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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Troodon, post: 102687, member: 4626&quot;]Crowns are 1/4 of a pound.&nbsp; Pre-decimal that equated to 30 pence; since 1971 they technically have a value of 25 pence, though crowns have not been minted for general circulation since before decimalization, just for commemorative purposes.&nbsp; But you could spend them as 25p as far as I know, they are still considered legal tender.</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m not sure at what point crowns were no longer minted for general circulation, but I haven&#039;t found a non-commemorative dated more recently than 1951 (have one personally), though I do have a half crown dated as recently as 1960.&nbsp; Anyone who knows more about Britsih coinage can be more specific I&#039;m sure... but it seems like every crown I&#039;ve seen minted since 1951 was a pure commemorative and not intended to circulate, though technically legal tender.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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