Coins Of the UK and US Posted January 7 Author Posted January 7 This is a close up of my George IV crown I got from a large collection that was a gift. It is a lot worse condition than yours Paddy. 1 Quote
Citizen H Posted January 7 Posted January 7 ah! these are some of mine, the better ones.... to heavy to put in a folder so left in pouches 👍 5 Quote
Ukstu Posted January 7 Posted January 7 6 hours ago, Citizen H said: ah! these are some of mine, the better ones.... to heavy to put in a folder so left in pouches 👍 Try and get some more capsules for them like the one the Jubilee head Victoria is in. Those PVC ones break down over time and leave a sticky green residue on your coins. 1 Quote
wlewisiii Posted Thursday at 05:25 PM Posted Thursday at 05:25 PM Speaking of Crowns... https://www.sovr.co.uk/products/george-v-1935-silver-jubilee-crown-raised-edge-letters-ngc-pf63-cameo-km39433?_pos=3&_psq=1935&_ss=e&_v=1.0 One of the 2500 proof with raised lettering on the edge inscription rather than embossed lettering. I love that design anyway and if I could, I'd get it in a heartbeat. But my regular one, in AU condition that I got for $31.50 will just have to do 🤣 Quote
Sword Posted Thursday at 07:13 PM Posted Thursday at 07:13 PM Consider getting a specimen crown rather than the RE proof as it is much cheaper. The specimen is nice, has reflective fields (but no frosting), and comes in the same red box as the proof. My specimen (top) cost me £50 in 2020 and my RE proof (bottom) cost £500 15 years ago. 3 Quote
wlewisiii Posted Thursday at 07:18 PM Posted Thursday at 07:18 PM Beautiful! But I am happy with the one I have, if anything, I'd like to get a scruffier one to carry as a pocket coin 😇 I just noted it with interest while looking for something else considering the conversation in this thread. Quote
copper123 Posted Thursday at 07:44 PM Posted Thursday at 07:44 PM On 1/5/2026 at 8:37 PM, Sword said: It is a moot point whether the undecimo gothic crown is a pattern. Firstly 8000 were produced which is high for a pattern. In addition, it also gained legal tender status unlike non-adopted patterns. Hence, some did circulate as currency. If I have to take a position, I would call it a limited issue rather than a pattern. Wreath crowns are not generally considered patterns either. I suppose if any shopkeeper was offered up a gothic crown they would be a bit daft to not take it for face value seeing as coins were bought and sold as antiques in victorian times . Wreath crowns come into the same bracket Quote
Coins Of the UK and US Posted Thursday at 09:09 PM Author Posted Thursday at 09:09 PM (edited) Again, some very lovely coins we have here. Edited Thursday at 09:10 PM by Coins Of the UK and US Quote
Peckris 2 Posted 1 hour ago Posted 1 hour ago On 1/6/2026 at 7:08 PM, Sword said: Very true. But a decent EF example is now well over a thousand pounds. I don't particularly like that George IV portrait and so didn't want to pay so much. As for William IV, I would eventually settle for a halfcrown which is of the same design. I picked this up for about £200 over 20 years ago: I wouldn't rate it as a thousand pound coin but should be well over what I paid! Quote
Sword Posted 1 hour ago Posted 1 hour ago 7 minutes ago, Peckris 2 said: I picked this up for about £200 over 20 years ago: I wouldn't rate it as a thousand pound coin but should be well over what I paid! Nice coin, and I wish I had brought one before it got so expensive. £200 was a good deal even then I think. 1 Quote
Peckris 2 Posted 1 hour ago Posted 1 hour ago 20 minutes ago, Sword said: Nice coin, and I wish I had brought one before it got so expensive. £200 was a good deal even then I think. What's not showing is the faint scuffs on the obverse where it was probably rubbed at some time. Probably affected the price? Quote
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