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quarterfan Valued Member United States 58 Posts	Posted 04/30/2006 7:48 pm I have this coin (can't even remember where, when or how I got it) and just know that it's a 1708 Queen Anne something or other. It's a little bigger than the size of a U.S. half dollar, about 31mm. Any help as to what it is, composition, value, etc. would be appreciated. Thanks, M- Edited by quarterfan 04/30/2006 8:02 pm Report this Post to the Staff

CarlTromp Valued Member Netherlands 309 Posts	Posted 04/30/2006 8:16 pm The coin on your pic's is a 1 Shilling 1708 Krause number 523.3 It's silver, for a fine you would get abouth $ 20 buks. Greetings, Carl Report this Post to the Staff
quarterfan Valued Member United States 58 Posts	Posted 04/30/2006 9:14 pm Thanks Carl. From my searching I couldn't quite tell what it was between a couple of different denominations. Didn't figure it was worth much considering the condition. Know any good sources I can learn more about it? Thanks, M- Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16826 Posts	Posted 04/30/2006 9:48 pm At a "bit bigger than a half dollar", that's a halfcrown, not a shilling - shillings are 26mm (or 1 inch) across. The "E" you can just make out below the portrait is the mintmark for Edinburgh - Scotland had just been assimilated and the Scottish mint was put to work making British coins. KM#525.2, catalogue value $17 in VG, but with all that wear and scuffing, I wouldn't be that generous with the grade. Krause is just as good for modern British coins as any other "darkside" place, but they do make specialist British catalogues. These tend to focus on the earlier, mediaeval hammered issues. The one put out by Spink is most commonly encountered, though it has it's critics. 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
quarterfan Valued Member United States 58 Posts	Posted 05/01/2006 9:00 pm Ok, that's the problem I was having, couldn't find a resource that gave the diameters and I didn't know if it was a (1/2) crown or a shilling. I tried to find it in the 2006 Krause but obviously it didn't go back that far (only book my library had on world coins), so I did some web searching (and that's how I found this place!). I did figure out the "E" but didn't know the story behind it. Thanks Sap! Edited by quarterfan 05/01/2006 9:01 pm Report this Post to the Staff
thekidcollector Forum Kid Kuwait 1523 Posts	Posted 05/04/2006 3:41 pm I have something like that but not exactly, Doncha just love the design! Report this Post to the Staff
scoutjim99 Pillar of the Community United States 4589 Posts	Posted 05/10/2006 12:56 am In the the front of most Kraus books, their are measurment scales in circular fashion you place the coin in the closest size and then compare to the list for that section usually that works however I have seen a few time where that didnt help oh I am sorry under each caption they give the size and composition and weight. and the "measurment scales " in my book are called chart of coin sizes by millimeters Pg number still in the roman numerals in the very front.. I hope this helps some Edited by scoutjim99 05/24/2006 9:03 pm Report this Post to the Staff
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