Found an Intereseting British Coin today

[ANTIQUARIAN]

Hello Friends!

Got out for 1.5hrs today and hit a sports field at a high school in the country. When I first saw this coin in my plug I though, "finally a silver dollar"! Man was I ever wrong! It's a very interesting coin though, see the info on it. Not much else to show for my time, except for 8 pennies and a Whatisit!

Queen Elizabeth II 1977 Silver Jubilee Crown Coin

Queen Elizabeth II celebrated the silver jubilee of her reign on February 6, 1977. Forty-two years after attending her grandfather's, George V, own silver jubilee in 1935. Issued by the City of Newcastle on the Queen's Silver Jubilee 1952-1977. The Queen Elizabeth II 1977 Silver Jubilee Crown is the very first coin design to feature Queen Elizabeth II on horseback since the Coronation of 1953 and the first ever British coin not to feature any wording or numbering on the reverse side.

Composition: Copper-Nickel.
Face Value: 25 pence.
Weight: 28.28gr.
Diameter: 38.61mm
Thickness: 2.5mm

Thanks for looking,
Dave

 

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[wwwtimmcp]

I think your whatsit is a voltage regulator from the 1960's-1970's. looks like a ford part

 

[pl8man]

I found one back in 2009 Dave and I thought it was a large dollar also . I remember Carson was so excited when I found it , he had only been hunting for a couple of months at that time .
Here is a picture .
Cool find my Friend !

 

[HISPAN]

Congratulations for that nice coin .
H

 

[MaineRelic]

I like that big beautiful British coin Dave ! Nice find ! M.R.

 

[johnnyblaze]

Very cool coin


Is it clad or


Blaze

 

[aka da Prof]

funny, looks like a V.R. from one of my dodge /6 vans!---nice coin, though--

 

[CoilFisher]

That is a great find! I would love to find a coin larger than a quarter. Guess I will just have to keep on digging!

 

[steelheadwill]

I can just imagine digging that fat coin
congrats on a great find

 

[worldtalker]

Dave, Eventually, Sometime, Somewhere, you will hit that Silver Dollar!!!!!! Just a matter of time,Keep on swingin mate!!!!!!!! Pretty WET weekend with Herbie,got a few finds though.Next hunt He's coming here,got a spot I believe will pay off real SWEET!!!!!!!!!!!!! How much is 25 Pence American? God Bless HH Chris

 

[desertfox]

Nice save, Dave. Good to see you still have the touch! Have you been back over in Maine lately?

HH

 

[CRUSADER]

http://www.coincraft.com/catalog/displayitem.asp?ID=CLK4614&mid=4&cID=201

They are a fairly common & cheap collectable, although they are named a 'Crown' which is a pre-decimal (pre-1967) coin, they are more like a commemorative medalion, as there were no Crowns in 1977.

However, quite an unusual find, as they tend to be in collections, not lost outside. Its a cool piece to the collection