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banknotelover Valued Member Australia 218 Posts	Posted 07/20/2012 10:06 am Hi came across this coin and admit, I've never seen it before. Is it an unissued coin ? Thanks in advance. Report this Post to the Staff

trout1105 Pillar of the Community Australia 7096 Posts	Posted 07/20/2012 10:08 am It is a fantasy crown Edward VIII. Nice Report this Post to the Staff
banknotelover Valued Member Australia 218 Posts	Posted 07/20/2012 10:31 am Thanks trout :) Report this Post to the Staff
enworb Pillar of the Community Australia 4411 Posts	Posted 07/20/2012 10:40 am Im a bit suprised its in a slab. I thought these were privately minted crowns? maybe not.... or maybe they are and NGC slab them anyway? Report this Post to the Staff
banknotelover Valued Member Australia 218 Posts	Posted 07/20/2012 10:55 am Yeah, not sure.. Here is the back of it... I seen it on the current Heritage Auction and thought it was interesting.. Report this Post to the Staff
enworb Pillar of the Community Australia 4411 Posts	Posted 07/20/2012 10:57 am Do you mind me asking how much it cost you? Report this Post to the Staff
banknotelover Valued Member Australia 218 Posts	Posted 07/20/2012 11:01 am It can be yours for errr.... It's still running on auction.. http://coins.ha.com/c/item.zx?saleN...&lotNo=62045 Report this Post to the Staff
enworb Pillar of the Community Australia 4411 Posts	Posted 07/20/2012 11:04 am Thanks for the link. Dont think i'll be bidding but will be interesting to see what it goes for. Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16809 Posts	Posted 07/21/2012 07:57 am Quote: Im a bit suprised its in a slab. I thought these were privately minted crowns? maybe not.... or maybe they are and NGC slab them anyway? They are privately minted crowns, struck with absolutely no government authorization and struck in several series by different issuers long after the "1936" date; as the slab says, this one is from the 1954 series. As for the question "why is it slabbed", the American TPGs will slab anything that's listed in one of their recognized catalogues, the "Unusual World Coins" Krause book is one of those recognized catalogues, and these fantasy patterns are listed in UWC; "X-M1A" is the UWC catalogue number. It should perhaps be pointed out at this point that such "fantasy crowns" exist in the name of every country that was part of the British Empire back in 1936, and that anyone attempting to sell the Canadian fantasies on ebay will likely get their listing cancelled, because the Canadians are particularly fanatical about enforcing their anti-counterfeiting laws and ebay USA has prohibited them. 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
enworb Pillar of the Community Australia 4411 Posts	Posted 07/21/2012 08:07 am Thanks for the info Sap Report this Post to the Staff
Peter THOMAS Pillar of the Community Australia 2830 Posts	Posted 07/21/2012 09:14 am quote: "the Canadians are particularly fanatical about enforcing their anti-counterfeiting laws" - Go Canucks ! Report this Post to the Staff
CoinManTim Valued Member Australia 318 Posts	Posted 07/21/2012 09:36 am To add my 2 bob's worth to SAP's comment; I'm pretty confident a bucketload of these were re-minted again in the 1980s - though I can't shed any light on how you would recognise your 1954 example or a 1980s example. They are a dime a dozen on ebay, just keep your eyes peeled (I've often noticed them in decimal section though, funnily enough, and not the pre-decimal section). Report this Post to the Staff
banknotelover Valued Member Australia 218 Posts	Posted 07/21/2012 10:32 am Thanks guys for the detailed information! Esp. Sap, explained very well! Report this Post to the Staff
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