PROBABLY THE BEST COIN IN THE WORLD..........................

dr-quest

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Super,why let your money rot while banks get the dividends.Invest in something you love and win two ways.For me the house is full of Canadian art & antiques.Both going up at a much faster rate then the bank offers and I can use & enjoy them in the meantime.
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dugupfinds

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dr-quest said:
Super,why let your money rot while banks get the dividends.Invest in something you love and win two ways.For me the house is full of Canadian art & antiques.Both going up at a much faster rate then the bank offers and I can use & enjoy them in the meantime.
;)

Exactly ;D
 

Silver Searcher

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Dug.... i don't want to disappoint you but the coin is not real it's a copy worth about £2 i will give you £3 for it :D
 

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tyre kicker said:
Dug.... i don't want to disappoint you but the coin is not real it's a copy worth about £2 i will give you £3 for it :D

Very generous of you :P
 

Dunky

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Oh yeah nice coin--I found one of those last week.........in my dreams!!! :-\

Super Dooper nice!
 

Candyman

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Very nice coin and looks in very good condition. I just out of interest look on ebay and what looks to be a lower graded coin went for ......well have a look for yourself

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1658-Cromwell-Halfcrown-PCGS-MS63-MS-63-CHOICE-UNC_W0QQitemZ270099397350QQcmdZViewItem

Also found this as a bit of history....

"The Halfcrown, valued at 2s6d, was introduced as a gold coin under Henry VIII (1509-1547). Production of the hammered gold half crown continued into the reign of James I who minted gold halfcrowns (1603-1619) and also produced a larger sized silver halfcrown (1603-1625). The minting of hammered silver halfcrowns continued through Charles I, with the last hammered halfcrowns produced under Charles II in 1660-1662. The milled silver halfcrown was first produced by Oliver Cromwell in 1656 and 1658 during the Commonwealth, but the first standard regal issue was under Charles II in 1663. Production continued throughout the colonial period with the last halfcrown minted in 1970 under Elizabeth II when Britain changed to a decimal system"
 

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Candyman said:
Very nice coin and looks in very good condition. I just out of interest look on ebay and what looks to be a lower graded coin went for ......well have a look for yourself

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1658-Cromwell-Halfcrown-PCGS-MS63-MS-63-CHOICE-UNC_W0QQitemZ270099397350QQcmdZViewItem

Thanks for looking but the linked coin went unsold. That coin was graded at UNC (realistically a GEF) & mines only a Good VF. However I like my coin better, as there is some discolouring on the other one.
 

Charlie P. (NY)

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(I brought mine from Spinks which you should have heard of)

Well of course, he's that half man/half lion guy in Egypt, but I thought he delt in riddles, not coins. Hmmmm?

Nice one he sold you, in any case.
 

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dugfinds said:
Candyman said:
Very nice coin and looks in very good condition. I just out of interest look on ebay and what looks to be a lower graded coin went for ......well have a look for yourself

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1658-Cromwell-Halfcrown-PCGS-MS63-MS-63-CHOICE-UNC_W0QQitemZ270099397350QQcmdZViewItem

Thanks for looking but the linked coin went unsold. That coin was graded at UNC (realistically a GEF) & mines only a Good VF. However I like my coin better, as there is some discolouring on the other one.
Yeah so do I :o
 

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