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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;robinjojo, post: 4671075, member: 110226&quot;]The search is over.&nbsp; Here is the Edward VI crown, 1551, Tower Mint.</p><p><br /></p><p>This coin was acquired at the Davisson Ltd. Auction 17 in June 2002, Lot 195.</p><p><br /></p><p>During Edward&#039;s brief reign, England&#039;s first silver crown was introduced in 1551.&nbsp; He introduced a series of fine silver issues as part of an effort to restore the public&#039;s trust in coinage, trust that was badly damaged by Henry VIII&#039;s debased coinage during the later part of his reign.</p><p><br /></p><p>England, 1551</p><p>Edward VI, 1537-1553</p><p>Fine silver crown</p><p>Tower Mint</p><p>Obverse: Lingford A</p><p>Reverse: Lingford 8</p><p>S. 2478</p><p>Very fine</p><p>30.8 grams</p><p>42 mm, 12 h.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1151388[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>So, there they are, the two crowns of Henry VIII&#039;s children:</p><p>Elizabeth I (mother: Anne Boleyn)</p><p>Edward VI (mother: Jane Seymour)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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