What is a 1948 half crown made of?
Cupronickel
Half crown (British coin)
| Edge | Milled |
| Composition | (1816–1919) 92.5% Ag (1920–1946) 50% Ag (1947–1970) Cupronickel |
| Years of minting | 1707–1970 |
| Obverse | |
|---|---|
| Design | Profile of the monarch (Elizabeth II design shown) |
Are half crowns worth anything?
British Half Crown Coins The Half Crown coins held a worth of two shillings and a sixpence, a value equal to an eighth of a pound.
What was 1/2 a crown worth?
The half crown (2 shillings, 6 pence) was the equivalent of about 60 cents in U.S. coin at the time.
What is a silver half of crown?
half-crown in British English noun. a British silver or cupronickel coin worth two shillings and sixpence (now equivalent to 121⁄2 p), taken out of circulation in 1970.
When did 50p come into circulation?
Released in 1969, the 50p was the world’s first seven-sided coin and replaced the 10-shilling note – amplifying the sense of change. With the new 50p, 10p and 5p in circulation that just left the three copper coins to come.
What is the rarest 50p coin in current UK circulation?
Kew’s Garden 50p
Rarest 50p coins in circulation the UK? The Royal Mint has revealed the most valuable 50p coin, ahead of the 1971 decimalisation’s golden anniversary. The rarest is the Kew’s Garden 50p, which was designed to mark the 250th anniversary of the gardens in 2009. Only 210,000 coins were ever minted with this design.
Do banks still take old 50p coins?
No, or at least no-one’s obliged to take them and they aren’t legal tender. Per the Royal Mint: “Smaller version introduced September 1997 (Larger version introduced October 1969, demonetised in 1998)”.
What are the top 5 rarest 50p coins?
Top 10 most valuable 50p coins, according to Royal Mint
- Kew Gardens (2009), 210,000.
- Olympic Wrestling (2011), 1,129,500.
- Olympic Football (2011), 1,161,500.
- Olympic Judo (2011), 1,161,500.
- Olympic Triathlon (2011), 1,163,500.
- Peter Rabbit (2018), 1,400,000.
- Flopsy Bunny (2018), 1,400,000.
- Olympic Tennis (2011), 1,454,000.