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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;lordmarcovan, post: 26606767, member: 10461&quot;]<font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>New Zealand: 1953 proof copper-nickel crown, Coronation issue of Elizabeth II</b></font></font></p><p><br /></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">PCGS PR65 DCAM.&nbsp; <a href="https://www.pcgs.com/cert/44656196" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.pcgs.com/cert/44656196" rel="nofollow">Cert. #44656196</a>.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><a href="https://en.numista.com/13916" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.numista.com/13916" rel="nofollow">Numista-13916</a>, <a href="https://www.ngccoin.com/price-guide/world/new-zealand-crown-km-30-1953-cuid-1082268-duid-1424982" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.ngccoin.com/price-guide/world/new-zealand-crown-km-30-1953-cuid-1082268-duid-1424982" rel="nofollow">Krause-Mishler-30</a>.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">Diameter: 38.61 mm.&nbsp; Weight: 28.28 g.&nbsp; Mintage: 7,000.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">Issued for the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coronation_of_Elizabeth_II" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coronation_of_Elizabeth_II" rel="nofollow">Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II</a>, who began her 70-year reign in 1953.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">I mentioned to my friend Michael, who is a coin dealer, that a relative of mine had had a DNA test done and we discovered to everyone&#039;s surprise that we apparently have a tiny trace of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C4%81ori_people" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C4%81ori_people" rel="nofollow">Māori</a> ancestry in us!&nbsp; I already had a nice <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/new-zealand-christchurch-bronze-merchant-token-milner-thompsons-music-depot-1881.376692/#post-6625563" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/new-zealand-christchurch-bronze-merchant-token-milner-thompsons-music-depot-1881.376692/#post-6625563">1881 New Zealand token</a> with a Māori warrior on it.&nbsp; And continuing the New Zealand theme, Michael gave me this proof Coronation crown as a Christmas gift in 2024.&nbsp; It has very nice Deep Cameo contrast.&nbsp; </font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">Ex-Michael Swoveland, dba WNC Coins, LLC (gift, in the slab).&nbsp; December 2024.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">[ATTACH=full]1695984[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1695985[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1695986[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1695987[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1695988[/ATTACH] </font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><span style="color: #ffffff">000000</span></font></font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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