Talk:Crown (British coin)

Last crown
It says here that the last crown was in 1980. But I seem to have got one from 1981, with Charles & Di on. Presuming it IS a crown. Looks like one, but I'm no expert. -Nommo


 * Drat -- you're right, I overlooked that one and thought the Queen Mum's 80th birthday one was the last. Thanks for bringing it up -- Arwel 21:42 20 Jun 2003 (UTC)

Value?
I came looking for what a non-commemerative crown had been worth in L/s/d, and eventually found 5s after almost stopping reading, believing 5L would be the only value mentioned. Could someone who understands the chronology better than i fix the chronology better than i have? --Jerzy•t 17:27 & 17:38, 11 September 2005 (UTC)

I think a big part of the problem is that this was written as an article not on the currency as used, but as collected today. I doubt the topic is worth two articles, and if not, the one should serve both purposes; much stricter attention to chronology is probably the best aid to accomplishing that. --Jerzy•t 17:38, 11 September 2005 (UTC)

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 * Done, by Arwel Parry. 1 June 2007

Queen's Remembrancer
Please see Talk:Queen's_Remembrancer. Perhaps someone here can clarify this problem. 90.245.25.126 (talk) 04:25, 3 June 2015 (UTC)

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Let's just take out the "value" tag completely
It is obvious no satisfactory common ground or compromise can be reached. I have tried very hard, but breakdowns in mutual understanding just mean there is no possible solution beyond omitting it. TheCurrencyGuy (talk) 05:34, 22 July 2022 (UTC)
 * Discussion centralised at talk:Pound sterling. --John Maynard Friedman (talk) 15:03, 22 July 2022 (UTC)

Weight
"Since the Great Recoinage of 1816, a crown has, as a general rule, had a diameter of 38.61 millimetres (1.520 in), and weighed 28.276 grams (defined as 10⁄11 troy ounce).[9][10]" How much did it weigh before? I was googling for that, for the weight in 1650. This is helpful for the value question. How much would that silver be worth at hte 2020 price of silver? editeur24 (talk) 13:00, 28 February 2024 (UTC)


 * While I do not have any pre-1662, hammered silver crowns at hand, I have just checked several milled ones dated from 1673/VICESIMO (Charles II second bust, SCBC 3357) to 1937 (George VI, SCBC 4078; last silver crown minted, even if only .500), all in VF+ to EF condition, and found all to be of similar shape, diameter and weight, viz. 1673: 37.4-37.8mm, 30.00g / 1819: 37.5mm, 28.16g / 1887: 38.3-38.6mm, 28.28g / 1937: 38.4-38.6mm / 28.32g (my last decimal digit always a bit dubious due to my limited equipment). At Sterling fineness (.925), used from the middle ages to 1919, 28.276g (10⁄11 troy ounce) equals 26.155g fine silver; at today's rate of USD 22.453 per fine oz silver, this amounts to USD 18.88; hope this helps. --HReuter (talk) 23:03, 28 February 2024 (UTC)