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[[Image:SB224-74777o.jpg|300px|thumb|Stack's Bowers February 2024 Collector's Choice sale, lot 74777]]
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This specimen was lot 74777 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, February 2024), where it sold for $85. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Great Britain|GREAT BRITAIN]]. 1/2 Crown, 1917. London Mint. George V. NGC MS-63. Quite argent and vibrant, this Choice minor provides great eye appeal." This type was issued 1911-19 and most of the dates are common. This one is the most common date. The half crown was sterling silver until 1919, then 0.500 fine silver, then converted to copper-nickel in 1947. Midway thru 1926, a new bust was introduced (KM 830) in an attempt to alleviate persistent weak strikes. late in 1927, the reverse was modified (KM 835).

''Recorded mintage:'' 11,172,000.

''Specification:'' 14.14 g, 0.925 fine silver, 32.3 mm diameter.

''Catalog reference:'' S-4011; KM-818.1.

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* Bressett, Kenneth E., ''A Guide Book of English Coins, Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, 2nd Ed.,'' Racine, WI: Whitman Publishing, 1962.
* Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
* 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.
* <sup>[1]</sup>Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, ''February 2024 World Collectors Choice Online Auction,'' Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.

''Link to:''
* [[Great Britain 1916 1/2 crown|1916 half crown]]
* [[Great Britain 1917 penny|1917 penny]]
* [[Great Britain 1917 6 pence|1917 sixpence]]
* [[Great Britain 1917 sovereign|1917 sovereign]]
* [[Great Britain 1918 half crown|1918 half crown]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1917]]

[[Category:Selections from the Stack's Bowers 2024 Collector's Choice sale]]

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-This specimen was lot 74777 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, February 2024), where it sold for $85. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Great Britain|GREAT BRITAIN]]. 1/2 Crown, 1917. London Mint. George V. NGC MS-63. Quite argent and vibrant, this Choice minor provides great eye appeal." This type was issued 1911-19 and most of the dates are common. This one is the most common date. The half crown was sterling silver until 1919, then 0.500 fine silver, then converted to copper-nickel in 1947. Midway thru 1926, a new bust was introduced (KM 830) in an attempt to alleviate persistent weak strikes. late in 1927, the reverse was modified (KM 835).
+This specimen was lot 74777 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, February 2024), where it sold for $85. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Great Britain|GREAT BRITAIN]]. 1/2 Crown, 1917. London Mint. George V. NGC MS-63. Quite argent and vibrant, this Choice minor provides great eye appeal." This type was issued 1911-19 and most of the dates are common. This one is the most common date. The half crown was sterling silver until 1919, then 0.500 fine silver, then converted to copper-nickel in 1947. Midway thru 1926, a new bust was introduced (KM 830) in an attempt to alleviate persistent weak strikes. Late in 1927, the reverse was modified (KM 835).
 ''Recorded mintage:'' 11,172,000.
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 * [[Great Britain 1917 3 pence|1917 threepence]]
 * [[Great Britain 1917 6 pence|1917 sixpence]]
 * [[Great Britain 1917 sovereign|1917 sovereign]]
 * [[Great Britain 1918 half crown|1918 half crown]]

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 * [[Great Britain 1916 1/2 crown|1916 half crown]]
 * [[Great Britain 1917 penny|1917 penny]]
 * [[Great Britain 1917 6 pence|1917 sixpence]]
 * [[Great Britain 1917 sovereign|1917 sovereign]]