Coppers to Crowns

Collection Halfcrown

HC1953a

Halfcrown, 1953

Type
HC Halfcrown
Year
1953
Mint
Royal Mint, ordinary issue
Variety
a
Mintage
3,883,214 struck
In the collection
1 example, best at UNC Uncirculated
Monarch
Elizabeth II
Diameter
32 mm
Weight
14.1 g
Metal
Cupronickel
Reverse
Medal (↑↑)

The mintage is the striking's, not this variety's — the varieties were never counted separately. An issue may also have been struck more than once, so another variety of HC1953a may belong to a different striking from this one.

Obverse inscription
+ELIZABETH II DEI GRATIA BRITT: OMN: REGINA
Reverse inscription
FID. .DEF HALF CROWN, Date
CC2000
EZHC-005 1 1
Davies
D2310 1 A
Gouby
HC1953 A -
Bull
B4349 A 1
Rayner
R798G A -

Condition & value

Held at Uncirculated. Figures above are catalogue values for a better example.

  1. VG Very Good Below the best grade held
  2. F Fine Below the best grade held
  3. F+ Fine+ Below the best grade held
  4. VF Very Fine Below the best grade held
  5. VF+ Very Fine+ Below the best grade held
  6. EF Extremely Fine Below the best grade held
  7. EF+ Extremely Fine+ Below the best grade held
  8. UNC Uncirculated Held £3.00
  9. BU Brilliant Uncirculated not catalogued
  10. FDC Fleur de Coin not catalogued

Catalogue figures from CY2026.

The example held

UNC Uncirculated

No obverse photograph yet

Obverse

I of GRATIA to gap

No reverse photograph yet

Reverse

No description recorded.