How much would you pay for a half sovereign

[JunkBond]

There is lots of nice half sovs out there, EF Young Heads, rarities, the 1989 proof etc but I don't think I could spend more than the price of a full on a half

What is the most you guys have or would spend on a half sovereign.

[shawy2510]

Most I have spent on a Half so far was £701 which was a 1874 die 28 Single finest graded.

I will be spending more soon all being well on a 1937.

[JunkBond]

You are my hero

[Micky9776]

I only have 3 half sovs, the most I have paid was £240 for the 2017 proof, I'm with you on this one, I don't like to spend a lot on a half sovereign, my others are a 1887 Shield for £135 and a 2005 for £125. I would much rather have a full then a half but I can't buy as often. The only half sovereign I want and would pay big money for is the 1937 proof but if I had the money here right now I would end up buying full sovereigns to finish of my date run lol  

[PansPurse]

To be honest I'm reluctant to pay too much over spot. I guess I have an upper limit of how much a shiny new one from the mint would cost, so £130. I average about £120 from fleabay

[Silvergun]

Missed out on a boxed 1989 proof  half with coa today with a £300 bid , most i have spent is £274 on a boxed 2016 proof half with coa , the most i will spend is £300 .

[shawy2510]

Missed out on a boxed 1989 proof  half with coa today with a £300 bid , most i have spent is £274 on a boxed 2016 proof half with coa , the most i will spend is £300 .

Think I got lucky on my 2016 Half Sov. I paid £235 for a PF70

[FlorinCollector]

I've only ever bought a bullion half sov for a few % over spot. Was wondering, is it as easy to sell halfs as it is full sovs? 

My thinking was if spot does rise over time the main collector base might move to halfs if they become the new affordable. (just my thoughts). 

[Kman]

The most I ever have spent is £280ish I think on a 1989 half 

In terms of anything numismatic I think I will stick to full from now on

[Sovsaver]

Most spent, £480 for an 1865 young head half. I prefer the half sovs to full, I like that they are more delicate.

I aim for VF young heads, but if something better comes up and finances allow I’m happy to spend more.

[JunkBond]

Thanks for the replies guys.

@Sovsaver I am with you and prefer halves, just can't bring myself to pay over the odds (stacker mentality). I bought a VF 1885 yesterday, my first young head, so feeling quite excited.

 

[Sovsaver]

10 minutes ago, JunkBond said:

Thanks for the replies guys.

@Sovsaver I am with you and prefer halves, just can't bring myself to pay over the odds (stacker mentality). I bought a VF 1885 yesterday, my first young head, so feeling quite excited.

 

Where did you get the 1885? How much? If willing to say?

[JunkBond]

20 minutes ago, Sovsaver said:

Where did you get the 1885? How much? If willing to say?

Charles Snowden Coins, paid £170, it has some scratches but seems to have a lot of detail still. Going by the hair I think the obverse approaches EF. I know its a common coin, just did not want anything too worn.

Dealers pics.

 

[Sovsaver]

46 minutes ago, JunkBond said:

Charles Snowden Coins, paid £170, it has some scratches but seems to have a lot of detail still. Going by the hair I think the obverse approaches EF. I know its a common coin, just did not want anything too worn.

Dealers pics.

 

These ones are low relief obverse IIRC, very nice detail. I bought an 1883 same obverse recently, maybe not quite as good as yours from memory for £165.

[Elements]

@Sovsaver Ive seen the phrase low relief and high relief used a few times to describe certain coins. What does that mean?

[Lea79]

Most I’ve spend is £400 on a 1902 graded matte half proof.  The next one I want is the 1937 but that is big bucks or the 1911 George proof but again those are premium coins.  I like halfs more than fulls as the collectibles can be had for reasonable prices.  I have all the alternate designs in proofs.  There is no way I could afford them all in fulls. 

[shawy2510]

Most I’ve spend is £400 on a 1902 graded matte half proof.  The next one I want is the 1937 but that is big bucks or the 1911 George proof but again those are premium coins.  I like halfs more than fulls as the collectibles can be had for reasonable prices.  I have all the alternate designs in proofs.  There is no way I could afford them all in fulls. 

Stop copying me [emoji6] I paid £401 for my 1902 Matte & want both that you do [emoji3]

 

[Sovsaver]

25 minutes ago, shawy2510 said:

Stop copying me I paid £401 for my 1902 Matte & want both that you do

 

You both beat me, £411☹️

[Sovsaver]

1 hour ago, Elements said:

@Sovsaver Ive seen the phrase low relief and high relief used a few times to describe certain coins. What does that mean?

The strike of the Queen’s head contains a lower volume of material/isn’t as proud of the fields as a regular one. Probably easier to see in uncirculated coins?

[Elements]

13 minutes ago, Sovsaver said:

The strike of the Queen’s head contains a lower volume of material/isn’t as proud of the fields as a regular one. Probably easier to see in uncirculated coins?

Thanks, I understand now. Did a bit of googling too.

[JunkBond]

double post about relief

 

[Roy]

Paid £128 for this cheeky number. but that was Oct 2015 and life was much simpler then 

Not to mention spot was £24.40/g. A cleverer person might say it's all relative 

[PansPurse]

9 minutes ago, Roy said:

A cleverer person might say it's all relative 

Go back far enough and we're all related...

[JunkBond]

22 minutes ago, Roy said:

 

That's more than relatively nice Roy!

[Roy]

Thanks JB, she does wear it well.

Point is, you'll always pay a good premium over spot for a young head shield. The trick is sourcing a good one!

I've been lucky with some and disappointed with others. Such is the way of online purchasing.

The thing is, as with all sovs really, even the bad and the ugly are worth discussing. We're going off topic a little, I'll put something up in the Sov section.