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.
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.