They also suffer from the dreaded fingermark problem, as they were not sold in special capsules like modern proof coins. In 1951 the Royal Mint issued a Proof Set to honour the Festival of Britain, held on the Southbank, in London. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. The coin is of a Crown denomination, which was five shillings (5'), one quarter of One Pound Sterling.

Quote from: translateltd on July 08, 2009, 09:25:54 PMI understand that at least some of the 20 million 1965 Churchill crowns were put into circulation, but were probably put aside before they passed through too many hands. Our specialists are experienced at assessing preservation and identifying details that distinguish a common coin from a valuable one. There were four variants: A standard but 'proof-like' crown; a Frosted VIP proof; a Matt proof; and a plain edge proof.Frequencies show the percentage of Numista users who own each year or variety among all the users who own this coin. Everything before King George V is difficult to find, maybe it is because they are so old and struck in Sterling Silver.

We have always thought that some of the coins were actually struck in New York but we have been told that this is not the case and they were all struck in this country. In 1951 for the Festival of Britain the Royal Mint issued a crown under King George VI for the Festival of Britain. 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. I would like to take this opportunity to thank you very much for the speedy manner in which you conduct your business. One of only two crown types issued during the reign of George VI (the other was released in 1937 to mark his coronation), it is commonly referred to as the ‘Festival of Britain’ crown.This hardness, together with a milled edge, made 'clipping' (which was cutting slices off the edge to steal some free silver) more difficult. It was made of 22 carat gold ("crown gold") and has a value of five shillings (a quarter of a pound). Paget's recommendation had come via his earlier design for the obverse of a medal featuring the then-Prince of Wales. Four hundred years later, on the occasion of the Festival of Britain, the Royal Mint has issued a Crown piece, bearing on its edge the Latin inscription MDCCCLI CIVIUM INDUSTRIA FLORET CIVITAS MCMLI -- 1851 By the industry of its people the State flourishes 1951. Four hundred years later, on the occasion of the Festival of Britain, the Royal Mint has issued a Crown piece, bearing on its edge the date 1851-1951 in Roman numerals, and a Latin inscription CIVIUM INDUSTRIA FLORET CIVITAS - "By the industry of its people the State flourishes".

When I lived in Canada back in 1962 I got 10 one dollar coins from the bank, and managed to spend most of them without difficulty, although they tended to be put on one side in the till so I doubt that they went further! The income from your ticket contributes directly to The Royal Collection Trust, a registered charity.

To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. Complete proof sets of the coinage of 1951 including this crown were also available for sale to the public of which some 20,000 sets were produced. George VI (1936-1952) George VI was King of the United Kingdom and the British Commonwealth from 11 December 1936 until his death on 6 February 1952. Today there is perhaps 30 billion coins in circulation, and many (numismatic) collectors coins and sets are issued frequently in gold, silver and other metals. This set contains the Crown, Halfcrown, Florin, English Shilling, Scottish Shilling, Sixpence, Threepence, Penny, Halfpenny and Farthing.