1965 Great Britain Crown Featuring British Prime Minister Winston Churchill

Quote regarding the 1960 Churchill Crown:

"There is no doubt many would say the the beauty of the Churchill crown increases in direct proportion to the amount of wear it has sustained"
- Coincraft's 1999 Catalogue English and UK Coins 1066 to Date P.493

I disagree.
I think that the 3/4 bust of Churchill by Oscar Nemon is of high artistic merit.
However, I was never keen on the Queen's Gillick bust of that date.

The Churchill crown was, and even still is, widely pilloried for being an "ugly coin" - to the extent that it's become somewhat of a coin meme. Whenever one of my coin clubs has an "Ugly coin" theme night, more than one member brings one of these along.

I suspect much of the dislike stems from the "typical" condition these coins are found in: highly beaten-up and dinged, as the Mint used regular coinage presses for their production and took little care to prevent scratches and dents.