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Please ID United Kingdom (Great Britain) Coin

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 Posted 01/16/2010  4:52 pm Show Profile   Bookmark this topic Add norham to your friends list Get a Link to this Message Number of Subscribers

I'm a newbie and recently retired I'm trying to organize some coins that I have acquired before jumping in with both feet and I would like to know what this is?
Is it spendable (real money)?
What is it made of?
Is it collectible?
I have looked it up in "collecting world coins" but no information just a picture.
I also have another coin with the same OBV. but the REV has Lady DI and Prince Charles.

Please-ID--United-Kingdom-Great-Britain-Coin

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 Posted 01/16/2010  5:07 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add kena to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Welcome to the forums.

This coin is a modern UK crown. Modern crowns were first released at the value of 25 pence and later at 5 pounds.

These are legal tender but no one spends them (and most store clerks would not know what one is).

One you posted the picture of is the Silver Wedding Crown, 1972.

I suspect your other one is the Charles & Diana Wedding Crown, 1981 which looks like:

Please-ID--United-Kingdom-Great-Britain-Coin

The above was the last one issued at 25 pence value.

Normal issues are cupronickel. Proof issues can be cupronickel or silver.

Loose versions sell for £2 (around $3.20) fron dealers in the UK.

http://www.tclayton.demon.co.uk/coins.html is a good place to research UK coins.

I don't have your first coin but I do have your second coin.

Feel free to ask more questions about coins you have.

Ken
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 Posted 01/16/2010  5:19 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add norham to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Ken,
Thank-you.
Norm
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 Posted 01/16/2010  6:39 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Gothic Florin to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
I have both of these myself. While not particularly valuable, they are nice coins to have (I'm a sucker for larger coins such as Crowns, and large dollars).
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Hello Gothic Florin,
I'm also drawn to the larger coins. I like the feel and the weight. Do they have a sucker forum that I can join?
Norm
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