George VI Crown Values

Crown

George VI (1937 - 1938)

The Crown was originally intended to commemorate the ascension of King Edward VIII however due to Edward VIII's abdication, it was instead struck to commemorate the ascension of King George VI (Cruzi's Coins, 2009). This commemorative appeal was lost in 1938 when the series continued though the lack of popularity made the series terminate after just 101,600 coins in 1938.

The Crown or five shillings features a crown on the

Reverse

The tails side of the coin

reverse with COMMONWEALTH : OF : AUSTRALIA at the top half of the

Legend

The inscription around the inner edge of the coin

legends and ONE CROWN at the bottom with the date just above that. The

Obverse

The heads side of the coin

obverse features the uncrowned bust of George VI with the

Legend

The inscription around the inner edge of the coin

legends, GEORGIVS VI D : G : BR : OMN : REX F : D : IND : IMP (George VI by the grace of god, ruler and king, defender of the faith, emperor of India).

Both dates are notorious for large

Bagmarks

Surface marks caused by impact from other coins during the handling process before the coin enters circulation

bagmarks due to the large size and weight of the coin and the the distribution process via ship and rail (Coin Web, 2007) though the 1938 is by far harder to obtain in higher

Mint state

A state of a coin that shows no signs of circulation

mint state grades mostly due to its low

Mintage

The number of coins struck of a particular designation

mintage.

Collector

Proof

A coin struck from specially prepared dies to strike a superior quality coin not intended for circulation

proofs were issued at the

Issue price

The price a collector coin is sold to the public at the time of issue

issue price of 6/- (Sharples, J, 1990) in both years with a sell out

Mintage

The number of coins struck of a particular designation

mintage of 100 in 1937 (Verheyen, T, V, 2009) plus 5

Proof of record

A proof or specimen strike intended to represent a circulation piece produced for mint records

proof of record pieces but in 1938 only 52 out of the

Mintage

The number of coins struck of a particular designation

mintage of 100 were sold (Sharples, J, 1990).

Contents

Business Strikes
Proof Strikes
Current Auctions
Glossary
References
Index

Reverse Designer

George Kruger Gray

Obverse Designer

Thomas H. Paget

Weight

28.28 grams

Size

38.5 mm

Composition

92.50% Silver
7.50% Copper

Bullion Value

$19.55

Reverse

Obverse

Business Strikes
Coin	Mintage	Average Circulated
1937	1,008,000	$20
1938	101,600	$135

Proof Strikes
Coin	Mintage	Typical Handled
1937 Proof	Notes about Mintage Only 100 available to the public 105	$27.5K
1937 Uniface Reverse	Unique	$30K
1938 Proof	Notes about Mintage 52 sold 100	$75K

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Current Auctions

Australia George VI - 1937 Crown				Reserve: $1.00 Estimate: $44 - $55
Lot 4171	Uncertified	Extremely Fine	15 days
Walter Eigner Numismatics Location: Canberra, ACT Member Since: Aug-2010
Australia George VI - 1937 Crown				Reserve: $1.00 Estimate: $120 - $150
Lot 4170	Uncertified	Uncirculated	15 days
Walter Eigner Numismatics Location: Canberra, ACT Member Since: Aug-2010
Australia George VI - 1937 Crown				Reserve: $1.00 Estimate: $120 - $150
Lot 4169	Uncertified	Uncirculated	15 days
Walter Eigner Numismatics Location: Canberra, ACT Member Since: Aug-2010
Australia George VI - 1938 Crown				Reserve: $1.00 Estimate: $200 - $250
Lot 4188	Uncertified	about Extremely Fine	15 days
Walter Eigner Numismatics Location: Canberra, ACT Member Since: Aug-2010

Glossary

bagmarks - Surface marks caused by impact from other coins during the handling process before the coin enters circulation
issue price - The price a collector coin is sold to the public at the time of issue
legend - The inscription around the inner edge of the coin
mint state - A state of a coin that shows no signs of circulation
mintage - The number of coins struck of a particular designation
obverse - The heads side of the coin
proof - A coin struck from specially prepared dies to strike a superior quality coin not intended for circulation
proof of record - A proof or specimen strike intended to represent a circulation piece produced for mint records
reverse - The tails side of the coin

Numismatic Glossary - View the full glossary of numismatic terms.

References

Coin Web - 1937-1938 Crowns, 2007 - (http://www.australianstamp.com/coin-web/history/grading.htm#CrownGrading) (accessed 28/Jan/2010)
Cruzi's Coins - 1937 Australian Silver Crown, 2009 - (http://www.cruzis-coins.com/florins/37.html) (accessed 28/Jan/2010)
Sharples, J, 1990. 'On Collecting Commonwealth Coins'. Journal of the NAA - Volume 5. pp 17-21
Verheyen, T, V, 2009. 'Henry George Williams - A Pioneer in the Commercialization of Australian Pre-decimal Proof Coinage'. The Australasian Coin and Banknote Magazine - Volume 11, Number 11. pp 36-43

References - View full bibliography