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Australian Crowns Five Shillings |
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Notes:Struck to mark the coronation of George VI in 1937, the commemorative appeal and limited popularity of the crown was completely lost when it was issued again in 1938.The large size and weight, an open design and a clumsy manufacturing process combined to make the Australian crown notorious for bag marks, dings and rim nicks. After striking, the coins were transported by a conveyor belt and dropped into a collection bucket. There a numerous examples of coins which display a neat row of tooth marks imparted by the reeded edge of another crown. There is a strange pricing anomaly in the proof crown issues. Despite a mintage of only 100, the 1937 proof crown sells for less than half the value of its 1938 counterpart, which has a mintage of 250. The reason seems to be a perception by collectors that the relative scarcity of circulation issues is carried-over to the proof issues. See the Commonwealth Pre-Decimal Coinage and Intrinsic Values articles for more information.
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