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Great Britain 1927 Crown Proof?

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 Posted 04/01/2018  03:25 am Show Profile   Bookmark this topic Add simone1978 to your friends list Get a Link to this Message Number of Subscribers
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I have this coin of 1927 but I can not understand if it is proof, it has the background satin greetings Simone
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 Posted 04/01/2018  04:05 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add sel_69l to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Good news and bad news.
Good news:
All of the 1927 dated British Wreath Crowns are proofs.
!5,030 of them were struck.
Other later dates of this type were struck in 'uncirculated' quality as well as proof, but in much smaller numbers, in the range of 900-9,000.
Bad news: This example has very slight wear, somewhat obscured by the rich patina, so it is an impaired proof, and so is probably valued at perhaps only 70% of the value of a perfect example.

Nevertheless, still a very nice coin to have.

It must be remembered that proof coins struck before about 1960 did not have mirror fields, with cameo design details, they were just struck to the best quality possible, with new dies, often at increased strike pressure, and often with multiple strikes to improve die impression into the coin.
Modern mirror cameo proofs are made differently to satisfy the preferences of modern collectors.

Beware of top quality fakes of these. Genuine coins are very scarce, and so attract the attention of the Chinese fakers.
From my very limited skill in declaring authenticity with this series, I believe this one is genuine.
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04/01/2018 04:08 am
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