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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Kinda stuck on this one! Denomination? Composition? Value$  |
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Pillar of the Community
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The other side. This coin was inherited by a friend and looking for info.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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To make it easier on us could you tell us the size of it please?
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Valued Member
United States
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Looks like a Great Britain Gold Sovereign. Is it about 21 or 22mm in diameter?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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OK, got it! It was between the halfcrown and crown. There's slight difference in the wreath.
Yours is a halfcrown (must be 32 mm in diameter), sterling (0.925) silver, .4205 oz. ASW.
I wouldn't rely on my catalog, a few years old, for values, so hopefully someone else could help you with that.
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Pillar of the Community
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Looks like a Great Britain Gold Sovereign. Is it about 21 or 22mm in diameter? I wasn't even thinking gold!  Now we absolutely need to know the size! |
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Valued Member
Canada
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There are no 1843 Crowns so svslav is correct.It is indeed a half crown. Tough date. My guess is F/VF and would be in the $150.00 retail range. Nice coin.
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Valued Member
Canada
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My bad. Gold Sovereign. The difference is the position of the hair "bun" in relation to "GRATIA".
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Note the die crack over the full VICTORIA. I don't have the coin in hand but I will post the Dia later.Thanks for the help on this one!
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Pillar of the Community
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Gold Sovereign. The difference is the position of the hair "bun" in relation to "GRATIA". Good catch!  And again, there are minor differences in the wreath between h/crown and a sov. This is a sovereign, that is unless it's a copy and not necessarily gold. |
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Valued Member
Canada
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Common date. Considering the grade the gold content is probably worth more than the collector value.
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Sovereign is 22 mm. Probably close enough, measurement error.
I do, though, advise a close scrutiny of the coin when it arrives because many forgeries of Victorian sovs exist!
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