A Bank Of England Half Dollar And A Seaby Boo-Boo

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BillSnyder Pillar of the Community 778 Posts	Posted 06/13/2018 9:04 pm This Bank of England Half Dollar (1797) came with a Seaby holder marked - "England 1774 Madrid Mint 4 Reales of Charles III counterstamped with hallmark of George III in emergency issue of 1797. Good VF + toned." Note that "Madrid" is wrong. The undercoin was made in Seville. Bill Report this Post to the Staff

moxking Rest in Peace United States 17900 Posts	Posted 06/13/2018 9:16 pm Any idea about the multi colored toning? Report this Post to the Staff
ExoGuy Pillar of the Community United States 4421 Posts	Posted 06/14/2018 07:58 am Any idea about the multi colored toning? My guess is previously long term storage in a "sulfur" laden envelope. This is one cool c/s on a very desirable host coin! Museum quality, this. Any thoughts on the surviving population number, Bill? Report this Post to the Staff
BillSnyder Pillar of the Community 778 Posts	Posted 06/14/2018 10:28 am These Half Dollars are considered "Rare". (Even scarcer than their crown-sized Dollar cousins). Note that, when referring to this counterstamp, some wag said "The head of a Fool (English King George III) on the neck of an A-s-s (Spanish King Charles III)". Bill Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16857 Posts	Posted 06/14/2018 8:18 pm The other contemporary expression used with these coins was "two kings, not worth a crown" - the "crown" being 5 shillings, and the dollars only rated at 4 shillings 9 pence. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
ExoGuy Pillar of the Community United States 4421 Posts	Posted 06/14/2018 8:19 pm Blimey! Report this Post to the Staff
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