PaddyB

Hi Mervyn - a pleasure to hear from you. I am actually near Dorchester, and yes, Dorset is a wonderful county! I see you are from SA - I was born in Jo'burg. My main interest is coins - hence my post on Crowns - but I do see quite a lot of Militaria in my travels, and occasional interesting badges. I came to this group researching a British Fascist badge I found in a job lot locally. Paddy

Yes, both interesting Crowns from Queen Victoria, but as per the other reply, quite well worn, and so worth only a little over their Silver scrap value. For information, there are 4 "head" types to Victorian Crowns: The Young head (dates 1844, 1845 and 1847) as per the first picture in the original topic. There are variations on the edge lettering by regnal year, and also by the "stop" (cinquefoil or star stops). The Jubilee Head (dates 1887 to 1892) as per the second picture. These are probably the commonest, particularly 1887. There are slight variations, but more by accident than design. The Veiled head (dates 1893 to 1900) with the much older veiled head, which many would recognise from the later Victorian pennies. These are generally scarcer than the jubilee heads, but commoner than the Young heads. There are two distinct varieties for each year based on the Regnal year inscribed on the edge. The Gothic Head (dated 1847 in Roman Numerals) with a totally different elaborate gothic bust and reverse. (You may see something similar on contemporary Indian Coins, or the English Florins.) This is the one to find! Prices start around £400 and go well up from there. I have not listed dates for the very rare proof coins, as these are so scarce that no-one is likely to turn one up by accident! PaddyB