Bruce06

There are occasional key dates across multiple denominations for silver coins. 
1905 is certainly the key date for Edward VII silver shillings, florins and halfcrowns.  1903 and 1904 halfcrowns are hard to find as well.
For George V, 1925 florins and halfcrowns are also hard to find, as are 1930 halfcrowns and 1932 florins. 
Going back to George IV, 1829 shillings and halfcrowns are scarce, but 1827 is scarcer for shillings and 1828 is scarcer for halfcrowns.
For William IV, 1837 is generally scarcer for shillings and particularly halfcrowns.  1835 halfcrowns are hard to find too.
For Victoria, 1854 is a key date for both shillings and florins, but 1850 shillings are rare, and the 1863 florins are very rare.  Also 1891/92 for the Jubilee Head florins.
Maybe it was related to demand but perhaps it was to do with supply of silver for minting the coins.  I don't know!

^^^ Same to my eyes.  I absolutely couldn't distinguish my fake 1818 half crown from a real one based on the pictures of the coin before I bought it. After receiving the coin I suspected it was a fake and then researched it further.  I found various information on the internet about these fake coins, and my coin had the same marks on it as the fake coin.
The fake 1818 half crown also has the incorrect die axis (the genuine coin is medal alignment, the fake is coin alignment) but you cannot tell that from individual pictures of each side!
Anyway, I still have it and certainly wouldn't ever try to pass it off as genuine.  I've removed it from the pool of available fakes, and subsequently purchased a genuine 1818 halfcrown from a reputable coin dealer.

This kind of fake is one of the most trouble issues in collecting coins, as some can be very very like to the real ones, at least to my amateur eyes.  

Just discovered this coin a Victoria 1887 Undated Wales Cymru Crown-British Coins-Restrike.
It seems available in a re strike but struggling to find specifics on it. Dose anyone here know of its silver content, and if the re strike version was in the same alloy or was a silver plated version?
Thanks for any info provided.

I think that these 'fakes' are often not actually intended to deceive, because they differ fairly obviously from the genuine item when the two (or pictures of the two) are compared side by side.  Some people want them as a gap filler if they are collecting a date run and cannot justify the cost of the genuine item.
See also 1828 half crowns, 1903 and 1905 half crowns - etc.
This particular 1905 Florin appears to have a little crown mark just to the right of the 1905 date on the reverse.  That's definitely not there on the genuine coin.  And the portrait of Edward VII differs in many ways from the genuine coin, most noticeably just the shape of his head (edit: look at his ear as well, completely different).  The more you look, the more differences you'll see on both sides of the 'fake' coin.
If it's sterling silver it will be worth a little more as scrap than the price paid at the car boot sale.  But I have no idea about the metal content.
 
In contrast to this sort of 'fake', there are other fake coins out there which do intend to deceive people into thinking they are the genuine items.  These are often made by obtaining a genuine coin, taking impressions of it and then casting the fakes from these impressions.  So all the fakes look the same as each other, but will closely resemble the genuine coin.  1934 Wreath Crowns are often faked in this way but other coins such as 1905 shillings and half crowns are also faked like this, and for some reason the 1818 half crown is faked too.  I have one of these faked 1818 half crowns, which I keep as a curiosity and a warning.

1905 would be the reason.

Some fake pieces are so hard to identify, but this one is spotted if it's compared side by side with the real one.

This one must be counterfeit, most obviously the hair of Edward and britannia.

This one must be counterfeit, most obviously the hair of Edward and britannia.

Good discussion and interesting to see differing opinions. Have hopefully built a decent rep over the last 18 months and I myself started by sending a handful of items prior to payment to get things moving in the right direction. Now am able to enjoy receiving payment first and sending immediately the next day. Not had a single bad trade on the forum and the one buyer I had that was not 100% with what they received were made good as soon as I had an unblemished coin to replace the original one with. Love trading on TSF and feels safer to me than the likes of ebay

ref 1400 -  1873 Gothic In Nice Condition  - £150 + POST

 

I'm collecting Royal Mint Queen's Beasts, City Views, and Australia Swan and Dolphin series.  Starting slowly and you will know what actually you like in longer run.  There are many interesting and lovely designs in the market, however i don't have deep pocket to grab all😅.

I'm collecting Royal Mint Queen's Beasts, City Views, and Australia Swan and Dolphin series.  Starting slowly and you will know what actually you like in longer run.  There are many interesting and lovely designs in the market, however i don't have deep pocket to grab all😅.

I'm collecting Royal Mint Queen's Beasts, City Views, and Australia Swan and Dolphin series.  Starting slowly and you will know what actually you like in longer run.  There are many interesting and lovely designs in the market, however i don't have deep pocket to grab all😅.

I'm collecting Royal Mint Queen's Beasts, City Views, and Australia Swan and Dolphin series.  Starting slowly and you will know what actually you like in longer run.  There are many interesting and lovely designs in the market, however i don't have deep pocket to grab all😅.

Great coins

I'm collecting Royal Mint Queen's Beasts, City Views, and Australia Swan and Dolphin series.  Starting slowly and you will know what actually you like in longer run.  There are many interesting and lovely designs in the market, however i don't have deep pocket to grab all😅.

Honestly matey, there are literally scores of sets you can collect... an easy one is pandas but some years are harder than others.
Other sets that are or can be difficult are the black flag series 
Lunars from either RM, Perth mint or RAM (Royal Australia Mint), can be good also but I prefer the RAM version over the Perth version, then of course the lunars can be done with Rwanda and Bhutan.... both great designs too
Germania Mint sets are fab too...... great quality and superb detail
just do some research and get amongst it all, its great
 

I’m doing Tudor Beasts proof 2oz silver.  I think the designs are great, interesting history, and it’s a bit unique that two different monarchs appear during the course of the series.

Im doing Queens beasts bullion and Tudor Beasts bullion and proof.
The Queens Beasts come along on here regularly so just grab one as and when.
Tudor beasts are a new series and can be easily caught up on if they take your fancy.
 
AaaGee

I have no doubt this isn't anything special, its just odd that if it were merely a camera effect why would the seller lean on it as a selling pont (rhetorical as it's eBay)? I wonder if it really is matt to the eye what may have caused it.
Ill ask 'em for a laff
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Agree

Agree

I don't think there are/were any matte ones either.
EDIT: looking at the pictures of the coin in the link, that's just a normal currency sixpence of the withdrawn type, worth about £10 to no more than £15 maybe.  Plenty around in similar or better grade.

I am not aware there is any matte finish jubilee head sixpence, or at least i haven't seen before.