1847 gothic crown?

[Rory]

Hi, is this a gothic crown? how much do you reckon its worth? sorry if the pictures arent great, it looks a lot more silvery then that in real life.

Thanks.

[azda]

Hi Rory your coin certainly looks like a Gothic Florin, take a look at the 11th page in Coin Aquisition of the Week, i have just purchased one myself, then tell us what the roman numerals are around the OBV that will tell us the date.

[Rory]

"decus et tutamen anno regni undecimo"

Thanks for the help azda, let me know if theres any other details you need.

[Rory]

sorry mate, on the obverse it says victoria dei gratia britanniar REG F D.

[Rory]

i reckon i probably gave you the wrong info, MDCCCXLVII

you're making me learn stuff about coins azda!

[Red Riley]

Hi Rory your coin certainly looks like a Gothic Florin, take a look at the 11th page in Coin Aquisition of the Week, i have just purchased one myself, then tell us what the roman numerals are around the OBV that will tell us the date.

Nope, it's a Gothic crown as Rory surmised in what looks like at least EF condition. Value some way north of £1k as long as it isn't a forgery which is quite possible.

[azda]

Hi Rory your coin certainly looks like a Gothic Florin, take a look at the 11th page in Coin Aquisition of the Week, i have just purchased one myself, then tell us what the roman numerals are around the OBV that will tell us the date.

Nope, it's a Gothic crown as Rory surmised in what looks like at least EF condition. Value some way north of £1k as long as it isn't a forgery which is quite possible.

Edge inscription would suggest a crown

[Rory]

I assumed it was a crown coz its the same size as all my other crowns. I really appreciate you guys taking the time to look at it and for giving me some feedback, and in particular to asda, for now i know what obverse and reverse are and how to translate roman numerals. I'm just wondering, as i noticed today that you can buy replicas of this coin, how do you tell the difference between replica and origionals: are they marked as replicas?

[Red Riley]

I assumed it was a crown coz its the same size as all my other crowns. I really appreciate you guys taking the time to look at it and for giving me some feedback, and in particular to asda, for now i know what obverse and reverse are and how to translate roman numerals. I'm just wondering, as i noticed today that you can buy replicas of this coin, how do you tell the difference between replica and origionals: are they marked as replicas?

The weight is usually the giveaway - the genuine article should be approx. 28.35g but if you inherited it or got it from an unimpeachable source then the chances of it being a duffer are slim. The photo shows the type of toning I would have expected from the genuine article but you can never be absolutely certain based on a photograph.

I don't know whether any 'genuine' marked reproductions have been made but most are 'genuine forgeries' and emenate from the Far East, made with the sole intention of defrauding collectors.

[azda]

I agree with Red, if its been passed down through a family member or you have had it for quite a number of years, chances are that it will be original. The owner of this forum has a book out on British coins, its called Collectors Coins GB, its only about 7 pounds and could probably get it from WH Smiths or so, that will give you weights and a guide on prices for your coins. If you have many foreign coins then i'd suggest the Krause book of world coins, its a hefty book at around 1200/1400 pages long, but it also goes by Centuries 1800-1900 1900-2000 so beware what you buy, maybe look through the most common century and purchase that book. If you have any German coins, Kaisserreich etc i have a book for that, so you're ok there.