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hippiebrian Valued Member United States 436 Posts	Posted 10/20/2009 02:48 am I am not real familiar with Great Britain coinage, and was wondering, is there any silver in the 1947 half crown I've got? It's an attractive coin imho, and I'm keeping it no matter what, but was curious...Thanks in advance! Report this Post to the Staff

Sap Moderator Australia 16868 Posts	Posted 10/20/2009 03:02 am Nope, sorry. Britain's economy was ruined by the war and they couldn't afford silver circulating coins anymore. Many of the wartime silver coins they had were shipped off to America to help pay off the war debt. 1946 was the last year British coins contained silver. 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
hippiebrian Valued Member United States 436 Posts	Posted 10/20/2009 03:25 am Thanks! No matter the metal, I still love the coin! Report this Post to the Staff
WpgLwr Pillar of the Community Canada 1082 Posts	Posted 10/20/2009 07:46 am I do understand why you asked, though...occasionally one runs into a '47 or '48 that is so shiny that you'd swear it must be silver, especially when most British coins one runs into have a "dead looking" finish to them. I found a couple of florins like that last month -- they obviously didn't see much circulation at all. Report this Post to the Staff
molydeii Pillar of the Community Turkey 870 Posts	Posted 10/20/2009 12:22 pm 1947 half crown coin is made of %75 copper %25 nickel, so it is a cupro-nickel coin. I think half crown coins are one of the most attractive coins ever minted, they have the most elegant design and lovely fonts. Report this Post to the Staff
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