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Hi All,
My Grand daughter came round for her sleepover, she wanted to get my old English coins out to look over, her name is Victoria so she sorts out all the Queen Vic coins.
I was laying on the carpet with her helping her find the Vic coins,I realized that I really hadn't taken a good look at them for about 30 years, I became aware that there were more than coins in the 4,000 plus coins on the carpet I recognized some "dog name tags" I had no idea that I had them found six, and about twenty Foreign coins one an Indian Head.
One particular name tag belonged to a Wing Commander Woodhouse from Whithall London I am wondering if any Brits can look him up as that is a "Very" impressive title this guy would have rubbed shoulder with  Churchill.
See the pix below..........HH.....Johnnn

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Johnnn Queen Victoria had loads of issue coins over the years and some of them are worth serious money, and it is the mint marks
and designers who made them which make them worth money also weather they are High tide or Low tide coins if you want to go through them I will tell you the value of them, The high tide- low tide thing is look around Britanias ankles and see the water line
and the details on the light house ETC

hope this helps

AU

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Hi BA,
You sure created a "jaw dropping" moment with that info. I had those dog name tags all those years and hadn't noticed the rank attached to it.
Now it will be interesting to see if any more info on this guy turns up...Thanks again, out of the 20 or so doggy ID's that one has the highest rank. ...
Going out tomorrow WW1 and 1812 site....HH...........Johnnn

Posted on: April 22, 2011, 05:16:45 PM

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Hi RR,
I have quite a few Vic coins after sorting them with my Granddaughter I have more than I thought but most are suffering from circulation wear and tear, I still can remember finding them in change as a kid almost worn flat, I will look through them for dates and post them to you see if any have any rarity thanks for the offer I dont have a current UK coin book mine is 16 years out of date.
HH...........Johnnn

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Hi BA,
I am amazed at the amount of info that little disc is digging up, but thats what this hobby is all about........Thanks agin for the interesting reading..HH..Johnn

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You are welcome. 

By the way, if your Wing Commander G.P. Woodhouse is the same G.P. Woodhouse that 1950 agreement, then you and Victoria have handled an item related to putting a man on the moon    (distantly, but still related).   The Long Range Proving Ground is one of the many names for "The Range" used by NASA to launch rockets from Caneveral/Kennedy.   I found that out by "Googling" Bahamas Long Range Proving Ground.

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