1905 Half Crown

[ozjohn]

A 1905 half crown advertised on Ebay at GBP3400 and graded at EF condition. It's hard to see if the I in QUI is broken as the picture is indistinct there. However the orb on top of the pearls in the crown over the shield seems off center which I think is unusual.

Any comments.

[Paddy]

I am not sure. I have just been looking at all my Ed VII halfcrowns, and all bar 1910 have the orb very slightly offset to the right.

I am more concerned by the irregularity of the "SOI QUI", but that could be PMD or poor focus.