1951 FESTIVAL OF BRITAIN CROWN IN ITS ORIGINAL BOX - Stunning condition and worth so much more with it's box. Coins for Collectors and The Great British Coin Hunt.

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At the time the 50 cent pieces were used regularly; on my last visit in the early 1990's I got several from the bank and caused much consternation if the cashiers were young (is this real? The Latin legends translate as on obverse "George the Sixth by the grace of God, King of all the Britains, Defender of the Faith" and additionally on the edge as "1851 by the industry of its people the State flourishes 1951. auf Schweizer Postkonto, Barzahlung per Post oder bei persönlicher Übergabe (bitte immer nach vorheriger Absprache), paypal nur in Ausnahmefällen -> ACHTUNG!

Condition of these varies, the boxes are usually worn and the condition of the Crowns vary from EF to Unc. Get them while our small supply lasts, we don’t know anyone who has any quantity of these available. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average.I have also got both the 'normal' 1960 Crown,plus an impaired example of the 'Polished Dies' 1960 Crown,which is one extremely difficult coin to find. Around that time many Europeans countries had similar sized silver coins which made them good for international trade as they were essentially interchangeable. We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others.

I acquired a couple when the person in line ahead of me could not get the cashier in a grocers to accept 2 silver dollars for a purchase. Crowns had been a circulating coin, and were produced regularly until 1902, the first year of Edward VII's reign. In the glossary CAMs are mentioned and I got the impression it was saying that the level of CAM is controversial and not well grounded. To avoid the need for Aidan to come back with more information, the polished die version was only sold at the British Exhibition in New York, which is one reason they are paricularly hard to find in the UK.Most purchases from business sellers are protected by the Consumer Contract Regulations 2013 which give you the right to cancel the purchase within 14 days after the day you receive the item. The income from your ticket contributes directly to The Royal Collection Trust, a registered charity. In 1951 the Royal Mint issued a Proof Set to honour the Festival of Britain, held on the Southbank, in London. Personalised advertising may be considered a “sale” or “sharing” of information under California and other state privacy laws, and you may have a right to opt out.

If your product is not a graded coin and is considered a bullion item, it should be noted that these are bought and sold on low premiums over their precious metal content and not solely for aesthetic purposes; therefore, some products may have edge knocks and/or marks. In 1947 the Royal Mint removed all Silver from our coinage and it was now to be struck in cupro-nickel.

I know that there's a reflection-readability self-test, but I believe the same dies on the VIP and proof strikes were used for the proof-like strikes. It is a simple design with EP for Elizabeth and Phillip on one side and the Queen’s portrait on the other side.