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| − | [[Image: | + | [[Image:GB 1946 half crown obv DSLR.jpg|300px|thumb|formerly in the Mountain Groan Collection]] |
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| − | This type was struck 1937-46 in substantial numbers and is common today. This type was the last silver half crown issued for circulation; the half crown of 1947-67 was copper-nickel. The reverse design was carried over unchanged from the George V half crown of 1927-36. | + | This type was struck 1937-46 in substantial numbers and is common today. This type was the last silver half crown issued for circulation; the half crown of 1947-67 was copper-nickel. The reverse design was carried over unchanged from the George V half crown of 1927-36. It was demonetized in 1969, when the pound was decimalized, but by then rising silver prices had driven it out of circulation. |
''Recorded mintage:'' 22,725,000 plus a few proofs. | ''Recorded mintage:'' 22,725,000 plus a few proofs. | ||
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''Specification:'' 14.14 g, 0.500 fine silver, .227 troy oz ASW, 32.3 mm diameter, designed by T. H. Paget and George Krueger-Gray. | ''Specification:'' 14.14 g, 0.500 fine silver, .227 troy oz ASW, 32.3 mm diameter, designed by T. H. Paget and George Krueger-Gray. | ||
| − | ''Catalog reference:'' KM 856. | + | ''Catalog reference:'' KM 856, S-4080. |
''[[Bibliography|Source:]]'' | ''[[Bibliography|Source:]]'' | ||
* Bressett, Kenneth E., ''A Guide Book of English Coins, Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, 2nd Ed.,'' Racine, WI: Whitman Publishing, 1962. | * Bressett, Kenneth E., ''A Guide Book of English Coins, Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, 2nd Ed.,'' Racine, WI: Whitman Publishing, 1962. | ||
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* 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. | ||
* Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019. | * Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019. | ||
| + | * 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. | ||
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Revision as of 10:25, 6 March 2025
This type was struck 1937-46 in substantial numbers and is common today. This type was the last silver half crown issued for circulation; the half crown of 1947-67 was copper-nickel. The reverse design was carried over unchanged from the George V half crown of 1927-36. It was demonetized in 1969, when the pound was decimalized, but by then rising silver prices had driven it out of circulation.
Recorded mintage: 22,725,000 plus a few proofs.
Specification: 14.14 g, 0.500 fine silver, .227 troy oz ASW, 32.3 mm diameter, designed by T. H. Paget and George Krueger-Gray.
Catalog reference: KM 856, S-4080.
- 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.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- 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.
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