece, in which, unI fortunately, the date (apparently early in the fifteenth century) is not plainly decipherable. Without the correct date , its exact identity cannot be traced. ! Mr. R. Christey, of 0, Surrey Street, Grey Lynn, brought in a very handsome silver coin of Siam—a tical—showing the sacred elephant on tlie obverse and on the reverse the towers of Siamese temples. Mr. Christey's collection also includes a half-crown of George 111., shillings of Georges 111. and IV., a farthing of George IV., a very early Victorian penny (much worn) and two interesting old trade tokens—the latter being one issued by Morrin and Co., Queen Street, Auckland (undated), and the other by J- Hurley and Co., "confectioners, bakers and grocers," Wanganui. in 1853. Mr. Selwyn M. Hovell forwards for inspection from Waihi a "cartwheel" 2d piece, of George 111., well preserved, dated 1797, a nickel medal of the same monarch (after the fashion of the "spade" guinea); als» a small silver coin of the reign of Charles 11., dated 1677, this last being perfectly preserved. Compared with the present 3d piece, the current value of this coin would be 2d. ! Mr. G. Jones, of 11, Westfield Road, Grey Lynn, submitted a number of old ; Roman brass coins, large and small, j some of which are much worn and some quite well preserved. Other coins in I the collection include a Darsk skilling, j a brass coin of Louis XV. of France, j what appears to be an India Company 1 coin of 1579, and a Greek coin of 1730.