Great Britain 1889 crown

formerly in the Mountain Groan Collection

This specimen is from a type was struck 1887-92 in some numbers but is rather expensive in nice condition. It is called the "Jubilee" crown as the bust of queen Victoria was introduced in 1887, the fiftieth anniversary of her reign. A crown was worth five shillings or sixty pence.

Recorded mintage: 1,807,000 (most common date).

Specification: 28.27 g, 0.925 fine silver, .840 troy oz ASW.

Catalog reference: S-3921; KM 765, Dav-107.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• Bressett, Kenneth E., A Guide Book of English Coins, Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, 2nd Ed., Racine, WI: Whitman Publishing, 1962.
• Davenport, John S., European Crowns and Talers, Since 1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1964.
• Lobel, Richard, Mark Davidson, Allan Hailstone and Eleni Calligas, Coincraft's Standard Catalogue of English and UK Coins, 1066 to Date, London: Coincraft, 1995.
• Rayner, P. Alan, and Maurice Bull, English Silver Coinage from 1649, 6th Ed., London: Spink & Son, 2015.
• Skingley, Philip, ed., Standard Catalogue of British Coins: Coins of England & the United Kingdom, 46th edition, London: Spink & Son, 2011.

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• 1887 shilling
• 1887 double florin
• 1888 crown
• 1889 half penny
• 1889 penny
• 1889 threepence
• 1889 sixpence
• 1889 shilling, small bust
• 1889 shilling, large bust
• 1889 double florin
• 1889 sovereign
• 1890 crown
• Coins and currency dated 1889
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