its a silver coin, about as big as a quarter.
2006-08-21 16:42:48 · 6 answers · asked by heather b 2 in Games & Recreation ➔ Hobbies & Crafts
i meant in american money. i dont think they use shillings anymore, anyway.
2006-08-21 16:51:57 · update #1
What year?
2006-08-21 17:00:19 · answer #1 · answered by Man 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am trying to figure out what country your coin is from. It is not from Great Britain. They had shillings and florins and half crowns and crowns plus lower denominations, but no 5 shillings. Shillings were used and issued in 34 countries or British territories. It would take a real long time for me to look up all these countries even though I have the books to do so. Post a country and a date then I can answer your question.
2006-08-22 14:41:44 · answer #2 · answered by Taiping 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
An English 5 shilling piece is not actually legal tender in the UK since decimalisation - but equivilent to about 25p (16c). On ebay you might get a small about for it (maybe a buck or two). If it's real silver - that might be worth something.
If it's a rare collectable version, that might make it worth something more. Also, crowns were often minted to celebrate things like the Queens marriage etc. I have about 3 or 4 like that.
2006-08-21 16:54:40 · answer #3 · answered by dryheatdave 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's worth 5 shillings. Is this some sort of trick question?
2006-08-21 16:49:01 · answer #4 · answered by mayorofsteveville2002 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
about 5 shillings.
2006-08-21 16:48:06 · answer #5 · answered by Steven B 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
in case you mean "how a lot were they fairly worth then ?", it relies upon upon the date of the shillings. to guage the fee of 1939 - basically pre-conflict - currrency with that of at present, multiplying through one hundred is a sturdy known. £2 10s.0d.became an common operating salary for a week - £250 at present. one aspect which emerges from such comparisons is how less extreme priced each little thing is at present - except for houses. as an party, postage and petrol (!). Stamps were a million a million/2 pence, so a week's pay might want to deliver 400 letters; at present you may deliver over six hundred. Petrol became a million/6d. in holding with gallon - 4 a million/2 litres - the equivalent of 750 p. at present - 167 ppl approx. i purchased a 2d-hand bicycle at the same time as i began artwork in 1937. It fee me £3 - which became just about 5 weeks of my pay as a junior clerk in an workplace. Coming closer, in 1952, my pay as a instructor with 6 years' seniority from conflict service became £7 a week, and a first rate digicam fee £40 - just about 6 weeks' pay. evaluate that with the fee of an exceedingly a lot more desirable helpful digicam at present, and a instructor's pay !
2016-11-26 22:21:50 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋