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Valued Member
United States
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Hey guys, I love the design on the gold sovereigns, but they are way out of my price range. So I recently discovered that there is a silver version that was made in the late 1800's. They are relatively affordable, and have like 90% silver. I just want to know more about them like their mintage dates, accurate value, and where I can get one. Here is a picture if you guys don't know which coin I am talking about.  Thanks! Edited by madlou22
03/26/2011 8:09 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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I love the St George and Dragon design by Benedetto Pistrucci. This design is quite fitting for the gold sovereigns of Great Britain, at the time of the zenith of her empire.
This design can be even more appreciated on the crown, because of the larger size, and at a much cheaper price.
Your crown in good EF with the rim damage would market for around $140 in Australia. There should be plenty of dealers in the 'States that would be able to sell you something similar, if you look hard enough. If not, try the 'net for dealers in Great Britain.
That is an excellent coin you have pictured. Pity about the rim damage.
I have acquired a type set of the crowns of Great Britain from George 111 to Elizabeth 11, (except the rare ones), in F to Unc. without to much difficulty over 4 years or so.
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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the large silver coins are called a crown; value = five shillings, or one-quarter of a sovereign.
92.5% silver.
two types:
KG3 crowns 1818~1820 had a garter surrounding the scene of St George, as did the sovs of KG3.
The later crowns did not have a garter; and nor did the later sovs.
At some point, the St George figure was replaced by a coat of arms, but he made his way back by 1887.
There were large gaps in the years in which crowns were issued.
I have seen fakes, but not many, so I have to say "be careful".
I am very fond of crowns, of just about any era. The most unusua; is the 1935 "rocking horse".
Peter in Oz
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Valued Member
 United States
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Wow thanks for the info both of you! I am really tempted to buy one of these, but mostlikley pre 1900 and in pretty good condition. Do you guys know how many ounces of silver is in it? Since it has 92% siler and is a fairly large coin, I'm gonna guess around .8 ounces?
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Rest in Peace
United States
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I'm thinking crowns are around 1.5" or 40mm, which means the weight would be around .75-1.0 ounce. If your liberry has the Standard Catalog of World coins by Krause, they list Average Silver Weight. Many ebay sellers copy that info into their listings as ASW. |
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Valued Member
United States
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Do any of you guys know the mintage number of the saint george silver crowns pre 1900? I searched on google, but couldn't find squat. If any of you guys have those coin books or anything, it may be in there.
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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Another way to find values is to visit the 'vcoins' website, and to have a look at coins actually available for sale from dealers, at fixed prices.
ASW U.S. silver dollar .7736 oz. ASW British crown .8409 oz. The bullion value is only about $2 extra.
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Valued Member
United States
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Even though bullion is nice, I would much rather have a real silver crown from the 1800's. Just the history about it makes it so cool. I believe that even though the design is ok on bullion, it does not have the detail that real coins have. Just my opinion.
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