2011 50 Pence

Ugh. Sorry it's been a month. I got busy with school things. These three are extremely modern, from the UK. They're Olympic 50p- though oddly they're from before the Olympics started? I've got Badminton, Vollyball, and the Discus throw. Two of my friends who got married when to Scotland for their honeymoon and picked these up for me. Not that I wanted the whole set (I think there's 36 of them) but I'd like to get the Offside Rule one just because it's so funny.

1976 50 New Pence

This is a heptagon. Yeah, I had no idea what word that was either. But apparently this shape lets the coin roll freely and go in machines better. This size isn't legal anymore- they've switched to a smaller 50p.

1979 5 Pence

Ignore the super modern 5 pence, it's just there to show something. So the summer before last I went on Study Abroad to the UK, which is where the smaller 5 pence came from. I've got a friend who lives there, who hooks me up with UK coins. And he gave me the larger 5 pence you see there, because they don't make them in that size now. In comparison the modern 5 pence is about the size of an American dime. Also check out the progression on Elizabeth II's image. It's going to be really weird when I have all of her coins up.

1976 25 Cents

This is Canadian money. It's pretty common where I'm from, especially the one cent. I'm not sure where I turned this up, but it was probably mistaken for an American quarter or something. Pretty nice elk or caribou on it. I really like money with animals on it.

2005 50 Pence

This one actually has a pretty good story behind it. I've got this friend in England who I've been to visit several times, when I was on Study Abroad. We've known each other for years online, though. Anyway, he found this in his coin jar the last time I was there and gave it to me. It's a special edition 50 pence from several years ago when they did a definition set. Pretty awesome. I've actually got quite a few coins thanks to him.

1963 Half Pence

This is one of those coins I have no idea where it came from. Just in the box. It's a 1963 British Half Penny, not in the greatest condition. I love the ship on the back of it. I have so many British coins and it's amazing to see Elizabeth II on all of them. There's a real progression to seeing her change, considering American money goes with historical Presidents. I don't think England still has a half penny, so that's pretty neat about this one too.