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Title: More Crowns
Post by: NoHope587 on March 23, 2008, 01:16:00 AM

A 2003 Proof Ten Dollar Coin Part of the Queen Elizabeth Golden Jubilee Collection
Denomination: Ten Dollar
Obverse Designer: Ian Rank-Broadley
Reverse Designer: Clare Harper
Alloy: Sterling.925 silver with the Queen's portrait highlighted in 22-carat gold
Diameter: 38.61mm
Weight: 28.28gms
Quality: Proof
Issue Limit 20,000
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(http://www.mycoins.us/East%20Caribbean%20States/DSC03057.JPG)

Title: Re: More Crowns
Post by: EgCollector on March 23, 2008, 03:09:10 AM

VERY NICE, thanks for sharing
I like the pics vey much, these are scanned !?

Title: Re: More Crowns
Post by: Paint Your Wagon on March 23, 2008, 04:25:00 AM

Why is it called a crown if it got a dollar denomination ? Apart from the UK what do people call a crown ?

Title: Re: More Crowns
Post by: NoHope587 on March 23, 2008, 09:17:50 AM

Photo not scan

Crown is a generic term us Brits use for the Size. A Real Crown was 38 mm so pretty much any coin of this size is called a crown regardless of value. Its also what the royal mint calls them.

Title: Re: More Crowns
Post by: Brissyboy on March 24, 2008, 12:16:34 AM

Very nice indeed. I particularly like this one because the reverse features 2003 Maundy coins (the coins the sovereign gives out on Maundy Thursday to the aged or poor).

I started collecting the 2002-2003 Jubilee coins but without knowing what was produced at the time I certainly don't have them all. Most of mine are also the Cupro Nickel uncirculated issues though I do have some nice silver proof and some  PNCs with the crowns.

Wayne

Title: Re: More Crowns
Post by: Paint Your Wagon on March 24, 2008, 12:59:16 AM

Quote from: nohope587 on March 23, 2008, 09:17:50 AM

Photo not scan

Crown is a generic term us Brits use for the Size. A Real Crown was 38 mm so pretty much any coin of this size is called a crown regardless of value. Its also what the royal mint calls them.

Ok I understand
It is an expression from the empire where the sun never sets

I was in the UK repeatedly in the sixties when they still had hapny bits and tripny bits and halfcrowns etc
I once had a girl from Cadburies or she had me she thaught . But that is the place with Humpty Dumpy in its local park .
And the girl wanted me to marry at age 18 before I finished my engineering studies and be an interpretor cause even the I spoke 4 languages  ???