Any Ideas?

[RENNES 0]

Hello,

this coin was found amongst dirt and mud, WITHOUT a detector just by chance. Its amazing!!

So to be sure it is a 1697 Halfcrown from Bristol correct?

Can any one offer advice on the grade, and for the value if it has any,

please see images from the link;

http://s1277.photobucket.com/user/LouisX1V/library/EC

http://s1277.photobucket.com/user/LouisX1V/slideshow/EC

Many thanks in advance

[RENNES 0]

Hello,

this coin was found amongst dirt and mud, WITHOUT a detector just by chance. Its amazing!!

So to be sure it is a 1697 Halfcrown from Bristol correct?

Can any one offer advice on the grade, and for the value if it has any,

please see images from the link;

http://s1277.photobucket.com/user/LouisX1V/library/EC

http://s1277.photobucket.com/user/LouisX1V/slideshow/EC

Many thanks in advance

Seems to be in quite good condition!

[RENNES 0]

Hello,

this coin was found amongst dirt and mud, WITHOUT a detector just by chance. Its amazing!!

So to be sure it is a 1697 Halfcrown from Bristol correct?

Can any one offer advice on the grade, and for the value if it has any,

please see images from the link;

http://s1277.photobucket.com/user/LouisX1V/library/EC

http://s1277.photobucket.com/user/LouisX1V/slideshow/EC

Many thanks in advance

Seems to be in quite good condition!

I dont have acces to the coin now to check the size and weight, could it be a sixpence if not a halfcrown?

If it is a sixpence is it the 1st or second bust type.

many thanks in advance

[Rob 3,152]

Looks like a halfcrown from the hair curls below the truncation. It was quite a decent coin before it was lost. It looks better than VF, but not good enough for EF and the damage from being in the ground for a few hundred years hasn't done it any favours. It is probably only worth tens of pounds as opposed to hundreds. High grade with environmental damage will reduce it to probably say somewhere between £50 and £100 if it cleans up to give a reasonable coin.

Here is a better example struck from a rusty obverse die which is not quite EF for wear, but the die was quite worn and on its last legs.

[RENNES 0]

Thankyou very much for your time and the information, very useful Im very grateful,

"if it cleans up" to be a good coin.

What would the best way to clean it!

I want no part of the cleaning process !!!

How would you suggest I do this, can I have it done professionaly?

Is it expensive? Worth grading?

many thanks in advance

[RENNES 0]

Thankyou very much for your time and the information, very useful Im very grateful,

"if it cleans up" to be a good coin.

What would the best way to clean it!

I want no part of the cleaning process !!!

How would you suggest I do this, can I have it done professionaly?

Is it expensive? Worth grading?

many thanks in advance

is it expensive for Professional cleaning i meant to say

[Rob 3,152]

Forget grading and slabbing as it is damaged from being in the ground and so you would be wasting your money doing so. Wash it in soapy water with a soft brush to remove the crud from the surface and see what transpires. You may rest assured that cleaning this will not harm its value. You don't have to buff it up, just remove any material sticking to it.

[RENNES 0]

Exellent thankyou Rob,

is it ok to soak in olive oil opposed to condemning it to the soft brush.

RAFE HOLD FIRE AND DONT DO IT YET. Wait till I'm there..

Thanks again for you time its very much appreciated.

à la prochaine fois

merci bien

[Coinery 1,148]

Exellent thankyou Rob,

is it ok to soak in olive oil opposed to condemning it to the soft brush.

RAFE HOLD FIRE AND DONT DO IT YET. Wait till I'm there..

Thanks again for you time its very much appreciated.

à la prochaine fois

merci bien

It is OK to use olive oil, but I don't think you'll see a significant difference if you left it in the stuff for another 200 years.

I think what Rob very kindly fell short of, is cleaning may make it a little more pleasing on the eye, but it's not going to dramatically alter its value.

As an example, you might have a George VI 1945 halfpenny with a lustrous surface, worth only a few £'s, but cleaning that would spoil it, and reduce its value by 90% probably? However, your coin already has its value set on account of its damaged surface, so cleaning it, if it was only to make it easier on the eye (And I think it's fine as it is, maybe a wash, possibly) would not significantly reduce the value of it.

Just don't use a Brillo pad!

[RENNES 0]

Great, thankyou very much Coinery and Rob..

Nicely explained and clear information.

Im afraid its the same old story I keep coming to the forum with questions and I dont feel like I give something back.

If anyone has any General questions about French modern coinage (the last hundred years) then try me. I'm not promising anything but the query may be something i have encountered or researched.

So worth a shot.

Thanks again guys.

Always a pleasure and very informative at Predecimal.