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1930 Halfcrown in the Raw, Have a Look

7Jaguars7Jaguars Posts: 7,500 ✭✭✭✭✭
edited July 31, 2022 8:54AM in World & Ancient Coins Forum

Here is an unslabbed Great Britain 1930 Halfcrown which is scarce though somewhat available in the equivalent of slabbed grades up to MS63 but scarcer above that level.

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  • deepblue30deepblue30 Posts: 70 ✭✭✭

    Very impressive coin the reverse is beautiful with a hint of luster or is that the lighting on the coin.

  • 7Jaguars7Jaguars Posts: 7,500 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Mostly the coin itself, just ordinary lighting through the window. If you are interested, compare an original lightly toned coin with the PCGS pop reports 1930 half crown that has been dipped and the strike....People get mad at the "Emperor's New Clothes" but it is tempting to submit this one.

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  • ClioClio Posts: 548 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Lovely example of a tough date. I've always liked the GV coinage.

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  • coinkatcoinkat Posts: 23,261 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I would submit... nice coin

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  • bigmarty58bigmarty58 Posts: 2,002 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Nice luster and a hard date to find in MS, worth submitting.

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  • 7Jaguars7Jaguars Posts: 7,500 ✭✭✭✭✭

    OK, I give, will at the next Baltimore show. I have a couple of others "cherrypicked" over many years as well...

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  • realeswatcherrealeswatcher Posts: 410 ✭✭✭

    Very nice example of a key date. Surfaces OK in hand, not overdipped? Only real flaws or marks I see is maybe a small scratch extending out from the corner of George's eye... and perhaps one in his sideburn... and they both basically blend in.

    That said - and this is in no way related to this particular coin - I've never liked the lower relief post-1926 type George V head. I find it one step off Spaghetti Hair Washington. Is that what you're referring to with "the Emperor's New Clothes"?

    I DO very much like the 1926 and prior head... and even moreso the Canada/SoAfr/Aussie effigy.

  • 7Jaguars7Jaguars Posts: 7,500 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited August 2, 2022 4:48AM

    Yes, I rather agree.

    The new clothes bit was for two reasons:
    1 - somewhat ugly handling of the G5 bust as you say
    2 - top grades (TPG) for coins obviously dipped that frankly are not acceptable

    LOL on the Spaghetti Hair compare as I quite agree, and also with your choices of better aesthetic renditions. I also like the pre-1920 higher relief and more detailed effigies on GB halfcrowns.

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  • 7Jaguars7Jaguars Posts: 7,500 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Here’s a graded 63 obverse:

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