Whats rarer?

[Master Jmd 87]

Looking through my Coin Yearbook 1979, i came accross 3 varieties of the chirchill crown...which of these is rarer;

• Milled edge, curled tail of R in Chirchill
  
• Milled edge, non-curled tail of R in Chirchill
  
• Plain edge
  

[william 0]

It's Churchill JMD!

Oh, and I don't know about the rarer ones here, I've only just found out about them since you just said! I can also find a satin version, and that's worth quite a bit of money.

Sorry

[TomGoodheart 402]

Hmmm... Is a rare Churchill crown any more desirable than an ordinary one??

In the past proof coins have been produced with a plain edge and so this could be the rarer, though why it wouldn't list as 'Proof' I don't know.

Neither am I sure about a 'satin' version. Could be the VIP version listed in Spink. Or... Coins are sometimes made with a matt finish (the dies are actually sandblasted) to enable them to be photographed when first issued. Since they only need small numbers such coins are quite scarce.

What's a VIP proof (or specimen)?, er..... over to .... Geoff???

(I'm sticking to hammered (where frosted proofs are produced by a quick application of brasso!))

[Emperor Oli 0]

Isn't a VIP proof what it implies - a coin specially struck to present to important people, like the Royal family or dignitaries?

[Master Jmd 87]

still nobody has answered my question!

[william 0]

Nobody knows the answer!!

[Half Penny Jon 0]

You will have to ask a Churchill crown expert, if one exists that is!

[william 0]

I saw a topic on coinpeople recently, and some people loved the Churchill crown LOLOL

[Sylvester 15]

I saw a topic on coinpeople recently, and some people loved the Churchill crown LOLOL

if it was Bakeded he was just winding me up by posting the pic over and over again. It worked... <_<

[Sylvester 15]

Although there was someone on RCC (Rec. Collecting Coins) who actually did like Churchill Crowns and he had a fair few.

[william 0]

Doesn't labmom like them ?

[Sylvester 15]

Doesn't labmom like them ?

hmm i'm not sure about that maybe, maybe not...? shrug?

[Half Penny Jon 0]

Well I personally think that they are the ugliest coins in the world!

[Geoff T 3]

There were a number of "satin"-finish VIP proofs made of the 1965 crown and if you come across one it's worth around £600. They were struck in very small numbers to give to specific individuals. I've yet to come across a definition of "satin" other than as a term descriptive of the finish but I suspect it's the absolute opposite of matt.

[Sylvester 15]

I've yet to come across a definition of "satin" other than as a term descriptive of the finish but I suspect it's the absolute opposite of matt.

Probably a silky shine?

[Geoff T 3]

I've yet to come across a definition of "satin" other than as a term descriptive of the finish but I suspect it's the absolute opposite of matt.

Probably a silky shine?

Yes - I was thinking Dulux, emulsion etc.

[Chris Perkins 228]

So it's like a Churchill Vinyl silk proof crown then?

[Geoff T 3]

What a great idea! Why not paint them all in different colours and use them as a cutting edge ornament. Very Changing Rooms.

(Of course, I've never watched the said programme but people tell me about it).

[Chris Perkins 228]

I'd be willing to try anything, If it would make Carol Smilie smile.