could anyone id these coins,,thanks heaps

Des from down under

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Hi ...these are my brothers and I promised to post them in this forum to see if they can be identified...the one with the hole in says 18 with a crest in the middle with 16 on the other side and a leaf curling up both sdes..the middle one shows 1875 below a crest that is almost unreadable with letters around the outside of the otherside saying something like...victoria.d.c.britt.reg.f.d.,thats all i can Sort of make out..and that may not be spot on.....the right one shows a bull headed roman emperor looking guy with 1817 below, and on reverse some etchings that I cant make out as it is so smooth...could this be silver along with the first one ??any help is so appreciated..cheers, des from new zealand
 

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Guessing: Coin on the left: British Sixpence (mid-1800s)
O Filleted head of Victoria left,
VICTORIA DEI GRATIA BRITANNIAR: REG: F: D:
R Value in wreath, crown above, die number above date (if it were visible)
SIX PENCE date
Similar to those found here: http://www.treasurerealm.com/coinpapers/england/Ar_Victoria.html

Don.......
 

The middle coin appears to be the penny of Queen Victoria. From 1860 onwards, bronze (an alloy of 95% copper, 4% tin, and 1% zinc) was used— the bronze penny weighed ⅓ oz (9.4 grams) and was 31 millimetres in diameter.

The reverse would show a seated Britannia holding a trident with the words ONE PENNY to either side of her, and the date in the exergue beneath her.
 

holy smoke you are the man..I got a more powerful magnifyier and re posted the letters..but you beat me to it ..what a knowledge...and what a help..so rapt there are people like you around ..cheers from des and brother.......heaps of thanks again....
 

Des:
I enjoyed the research; thanks for the opportunity. In the future, you may choose to add the diameter (in MM) and the weight (in grams) to your description. Another ID help aid would be to show 'scale' to your unknows; like a ruler or another common coin in the same picture as your unknown.
Keep hunting and posting; those coins are most interesting.
Don........
 

will take that onboard Don...next ones will have all that..cheers des
 

SS:
Thanks for the clarity.
I noticed that Des used a similar description ("bull headed roman emperor"), but it didn't click with me that the phrasing might be world-wide slang for this type of coin.
I keep learning.
Don......
 

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