Great Britain 1936 1/2 crown

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Goldberg sale 81, lot 2327
photo courtesy Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

This specimen was lot 2327 in Goldberg sale 81 (Los Angeles, September 2014), where it sold for $94. The catalog description[1] noted, "Great Britain. Halfcrown, 1936. George V. Mint state with a pleasant golden tone. Usually well circulated and bright. NGC graded MS-65." This type was issued 1927-36 and this date is common tho proofs are rare.

Recorded mintage: 7,039,000 plus a few proofs.

Specification: 14.14 g, 0.500 fine silver, 32.3 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: S-4037, KM 835.

Source:

  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • Bressett, Kenneth E., A Guide Book of English Coins, Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, 2nd Ed., Racine, WI: Whitman Publishing, 1962.
  • Lobel, Richard, Mark Davidson, Allan Hailstone and Eleni Calligas, Coincraft's Standard Catalogue of English and UK Coins, 1066 to Date, London: Coincraft, 1995.
  • Rayner, P. Alan, and Maurice Bull, English Silver Coinage from 1649, 6th Ed., London: Spink & Son, 2015.
  • Skingley, Philip, ed., Standard Catalogue of British Coins: Coins of England & the United Kingdom, 46th edition, London: Spink & Son, 2011.
  • [1]Goldberg, Ira, Larry Goldberg, Aleeza Brown, Yifu Che, Jason Villareal and Stephen Harvey, Goldberg Sale 81: the Pre-Long Beach Auction, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2014.

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