William & Mary halfcrown date error original?

[Guest Richardf]

Got this WILLIAM AND MARY 1689 HALFCROWN THAT APPEARS TO ALSO HAVE THE DATE STAMPED INTO THE CROWN EITHER AT THE MINT OR SOMETIME AFTER BUT I CAN FIND NO REFERENCE TO THERE EVER BEING ANOTHER ONE.

Can abnyone help?

It is on Ebay if you want a better look item 110738288144 1689 WILLIAM & MARY HALF CROWN rare see text

Richard

[Peckris]

Got this WILLIAM AND MARY 1689 HALFCROWN THAT APPEARS TO ALSO HAVE THE DATE STAMPED INTO THE CROWN EITHER AT THE MINT OR SOMETIME AFTER BUT I CAN FIND NO REFERENCE TO THERE EVER BEING ANOTHER ONE.

Can abnyone help?

It is on Ebay if you want a better look item 110738288144 1689 WILLIAM & MARY HALF CROWN rare see text

Richard

It's someone who doesn't know what they've got ("what, on eBay?" I hear you ask...). That's a standard first reverse 1689 halfcrown. What the seller thinks is a "date stamped into the crown" is merely the pearls that form part of the design - it's all that's left of the design so it looks a bit like a series of "8"s. So if the date was 8888, then indeed it would look like that...

It's around Fair+ condition if you want to bid on it, but it's not a rare variety.

[Guest Richardf]

Didnt think that could be possible but I think you're right after seeing another one warn the same.

Richard

Oh and by the way the coin on Ebay is mine, I'm not buying it I'm selling it.

[Peckris]

Didnt think that could be possible but I think you're right after seeing another one warn the same.

Richard

Oh and by the way the coin on Ebay is mine, I'm not buying it I'm selling it.

LOL - excuse my less than politeness above!