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Other than proof sets, Silver Dollars etc we also buy Silver coins. Whilst they will not generate the kind of return Gold and Platinum will (rarity aside), they can generate a few extra pounds. Whilst going through old coins do ensure you look for rare and valuable collectors coins. With regard to British coins, between 1582 and 1919 all silver coins were composed of 925 parts per 1000 of silver, the rest copper; this is known as sterling silver. From 1920 most coins (the shilling, florin, half crown) were debased to 500 parts per thousand and this continued till 1946, thereafter all coins were made from copper and nickel. |
