Question by Jimmy Neutron: British currency.....?
what is the coversion of Crown, Half-crown, sovereign, pence, guinea and other older divisions of a pound

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Answer by Wendy
It's really difficult to answer accurately. Old coins in good condition are worth more than their face value.
Coins made from gold have a value related to weight and the gold price as well.

I suggest you consult Wikipedia for each coin and visit a numismatic dealer if you have coins.

Crown: 25 p (5 shillings); but later worth £5
Half-crown: about 13 p (2 shillings and sixpence)
sovereign: originally a gold £1; now worth £150
2 pence: 1 p
guinea: £1.05p

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Originally posted 2010-12-29 14:25:32. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

Question by Patrick S: how much is a 1909 british gold soverign?
i have a 22k british gold sovereign from 1909, with a loop on the top which im pretty sure was used for a string for a necklace at some point, the coin is in excellent condition and almost no scratches on it, how much would it be worth??

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Answer by curtisports2
Being what is known in the field of numismatics as 'ex-jewelry', the coin is not in excellent condition, may not be gradable by one of the leading grading companies, and will have very limited appeal to collectors. This pretty much reduces it to a coin that gold bullion investors will buy. It's a smaller coin, so the percentage of premium over spot market price will be higher than it would on a one ounce bullion coin, but as ex-jewelry, the premium will be small or there might be none at all You're looking at somewhere in the 5 - 0 range.

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Originally posted 2011-02-28 22:17:18. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

Question by flazatty: British Royalty Trivia Question?
When a new British Sovereign ascends the Throne, he or she usually chooses to reign under his or her first name. For example, when Princess Elizabeth Alexandra Mary became Queen in 1952, she chose to reign under the name of Queen Elizabeth II.

There have been exceptions.

For example, when Prince Albert Frederick Arthur George became King in 1936, he chose to reign as King George VI.

When his grandfather, Prince Albert Edward, became King in 1901, he chose to reign as King Edward VII.

Neither of them wished to reign as King Albert, because the public associated the name "Albert" with Queen Victoria's husband, and the former wished to emphasize continuity with his father's reign following the abdication of his brother, King Edward VIII.

Now for the question:

By tradition, how does the new sovereign "officially" inform his or her subjects of the name he or she has chosen?
Hint: It consists of a mesage. To whom and from whom is the message?
According to Alan Michie's "God Save The Queen," published in 1952, after the death of King George VI and before the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, the Lord Mayor of London, by ancient prerogative, is entitled to be the first person (outside the Royal Family) to be notified of the sovereign's death. Other sources (e.g. the New York Times published in January 1936 after the death of King George V) indicate that this notification is given in writing and consists of a message signed by the new sovereign and delivered to the Lord Mayor. The manner in which the new sovereign signs the message determines the new sovereign's regnal name. I was interested to have the information about Queen Victoria. Thanks to all who responded.

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Answer by The Dark Side
An announcement will be made from Buckingham Palace and the media will report it, in just the same way as the announcement of a royal engagement or wedding.

When Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, becomes King, it is possible that he will not want to use the name Charles - he could be King Charles III, but the first two Charleses were not exactly the most popular kings that Britain has ever had. Charles I in particular angered Parliament because of his autocratic rule, leading to the English Civil War and eventually to his being the only monarch we've ever had who was executed.

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Originally posted 2011-07-01 14:31:16. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

Question by PimpBerries' Ghost: Are there many Americans today who wish they fought for the British during the Revolution?
Bonus; Do you think Obama wishes they had won as well, and that we were some sovereign British nanny state??

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Answer by Pooh.
No, We love eat burgers and we dont want a Queen

USA! USA!

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Originally posted 2011-03-29 18:00:52. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

Question by turkey: How much are the following british gold sovereigns worth?
full sovereigns:
1899 victoria
1906 and 1907 edward vii
1913 george v

half sovereign:
1891 victoria
1905 edward vii

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Answer by denissnowy
Gold coins have a bullion value based on weight and a collectors value. If you sell to a collector you get more but the value is dependent on condition - is it like new or warn flat as a blank. The gold value is now high by the way. Try searching on ebay - you might find quite a few there, but for a real valuation go to a coin shop.

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Originally posted 2010-07-19 16:53:38. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

Question by Within the Storm: Should the British Sovereign reign alone as an Absolute Monarch?
The whole "Parliament" tradition seems a bit outdated, not to mention overly expensive and time-consuming...

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Answer by english rosethorn
It may be a good suggestion. Her majesty I feel sure has more experience than all her ministers.

Since so few people bother to turn up to vote. Democracy appears to be rather wasted on the majority.

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Originally posted 2011-03-18 04:20:55. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

Question by aristocrat1.0@sbcglobal.net: Does the British Sovereign still retain the power to make royal commands?
I know that British Monarchs these days,merely play a ceremonial and national role, but she's still a bloody Queen.

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Answer by SUPERNATURAL2006
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AsEmI2IGwVI2dzbk_064Hjvsy6IX?qid=20070605212100AAlFbku

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Originally posted 2010-12-10 10:45:17. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

Question by Suicune: If the British Sovereign commands one of her subjects to do something, are they legally obliged to comply?
For example, if Queen Elizabeth II randomly ordered someone to make her a ham sandwich, and they refused, would they have broken the law?

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Answer by Rolf
Yes, but the authorities would probably release the person after a few hours, after taking their DNA of course, to avoid quiet accusations of dictatorship.
This applies to white ethnic Brits; iIf they were an ethnic minority nothing at all would happen to them

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Originally posted 2010-09-11 08:26:38. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

Question by Rebecca: what about that new british singer Lady Soverign?
i mean she sings good the music video is funny you got to hand it to her she can actually pull it off with her sideways ponytail.lol

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Answer by Becky
Total chav. Maybe she'll bring back legwarmers and ra-ra skirts next. lol.

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Originally posted 2010-08-28 22:18:21. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

Question by PrimeTime: Out of all territories that the British controlled, was the US the only territory to rebel and succeed?
I am not a history scholar, but as far as I know, the United States is the only territory that the British controlled which rebelled and became its own sovereign nation. Is this true?

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Answer by Max B
Australia and India are two I can think of off hand.

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Originally posted 2011-08-26 04:35:16. Republished by Blog Post Promoter