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bobstam New Member United States 47 Posts	Posted 08/20/2011 9:50 pm Hi everybody, Just got my first British half-crown from ebay. Weight is 13.66 gr ... Is it right weight for the condition of the coin? The SG test result is 10.35 which I think is ok for .925 silver. Any thoughts? Thank you. The link on ebay: http://www.ebay.com/itm/16063252554....m1439.l2649 Also some pictures here: Report this Post to the Staff

Peter THOMAS Pillar of the Community Australia 2830 Posts	Posted 08/21/2011 02:46 am can't recall a chop-mark on a half-crown before ... and an interesting chop-mark it is ... If only our coins could talk ! Report this Post to the Staff
bobstam New Member United States 47 Posts	Posted 08/21/2011 2:26 pm Thank you Peter for your reply. Not sure about chop-mark, the letters are WB (B may stand for "bank"). My concern is that the coin is underweight. If our coins could speak ... ... as long as they don't speak Chinese :) Report this Post to the Staff
Nevol Formerly nancyc Australia 5385 Posts	Posted 08/21/2011 7:14 pm Check out Tony Clayton's excellent site:http://www.coins-of-the-uk.co.uk/halfc.html life is a mystery to be lived not a problem to be solved Report this Post to the Staff
bobstam New Member United States 47 Posts	Posted 08/21/2011 9:46 pm Thank you Nancy, very informative and interesting link. Report this Post to the Staff
Apollo Pillar of the Community Canada 1610 Posts	Posted 08/26/2011 12:34 pm I believe it is real, first of all its interesting because George III was fat and the first issues of the half-crown (yours), were displeasing to him so he changed the look of it, making the die one more appealing (without shoulders). That coin sells in the likes of $50 to $450, circulated. Yours, if graded well, could sell for $100+. (If that mark doesn't affect the value) Report this Post to the Staff
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