Why are the large English silvers so hard to find

[tinpan]

Hi all, I found my first big silver for a couple of years. English silver crowns and half-crowns where minted in large numbers but not often found. The smaller shillings and sixpences and threepences are quite common .Well this morning i found this 1835 and 2 years ago i found this 1836. Nice to get out but this Autumn is quite cold and the wind chill factor quite high. Got sick of work and just took a few days off. English coinage was used in Australia from 1788 till 1901

tinpan

 

[hammered]

Nice one tinny , I haven't found many "silly billies", but they are always welcome. Well done mate


hammered

 

[steelheadwill]

A rare sight indeed
First one I've seen posted.
Well done!

 

[Generic_Lad]

It is the same reason why US silver half dollars and silver dollars are rarely found metal detecting, they are quite hard to lose and have a higher value so more people want to hold on to them. I mean, threepence and sixpence are tiny, and even a small hole in a pocket can have those fall out, but a half crown or crown in your pocket is most likely going to stay there. Plus, it has a high value so people are going to notice and search for a crown or half crown if they realize they dropped it.