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gah239 New Member United Kingdom 1 Posts	Posted 04/15/2008 2:55 pm hi , I have just bought a 1889 victorian gold coin . it has the same design as a silver crown but is smaller 37.5 mm weighs 20.8 grams. seller thought it was £5 coin but is not big enough .thought it may be a £2 coin but books dont list 1889 only 1887 and 1893 . can anyone help or advise .thanks Edited by Sap 04/23/2008 10:14 am Report this Post to the Staff

KurtS Pillar of the Community United States 5318 Posts	Posted 04/15/2008 3:02 pm and I might as well add Report this Post to the Staff
Peter THOMAS Pillar of the Community Australia 2830 Posts	Posted 04/15/2008 7:24 pm G'day, you say - "same design as a silver crown" - do you mean, St George & dragon ? 37.5 mm - about right for 5-pound coin 20.8 grams - a little over half the correct weight for a 5-pound. It's not even near the correct weight for a silver crown, 28g. My understanding is that the 5-pound was minted only very infrequently: 1887 & 1893, yes; 1889 not. Check if the coin is magnetic. What is on the obverse ? Have you seen a lot of British gold coins of that era ? What else about this coin is the same ? What is different ? I hope you didn't pay very much ... Peter in Oz Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16898 Posts	Posted 04/16/2008 03:06 am 37.5 mm is a bit too small for a silver crown, but too large for any officially issued gold coin, and 20.8 grams is way too light for either a silver or a gold coin. I suspect it's a brass counterfeit crown, which may have originally been silver-washed. 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
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