question for the british coin collectors/dealers/investors

hello i was wondering where i could get the weights of .500 british coinage im especially looking for the weight of half crowns just now and cannot find this information anywhere.

thanks in advance

 

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Krause gives the total weight, the fineness, and the ASW/AGW/APW (actual silver/gold/platinum weight) of virtually all precious metal coinage listed. Unless otherwise indicated for very large coins, the pictures are the same size as the coins.

For example, the randomly selected 1922 1/2 crown, KM#818.2, with Geo. V facing left, is listed as being composed of 14.1380g of .5000 silver, .2273 ASW, and has a measured diameter of approximately 32mm.

 

Total Weight of coins per denomination (i.e not just the weight of the silver)

From 1816-1970 these weights were standard

Crown = 28.3g
Double Florin = 22.6g
Halfcrown = 14.1g
Florin = 11.3g
Shilling = 5.7g
Sixpence = 2.8g
Groat = 1.9g
Threepence (silver) = 1.4g

Hope that helps!

 

thank you fellas i depend on you too much

my krause book 2003 is ordered and being delivered

 

sylvester got me 2 nice sixpences today well three actually but one has a hole in it

got a 1696 and a 1697 one in from the pics looks pretty decent condition. lookeed at coin value site and see there are many diffrent versions of the 1696 on so quite unsure yet which one it is.Due to the new rules i cant post the link here but will show you some photos when i get em

these im keeping ya know i think i might collect me a long run of them just something special about that coin.

 

the one with the hole is 1739 but ive no intrest in ones with holes in them there just ruined

 

1739 is a common year anyhow so no real loss with the hole and all.

1696 and 1697 ones come in more varieties than anyone has bothered to catalogue... there must be about 40 varieties of 1697 alone. (goes to count them) Oww not far off i make it 35. And about 28 varieties of 1696.

As you may have guessed something rather major was going on in those two years, namely the mass withdrawal of hammered silver coins from circulation (although they had not been minted since 1662) which meant that a whole lotta new coins were needed to fill the gap left by their demise. Also why there were provincial mint issues in those two years.

 

Be warned sixpences are addictive.

 

i can do with an addiction hehe

ive just sold a folder of 84 from 1920s to 1940s on ebay.i might start looking for a few of the older ones first as they come along.

on the years with lots like they 2 years i think one of each weill do for now.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=3924681506&ssPageName=STRK:MEWN:IT

take a look sylvester tell me what ya think

Note to admins this auction is not mine and is finished

 

the photos aint great but all details seem strong enough

 

on that one you have i bet there aint more than couple thousand at the most around in that condition.

 

The 1697 one ain't great (cos of the slight crease) but i've seen a lot worse believe me.

The obverse of the 1696 looks like a mid grade specimen, i'm not sure about the reverse.

Actually you'd be surprised 1696 and 1697 are very often found in GEF or AU, 1739 likewise.

 

just back for dinner as got a job just around the corner today.This guy has delivered the sixpences already thats what i call service.

hes even throwing in a fair yh sixpence

i dont have time for the photos till this evening but will be sure to post them when i get home

 

I look forward!

 

ok im home 7.30pm and i finished the soffits/facias/guttering

ok just gonna put two links here to the coins as will give much better image that way

http://img27.exs.cx/img27/9893/sixpences.jpg

http://img27.exs.cx/img27/808/sixpencee2.jpg

th obverse/reverse are on same side in photo.

i aint showing the holed one realy no point.And the fellow threw in a qv young head in fair condition good obverse but poorish reverse


what yas think fellow brits

 

im bidding on a fine 1500s one just now too

im addicted i think there realy is something special about sixpences

lol kinda regretting sellin my 1920s/1940s batch oif 84

 

That 1696 one has been holed and plugged look at where ET is on the reverse.

They are very addictive indeed, even in low grade there's something about them. I think it's just the size. Shillings of this period are equally as nice (also more expensive but they are seen far more often).

I can put you in the direction of a good website should you wish?

 

you are right it has been plugged i never looked hard enough.

i apid 22 pounds in total for them all so realy not a bad deal


i will re-list the plugged one with the other 2 and keep the other

 

Oh well £22 isn't too bad probably about a fiver or so over what they are worth but it could have been worse. Overall you got off lightly than alot of newer collectors do. Put it down to experience.

I'll PM you with a site where you can buy affordable ones (and also not so affordable ones!)