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New Member
United Kingdom
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Hi first post! I am not a collector but I have a coin I would like to know more about. Looking online it seems to be a replica of a 16th century half crown, rather than genuine. However it is silver, which is weird for a replica. It is slightly uneven as it is thicker on one edge and also it is very lightly bent. It weights 30.8 grams and measures 40mm in diameter. any info would be much appreciated!   |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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I am no expert on these but I see no automatic red flags, in fact I see thing I would expect to see on a real struck example, why do you say it is a fake?
Feel free to call me Will.
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Pillar of the Community
Belgium
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New Member
 United Kingdom
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well aren't these quite rare if genuine? I am not a coin collector so cant really say for sure, however I have looked at pictures of 1551 half crowns online and details are subtly different here and there, dunno if that is too be expected or not, the horserider figure has minor differences, as well as some of the letters/symbols around the outside, but that could just be wear....also some number overstamping has occurred on the date
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Well if I understand how they were struck, then they would have been rolled multiple times to create full details, thus the doubling. As far as the details.....dies from then we're hand done and there are always differences, sometimes major and sometimes minor.
Feel free to call me Will.
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New Member
United Kingdom
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Update, this is actually identical to silver crowns of the time, dunno why I got stuck on the half crown thing, so it does seem genuine, any advice on how to grade it? My grading would be 'pretty battered'
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Actually the eye appeal of your coin as well as surfaces and edges is pretty good. If it has good value, send it to pcgs.
Feel free to call me Will.
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New Member
United Kingdom
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Ok, I clearly don't get this coin collecting thing! I am in the UK but there must be something similar to pcgs here, thanks for the tip, looking online it clearly is worth looking further into it
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Ok, I clearly don't get this coin collecting thing!  I have been collecting since 1971 and I feel like that from time to time. Your coin looks to be a 1552 crown of Edward VI 1547-1554 (Ned the Lad) Its condition is probably Very Good, by British standards that is often considered non-collector grade. However this is one of the earlier dated British coins. If you live near a large museum you may want to ask there if they have a staff numismatist. If there is no museum look for a coin store. Third party grading services such as PCGS are not popular nor as present in the market in Britain as here in the U S. If you have not posted this in the United Kingdom forum here you may want to. Some very knowledgeable British collectors check in on that forum. |
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New Member
United Kingdom
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Ok good ideas, will start with the UK part of the forum , cheers
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Posted 09/01/2015 6:12 pm
