Test Jump to content
The British Coin Forum - Predecimal.com

Recommended Posts

Posted

Wow, that looks nice

Posted

Have you seen he want's 20% comission!

Pfff

Loads of nice stuff, we don't get that on ebay.co.uk

Posted
:rolleyes: Ebay.co.uk is full of Churchill crowns
Posted

Are they? How much?

Posted

I saw a lot of eight I think go for £10 which I thought was a super price!

Posted

Blimey, I'd better get mine when next in the UK before the Churchill Crown bubble bursts!

Posted

i'm not sure if they are still legal tender or not, they are predecimal you know. I heard someone say they definately weren't, but i don't recall them being demonetised.

Posted
i'm not sure if they are still legal tender or not, they are predecimal you know. I heard someone say they definately weren't, but i don't recall them being demonetised.

Yes. all post-1816 crowns are still legal tender. The letters patent of 1971 specifically refers to coins of 5/- being redefined as coins of 25p. Post-1902 crowns have always had an odd status anyway; they're principally commemoratives but can be used as legal tender. That's true of the current £5 coins as well. Therefore, unless they are formally demonetised at some stage, crowns remain currency.

Now try spending your Churchills in ASDA... ;)

Posted

I tell you what gets on my nerves, and it happens a lot....

People assume that because modern Crowns have a £5 face value, that the old Crowns must do too. People actually want 5 whole pounds for their churchill etc crowns!

Of course when I tell them the actual 25p truth I rarely hear anything back, which normally is quite rude, but on those occasions, I don't want the bloody things anyway!

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

Loading...
×
×
  • Create New...
Test