beautiful crown

[craigy 362]

the 1819 crown is stunning,   gorgeous coin 

 

http://www.colincooke.com/coin_pages/crowns.html

 

 

[Peckris 2 2,044]

Just a slight shame about the scratch on the cheek. 

[craigy 362]

12 hours ago, Peckris 2 said:

Just a slight shame about the scratch on the cheek. 

i didnt notice that till you pointed it out, now its all i can see lol 

[Nonmortuus 848]

15 minutes ago, craigy said:

i didnt notice that till you pointed it out, now its all i can see lol 

First thing I clocked... I still need one for my type example.

[Sword 1,330]

19 hours ago, Peckris 2 said:

Just a slight shame about the scratch on the cheek. 

Yes, that's a shame. And there is also the ding above eye and mark on the nose.

My type example has a hairline too which is much more obvious in the photo than in real life. 

Interestingly, the second one in the date is missing the bottom right serif in both mine and the colin cooke coin.

Edited March 7, 2019 by Sword

[Sword 1,330]

CGS photos of my crown where the hairline is not visible.

[craigy 362]

30 minutes ago, Sword said:

CGS photos of my crown where the hairline is not visible.

that has to be one of the most beautiful coins ever struck 

[1949threepence 3,366]

On 3/6/2019 at 9:09 PM, craigy said:

the 1819 crown is stunning,   gorgeous coin 

 

http://www.colincooke.com/coin_pages/crowns.html

 

 

Agreed. The reverse is an exceptionally good design on an otherwise very nice coin.

[Sword 1,330]

Not only is the design beautiful, each coin was struck multiple times and so all the details are sharp. Many examples have no contact marks or tiny rim nicks at all as they were put aside and never entered circulation; the odd hairline or slight wear due to handling and storage in the last 200 years. I can't think of another currency silver issue minted to such high standard.

[Rob 3,002]

I read somewhere that they were delivered individually wrapped - not something you would associate with a currency piece.

[oldcopper 276]

The production standard for these crowns was high - I get the feeling it's relatively hard to tell the difference between a proof (if they exist!) and a well-struck proof-like currency piece, and many of these coins look well polished.

[Diaconis 696]

9 hours ago, Rob said:

I read somewhere that they were delivered individually wrapped - not something you would associate with a currency piece.

Davies, pg 17