1896 Victoria Old Head Silver Halfcrown Coin In Fine Condition.
The date and legends are clear and readable. We would consider this coin a starter grade, it has been used with surface marks on both sides. There is an edge bruise on the reverse.
This coin comes in a plastic coin envelope.
The 1896 Old head also know as the veiled head Halfrown is a coin struck in 0.925 silver by the Royal Mint. The obverse features a crowned, veiled, and draped bust of Queen Victoria facing right. The engraver’s initials, “T.B.”, are under the bust, which stands for Sir Thomas Brock. With the legend around. The Reverse features a crowned, spade-shaped shield of royal arms within a ring. The date is below the shield and is divided by a small image of St George & the dragon. The legend reads “FID · DEF · IND · IMP” with “HALF CROWN” divided by the date.
This silver halfcrown had a mintage figure of 2,148,505.
You are buying the 1896 Silver Halfcrown coin in the pictures.
