British Crown Coins: Types, Values and Identification

A British crown can refer to several different coins and commemorative issues. The denomination and date alone are not enough to establish a value.

What affects a crown’s value?

Check the date, monarch, design, metal, finish, condition and whether the coin is a circulating-era issue or a commemorative crown. Silver and Proof examples must be compared separately from base-metal coins.

1977 Jubilee Crown Obverse
1977 Jubilee Crown Reverse

How to check the price

Use a reliable catalogue to identify the coin, then compare recent completed sales of the same type. Asking prices can be higher than the amount a buyer actually paid.

Modern £5 coins developed from the crown denomination. Read our UK £5 coin value guide for more background.

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