ozjohn

Copies are against Ebay's policy "sometimes". If you read their policy all copies should be marked as such which I take as being stamped on the coin so that is cannot be removed.

Nice find. I bet someone was sorry to lose a shilling. Looking at the condition it wasn't a newly minted coin but still a day's pay for a soldier in WW1

Mr T water H2O is a polar molecule. That's what gives its ability to dissolve so many things.

You can try metho. I don't know about the UK but in Australia you can buy it without the purple dye. I find it good for cleaning and degreasing bronze and silver coins. I have never experienced any reaction between the spirit and a coin.

.A 1966 Australian 50c coin struck in .800 silver dia. 31.3 mm weight 14gm. about the same size and weight as a half crown. They were only issued for one year 1966 and then replaced by a Cu Ni version as illustrated. I suppose this coin gives an idea how an ER II half crown would have looked like if it had been struck in silver. 50 C was 5/- in the old money.

Shttp://www.londoncoins.co.uk/?page=retailv2_details&uin=0030923 Shows a London coin graded at CGS 82. While the attached photo show an un graded coin of the same attached image. As this is my coin and probably biased. I make the following observations. The ear of the London coin graded example is nearly fully struck. However the surface of my coin shows almost full mint lustier and in addition the upper shield on the reverse shows the 3 lions are far better struck than the London Coins CGS example. Your comments are invited.

Tried looking for coin 812833 on PCGS verification without any luck. Is it the correct ID? My best 1920 halfcrown which I think I may have posted before but may serve for comparison with yours.

I've found when you attempt to speak to the French in their own language they suddenly gain an ability to speak English. As for the cost of the call most ISPs charge less than 5c/min to Europe for a telephone call which is pretty cheap. There is not a word for cheap in French it is moins cher (e) which translates to less dear.. Not sure why the above is underlined.

Thanks for the positive comments. There was a more serious reason for this post which goes to the accuracy of grading by TPG IMO a London Coins grading of 82 seems a little optimistic for this coin and given they both grade and trade coins puts them in a compromised position. I brought my coin on Ebay about a year ago for GBP 120 which I thought was top dollar for such a coin but as it turns out considerably less than the London Coins offering although there is a premium for encapsulation. I also note that finding a high grade 1920 florin is difficult compared with the sterling silver coins of the series. There seems to be plenty in the VF - GVF range which make me think that quite a bit of hoarding of Sterling silver coins. went on when the debased coins were issued.

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I think most of them were hoarded as the silver value exceeded the face value. There are still plenty around to buy from dealers at about $ 12 - 15 depending on the silver price. I think Canada issued silver coins in 1966 with the Machin effigy as well.

Glad to be of assistance.

If you knew the answer why ask the question ? At least Australian coinage of the 50s & 60s contained 50% silver rather than the Cu Ni coins issued over there. Also the Australian "silver" coins with the exception of the 50 cent coin still retain the size and weight of the old UK imperial coins. Anything else you would like to know? Correct, somebody has to balance your side of the planet .

It's an Australian QE2 florin which for your information were made from 50% silver. The old LSD coins were minted in .500 silver up to 1965. As for politics you have your opinion and I have mine and as Paddy says probably better left out of this forum.

UK and OZ silver coins "rescued" from change in the late 60s early 70s. On the political side I guess you could use a MT in the Brexit negotiations. To be fair TM had the ground cut from under her after the disastrous election result where the UK's position was compromised right from the start. This was about the worst election outcome for the UK since WC was chucked out in 1945 leaving an unprepared Atlee to face Stalin & Trueman in the post WW2 negotiations at Potsdam.

Hi madness, Thanks for that . I'm feeling inspired and will take a look in our local Bunnings. Regards, Ozjohn

Hi Madness, l notice from your post you have managed to find a copy stand for coin photography. I have looked high and low in Oz for one without success although I've seen them on overseas Ebay with very high shipping charges. At present I use a tripod which is less than ideal. If you could let me know where you got your one from I would appreciate it. Thanks

I think this may be a hard one as it is not the name he would have used for him self but a name used by others and the non reflexive form may be correct in this case. I tried it in an English to French translator they gave it as On l' a appele Guilaume the batard. ie they called him William the Bastard using the perfect past rather than the imperfect tense. If the reflexive form of the verb appeller had been used the verb would have used etre as the auxiliary verb rather than avoir. Perhaps if we have a French speaker on the forum they may be able to correct us.

Yes you are right, it's a reflexive verb. s'appeller.

En francais il applait Guillaume le batard.

The way things are going I wouldn't be surprised if Betty outlives Chuck and we will have a Bill or perhaps Guillaume V.

Sorry my mistake.

Interesting fake. If it is genuine it is a poorly minted example with the LH edge of the reverse missing. It's a bit hard to see if there is a mint mark. A 1917RM sovereign commands a high price which makes this coin a target for forgers.

Like I said I was surprised to find at the time difficulty in obtaining a top grade 1929 halfcrown given the mintage for this year was more than double that of the 1935/36 issues.

With the introduction of Australian coins in 1910 the halfcrown ceased to be issued as halfcrowns were not included in the new issues although halfcrowns circulated into the early 1930s but these for the most part would have been the earlier ones. So in answer to your question 1928 etc. halfcrowns were never plentiful in Australia. As for availability of the 1929 halfcrown it was based entirely on my attempt to upgrade the one I had as it seemed difficult at the time to find a top grade example.