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Here is one from my collection. Very few (haven't seen any other Indian coins) get the coveted Star designation from NGC in world coin grading. 
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1861 PTS FJ República de Bolivia. 8 soles.   Edited by Dorado
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@WCG - That's a very nice lubeck thaler. I would easily grade this in the AU+ range - very nice purchase!
@Director - That's a beautiful rupee, very lovely toning.
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1966 Jersey 5 Shillings (Crown) Commemorates the 900th anniversary of the Battle of Hastings in 1066. A bit of rub from handling in and out of its box over the past 50 years, but otherwise quite presentable! This is a big coin at 36mm and has a nice "heft" to it befitting a Crown...   Member ANA - EAC - TNA - SSDC - CCT #890 "Most of the things worth doing in the world had been declared impossible before they were done." -- Louis D. Brandeis |
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1989 Canada. 5 dollars.   |
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Does anyone have a tighter definition of "crown sized" coins? Personally, I tend to exclude coins that were devalued, or have less than .7234 ounces of silver. So for example, I exclude the old Canadian dollars and older Iranian larger coins (which I hate because I like the lion). I would also exclude modern bullion, 1 oz silver coins, and most commemorative coins not meant to circulate. I prefer pre-1800 thalers, any euro standard 25 gram .900 silver coins, actual crowns of course, and in general coins minted before 1940's, but even there I have some exceptions, like the 1947-1948 Mexican 5 peso.
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I prefer pre-1800 thalers, any euro standard 25 gram .900 silver coins, actual crowns of course, and in general coins minted before 1940's  100% I generally don't consider a coin a crown if it's less than 20g. My general rule of thumb is to use Dav. as a guide. Modern issue and bullion I also exclude from the "crown" classification, same as you. |
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The definition of "crown" has been debated on here before, with no clear definition emerging. I collect world crowns, my personal definition is 36mm and up, and must contain silver. That's about it. So under my definition, Canadian silver dollars are crowns, as are say, Austrian 5 Coronas (also 36mm). The 1935 and 1937 UK crowns, 1937 Australian crown, and 1949 NZ crown are also crowns, despite being only 50% silver.
I agree that modern bullion coins shouldn't be considered crowns. But really ask 100 people on here what their definition of crown is and you'll probably get 100 different answers.
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I'm ok with that. To each its own.
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1947 República de Panamá . Un Balboa.   |
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1868 Y.B. República Peruana. Lima. Un sol .   |
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