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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;andyscouse, post: 1269149, member: 27100&quot;]In general, in the UK silver coins have the following content:</p><p><br /></p><p>Up to 1919 ... 92½% silver</p><p>1920 - 1946 ... 50% silver</p><p>1947 to date ... cupro-nickel</p><p><br /></p><p>#1,2,3 &amp; 4 are alll &#039;Crown&#039; coins, worth 5 shillings (25p in today&#039;s money).</p><p><br /></p><p>#1: Coronation crown of Elizabeth II.&nbsp; Mintage 5,962,621</p><p><br /></p><p>#2: Silver Jubilee (25 years on throne) crown from island of Jersey</p><p><br /></p><p>#3: &#039;Festival of Britain&#039; crown of George VI, 1951.&nbsp; Minted to celebrate the &#039;Festival of Britain&#039;.&nbsp; Will have edge lettering reading &quot;MDCCCLI CIVIUM INDUSTRIA FLORET CIVITAS MCMLI&quot;, translated as &quot;1851 By the industry of its people the State flourishes 1951&quot;.&nbsp; Mintage 1,983,540.</p><p><br /></p><p>#4: Silver Jubilee crown of Elizabeth II, UK.&nbsp; Very common.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>For #8, the &#039;rare&#039; dates for brass 3d are 1946 and 1949.&nbsp; &#039;Scarce&#039; dates are 1948 and (if Unc or EF) 1950, 1951.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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