Lot 85
Victoria (1837‐1901), Halfcrown (Contemporary Forgery), 1868. ‡

The Abby Welsh Collection of Crowns & Halfcrowns | C26003
Auction: 29 May 2026 at 10.30 BST
Description
Young head left, Rev. Crowned square‐topped shield, wreath surrounding, 13.67g/6h. Very Good, and of good metal.
Footnote
Ex. Lockdales, Auction 116, July 15th, 2014, lot 1491. Believed to have been struck c. 1870s from the “inferior workmanship”dies, with an earlier date used to give the impression of a coin worn down from circulation. The good silver content was suggested by Lockdales to have been as a result of laundering stolen silverwear, which had been melted down.

