Crowns
Crowns were originally silver coins with a face value or denomination of five shillings. They are, or were, our largest circulating coin for many centuries. First issued in 1551, they have continued in production to the present day. The last issue which was extensively used in circulation was that of 1902. Although a few worn coins of later dates turn up, most of them were never circulated, as people tended to keep them as souvenirs, and they have increasingly been used to commemorate special occasions.
In 1990, two things happened to crowns. Firstly all new issued were re-tariffed as five pounds instead of five shillings or their decimal equivalent twenty five pence, secondly, the Mint started to produce and market collector versions in silver and gold proof editions.
This page is exclusively for these new gold proof commemorative five pound crowns.

Confusion?
Since 1820, there have been eight issues of gold five pound coins, three of which entered into spasmodic circulation, and the newly promoted crowns issued from 1990 onwards can easily be confused with the original quintuple sovereigns, as we now term the non-crown gold five pounds. To add to the confusion, the Mint have also been in the habit, since 1980 of issuing old quintuple sovereigns in proof, "brilliant uncirculated", and "bullion" versions.
Many people now think all crown are five pounds, which is not true, others believe all five pounds are crowns, which is also inaccurate.

Gold Proof Commemorative £5 Crown Coins For Sale:-
Prices & Availability
All prices are subject to gold bullion price fluctuations.

Date	Type	Version	Issue Limit	Mintage	Issue £	Stock
1993	Coronation 40th Anniversary Crown	Proof	2,500	2,500	£595	Yes
1996	Queen's 70th Birthday Crown	Proof	2,750	2,127	£595	Yes
1997	Golden Wedding Crown	Proof	2,750	2,574	£595	Ask
1997	Golden Wedding Crown & £50 Note EP50	Proof	150	TBA	£	Yes
1998	Prince Charles 50th Birthday Crown	Proof	2,000	773	£595	Ask
1998	Prince Charles 50th Birthday Crown & £50 Note PW50	Proof	100	TBA	£	Yes
1999	Princess Diana Memorial	Proof	7,500	7,500	£595	Ask
1999	Millennium Crown	Proof	2,500	2,500	£595	Yes
2000	Millennium Crown	Proof	2,500	1,487	£495	Yes
2000	Queen Mother Centenary Crown	Proof	3,000	3,000	£495	Yes
2001	Victorian Era	Proof	3,500	2,098	£525	Yes
2001	Victorian Anniversary Reverse Frosting	Proof	750	733	£?	Ask
2002	Golden Jubilee	Proof	3,500	3,272	£525	Yes
2002	Queen Mother Memorial	Proof	3,000	2,086	£555	Yes
2003	Coronation 50th Anniversary	Proof	2,750	1,860	£535	Yes
2004	Entente Cordiale	Proof	1,500	1,500?	£555	Ask
2005	Battle of Trafalgar	Proof	1,805	1,805	£575	Yes
2005	Nelson	Proof	1,805	1,760	£575	Yes
2006	Queen's 80th Birthday	Proof	2,750	2,750	£775	Yes
2007	Queen & Prince Philip's Diamond Wedding	Proof		2,380	£775	Yes
2008	450th Anniversary of the Accession of Queen Elizabeth I	Proof	2,500	1,500	£925	Yes
2008	Prince Charles' 60th Birthday	Proof	1,500	867	£795	Yes
2009	1509 - 2009 500th Anniversary of Accession of Henry VIII in 1509	Proof	1509		£1,195	Yes
2009	2012 London Olympics Countdown -3	Proof	4,000		£1,245	Yes
2010	Restoration of the Monarchy	Proof	1,200	?	£1,350	Yes
2010	2012 London Olympics Countdown -2	Proof	3,000		£1,575	Ask
2011	Royal Wedding	Proof			£1,550	Yes
2011	Prince Philip's 90th Birthday	Proof			£1,550	Yes
2011	2012 London Olympics Countdown -1	Proof	3,000		£1,599	Ask
2012	Diamond Jubilee	Proof	3,850		£2,400	Yes
2012	2012 London Olympics	Proof	5,000		£2,880	2012
2012	2012 London Paralympics	Proof	5,000		£2,880	2012

Notes
All the above coins come complete with original box and certificate as originally issued unless marked *.
* (In Date Column) = Coins which were only issued as part of a complete proof set. These do not have box or certificate which obviously would only come with the complete set, which we have split.
* (In Mintage Column) = Quantity issued separately, additional coins issued in gold coin sets.
V* = 1994 Proof Without Box and Certificate.
Bullion* = Uncirculated, not boxed.
B.U. = Brilliant Uncirculated with box and certificate.

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Postage & Packing
UK Registered Post (Special Delivery) £8 per order, plus £1 per £1,000
EU Insured Post £10 per order, plus £1 per £1,000
USA Airmail $10,
Insured Shipping $20, plus $1 per $1,000
Canada Airmail $15,
Insured Shipping $30, plus $1 per $1,000