1935 crown - coloured

[mr.truck]

Hi there,

I am totally new to this and hope you might be able to help. I have recently come into possesion of a small collection of coins and I have no idea of the value of any of them. The pick of the bunch appears to be 2 1935 crowns which have been hand painted to accentuate the features and then glazed in some way. They appear to me to be in mint condition and I was wondering how much they might be worth and if I would be better off going to a dealer or selling through ebay or another auction site.

any help would be greatly appreciated as I am a total novice and a bit lost

ta now

mr truck

[mr.truck]

just to add, the saddle is picked out in red and gold, the shield in red and white, and there are red accents on the dragon. Both sides have a black background. Hope this helps!

[Geoff T]

Thnks for your query. I'm sure the coloured coins look very attractive, but unfortunately for most collectors that will diminish rather than increase any intrinsic value. Most collectors are, to be honest, not interested in coins which have been treated this way.

The 1935 crown is very common. It was a one-off design for the Silver Jubilee of George V and Queen Mary in 1935 and is often called the "Rocking horse" crown because of Percy Metcalfe's Art Deco version of George and the dragon.

Geoff

[mr.truck]

thanks for the advice. you are right to a novice they look very pretty, but i can see that to a proper collector they are probably just a novelty item. will be trying to get rid of them as there just isnt anywhere to put them! wish me luck!

mr truck