The 1887 British Crown (Five Shillings), or any other British Crown, should not have any holes in them at all. You can only assume that somebody has drilled the holes deliberately as a means of mounting the coin as an ornament or a piece of jewellery, etc.
Modified coins have no collector value.
Edge-Sweets Company was created in 1887.
These coins vary in silver content. The 1890 and 1900 crowns are .925 silver and have a scrap value of around £15 each. If they are in high grade then they could be worth as much as £150 - £250. The 1900 crown was the last to be struck in the reign of Queen Victoria. It has a REGNAL YEAR on the edge which can either be LXIII or LXIV (this is the number of years Victoria had reigned as Queen in Roman Numerals). The LXIII is the rarer of the two varieties. The 1935 crown was struck in 0.500 silver (half silver) and was struck in relatively large numbers (over 700,000) to commemorate the 25th annivesary of King George 5th's reign with Queen Mary. They are also known as the 'Rocking Horse' crown with the strong art deco influence (a remake of the Benedetto Pistrucci's original St George slaying the dragon). Value would be around £10 - £20 GBP depending on condition. There are a small number (2,500) of 1935 crowns with a RAISED EDGE. These are PROOF coins and were issued in boxes - they can make £500 - £600 GBP (2012 values).
Yes, I just happen to have one. All British Crown coins from 1893 to 1900 are just about identical. The "Regnal Date" on the edge will be either LVIII or LIX. See the link below.
The section of a tooth that extends from the incisal edge to the crest of the gingival is known as the clinical crown. It is the term loosely used to refer to the part of the tooth that is visible in the mouth.
The error on some 1935 British Crown edge lettering reads "MEN.ANNO-REGNIXXV". It should read "DECUS ET TUTAMEN ANNO REGNI XXV".
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You can tell a coin is silver by either looking at the edge and finding it a uniform silver color (with no darker colors) or by finding a dime, quarter, half dollar or dollar with a date from before 1965. They now make silver versions of the dime, quarter and half, but only in proof sets.
The edge inscription on the British 1935 Crown can be read normally with the St.George side facing up.
Halfcrown coins do not have St George on them. Please have a closer look at your coin and post a new question. It is possible that you may have a crown and not a halfcrown. The crown's value would be anywhere from £15 (scrap value) to £350 in mint condition. Check the edge too to see which REGNAL YEAR (number of years the queen has been on the throne in Roman Numerals). It could be either LXIII or LXIV. The LXIII is rarer.
Cross fall: is a downward slope of road surface from crown to shoulder edge. Crown: Level of finished centreline in cross-section
1937 and 1938 were the only years the "Crown" coin was released for general circulation in Australia. There were 100,000 minted. Their composition was 92.5% silver and 7.5% copper. They had a milled edge, weighed 28.27 grams and were 38.5 mm in diameter. One Crown equals five Shillings. At the conversion to decimal currency in 1966, five Shillings converted to 50 cents. In 1937 you could probably do your week's grocery shopping with one Crown.
No. The round silver Threepence is too small a coin to have a milled edge.