Odd 1929 coin in change yesterday

I got this in change yesterday from Home Depot.and did not notice till last night.I guess someone need $5.00 because the cash had to open a roll of Dime to give me the change.

:kewl:maybe all the folks that are turning rolls of coin to the bank is why not many Dime & Nickels are being minted???

 

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too bad it wasn't silver.

Still a nice find.

 

Thanks !!
you save me time to look it up!
I knew it did not look like silver:kewl:

 

Not a bad find from pocket change!

 

Nice looking coin, good find.

 

Treasure Realm puts it at 50% silver. I'm certainly no expert on UK coins, but they are always reliable.

http://www.treasurerealm.com/coinpapers/england/coins/S4040.html

 

Cool 50% silver!!!
:kewl: thanks for the link I did not have that one!!

 

Very cool coin, love finding foreign coins in rolls!!!

 

oops, apparently I erred.

I thought that they went from silver (sterling) to nickel.

 

They went to copper nickel in 1947. According to my Krause, yours is

Great Britain
6 Pence KM# 832
1929
2.8267g, 0.500 Silver, 0.0455 ASW
mintage 28,319,000

F-Bullion Value
VF-$2.00
EF-$7.00
Unc-$22.00

 

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