Coins for collectors - Circulated British 1948 Half Crown Coin / Great Britain

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King Charles II 1663–1685: silver half crowns were issued, and this period saw the end of the hammered issue of half crowns.

People often remember Half Crowns with great affection, and cherished memories of what they bought with their coins. Crowns (30) 1951 (29), 1953, VF to A/UNC, Elizabeth II Cupro- Nickel issues Halfcrowns and Shillings in an album (175) includes Shillings 1959S (4) and 1961S (4), in mixed circulated grades, George VI and Elizabeth II Cupro-Nickel issues Halfcrowns to Sixpences (677) comprising Halfcrowns (39), Florins (51), Shillings (298), and Sixpences (288), also Brass Threepences (101), in mixed circulated grades, Halfpennies George V to Elizabeth II issue (471) in mixed circulated grades, Cut Farthing Henry III Long Cross, Fine, a group of Rings (9) includes four hallmarks as 9 carat on silver, all in worn condition, a cigarette case with the design of a Catterns one pound on front and back, USA State Quarters (34) UNC, GB and World includes medals, tokens and a few promoters items, in base metal (around 2 Kilos) in mixed grades, Diana - Portraits of a Princess 70mm diameter in gold plated copper (3) with a Swaroski crystal set into each reverse UNC in the folder of issue, Ingot set - The London 2012 Collection a 3-piece set each gold plated commemorating each staging of the Olympic Games in London 1908, 1948 and 2012 UNC in the box of issue, no certificate, along with a small group of empty boxes for mint items, and album pages, with Books and Magazines (4) An Iconic Design Remastered (2) with Foreword by Angela Pistrucci (2), Coin Monthly 1969 and Check Your Victorian Change Vol.Birthdays, Anniversaries, Weddings, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, Christmas, Graduations, birth of a child, Christenings, Retirement, ‘just because’ or in memory at funerals. Frequencies show the percentage of Numista users who own each year or variety among all the users who own this coin.

In pre-decimalised Britain when the Crown was essentially a commemorative coin, the half crown was the largest denomination coin in circulation and had considerable spending power. Easy On and Off magnetic necklace clasps enable your necklace to safely stay in place and then the chain is simply pulled apart to take it on and off. If you’d like to file an allegation of infringement, you’ll need to follow the process described in our Copyright and Intellectual Property Policy.

The halfcrown was a large coin, from 1816 to it’s final minting having a diameter of 32mm and weight of 14. Halfcrowns 1947 (7), 1948 (15), 1949 (6), 1950 (6), 1951 (1), 1953 (5), 1954 (63), 1955 (4), 1956 (3), 1957 (3), 1958 (60), 1959 (53), 1960 (3), 1961 (5), 1962 (8), 1963 (3), 1964 (6), 1965 (4), 1966 (2), 1967 (3) in mixed circulated grades, Sixpences (32) 1954 (2), 1955 (3), 1956 (2), 1957, 1958 (2), 1959, 1960 (3), 1961 (4), 1962 (3), 1964, 1965 (2), 1966 (2), 1967 (6), Pennies (149) 1961 (9), 1962 (11), 1963 (8), 1964 (11), 1965 (6), 1966 (6), 1967 (98), EF to UNC, Halfpennies (23) 1955, 1957 (4), 1958 (4), 1959 (2), 1962, 1964 (2), 1965 (2), 1966 (2), 1967 (5), EF to UNC, Decimal Halfpennies 1979 and 1980, UNC, Royal Mint Tokens/ medalets British Genius/Britannia Park Octagonal undated (10) UNC, Brass Threepences (over 4.

King George VI 1937–1952: 50% silver half crowns were issued until 1946 when the metal was changed to cupro-nickel. GB Numismatic Covers (2) Twenty Pounds 2017 Silver Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip UNC with 3 x stamps, in a Jubilee Mint folder as issued, Crown 1937 EF with 2x stamps, in a Jubilee Mint folder as issued.

The last standard mintage was in 1967 and the coin was officially demonetised in 1970, one year before full decimalisation. Crowns 1822 and 1892, Halfcrowns 1887, 1889, 1892, 1897, 1913, 1915, 1916, 1920 (13), 1921 (13), 1922 (5), 1923 (11), 1924 (2), 1926 (2), 1927, 1928 (4), 1929 (2), 1931, 1933, 1935, 1940, 1946, 1948 (3), 1951 (2), 1955, 1956 (5), 1958, 1959, 1960, 1962, 1967 (2).