Victorian 1844-45 Crowns, Cinquefoil and Stars

[Citizen H]

Looking into when the first Victorian Crown was minted and in circulation got to wondering about... cinquefoil and star on edges 

If by chance would anyone have images of the star version

I believe x 2 of mine are cinquefoil, 1 x ? its rubbed so why Im asking for a comparison.

any comments on the crowns I have showing greatly appreciated. 👍   

[Paddy]

First and third are definitely cinquefoil. I can't make out what is going on with the middle image.

Coins of England (the Spink book previously) has a good image of both stops - page 511 in my 2024 edition.

Note also that for a long time a star stops version of 1845 was listed, but this has now been debunked and it is not listed in the more recent books. Star stops only occur on 1844 Crowns.

 

[Citizen H]

17 hours ago, Paddy said:

First and third are definitely cinquefoil. I can't make out what is going on with the middle image.

Coins of England (the Spink book previously) has a good image of both stops - page 511 in my 2024 edition.

Note also that for a long time a star stops version of 1845 was listed, but this has now been debunked and it is not listed in the more recent books. Star stops only occur on 1844 Crowns.

 

now that's interesting, I will see if I can get any further detail from the rubbed one thats a 1844, my spink book was a entry level purchase whilst I was starting to get things sorted....its a 2009 version...and was cheap, 👍I will indeed look for a newer version, all the very best "H"  

[Rob]

That's the man. Splash out on literature. Spend 3 beers worth on a book instead of 1.

As an aside and not referencing you as a subject,  it never ceases to amaze me how many people consider spending as much as a lunchtime beer with a snack on literature is viewed as excessive and wasted money, when what they spend on coins has several zeros added to the same amount. It seems weird to me that people frequently won't buy the required tools to give them the knowledge required to increase their collection value, which is what they are trying to achieve.

Bizarre.

Not everything is on the internet, and that which is, is becoming increasingly untrustworthy. Everybody needs to tread more carefully than they used to with AI. A potentially useful tool that you can be guarantee to be abused.

Edited 43 minutes ago by Rob