William III. Halfcrown. 1696 1939-45 star & France and

1939-45 star & France and Germany star

Struck on a large flan

Rome Mint 49 BC

Minor verdigris spots

William James Pidgeon was born in 1873 so was not a young man when he went to war on the western front

William III. Halfcrown. 1696 1939-45 star & France andFirst bust, large shield, early harp. Octavo to edge. This coin retains much mint bloom. There is haymarking to both sides, and a horizontal mark accross the neck running to the A of GRA which crosses over a vertical die flaw., which along with slight weakness to raised parts of the design may indicate that it was struck from old dies. Nevertheless, an excellent coin and good very fine. Spink 3481