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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;chrisild, post: 1755955, member: 39&quot;]As for the pre-decimal 20th century pieces (1 crown = 5 shillings), some say &quot;Crown&quot;, others say &quot;Five Shillings&quot;, and others do not mention the denomination. You will know the Churchill Crown (1965); that one for example was made in Cu-Ni only.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>After the decimalization in 1971, 1 crown was 25 (new) pence. As far as I know, all crowns issued in those years did not indicate the face value. Well, the size did not really &quot;fit&quot; - it was way bigger than the 50p coin for example. So in 1990 the crown was replaced by a £5 that had basically the same specifications. These newer ones usually say &quot;Five Pounds&quot;.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>So yes, the piece in #763 is actually a coin. It was issued in a regular version (Cu-Ni) and a silver proof version.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Christian[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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