This coin is a monster! It is Ike Dollar sized for those of you who know how big and heavy one is but the scary thing is, it was a quarter of a British Pound! Its official face value was 5 shillings or 60 Pence. I know, old British money is confusing. It features the first, and best, portrait of Queen Elizabeth II on the obverse and Sir Winston Churchill on the reverse. It's worth about $1.00. Not bad for an huge, old, 60 Cent copper-nickel quarter!
Above is a comparison between a shilling and the crown. The shilling is the same size as a U.S. Quarter or British 10 Pence coin. The crown is quite a bit bigger.
hi could u tell me anything about the Churchill crown obverse and reverse 2 specimen coin not been touch still In their display box 1965 thankyou
ReplyDeleteYou won't get much out of it. They're quite common. Check eBay for some prices.
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