Half crowns and other coins

[StackingItAll]

Hi all wondering if I can get advice on picking up old coins with silver content. Is there a year in UK I should be looking for like 1947 what coins should I look out for I can only see half crowns that have content in them so far but I'm sure there are more. This is completely new territory to me bit something that's interesting me thanks.

[HelpingHands]

Here you go.   Change the setting to £.

Basically any UK silver coins up to 1919   are .925   1920 - 46   are 50%

https://www.bullionspotprice.com/silver

 

[StackingItAll]

3 minutes ago, HelpingHands said:

Here you go.   Change the setting to £.

Basically any UK silver coins up to 1919   are .925   1920 - 46   are 50%

https://www.bullionspotprice.com/silver

 

Thank you for that will have a look now 

[StackingItAll]

That website seems to be just spot prices on PMs sorry don't understand

[HelpingHands]

Did you scroll down?

[sovereignsteve]

If you're interested in numismatic coins, you'll need to learn to grade them and get hold of a catalogue; Spink or similar.

[StackingItAll]

5 minutes ago, HelpingHands said:

Did you scroll down?

Now that would be sensible which is something that escapes me at best of times will scroll now

 

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5 minutes ago, sovereignsteve said:

If you're interested in numismatic coins, you'll need to learn to grade them and get hold of a catalogue; Spink or similar.

More in just the coins themselves not condition etc maybe date runs on them.

[StackingItAll]

Ok i scrolled and see it thanks

[HelpingHands]

Those values will be for unworn coins.   If you are just going on silver content then you'd be better weighing a group.

[StackingItAll]

19 minutes ago, HelpingHands said:

Those values will be for unworn coins.   If you are just going on silver content then you'd be better weighing a group.

Sorry mate i suck at understanding stuff what is weighing a group?

[HelpingHands]

I just mean if you see a group of coins for sale.

To get the most accurate value you could separate the .925 coins into a group and weigh them,, then get the 50% silver coins and weigh them.

That way you know you aren't losing out on worn coins.

There is a calculator on that site too.    https://www.bullionspotprice.com/jewelry-valuation

 

[StackingItAll]

42 minutes ago, HelpingHands said:

I just mean if you see a group of coins for sale.

To get the most accurate value you could separate the .925 coins into a group and weigh them,, then get the 50% silver coins and weigh them.

That way you know you aren't losing out on worn coins.

There is a calculator on that site too.    https://www.bullionspotprice.com/jewelry-valuation

 

Ah got you thanks for that will look into it cheers.

[StackSellRepeat]

3 minutes ago, Willike said:

Ah got you thanks for that will look into it cheers didn't realise there were 925 coins too. What are they please?

 

2 hours ago, HelpingHands said:

Here you go.   Change the setting to £.

Basically any UK silver coins up to 1919   are .925   1920 - 46   are 50%

https://www.bullionspotprice.com/silver

 

 So any coins before 1919 are .925 Sterling  

[Martlet]

Be aware even the worn examples will attract a substantial numismatic premium over spot.  There are bargains to be found under "scrap" category, even then premiums of 20%.  I'm partial to the George V Florin and Victoria Crowns, like having big sovereigns cheap. 

[HelpingHands]

Sterling silver .925  

1 minute ago, StackSellRepeat said:

 

 So any coins before 1919 are .925 Sterling  

Including 1919.   (before 1920)

[HelpingHands]

4 minutes ago, Martlet said:

Be aware even the worn examples will attract a substantial numismatic premium over spot.  There are bargains to be found under "scrap" category, even then premiums of 20%.  I'm partial to the George V Florin and Victoria Crowns, like having big sovereigns cheap. 

Yeah the .925 pre 1920 coins rarely show up near spot.   - But  Pre 1947 50% coins are probably the best way to get silver coins at spot.

[Coolsmp]

On 24/10/2018 at 21:01, HelpingHands said:

Here you go.   Change the setting to £.

Basically any UK silver coins up to 1919   are .925   1920 - 46   are 50%

https://www.bullionspotprice.com/silver

 

This is a really good site for a quick overview. Thanks for posting