1817 1/2 Sov opinions

[shawy2510]

I received this today from an auction over the weekend & thought I would show it off.

The lustre is fantastic & details pretty good for 1 of these coins.

I am going to get it conserved & graded so what do you all think. Only a slight slight scratch look on the face near the ear but not deep or very noticeable to the eye.

 

[Roy]

Looks great for 201 years old! 

Are you going to sell it on the forum once graded?

[shawy2510]

Thanks Roy, 

No its for me to keep for now. 1st time buying an old coin raw to be graded so lets see hkw it fairs lol.

[dicker]

What a lovely coin and what a lovely buy!

Well done on a quality buy

[Xander]

15 minutes ago, shawy2510 said:

No its for me to keep for now. 1st time buying an old coin raw to be graded so lets see hkw it fairs lol.

That's a beautiful coin. Well done with the auction. It should receive a good grade.

[sixgun]

i wonder what it was used to buy in its life as a circulating coin.

[shawy2510]

Its got a great lustre so possibly kept safe away from circulation. 

I paid quite abit for it so hopefully it grades reasonably high else its a learning curve for me.

[Roy]

7 minutes ago, sixgun said:

i wonder what it was used to buy in its life as a circulating coin.

Indeed.

After all, no young head for at least another 20 years.

 

[quinck]

What a gorgeous coin. the luster is fantastic. I don't know what you payed for it but it looks better than the expensive 1817s I've seen so far.

[shawy2510]

21 minutes ago, quinck said:

What a gorgeous coin. the luster is fantastic. I don't know what you payed for it but it looks better than the expensive 1817s I've seen so far.

I paid £900 for it so no idea whether thats good or not. I suppose it all depends on how it grades, I have no knowledge of grading raw but if it gets a ms62 or higher I will be happy.

[quinck]

6 minutes ago, shawy2510 said:

I paid £900 for it so no idea whether thats good or not. I suppose it all depends on how it grades, I have no knowledge of grading raw but if it gets a ms62 or higher I will be happy.

That's great, good deal.

[mustynewb]

Cracking coin. I really do like the older ones. Wonder if coins this age in poor condition end up in the melting pot. I'd certainly buy a battered one.

[Seasider]

FYI

https://www.easyliveauction.com/catalogue/lot/cd4c0520882cb021c264f316b3649aac/0af8d24542e81eb9357e7ef448a6646f/xmas-collective-sale-lot-2596/

Not a patch on the OP's

[JunkBond]

18 minutes ago, mustynewb said:

I'd certainly buy a battered one.

http://www.cambridgeshirecoins.com/epages/es121869.sf/en_GB/?ObjectPath=/Shops/es121869/Products/"1817 HALF SOVEREIGN ( F )"

[mustynewb]

Nice, not entirely sure i'd spend that much on a battered one but certainly tempting.

[Sovereign]

On 05/12/2018 at 20:08, shawy2510 said:

Thanks Roy, 

No its for me to keep for now. 1st time buying an old coin raw to be graded so lets see hkw it fairs lol.

lovely half sovereign mate!

so hard to get a good grade on the old sovs 

bought a 1821,1827  before both came back with a detailed grade ..

hope you get a good grade will be looking forward to it 👍

[shawy2510]

1 minute ago, Sovereign said:

lovely half sovereign mate!

so hard to get a good grade on the old sovs 

bought a 1821,1827  before both came back with a detailed grade ..

hope you get a good grade will be looking forward to it 👍

Do you have any pictures of the 1821 & 1827?

[Sovereign]

3 minutes ago, shawy2510 said:

Do you have any pictures of the 1821 & 1827?

1822 sorry 

also had 1820 half sovereign MS62 

[shawy2510]

Nice coins I can probably see why they gave a details grade on the 1822 but on another day it may have been straight graded.

No idea what mine holds to be fair, lustre great, details nice, only slight problem is a tiny surface scratch near ear but only visable in certain lights or pretty close up.

[Sovereign]

1 minute ago, shawy2510 said:

Nice coins I can probably see why they gave a details grade on the 1822 but on another day it may have been straight graded.

No idea what mine holds to be fair, lustre great, details nice, only slight problem is a tiny surface scratch near ear but only visable in certain lights or pretty close up.

from the photos yours looks better than 1820 😉

[shawy2510]

1 minute ago, Sovereign said:

from the photos yours looks better than 1820 😉

Don't get me all excited it will come back a details if I have high hopes. If I think details anything else is a winner haha

[mustynewb]

13 hours ago, JunkBond said:

http://www.cambridgeshirecoins.com/epages/es121869.sf/en_GB/?ObjectPath=/Shops/es121869/Products/"1817 HALF SOVEREIGN ( F )"

Just had another look at that (now I'm tempted lol). Does the shield side look right? Warn yes but it looks more like it's been embossed? 

[JunkBond]

Looks good to me. I have bought a couple of half sovs from Cambridgeshire Coins and have been very satisfied.

Another good grade to compare to.

http://kbcoins.com/store//half-sovereigns-1817-george-iii.html