Welcome Groat to the KOTCT Forum! We are all please to have you with us. If you don't mind, we all would like you to take a moment and tell us about yourself and what kind of collecting you enjoy the most. We are all ready to get to know you and hopefully as well, you will want to get to know all of us. Everyone here Groat considers each other family so have fun and enjoy the site and all of its "Bells & Whistles". Also, please take the time to complete your profile information. It's this info that helps us better get to know you.
Again, welcome to The Knights of the Coin Table and Castle KOTCT!
Merlin
Welcome to the Knights Castle Daniel.
Pull up a pew and join us at the table.
We are all friends here.
Welcome 8)
Thanks folks.
I hail from the cursed isle of Great Britain. I moved to West Berkshire from Scotland two years ago.
Currently I'm working on a collection of one coin for every British monarch (within the realm of what's possible). So far I have everyone from Charles II to Elizabeth II, except for Edward VII - he keeps getting lost in the post. Most of the coins are British but I had to get a British West Africa coin bearing Edward VIII's name, because he abdicated.
I enjoy holding items from the past and thinking about the time they came from and the times they've seen. I use them as little starting points to inspire my curiosity to learn a bit more about history. For example a month ago, I couldn't tell you who came before Liz II. Now, I can name them all in order correctly at least as far back as Liz I!
I'd like to extend the collection with more monarchs, and also improve the examples I already have (for example I recently upgraded my worn Victorian penny to a good florin).
Modern coins do interest me but if I find any good ones I give them to Ken.
If you have any questions ask away!
Glad you decided to join us here.
Looking forward to you poating some the pictures of the coins you have acquired since unlike the others here, only you and I get to see your coins in person.
Ken
Welcome aboard Daniel.
Great to have you here.
Ken told me he had a friend collecting all the monarchs on coins, so I guess you are he. :)
Welcome to KOTCT Groat. Where does the name Groat come from?
I would presume it is from the old English 4 pence known as a groat.
First time hearing it, learn something new every day. Looked it up and there seem to be some pretty cool Medieval Groats to collect. Nice choice for a name.
My one and only groat...
Well done working out the name.
Here's my one and only Groat:
Nice coin! Much older than mine. :)
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