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zakota Valued Member United States 342 Posts	Posted 04/11/2009 12:58 am Is this coin referred to as a Jersey? Is there a place I can check the value? Image: schilling.jpg 16.89 KB Image: schillingr.jpg 20.68 KB Edited by Sap 04/11/2009 02:01 am Report this Post to the Staff

wd1040 Pillar of the Community United States 3098 Posts	Posted 04/11/2009 01:00 am No, a five shilling crown is referred to as a "crown," and today a crown is reset at 5 pounds. It's issued by Jersey, which is a crown dependency. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jersey Report this Post to the Staff
zakota Valued Member United States 342 Posts	Posted 04/11/2009 01:04 am What is the difference between a schilling and a pound? Or is it the same? Report this Post to the Staff
wd1040 Pillar of the Community United States 3098 Posts	Posted 04/11/2009 01:05 am Looks UNC... Krause has it at $3.50 And it's subject is the Norman Conquest. Report this Post to the Staff
wd1040 Pillar of the Community United States 3098 Posts	Posted 04/11/2009 01:08 am Before 1977? (I think... )a pound was divided into 20 shillings. So, when the change "D-day / decimalization day" came, a shilling became 5 pence. Nope, D-day was the 15th of Feb, 1971 *Before 1990 because of the old 5 shilling = 5 5 pence = 25 new pence, a crown was 25 pence at face value, which is a fourth of a pound. Because this coin is a hunk of metal (as you can tell) The Royal Mint changed its value to a more fitting one: 5 pounds. But, even though they are the same size (25p and 5 Pounds) all coins marked 5 shillings or "one crown" will only be accepted at 25 pence. And there's no vending machine fraud for this either, since neither the crown or 5 pound coin circulate regularly in Britain. Edited by wd1040 04/11/2009 01:12 am Report this Post to the Staff
zakota Valued Member United States 342 Posts	Posted 04/11/2009 01:14 am Thank you for the information. Yes it is UNC. It has a brilliant sheen. That is the cause of the haze. The link was interesting. I have learned something new about the world today. Yes it is one hunk of metal. I did not know how thick it was till I pulled it out of the keeper. Edited by zakota 04/11/2009 01:24 am Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16857 Posts	Posted 04/11/2009 02:04 am I've edited your title to correct the spelling. "Schilling" is the German spelling, and coins of 5 schilling denomination were issued by Austria. The British / Commonwealth spelling is "shilling". Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
zakota Valued Member United States 342 Posts	Posted 04/11/2009 03:39 am I will not argue with you about my poor spelling habits. I have been spelling incorrectly very well for many years. It is worth more for cash than collecting purposes. It is a brilliant coin to have. I do thank you for looking at this coin. I appreciated the History lesson. That is what is so exciting about collecting. You learn history. Report this Post to the Staff
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