Great Britain 1939 half crown
This specimen was lot 74881 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, September 2024), where it sold for $384. The catalog description[1] noted, "GREAT BRITAIN. 1/2 Crown, 1939. George VI. PCGS MS-65. The obverse of this piece is an attractive white argent hue with gold toning at the periphery. However, the reverse is stunning with its uniform layer of deep champagne to gold transitioning to lilac at the periphery. The only MS-65 example graded by PCGS with none finer. This will be a superb acquisition for the collector of British coinage." This type was struck 1937-46 and is common. In 1947, the silver coinage was converted to copper-nickel to release precious metal for the payment of American war loans.
Recorded mintage: 15,479,000 plus proofs.
Specification: 14.14 g, 0.500 fine silver, 32.3 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: S-4080; KM-856.
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- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, September 2024 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.
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