Difference between revisions of "Great Britain 1918 half crown"
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
(This page contains material from http://www.coinfactswiki.com/wiki/Great_Britain_1918_half_crown) |
(revised link) |
||
| (5 intermediate revisions by the same user not shown) | |||
| Line 2: | Line 2: | ||
[[Image:Great Britain G85-3917r.jpg|300px|thumb|photo courtesy Goldberg Coins and Collectibles]] | [[Image:Great Britain G85-3917r.jpg|300px|thumb|photo courtesy Goldberg Coins and Collectibles]] | ||
| − | This specimen was lot 3917 in Goldberg sale 85 (Los Angeles, June 2015), where it sold for $270. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "Great Britain. Halfcrown, 1918. George V. An uncirculated specimen from the year when the World War 1 ended. Paste blue toning. Exceptional. NGC graded MS-64." This type was issued 1911- | + | This specimen was lot 3917 in Goldberg sale 85 (Los Angeles, June 2015), where it sold for $270. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "Great Britain. Halfcrown, 1918. George V. An uncirculated specimen from the year when the World War 1 ended. Paste blue toning. Exceptional. NGC graded MS-64." 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:'' 29,080,000. | ''Recorded mintage:'' 29,080,000. | ||
| − | ''Specification:'' 14.14 g, .925 fine silver, 32.3 mm diameter. | + | ''Specification:'' 14.14 g, 0.925 fine silver, 32.3 mm diameter. |
''Catalog reference:'' S.4011; ESC-765; KM-818.1. | ''Catalog reference:'' S.4011; ESC-765; KM-818.1. | ||
''[[Bibliography|Source:]]'' | ''[[Bibliography|Source:]]'' | ||
| + | * 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. | * 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. | * Rayner, P. Alan, and Maurice Bull, ''English Silver Coinage from 1649, 6th Ed.,'' London: Spink & Son, 2015. | ||
| Line 18: | Line 19: | ||
''Link to:'' | ''Link to:'' | ||
| − | * [[Great Britain | + | * [[Great Britain 1917 half crown|1917 half crown]] |
| + | * [[Great Britain 1918 farthing|1918 farthing]] | ||
| + | * [[Great Britain 1918 half penny|1918 half penny]] | ||
| + | * [[Great Britain 1918 penny|1918 penny]] | ||
* [[Great Britain 1918-H penny|1918-H penny]] | * [[Great Britain 1918-H penny|1918-H penny]] | ||
* [[Great Britain 1918-KN penny|1918-KN penny]] | * [[Great Britain 1918-KN penny|1918-KN penny]] | ||
Latest revision as of 20:28, 3 March 2024
This specimen was lot 3917 in Goldberg sale 85 (Los Angeles, June 2015), where it sold for $270. The catalog description[1] noted, "Great Britain. Halfcrown, 1918. George V. An uncirculated specimen from the year when the World War 1 ended. Paste blue toning. Exceptional. NGC graded MS-64." 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: 29,080,000.
Specification: 14.14 g, 0.925 fine silver, 32.3 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: S.4011; ESC-765; KM-818.1.
- 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.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Goldberg, Ira, Larry Goldberg, Aleeza Brown, Yifu Che, Jason Villareal and Stephen Harvey, Goldberg Sale 85: the Pre-Long Beach Auction, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2015.
Link to: