William III. Halfcrown. 1696 Minor verdigris spots

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

Rome Mint 49 BC

Mars standing with spear and shield on reverse

Following this he was transferred to the Royal Defence Corps (Service number 62648) and continued his war service on the home front

William III. Halfcrown. 1696 Minor verdigris spotsFirst 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