Silver Crowns 1676 & 1892

[Citizen H 31]

Firstly, Many thanks & apologies,

Thank you goes without explaining, its a great help since all that I'm having to deal with since the stroke, Having the coins has been useful as I needed to focus on an interest and helps keep my head working and a nice distraction.

Apologies, before it happens I hope that all I have shown over the last few days isn't becoming a plague of a misdirection and uninteresting gathers hoard that is I guess a magpie approach to formulating what could be loosely be called a collection. all I can now say is let see what we can do with this in the near future ......Really I do thank you for of this.

so the first sheet was completed with 1 fake so far so good. enjoying the history lesson and being able to show what I've found over the years.

these I think are pretty safe, 

1676 Charles II Silver Crown

1892 Victoria Sliver Crown

both are dinged and rubbed, the Victoria I really like the tone, the Charles it seems to have writing around the outer edge and Ive really just noted, is this just on this coin or other? 

your opinions will be really welcome, I can take the bad with the good / great news, if you happen to know the value please do tell.

 

 

  

              

[Citizen H 31]

obverse side, 

 

[scottishmoney 34]

They both look like the real things are supposed to - the writing on the edge is the lettered edge that was done when the coin was struck in a lettered collar.  It was quite an innovation for the 17th century and was obviously used on higher denomination coins as a safeguard against clipping and counterfeiting.

 

Unfortunately I don't have my 1676 crown imaged - but it circulated a long time - deep into the 18th century as it is also "loved"

[Sword 1,469]

These are honest examples. No problems with them. 

The edge inscription on Charles II crown reads "DECVS ET TVTAMEN ANNO REGNI VICESIMO OCTAVO". The phrase "DECVS ET TVTAMEN" was first used in 1662 and translates to "An ornament and a safeguard". The presence of an edge inscription would stop people from clipping the coins illegally to get some silver as mentioned in the above post. Hence the word "safeguard". The Charles II is perhaps worth £80. The 1892 is worth about £35.

[Citizen H 31]

On 1/13/2025 at 3:08 PM, Citizen H said:

Firstly, Many thanks & apologies,

Thank you goes without explaining, its a great help since all that I'm having to deal with since the stroke, Having the coins has been useful as I needed to focus on an interest and helps keep my head working and a nice distraction.

Apologies, before it happens I hope that all I have shown over the last few days isn't becoming a plague of a misdirection and uninteresting gathers hoard that is I guess a magpie approach to formulating what could be loosely be called a collection. all I can now say is let see what we can do with this in the near future ......Really I do thank you for of this.

so the first sheet was completed with 1 fake so far so good. enjoying the history lesson and being able to show what I've found over the years.

these I think are pretty safe, 

1676 Charles II Silver Crown

1892 Victoria Sliver Crown

both are dinged and rubbed, the Victoria I really like the tone, the Charles it seems to have writing around the outer edge and Ive really just noted, is this just on this coin or other? 

your opinions will be really welcome, I can take the bad with the good / great news, if you happen to know the value please do tell.

 

 

  

              

I Really also like the tone to the 1892, so please these are correct, Many thanks "H"