Opinions on 1689 1/2 Crown

[atscaper 1]

So this is my first foray posting on this site. Hope I do a good job.

I've previously posted this question on another site and one or 2 replies I received had the 'almost too good' comment. So I thought I'd throw it on here as well to get other opinions about it. What would you all say as far as authenticity/grading? Thanks a bunch.

PS - The coin is no longer in that holder (that's just what it was in when I bought it)

[azda 979]

Can i ask what you paid for it? It actually does look a

Little to good, Hence the reason i ask about price. I'm wondering if it was also bought on eBay from perhaps an American seller?

Edited May 17, 2013 by azda

[argentumandcoins 70]

I cannot see much wrong with it (other than the obvious cleaning).

I cannot give a cast iron assurance it is genuine without handling it. Grade would be VF or slightly better.

[Peter 615]

Too good?

It looks about NVF and a problem free coin.

There are many types (frosted,pearls...no pearls ETC)

[atscaper 1]

Can i ask what you paid for it? It actually does look a

Little to good, Hence the reason i ask about price. I'm wondering if it was also bought on eBay from perhaps an American seller?

This one was bought along with a few others (pics attached, missing one side of shilling as I'm limited to 150kb) from a local collector. Total was about $400 Cdn if I remember correctly. Thought it was a good deal, these types of coins are hard to come across locally over here.

[Paulus 1,975]

Can i ask what you paid for it? It actually does look a

Little to good, Hence the reason i ask about price. I'm wondering if it was also bought on eBay from perhaps an American seller?

This one was bought along with a few others (pics attached, missing one side of shilling as I'm limited to 150kb) from a local collector. Total was about $400 Cdn if I remember correctly. Thought it was a good deal, these types of coins are hard to come across locally over here.

If genuine, a real bargain!

Welcome to the forum!

[azda 979]

Hmmmm tie me up and whip me with a bannana skin and call me cynic, but thats mightly cheap for all those

Edited May 17, 2013 by azda

[Coinery 1,148]

Hmmmm tie me up and whip me with a bannana skin and call me cynic, but thats mightly cheap for all those

Where's that plantain skin, they're bigger?

Definitely very cheap, as azda says, would really like to see the obverse of the shilling!

The threepence looks to be the rarer 8/1 too...I know it makes no logical numismatic sense, but BCW have cataloged one! Could even be a 9 under the 0 (though difficult to tell from the images), making for a mix of the BCW varieties. They do, of course, also list an 80/79 (much more logical), but your underlying number looks much more 1-like (not that I've been able to tell 1's from 2's recently ).

[atscaper 1]

Hmmmm tie me up and whip me with a bannana skin and call me cynic, but thats mightly cheap for all those

Where's that plantain skin, they're bigger?

Definitely very cheap, as azda says, would really like to see the obverse of the shilling!

The threepence looks to be the rarer 8/1 too...I know it makes no logical numismatic sense, but BCW have cataloged one! Could even be a 9 under the 0 (though difficult to tell from the images), making for a mix of the BCW varieties. They do, of course, also list an 80/79 (much more logical), but your underlying number looks much more 1-like (not that I've been able to tell 1's from 2's recently ).

I'll take some more pics and post them up soon.

[atscaper 1]

Hmmmm tie me up and whip me with a bannana skin and call me cynic, but thats mightly cheap for all those

Where's that plantain skin, they're bigger?

Definitely very cheap, as azda says, would really like to see the obverse of the shilling!

The threepence looks to be the rarer 8/1 too...I know it makes no logical numismatic sense, but BCW have cataloged one! Could even be a 9 under the 0 (though difficult to tell from the images), making for a mix of the BCW varieties. They do, of course, also list an 80/79 (much more logical), but your underlying number looks much more 1-like (not that I've been able to tell 1's from 2's recently ).

I'll take some more pics and post them up soon.

And here they are. Obverse of the shilling and a closeup of the date on the Liz

[Coinery 1,148]

Hmmmm tie me up and whip me with a bannana skin and call me cynic, but thats mightly cheap for all those

Where's that plantain skin, they're bigger?

Definitely very cheap, as azda says, would really like to see the obverse of the shilling!

The threepence looks to be the rarer 8/1 too...I know it makes no logical numismatic sense, but BCW have cataloged one! Could even be a 9 under the 0 (though difficult to tell from the images), making for a mix of the BCW varieties. They do, of course, also list an 80/79 (much more logical), but your underlying number looks much more 1-like (not that I've been able to tell 1's from 2's recently ).

I'll take some more pics and post them up soon.

And here they are. Obverse of the shilling and a closeup of the date on the Liz

Yes, that's the rarer 8/1 and, reassuringly, a straight 0! Nice grade (apart from the clip) for type...good find!

[atscaper 1]

Interesting, that hammered was a throw in to seal the deal. I didn't think it was anything special. Any idea on value for it?

[Coinery 1,148]

Interesting, that hammered was a throw in to seal the deal. I didn't think it was anything special. Any idea on value for it?

It's BCW Threepence LC-1:c 8/1 variant, so not so common it has to be said! However, it has a nasty clip, which pulls it back a lot.

In balance, if it was mine, I wouldn't want to see much less than £100 for it, though you might have to wait some time for a variety collector to spot it.

At £80ish 30-day BIN on eBay, I'd say you'd eventually get a bite!

[atscaper 1]

Interesting, that hammered was a throw in to seal the deal. I didn't think it was anything special. Any idea on value for it?

It's BCW Threepence LC-1:c 8/1 variant, so not so common it has to be said! However, it has a nasty clip, which pulls it back a lot.

In balance, if it was mine, I wouldn't want to see much less than £100 for it, though you might have to wait some time for a variety collector to spot it.

At £80ish 30-day BIN on eBay, I'd say you'd eventually get a bite!

Nice, not that I'm looking to sell it but good to know. Thanks for the helpful info. I've got some more coins in the collection that I've got questions about so I'll be throwing some more pics up in the next few days/weeks.

[Red Riley 2]

Too good?

It looks about NVF and a problem free coin.

There are many types (frosted,pearls...no pearls ETC)

I'd go along with John on this one, certainly better than NVF and actually looks quite a decent coin but bear in mind my normal rider about 'in the hand... etc.'

[atscaper 1]

Too good?

It looks about NVF and a problem free coin.

There are many types (frosted,pearls...no pearls ETC)

I'd go along with John on this one, certainly better than NVF and actually looks quite a decent coin but bear in mind my normal rider about 'in the hand... etc.'

I like the fact that others like it, I really like it myself. I feel pretty good about the coin (as good an an amateur such as myself can i guess). Really appreciate all the feedback. I'm actually just about to throw a couple more on for opinions.