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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;sylvester, post: 115971, member: 708&quot;]Out of interest what&#039;s the milling on the edge of the coin like? (If it&#039;s still visible that is), is it ///// or &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;?</p><p><br /></p><p>As far as i&#039;m aware on the half guineas the //// was used throughout the run, however the tops of the legends look to be clipped a bit, i wouldn&#039;t be surprised if the guinea filers hadn&#039;t been at work on that one. If they have then it could explain where the dot has gone (especially if that dot was near the rim of the coin), if the edge milling looks a bit amateur and not consistent then i think it&#039;s likely that a filer has filed off gold from around the edge of the coin and reapplied the milling afterwards. It was a very prolific occurence on the guineas of this time (not so much on that halves) however during the 1740s the milling on the edge of the larger guinea coins was altered to &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt; so that it was harder for the filers to both file it and to replace the milling after they&#039;d done. The half guineas were too small and too thin to permit this edge change thus they&#039;d still be vulnerable.</p><p><br /></p><p>Your coin should also be slightly underweight as a result.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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