new victoria

yeah i know its a little beat up but i dont care i love it all the same. by the way the pics are just with my camera phone and a desk lamp for light

oh yeah forgot to mention the dealer had written p1k5000 on the holder i asked him what it meant but he just said he was told it was important by the guy he got it from. google brings nothing back for it so any help would be great

 

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That's just good honest wear Calum. I like the coin very much. I think the picture is great, especially for a camera phone. Sorry I can't help you with the ID.

Bruce

 

yeah im really surprised how well my phone takes pictures seeing as it is 5 years old and really beat. i sure some one will come on and say that the coin is scrap silver like they always seem to do when i post silver coins but i dont care its not scrap to me

 

lovely coin calum, i love the jubilee set and the half crown you have bought is a very nice example.

 

thanks. the guy i buy them from has a few victoria half crowns that i will probably buy and he knows a lot less about coins then he pretends to so i some times get really good deals from him. even though this one hasnt really a steal its still my favourite coin that i have gotten from him

 

thats the best place to buy coins, at least you know he's not trying to rip you off.

 

no i think he is doing his best to rip me off but he just doesnt know enough about coins to do it properly. like he was asking £20 for this but i got him down. but still i dont mind taking advantage of his ignorance lol

 

well done, i can't stand smart arses who think they know everything, they deserve to get ripped off.......lol lol

 

I think all Victoria's coins are beautiful, especially the shield halfcrowns like this - very ornate (esp 1887 - 1901) ... thanks for posting!

I don't know what the reference is either, though.

 

thanks every body. just out of intrest how much would others pay for half crowns in this condition? its just that im quite new to victoria silver and im going back to the store soon

 

Assuming a condition of F, then 1887-92 are listed at between £5 and £10, with 1892 at £15. For 1893-1901, range £6-£10. Prices from Collector Coins 2008, Rotographic. In Unc, they range mostly around £100, apart from the more common 1887 at £35.

In any case, a set of such halfcrowns will grace and enhance any UK silver collection! (I only have an 1887 and 1895 from Victoria, but I do have all 2/6 from 1906 - 1967, with those from 1910 on in EF or better - but took a while to put them together!)

 

wel thats ok then seeing as i got him down to £7

 

good price calum, i usually see the jubilees for around a tenner in that condition.

 

"p1k5000" sounds like the ident of an Ebay seller.

One wonders whose hands that coin has been through over the years before it was "retired".