1820 Crown George III LX Edge Year
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1820 Crown George III LX Edge Year: This design was minted 1818-1820 ('Last' or 'New' coinage). Production used Matthew Boulton and James Watt created steam-powered machines.
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1820 Crown George III LX Edge Year
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1820 Crown George III LX Edge Year: This design was minted 1818-1820 ('Last' or 'New' coinage). Production used Matthew Boulton and James Watt created steam-powered machines.
1743 Crown – George II
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The 1743 Silver Crown of King George II, dated 1743. The Reverse shows crowned cruciform shields with roses in angles. The roses indicate the coin was minted with bullion from mines in the West of England.
1726 Silver Crown – George I
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The 1726 Silver Crown, George I. Silver Crown coin of King George I. The reverse of the 1726 has slightly smaller plumes and roses than the earlier crowns of George I. The Regal year is printed in the edge, in the case of the 1726 crown it is DECIMO TERTIO.
2023 Charles III Coronation Crown Five Shillings
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The 2023 Charles III Coronation Crown. The five shilling coin to mark the Coronation of King Charles III on the 6 May 2023.
1951 Crown – Festival of Britain
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To celebrate the centennial of the Great Exhibition of 1851 it was decided that in 1951 there would be a national exhibition to celebrate the achievements of Great Britain. It was known as the Festival of Britain.
1601 Crown – Elizabeth I
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Elizabeth I silver (0.925) crown. It is said to be the Sixth issue, minted at the Tower mint (London Mint). It is undated but was struck around 1601-1602 as crowns were only issued in those years.
1718 Crown – George I
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The 1718 crown coin is an overstrike of the 1716 crown coin which means the '8' is stamped over the '6' in the date. It's less expensive for the Mint to modify dies to do this for small batches as there is no need to create totally new dies.
1819 Crown – George III
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Following on from the New Coinage in 1816, Matthew Boulton and James Watt created steam-powered machines to produce good quality coins using silver content that was well below the face value of the coin. This design was minted 1818-1820 and is a large (37.6mm), attractive coin.
1831 Crown – William IV
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The 1831 Crown of William IV is an outstanding coin, highly elaborate, very rare. You need £35,000-£50,000 at the lower end to get one. The Reverse was designed by WIlliam Wyon.
