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Uhhhh Valued Member United States 117 Posts	Posted 03/02/2011 7:27 pm There's a post in the US coins forum about coin rings, but I figured my question would be better suited in here. I searched through the archives and didn't find anything that I thought pertained to this question, but I apologize if this is something that's been brought up before. I've made a coin ring out of a 1948 British Half Crown. I figured I'd practice on my first one that wasn't silver just in case I did a bad job. I did rather well though, and I want to make one out of silver now. Can anyone give me a listing of the silver content of British Half Crowns throughout the years? I don't think I'd be able to bring myself to do it to anything TOO old though. Thanks. * Moved by Staff to a more appropriate forum. * Report this Post to the Staff

Rdwarrior Valued Member United States 266 Posts	Posted 03/02/2011 7:44 pm From about 1920 and up they were 50%, before that 92.5% (sterling) Report this Post to the Staff
Uhhhh Valued Member United States 117 Posts	Posted 03/02/2011 9:04 pm So, would a 50% one still turn my finger green? Btw.. I just realized there's a Great Britain forum. Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16859 Posts	Posted 03/03/2011 04:18 am Quote: I just realized there's a Great Britain forum. Yep. I just moved this thread there. Confirming the date ranges: 1919 and earlier are sterling silver (.925 fine), 1920-1946 are .500 fine, 1947-1970 are cupronickel. Quote: So, would a 50% one still turn my finger green? Don't know about your finger, but the ring itself might. .500 fine silver can look a bit coppery, and is more prone to verdigris than finer 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
chris wren New Member United Kingdom 30 Posts	Posted 03/11/2011 09:19 am The actual dates for the silver content of British milled coins are: Up to 1920 - sterling silver (925 fine or 925/1000 parts silver) 1921 to 1946 - 50% silver (500 fine or 500/1000 parts silver) 1947 on - cupro nickel Chris Wren Report this Post to the Staff
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