Bun Penny

This coin, value 1d, was minted in 1892, nine years before Queen Victoria's long reign ended. I found it today in an antique shop.

When I say 'found' I mean I sat on the floor of the shop for half an hour sifting through hundreds and hundreds of old copper coins and this was at the bottom of the box, in my final handful.

I only had a tenner on me, so the owner let me have it for nothing as she didn't have £9.90 in change in the till

[Krista Marson]

I rather like this :)

[Susan Wakely]

What a lovely owner and great capture of this old coin.

[Shutterbug]

I like the minimalism.

[Casablanca]

Ah, lovely! Great story

[Phil Sandford]

That's been well handled given the wear; if it could tell stories, I wonder what it could tell ............

[Walks @ 7]

Great find in both the coin and the kindness of the shop owner.

[Carole Sandford]

Very well worn & you can’t get more of a bargain than free! Where you looking for a particular coin when you were sifting?

[JackieR]

@carole_sandford I was looking for a bun penny!! Couldn't believe my luck
@joysabin not sure kindness more couldn't be botheredness
@phil_sandford Steam to nuclear power, Empire to commonwealth, In, and out, of EEC/EU, sterling to decimalisation, abacus to computer, cars, space rockets......... blimey so much more we could add!!
@casablanca thank you
@shutterbug49 glad you thinks it's minimalist
@wakelys she even let me use their sink to wash my filthy hands after handling decades of dirty coins!!
@blueberry1222 that's nice to read!

[wendy frost]

Lovely find at the bottom of the box.We used to give Bun Pennies to the collection at Sunday school towards a new church.Wish I had saved them all now.

[JackieR]

@wendyfrost I had one in the '60s, my dad said to hang onto it, as it would be valuable one day! I expect I put it towards a 6d ice cream!!

[Monica]

That's great!

[katy]

Is it called a bun penny because she has a bun? What a treasure to find and so worth the effort I would assume.

[Esther Rosenberg]

I can just picturing you sitting at her store. Hours, and that for 10 cents. :-)

[summerfield]

you were looking for a bun penny especially for the challenge? nothing else would do? 😉

@grammyn - yes, because queenie had a bun in that image.

[JackieR]

@summerfield I even did a 7.66 mile round walk to get it!!
@dutchothotmailcom I knew what I wanted chuffed I found it!!
@grammyn it is!
@monicac thank you

[Kathy]

That's devotion to your art. A nice minimalistic photo of this unusual and well used coin.

[Annie-Sue]

so it only would have cost 10p? bargain!

[Kathy A]

Wow, what a find!

[LManning (Laura)]

How many hands must this have passed through? Beautiful shot.

[Valerie Chesney]

Oh Jackie, what a find... I used to be part of an "Antique Ladies" group when I lived in Sydney. Did we have fun " sitting on the floor" going through jumbled estate boxes. I once found a Shelly cup/saucer& plate in perfect condition & paid Aus.$5..Those were the days. 😊😊

[Delwyn Barnett]

Oh great find!!

[JackieR]

@dkbarnett hunted long for it!!
@happysnaps just Googled your crockery find- pretty!!

@ljmanning they were all filthy hands!
@kjarn i was happy

@anniesue yup!! Looked on e-bay got me a bargain!!
@randystreat devotion?? Hmm perhaps not

[Wendy]

A fabulous find!

[JackieR]

@farmreporter worked hard for it!! Welcome home btw