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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;7Jags, post: 10828527, member: 78719&quot;]Jubilee crowns of George V are relatively common and found in many accumulations of world crowns. The post-1927 Wreaths are somewhat scarce but more common than Mintage figures suggest, and the Jubilee crowns of 1925 are perhaps the most common EXCEPT that there are some special versions which include:</p><p><br /></p><p>specimen quality 0.500 fine silver- Mintage ?? Not recorded</p><p>Silver proof 0.925 fine silver raised edge lettering - Mintage 2500 pcs</p><p><br /></p><p>Gold (22k?) proof - Mintage 28 pcs</p><p><br /></p><p>Garbled edge proofs - Rarity 5 (probably</p><p>either R3 or 4)</p><p><br /></p><p>Other odd type proofs - rare</p><p><br /></p><p>currency with in use edge 0.500 silver - Mintage 600k + pcs</p><p><br /></p><p>currency edge varieties - rare</p><p><br /></p><p>But the difficulty is to find any of the non-proof George V crowns, and even the proofs with obverses featuring pristine cheek, brow and mustache that are unmarked.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have long wondered if this was because of bag wear or if these are areas that are not always struck up fully (thereby not striking out the rough areas of planchet). Possibly both?</p><p>Anyway, here is a specimen with a relatively “clean” obverse and really great lustre that sadly doesn’t show well in the photograph:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1524867[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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