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1819 Gilded Crown


HelpingHands

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Never seen a gilded one before, but there are lots on ebay of that condition without gilding going for a fair bit above spot. Agreed it looks ex-mount.

I have seen a gilded 1787 shilling before but even in decent condition no one wanted it and it sold for half the price a non gilded coin sells for if I remember right. I assumed at the time that meant the gilding was perhaps considered damage, perhaps as you say, done to make it attractive as jewellery and possibly that it was ex mount, though it did not appear to be so. 

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As mentioned it does look to have been mounted at some point. Modifications of old coins do not usually sell well at auctions here in the UK but there is a collectors market in the US for mistrikes. Any gilding would need to be perfect - sixpences were gilded to pass off as half-sovereigns and do crop up regularly but other denominations are much rarer and have usually been done just to look nice at the time and will typically make less than a 'normal' coin.

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Hi, your crown was once a brooch the marks at 3 & 9 are solder where a brooch pin connected to, the mark at 6 would be a solder from a circular link when the coin can also be worn as a pendant. They sometimes are gilded a deep rich gold colour, the gilding in yours has faded maybe due to polish and the brooch part has been removed perhaps from a coin collector trying to turn the coin back into original state. 

I have owned a few, hope this helps.

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