#1 - filling up a three pence Whitmans coin album

I inherited 3 jars of pre-decimal coins from my grandma. I’ve decided to start filling up Whitman coin folders with the excess I have

[@coinhistory638]

Hi, You can use one of the 1967s for the type 2 obverse for Elizabeth II. All 1953s are type 1.

[@TonyLazarou]

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[@CoinChaser1933]

thank you 😊

[@silvercoinedge8228]

The trick with those folders is not to repeatedly take the coin (s) in and out of the slots, otherwise they will no longer stay in. The final year of "business strikes", as in, coins that everyone would have in their pockets, was 1967. There was a 1970 proof coin set that had a three pence piece in it. Sometimes these sets are busted up, and the 1970 three pence becomes available as a stand alone coin. The reason why you have so many Second World War issued 3 pence coins, is because the mintages were so huge. This was because of the war effort and demand for coins was very high. 1943 saw the production of over one hundred million 3 pence pieces, so these coins are going to be the most common in a jar full of them. Immediately after the war, austerity became even more extreme. The silver money was debased (from 1947), and lots of coins saw lower mintages. 1946 is the key date that you should be looking for. Hopefully that is some useful/interesting information about your brass coins. 😊

[@CoinChaser1933]

love it thank you 🙏🏻

[@paulroe6633]

Cut a thin strip of paper and place in the edge of the coin slot as you are putting coin in the folder, you may need to adjust the thickness depending how lose the coin slot is.

[@CoinChaser1933]

i have tried that but they still fell out - i might go to a stationers and get some thick paper 👍🏻