And does anyone know its history/value?...

Greetings Collectors,

I am coming to an end to my coin photography and the editing of same. I am not sure how many of you know exactly how time consuming taking as many photos as I have taken has been. Not wanting to sound "braggy", but if there was an award given for taking and editing as many pics as I have, and in such a short period of time, I would like to think I would win it, "hands down". Since the 17th of Oct. I have literly spent several hundred hours at this task. And this is after I kinda knew what I was doing. If I had it to do all over again, I would still do it as the self gratifacation outweighs the long tedious hours spent.

I am yet undecided as to whether I will take the numerous photos of my Proof and Mint State Siver Eagles because number one, I do not know if I will keep them, as all may be "up for sale" (did I say that out loud?) number two, The work involved may or may not be "worth it" as in my opinion, once you have seen one MS or Proof 69 Silver Eagle, well you have seen them all. I have made mention of this before, in that the amount of them that have been minted coupled with the US Mints decision to pull what they have pulled this year and also what they did with the 1995-W my interest has "waned" considerably. I am convinced that they will only be worth a small premium above melt with the exception of some of the more scarcer years and those "tens of thousands of 70's" floating around out there. I still love the design and the Walker Half they were fashioned after, is still in my "top five" of all time favorite sets period. When special sets come around, I will still try to purchase all I can, such as the 20th anniversary set and coins like the "reverse proof", but other than that it is a series, again, thanks to "the Mint", I can do without.

As I climb down off my soapbox and after making more SE friends, I would love to know what this Half Crown coin is and based on the photo, what grade would you give it, and lastly, what it might be worth? I would think that with the "bust" on the "flipside" of this coin, this would be the reverse? (but then again, most dates appear on the obverse?) The flip side appears to be "more worn" by at least a point or two. From the weight, the coin appears silver but I do not know for sure. This coin is one in a large group of coins that my step dads brother gave me. I have a "somewhat hoard" of many nice British, Australian, Hong Kong issues. Some of the coins are from the early part of the 20th century and there are coins from the late 1800's. My "step uncle"? served during WW-2 in N. Africa, landed in Sicily and after going almost to Berlin, was lucky enough to be sent to the Pacific to finish off Japan. I am happy to say "Dorsey" just celebrated his 93rd birthday and has no physical ailments. (We should all be so blessed to have been through what he has and still be alive and in pretty good health.)

I hope all of you have a great safe weekend as you all ready for the holiday with family and friends. Me, I am just gonna hang here and have some fun looking at all these "coin pics". Happy Collecting! WKF

P.S. On a different note, as this "fiscal year" here at the NGC "Collectors Society" comes to a close, I have stressed on several occasions the need for all that could afford it, to "Buy" as much Gold & Silver as possible. The last post I made on the subject, I made mention, we would all look back and remember when Gold "pushed through" the $1000 barrier, and for a brief time, was in the $1000-$1100 range. I still believe we will have wished we had bought more in the price range we are in at present. I can not stress how much of an opprotunity there is "right now" to take advantage of what will come to pass as a time when Gold could still be bought "on the cheap". Silver is maybe as good or better a "percentage play". Remember that all the gold mined from the beginning of time to the present would fit very comfortably inside the "Washington Monument", with lots of room to spare. That's not very much "metal".