Halfcrown 1903 ESC 748, Bull 3569, in an NGC holder and graded AU58, a pleasing and well struck example with golden toning in the legends, rare and desirable. 1903 Halfcrowns very hard to find in all grades above Fine, indeed many dealers claim the 1903 Halfcrown is harder to find in high grade than the 1905 and our results database does not contradict this theory
Halfcrown 1905 ESC 750, Bull 3571 NGC UNC Details obverse cleaned, Rare in this choice grade and the key date in the series. If we were offering this coin raw we would describe it AU/Unc and lightly toned with some light hairlines, no evidence of cleaning is apparent to us
Halfcrown 1905 ESC 750, Bull 3571, NVF unevenly toned with some contact marks and some hairlines, nevertheless a key date rarity and seldom seen in any grade above Fine
Halfcrown 1903 ESC 748, Bull 3569 EF/GEF, NGC UNC Details CLEANED. Many dealers claim the 1903 Halfcrown is harder to find in high grade than the 1905 and our results database does not contradict this theory
Halfcrown 1905 ESC 750, Bull 3571, Obverse Fine, the reverse very near so and two edge nicks, the I of HONI weak but visible, the P of PENSE just visible, the key date in the series and a presentable example
Halfcrown 1841 ESC 674, Bull 2716 VG or better/approaching Fine with two gentle edge bruises, overall a bold and collectable example of this extremely rare date. By comparison, this date has around a quarter of the mintage of the 1905 coin giving a more accurate measure of it's rarity
Halfcrown 1841 ESC 674, Bull 2716 EF and nicely toned, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 65. An extremely rare date with a mintage figure of approximately a quarter of that of the 1905 Halfcrown, and seldom offered in high grades
Halfcrown 1841 ESC 674, Bull 2716 VG the surface with some scratches and pitting, all lettering and almost all major detail clear, Extremely Rare in any grade, with a mintage of around a quarter of the 1905 Halfcrown, this is one of the key dates in the entire Halfcrown series
Halfcrown 1905 ESC 750, Bull 3571 UNC or very near so, the obverse with a small tone spot on the back of the hair, and with some small rim nicks as almost always found on the Edward VII Halfcrown series. An extremely attractive example and very seldom encountered in this high grade. Very few survive in this condition making this an extremely sought after coin
Halfcrown 1905 ESC 750Bull 3571 and the key date of the 20th century Halfcrown series NGC AU58, in our view this coin is very conservatively graded at AU58 probably GEF the reverse better if offered raw, NGC have graded no 1905 Halfcrowns above AU58
Halfcrown 1903 ESC 748, Bull 3569 About EF/EF, the obverse with some light contact marks, overall a very pleasing coin with plenty of eye appeal, very rare especially in this high grade, indeed many dealers claim the 1903 Halfcrown is harder to find in high grade than the 1905 and our results database does not contradict this theory
Halfcrown 1905 ESC 750, Bull 3571 NVF with grey tone, and a gentle edge bruise below the date, nevertheless with pleasing eye appeal, we have seen many examples of similar quality graded as better than VF online
Halfcrown 1905 ESC 750, Bull 3571, A/UNC in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 70, the third finest known of 24 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report, these seldom offered for sale in high grades
Halfcrown 1903 ESC 748, Bull 3569 UNC in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 78, the finest known of 13 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report, an extremely rare piece with few examples extant in this high grade, indeed many dealers claim this to be rarer than the 1905 Halfcrown in this high grade and our archive database does not contradict this theory
Halfcrown 1905 ESC 750, Bull 3571 the obverse a Bold Fine, the Reverse near Fine as the I of HONI and the P of PENSE not visible, the reverse bold in other respects, and pleasantly toned, and would certainly be offered as 'Fine or better' by many current traders
Halfcrown 1905 ESC 750 GVF with some hairlines, possibly lightly wiped at some time, nevertheless far superior to most Halfcrowns of this date usually encountered, Very Rare in all grades above Fine
Halfcrown 1905 ESC 750 choice AU/Unc the reverse with a pleasing hint of light gold tone probably one of the finest known of this key date rarity, Ex LCA 142 Lot 2417 realised £10,500 hammer, now graded and encapsulated by CGS at 75 and their second finest of 21 graded (UIN 29271)
Halfcrown 1903 AU/Unc with a lovely gold orange tone over original mint brilliance very rare in this high and pleasing grade and certainly the best example we have ever offered. Many dealers claim the 1903 Halfcrown is much harder to find in top grade than the 1905 and our results database does not contradict this theory
Halfcrown 1905 ESC 750 bold Fine by traditional standards but this key date coin often attracts a different set of grading standards in todays market and this example with plenty of the King's hair and beard showing and a very bold reverse is far better than the average example and would attract a VF designation by many current traders, a tiny edge bruise at 3 o'clock which can only be seen when viewing the obverse does not detract, Ex LCA 138 Lot 2333 realised £1,000 Hammer
Halfcrown 1905 ESC 750 Unc with a lovely grey olive tone with a hint of gold and graded 80 by CGS making this coin the CGS finest recorded example of 17 examples so far graded, so a "must have" coin for any serious collector of key date British rarities in choice grades
Halfcrown 1841 ESC 674 Unc or near so the reverse with sharp almost prooflike fields nice brilliance with a hint of gold tone towards the rim, a few hairlines otherwise choice, rarer than the 1905 Halfcrown in all grades and seldom seen in this high grade
Halfcrown 1905 ESC 750 EF with some surface marks an edge nicks and once cleaned, extremely rare in this high grade, Ex LCA 140 lot 1985 realised £3,600 hammer
Halfcrown 1905 ESC 750 bright near VF/GVF by traditional standards but this key date coin often attracts a different set of grading standards in today's market and we have noticed examples in similar grades to this being offered with an EF or NEF designation by some current traders
Halfcrown 1905 ESC 750 bold Fine by traditional standards but this key date coin often attracts a different set of grading standards in todays market and this example with plenty of the King's hair and beard showing and a very bold reverse is far better than the average example and would attract a VF designation by many current traders, a tiny edge bruise at 3 o'clock which can only be seen when viewing the obverse does not detract
Halfcrown 1905 a quality forgery in approx. .900 silver as listed in the IBSCC Counterfeit Report February 1977 and showing the reported diagnostics GVF/NEF
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