a MS version in CuNi (and corresponding PL version)
Posted 06/02/2025 08:58 am
Most British catalogs just list the normal cu-ni version and a polished die cu-ni version that was available at the exhibition itself. Any frosted proofs or silver versions, if they exist, would have been struck in tiny quantities and not been made available to the public. I've read in a British coin magazine that many of the polished die crowns shipped to the USA didn't sell and were sent back to the UK, taken out of their cases and made available from banks at face value, therefore many of them got scratched and marked. I suppose it's possible that third parties got hold of some and silver plated them unofficially as souvenirs. The standard 1960 crown was selling for £3 or £4 in BU around 1970 but nowadays you can pick them up for face value if you shop around - I have rescued three from dealers' 25p junk trays in the last couple of years.
Edited by NumisRob
06/02/2025 09:02 am
06/02/2025 09:02 am
