1820 George IV British Silver "Laureate Head" Half Crown (1st reverse)

Obverse
1820 George IV British Silver "Laureate Head" Half Crown (1st reverse) (Obverse)

Reverse
1820 George IV British Silver "Laureate Head" Half Crown (1st reverse) (Reverse)

Type Details
Country:  Great Britain 
Period:  George IV 
Face value:  1/2 Crown 
Dates:  From 1820 to 1823 
Purpose:  Circulation 
 
Obverse:  Laureate head of George IV facing left 
Legend:  GEORGIUS IIII D:G: BRITANNIAR: REX F:D: 
 
Reverse:  Crowned shield surrounded by flowers 
 
Edge:  Reeded 
 
Designer(s) / Engraver(s): 
  Benedetto Pistrucci, Jean Baptiste Merlen 
 
Catalogue:  KM# 676 

Currency
Unit:  Pound Sterling 
System:  Sterling pre-decimal 
 
Fractions:  4 Farthings = 1 Penny
3 Pence = (Threepence)
4 Pence = (Groat)
6 Pence = (Sixpence)
12 Pence = 1 Shilling
2 Shillings = 1 Florin
2 Florins = Double Florin
5 Shillings = 1 Crown
20 Shillings = 1 Pound (Sovereign)
21 Shillings = 1 Guinea
 
Mint Marks: 
H - Heaton & Sons, Birmingham, England
KN - King’s Norton, Birmingham, England

Grades & Prices Available
(VG) Sold
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Issue
Year: 
1820 
Mintage:  2,397,000 (incl. previous) 
Scarcity: 
 
Valuation: 

Specifications
Total Weight:  14.1380g (0.45 Oz)  
Composition:  Silver 
Fineness:  0.9250 
Silver Content:  13.08g (0.42 Oz)  
Silver Value:  $17.05 
Alignment: 
Coin 
Diameter:  32.00mm 

Value Range
Year Mintage G F VF EF AU UNC BU PF
1820 2,397,000 $34.00 $56 $150 $535 $710 $945 $1010 $2930
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