George V 1935 Silver Crown

[Guest RichT]

Hi there,

A few years back I inherited a coin collection from my father. Just recently I decided to try and value the set (mostly from eBay sales) with a British Coins Market Values 1999 edition price guide... I have identified a few so far but I'm stuck on the above coin. According to the guide, a silver (.925) in 1999 was worth around £650 in EF condition. However, the silver Crowns of this date I have seen on eBay currently go for £8 to £20. I'm guessing this has somthing to do with the actual silver content.

Here's the question... Is there a way to ID how valuable the coin is without having it metallurgically tested and thus damaging it?

Any help is appreciated.

Cheers Richard.

[Master Jmd 88]

The content of the coin is not nessessarily the coins worth...if a coin can be found on the everyday market then that coin would have a low price...if the coin was hardly ever seen on the market then the coin would be more expencieve...

Also, the mintage of the coin plays a significant role in the coins value...take pennies for example; a 1967 penny (has a high mintage) in BU condition is worth about 50p, whereas a 1952 penny (very low mintage) in BU condition is worth about £36...

It all depends on these conditions (there may be more, but it is early in the morning ), including its grade...

All silver coins of britain (pre-1947) contain around 0.925 silver...

Edited September 27, 2004 by Master Jmd

[Sylvester 15]

All silver coins of britain (pre-1947) contain around 0.925 silver...

Rubbish.

All silver coins pre-1920 contain .925 silver.

Silver coins from 1920-1946 contain merely .500 silver.

Regardless the 1935 crown is .500 silver. They are not terribly expensive, the expensive one you saw may have been one of the rare proofs.

[Chris Perkins 228]

The .925 version is a proof striking, will have a different tone, and most importantly it will have raised edge lettering. The incuse lettering .500 versions are very common.

[Master Jmd 88]

All silver coins of britain (pre-1947) contain around 0.925 silver...

Rubbish.

All silver coins pre-1920 contain .925 silver.

Silver coins from 1920-1946 contain merely .500 silver.

yes well...i collect bronze and copper...not silver