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Worldwide Coins & Bank Notes => European Coins => Topic started by: Kena on December 26, 2014, 10:45:32 PM

Title: UK Modern Commemorative Crown
Post by: Kena on December 26, 2014, 10:45:32 PM

I recently picked up a bunch of UK 5 pound coins for just over face value.

I almost have a complete set of the UK Modern Commemorative Crown coins.

http://www.royalmint.com/discover/uk-coins/coin-design-and-specifications/five-pound-coin

I still need to obtain the following ones:

2000   Millennium
2000   Millennium Dome issue.
2011   90th Birthday of Prince Philip
2011   Royal Wedding - William and Kate

Ken

Title: Re: UK Modern Commemorative Crown
Post by: Triggersmob on December 26, 2014, 11:43:32 PM

Nice looking coin, Ken.
Good luck completing the set.

Title: Re: UK Modern Commemorative Crown
Post by: SirStacksALot on December 30, 2014, 04:47:14 PM

I picked up 5 larger coins for $1 each at a coin show a couple weekends ago. They were all about 38mm, but they were in some old vinyl coin flips. I figured for a buck each I would grab them, and see if I could get the sticky green film off. I rolled qtips with acetone on them across the coins, and the green gunk came off pretty well.

Two of them are in the link that you have in this thread.

I really like the British crown commemoratives.  There are a lot of cool coins in it.  I only have a few of them but I usually pick them up if I see them for a good price.

Title: Re: UK Modern Commemorative Crown
Post by: Triggersmob on December 30, 2014, 05:45:26 PM

Jim, nice pick up for a buck each.
Acetone does a good job on that PVC gunk, I have
had to do that a few times myself.
From memory, I think Richard (Nohope587) is also a
big fan of crown size coins.