.925 Silver Crowns

[BigDave84]

I'm sorting through an old collection which contains 43 pre 1920 crowns among other things. The majority are graded less than fine and are worth silver weight only. Given their size and relative weight, would you say they are they worth stacking up or would you sell them and move the money in to bullion grade coins instead? I know some like .925 in their stacks, but is there any advantage to this method of stacking?

[Pipers]

Crowns sell well even poor quality ones this was not the same a few year back.  I am not sure your poor quality crowns will hold there premium above spot  in the future who knows.  The better ones I would hold.  Thinking about it you have the silver in your hand and if you only get spot for it or you want to buy gold with the silver coins then you may wait for the Gold silver ratio to tighten.  If you want to buy silver bullion, if I was you I would just crunch the numbers you may lose silver if you sell to buy. 

[CarlosSilver]

As @Pipers says, it can be surprising how much over spot some crowns sell for. Even poorer quality ones.

I personally love the old crowns. They were not minted in the millions and they are over 100 years old. What's not to love? 

[Goldhooked]

I'll buy them off you (at spot -10% )

[Murph]

You'll easily get spot but then you have fees if done on ebay.  Although some people do seem to pay over the odds on ebay.  I wouldn't touch anything less than a vf myself, unless it's rare and a lot of collectors would be looking for even higher grades.

[airmac]

Mayby post a picture here of the worst and best so people would be able to evaluate a bit more what to recommend?

[Jay2]

I'm in the market for low grade crowns, myself, as a sterling stack. But I have a soft spot for the Old Head Victoria ones.

[JohnA]

I'm looking for an 1887 Crown

[Tpbullion]

Love the old crowns. Great to see a large depiction of the George and dragon. Its such an iconic design. One of my favourite silver coins. I have some in my collection and could always add more to it ? keep us updated if you decide to sell. ?