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[[Image:Great Britain 1834 half crown UBS 85-882q00.jpg|550px|thumb|UBS sale 85, lot 882]]
 
[[Image:Great Britain 1834 half crown UBS 85-882q00.jpg|550px|thumb|UBS sale 85, lot 882]]
  
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This specimen was lot 882 in UBS sale 85 (Zurich, September 2010), where it sold for 450 CHF (about US$513 ncluding buyer's fee). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''GROSSBRITANNIEN, William IV. 1830-1837, Halfcrown 1834. Vorzüglich-FDC.'' (Great Britain, half crown of 1834, extremely fine to uncirculated)"</blockquote>  This type was struck 1834-37 and is expensive in nice condition.
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This specimen was lot 882 in UBS sale 85 (Zürich, September 2010), where it sold for 450 CHF (about US$513 ncluding buyer's fee). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''GROSSBRITANNIEN, William IV. 1830-1837, Halfcrown 1834. Vorzüglich-FDC.'' (Great Britain, half crown of 1834, extremely fine to uncirculated)"</blockquote>  This type was struck 1834-37 and is expensive in nice condition.
  
 
''Recorded mintage:'' 993,000.
 
''Recorded mintage:'' 993,000.
  
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''Specification:'' 14.14 g, .925 fine silver, this specimen 14,13 g.
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''Specification:'' 14.14 g, 0.925 fine silver, this specimen 14,13 g.
  
 
''Catalog reference:'' S. 3834, KM 714.2.  
 
''Catalog reference:'' S. 3834, KM 714.2.  
  
 
''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
 
''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
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* 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, 1801-1900, 9th ed.'', Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
 
* Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed.'', Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
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* 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.
 
* Skingley, Philip, ed., ''Standard Catalogue of British Coins: Coins of England & the United Kingdom, 46th edition,'' London: Spink & Son, 2011.
 
* Skingley, Philip, ed., ''Standard Catalogue of British Coins: Coins of England & the United Kingdom, 46th edition,'' London: Spink & Son, 2011.
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* <sup>[1]</sup>''UBS Auction 85: Gold and Silver Coins,'' Zurich: UBS AG, 2010.
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* <sup>[1]</sup>''UBS Auction 85: Gold and Silver Coins,'' Zürich: UBS AG, 2010.
  
 
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Latest revision as of 10:45, 20 June 2025

UBS sale 85, lot 882

This specimen was lot 882 in UBS sale 85 (Zürich, September 2010), where it sold for 450 CHF (about US$513 ncluding buyer's fee). The catalog description[1] noted,

"GROSSBRITANNIEN, William IV. 1830-1837, Halfcrown 1834. Vorzüglich-FDC. (Great Britain, half crown of 1834, extremely fine to uncirculated)"

This type was struck 1834-37 and is expensive in nice condition.

Recorded mintage: 993,000.

Specification: 14.14 g, 0.925 fine silver, this specimen 14,13 g.

Catalog reference: S. 3834, KM 714.2.

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, 1801-1900, 9th 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.
  • [1]UBS Auction 85: Gold and Silver Coins, Zürich: UBS AG, 2010.

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