1841 half crown

[Guest martin]

does anyone know where i can get an 1841 half crown, i have been trying to get this coin for my dad for ages but just cant find it. It will complete his collection so i am really keen to get it as a present for him.

Thanks

[Geoff T 3]

The 1841 half crown is one of the key dates in the post-1816 series, and rarer than the elusive 1905. The mintage was very low - 42,768 - so even if you found one it wouldn't come cheap. You're looking at a minimum of around £250 for fine and well over £2,000 for uncirculated.

As a half-crown man I'd dearly like to have one myself, but you see the problem!

Geoff

[Peter 615]

Such a coin is surely the "Holy Grail" for a 2/6 series collector.

Won't it spoil his enjoyment of tracking it down...just to have you present it to him?

A couple of coins I want will require detailed inspection and negotiations before I

would accept.