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| − | [[Image: | + | [[Image:GB 1935 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; even the proofs (shown here) are readily available. This type was the last silver half crown issued for circulation; the half crown of 1949-67 was copper-nickel. The reverse design was carried over unchanged from the George V half crown of 1927-36. The next date with a substantial number of proofs struck was 1950. | This type was struck 1937-46 in substantial numbers and is common today; even the proofs (shown here) are readily available. This type was the last silver half crown issued for circulation; the half crown of 1949-67 was copper-nickel. The reverse design was carried over unchanged from the George V half crown of 1927-36. The next date with a substantial number of proofs struck was 1950. | ||
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''Recorded mintage:'' 9,106,000 plus 26,000 proofs. | ''Recorded mintage:'' 9,106,000 plus 26,000 proofs. | ||
| − | ''Specification:'' 14.14 g, .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. | ||
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* 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. | ||
* 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. | ||
* 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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* [[Great Britain 1937 3 pence KM-Pn126|1937 pattern threepence, Edward VIII]] | * [[Great Britain 1937 3 pence KM-Pn126|1937 pattern threepence, Edward VIII]] | ||
* [[Great Britain 1937 3 pence KM-849|1937 brass 3 pence]] | * [[Great Britain 1937 3 pence KM-849|1937 brass 3 pence]] | ||
| − | * [[Great Britain 1937 3 pence KM- | + | * [[Great Britain 1937 3 pence KM-848|1937 silver 3 pence]] |
* [[Great Britain 1937 shilling KM-854|1937 shilling, Scottish reverse]] | * [[Great Britain 1937 shilling KM-854|1937 shilling, Scottish reverse]] | ||
* [[Great Britain 1937 florin|1937 2 shillings]] | * [[Great Britain 1937 florin|1937 2 shillings]] | ||
Latest revision as of 18:00, 4 May 2025
This type was struck 1937-46 in substantial numbers and is common today; even the proofs (shown here) are readily available. This type was the last silver half crown issued for circulation; the half crown of 1949-67 was copper-nickel. The reverse design was carried over unchanged from the George V half crown of 1927-36. The next date with a substantial number of proofs struck was 1950.
Recorded mintage: 9,106,000 plus 26,000 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.
- 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.
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