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About Dmitry Livshits
Expertise
My specialty is in foreign/world coins from the 18th to 20th centuries. This includes all regular circulation issues, commemorative coinage and non-circulating medallic issues. I also have knowledge in related areas such as errors and exonumia (tokens, medals, etc.). I can answer questions relating to identification, grading, selling, preservation and evaluation of such items. In addition to catalog value, I can give you the practical market value and trends for specific types of coins. I will also take questions regarding counterfeits (both modern and antique) and on how to identify them.

Experience
Collector of world coins since early childhood (age 4), dealer in world coins and related items for roughly 7 years (including the past 4 years on eBay). Access to a variety of auction records and reference material. You can also find me on Facebook and my eBay seller id is Pallsoma.

Organizations
Boy Scouts of America

Education/Credentials
Regents diploma from Brooklyn Technical high school (2000), A.S. in Psychology (2004), A.S. in Mental Health/Human Services (2006), B.A. in Forensic Psychology (2008), Graduate study in Forensic Psychology (2008 - present)

Past/Present Clients
I have had over 1,000 clients in more than 40 countries.

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Coin Collecting - Old English coin dated 1723

Expert: Dmitry Livshits - 11/5/2009

Question
I have come to inherit a coin collection of mostly very old American coins, from pennies to silver dollars. However one of these coins appears to be made of copper or bronze and must be of English origin as it has a female figure on both sides and is clearly dated 1723. It is about the size of an American .50 cent piece. What is it, and is it worth much in today's market?

Answer
Hi Richard,
This sounds like a half-penny. The coin should have a seated figure on one the date side, with the legend "BRITAN NIA" encircling it. The other side will have a legend "GEORGIVS II REX" surrounding a bust that is facing left. This is actually a man, but looks quite feminine with the wreath and draped clothing.
If this sounds like the coin you have, it's a pretty popular one with collectors. Really well worn examples only bring in the $5 to $10 range, but a mid-grade coin jumps to $25 to $50. A better grade (Very fine)becomes $100+ and if you are lucky enough to get an extremely fine (highest listed grade) coin, you can expect upwards of $400 for it.
These coins are normally crudely struck, and as such the grading is fairly liberal.
Thanks for the question! =)

PS: The value really depends on condition. These coins are quite common in poor condition and are being dug up from the ground all the time. Nicer examples with a good original surface are quite scarce, and the prices reflect that.

Thanks for the kind rating!

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