A "Matt" finish means that part of the coin, usually the raised part of the design, is slightly dulled to contrast with the mirror like finish on the flat surfaces of the coin. It is often a feature of Proof coins.
KG VI means King George VI. A "Matt Proof" coin is a process where the surface of the coin is deliberately finely granulated as distinct from the usual mirror like surface of "Proof" coins with frosted highlights. The flat surfaces will have a satin like appearance. FDC is an abbreviation for Fleur du Coin. It refers to a "Proof" coin that has been hand finished.
Taking the King's Shilling means that a man agreed to serve as a soldier
A shilling is an English coin in use until decimalization in the mid-sixties. Back in the seventeenth to nineteenth centuries, one shilling was the payment due to someone who enlisted in the army or navy. If you had accepted or taken "the King's shilling" you had entered into an agreement to be a part of the military, and thus to be subject to military justice, including the provisions forbidding desertion. Press gangs and other unscrupulous recruiters used to drop shillings into people's drinks or slip them into their hands or pockets, then haul them away, since they had taken the King's shilling.
If you mean one of the brass coins currently circulating, they are worth only face value. If you are talking about a commemorative coin, please include the year of the coin and if it is a proof or uncirculated coin.
Assuming you mean a British shilling, about 10 cents or so. 1948 shillings have no silver and are very common.
it's a coin toss to find out whos better because there pretty much equal. Matt has one their last two matches because Jeff has tried and failed to go extreme with Matt. this does not mean that Matt is better he just doesn't do extreme stuff
It is worth 5 pence if you mean the English shilling
The "pearls" are an indication as to how worn the coin is and refers to the pearls around King George V's crown. There should be 8 pearls visible on a mint condition coin. This is the case for all George V Australian Pennies from 1911 to 1936 inclusive.
This is nearly impossible to answer. Do you mean a George V pound coin? Banknote? Something else? Please be more specific.
There's no such coin as a half quarter. If you mean the quarter, it shows George Washington. If you mean the half dollar, it's John F. Kennedy.
The "BF" is more likely a "BP". It is not a mintmark, it is the initials of the designer of the most commonly used "St. George and the Dragon" design, Benedetto Pistrucci. The Pistrucci design appears most commonly on the British Five Pound, Two Pound, Sovereign and Half-Sovereign gold coins since 1818. It has also appeared regularly on predecimal Crown (Five Shilling) coins since 1818.
KG is the initials of the designer of the reverse side of the coin, George Kruger Gray. Sometimes, the "KG" will be shown as a "K.G", the dot is a mintmark indicating that the coin was minted at the Perth Mint.