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Australian Coins, Banknotes and Exonumia => Australian Pre-Decimal Coins => Topic started by: stevo1962 on December 24, 2014, 09:44:43 AM

Title: 1915 halfpenny
Post by: stevo1962 on December 24, 2014, 09:44:43 AM
Opinions required please as to whether this coin is worth slabbing and at a purchase price of $40 it may be worth doing

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Title: RE: 1915 halfpenny
Post by: ausjack on December 24, 2014, 09:56:52 AM
Mmm very interesting Steve so I hope you don't mind but I might find mine to get an opinion as I'd like to find out, I'm still having a bit of trouble working out these lower grades.
Title: RE: 1915 halfpenny
Post by: echidna on December 24, 2014, 10:57:38 AM
VF20 my guess.
If it was me I would not slab it.
Title: RE: 1915 halfpenny
Post by: stevo1962 on December 24, 2014, 11:08:33 AM
Yeah probably VF20 or VF25 so maybe not
Title: RE: 1915 halfpenny
Post by: autocoupler on December 24, 2014, 11:08:46 AM
Not up to speed with the Sheldon grading, but adjectival wise probably gfine and stretching to aVF because of the weak strike these can be afflicted with. I'm with echidna on the slabbing issue.
Title: RE: 1915 halfpenny
Post by: Nightparrot on December 24, 2014, 01:05:17 PM
I would grade as fine. The market for low grade slabs is quite weak, even if not many have been slabbed. Nice one for the 2x2 and pop into the album.
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