This could be expensive, grade and value sort

[Gary D 76]

Hi just been drooling over this wondered if some one could give me a grade and value before I do something dum.

[Gary D 76]

I'll try add a piccy this time

[Gary D 76]

The other side

[burpalot 0]

id say EF maybe UNC

in my book(british coins market values 2006)

it's say's

edward viii 1905(f)............EF=£1500 UNC=£3000

(copied from the book)

hope this helped

BURPALOT

[Emperor Oli 0]

id say EF maybe UNC

in my book(british coins market values 2006)

it's say's

edward viii 1905(f)............EF=£1500 UNC=£3000

(copied from the book)

hope this helped

BURPALOT

Slightly liberal I think. I would go a few grades lower, somewhere around fine, perhaps GF.

[Peter 615]

I would say GF.

There are a few edge bumps (under the 19 looks bad)

It will probably make £175 ish.

[Gary D 76]

Walking away, I was thinking about GF. As these babies are hard to come by in anything better than worn flat I was trying get a bit better than GF. VF would have made me more interested but the P and I are about gone. I saw one a auction slightly worse than this go for £180. I'm sure it would go for more on ebay. The guy wants a best offer around $999 Perhaps I'll insult him and offer $300.

[Peter 615]

It is rare but NOT unobtainable.

Ebay has 000,s of punters who do their search on 1905 for the 2/6 1/- and even 2/-.

I haven't got any of the trio above but should I stumble on a decent one it will be luck.

I would rather get a quality 1903 2/6-.

If you are collecting 2/6's nice pieces 1887 YH and earlier seem harder than catalogue prices suggest.

[Gary D 76]

I'm into 1900 to 1970 and only missing 1903 and 1905. I'm starting to sort out the different types now that I have a copy of Davies. Davies quotes a 1911 proof with beveled edge, does anyone know what to look for. The other noticable absence from my collection is the 1926 with the colons missing.

[Peter 615]

Colin Cooke had a nice Fine 1905 for £225 in his latest catalogue (Feb).......(its not on his web site yet)

It was fairly dingless.

Also a 1903 for £70

[Geoff T 3]

Beware - forged 1905 half crowns do exist.

This one is nowhere near uncirculated. I'd put it at a F-GF.

Still looking for a better one...

G