Victoria, Florin (Old Head) Very Good

As most collectors realize the Florin or Two Shillings is the most difficult denomination to find. The Sterling Silver coinage of King George V was only issued from 1911-to 1919, so they are even more difficult to find than most. The dates will be of our choice, but the more you order the more different dates you will be sent. The coins are in specially selected Very Good - Fine condition and are over 100 years old.

Edward III was King of England from January 1327 until his death in 1377. He is noted for his military success – notably over the French during The Hundred Years’ War, and for restoring royal authority after the disastrous reign of his father, Edward II. Edward III transformed England into one of the most formidable military powers in Europe. His fifty-year reign was one of the longest in English history, and saw vital developments, in particular the evolution of the English Parliament, as well as the ravages of the Black Death. He outlived his eldest son, Edward the Black Prince, and the throne passed to his grandson Richard II. We’ve been putting Edward III Pennies aside, it’s taken many years to accumulate enough to offer you, in either heavily circulated VG or in Fine with more details visible. Each hammered coin is individually struck by hand, therefore no two coins are the same. The photos are representative of what you will receive, but numbers are very limited and it may take us years to be able to offer these as a feature again.

The coinage of King George V was struck from 1911-1936. From 1911 until 1919 his coins were struck in Sterling Silver and from 1920-1936 they were struck in 500 fine Silver. Although there were crowns struck occasionally, on a regular basis the largest non gold coin struck was the Halfcrown or Two Shillings and Sixpence. The coin offered here is the 1921 Halfcrown in selected circulated condition, but let’s be honest the older the coin, the more circulation you can expect. We always give you the best coin we have in stock at that time.