Sovereigns are made from 91.67% gold and are not plated.
There were no Sovereigns minted in 1953.
Queen Elizabeths Coronation commemorative coin was the 1953 Crown which is made from a cupro-nickel alloy.
Modified coins have no collector value.
The Royal Mint does not issue Commemorative copper coins. The only Queen Elizabeth II commemorative coin issued in 1953 was the cupro-nickel Coronation Crown.
Not surprisingly - the Coronation Crown.
There was no 1955 British Crown (Five Shillings) minted. You possibly refer to the 1953 "Coronation" Crown.
Three. 1935 - "Waitangi" Crown - 1,128 minted. 1949 - "Royal Visit" Crown (which never happened) - 200,020 minted. 1953 - "Queen Elizabeth II Coronation" Crown - 257,000 minted.
The verb form of coronation is to crown.
It is a common coin, worth a pound or two if in perfect condition.
coronation
the root word is coronate, which means "to crown."
At auction Strong & Co Coronation Ales fetch between 75 & 150 Pounds. It depends on the condition of the bottle & label.
If it is still encased --about 19.00 singley --it depends on condition.
It presents royalty.
Those letters do not appear on the 1953 British Coronation Crown. The obverse inscription reads - ELIZABETH II DEI GRATIA BRITT OMN REGINA FIDEI DEFENSOR - FIVE SHILLINGS. Rough translation from the Latin = Elizabeth II, by the grace of god, queen of all Britain, defender of the faith. The edge inscription reads - FAITH AND TRUTH I WILL BEAR UNTO YOU.