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Message:: [QUOTE="Sidekick-CA, post: 1269197, member: 28196"]Thanks for that info.....appears as if there might not be a strict definition then.  Let me post the entire quote from Clinker.  The reason I'm asking is I've just recently started a world silver crown collection (actually it's a world 1oz proof silver collection-not necessarily a crown) but in looking at all the different coins, I'm trying to figure out which are to be called a crown and which are simply the 1oz. proofs.  When you see a classified ad section headed  "WORLD CROWNS" or a listing on a coin dealer's price list, display ad or  website saying "CROWNS" or "CROWNS AND MINORS" just what does that  word, "CROWN," mean? Well. I can tell you that crown-like, crown-size and non-silver crowns don't make it. The word "Crown" was devised for a new British or English gold coin during the  reign of King Henry VIII which debuted in 1526 as the first step of King Henry's  monetary reform. The actual name of the coin was "crown of the double rose,."  but, as you know, Britains don't like long monikers, so, by usage, it became  "Crown." During the reign of Edward I crowns were struck  in silver along with the gold ones. The face or denominational value of the  silver crown remained as five shillings from 1544 to 1965. For most of  this period there was no designated denomination on the coin. From 1927 to 1937  the word "CROWN" appears, and from 1951 to 1960 this was changed to "FIVE  SHILLINGS".  As  things go, in the world of money, the German Silver Thalers (and other nation's  thalers) were equated with the crown. Soon followed the Spanish Pillar  Dollars, the Mexican Pesos, and just about every silver business-struck coin  minted measuring about 39mm, including the U.S. dollar, India Rupee and Panama  Balboa. Since 1951 all regular issues of Great Britain/England crowns have been composed of cupro-nickel. Although countries who mint crown-like circulation coins in metals other than silver call them crowns, the numismatic community does not recognize them as such. To  capture the numismatic community's interest, these countries produce special  proof-like and/or proof non-circulating legal tender versions of the coins in  silver, gold and occasionally platinum.The definition of Crown means  a business-strike, proof-like or proof silver coin that measures from 39mm to  40mm.  Do not confuse Onzas, Libertads, American Eagles, Chinese  Pandas, Australian bullion coins and other countries' bullion coins as Crowns. If you wish to collect non-silver coins denominated as Crowns by-all-means do so.  If you wish to collect silver bullion  coins in place of crowns that's okay too Clinker   Read more: <a href="http://www.cointalk.com/t25393/#ixzz1YbJ5yy3F" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.cointalk.com/t25393/#ixzz1YbJ5yy3F">http://www.cointalk.com/t25393/#ixzz1YbJ5yy3F</a>[/QUOTE]

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