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1 Crown - Elizabeth II Manx Coinage; Silver Issue

1 Crown - Elizabeth II (Manx Coinage; Silver Issue) - obverse1 Crown - Elizabeth II (Manx Coinage; Silver Issue) - reverse

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Features

Issuer Isle of Man (British Crown dependencies)
Queen Elizabeth II (1952-2022)
Type Non-circulating coins
Year 1979
Value 1 Crown
0.25 IMP = USD 0.33
Currency Pound (decimalized, 1971-date)
Composition Silver (.925)
Weight 28.28 g
Diameter 38.6 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Issued 1979
Number
N#
45980
References KM# 45a
Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes).
, Schön# 47a
Battenberg Gietl Verlag (publisher). Weltmünzkatalog. Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Bavaria, Germany (4 volumes).

Commemorative issue

300th Anniversary of Manx Coinage

Obverse

Portrait of Queen Elizabeth II facing right.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
ISLE OF MAN ELIZABETH II
1979
PM

Engraver: Arnold Machin

Reverse

Triskeles coin at center of 8 assorted coins. Encircling the entire reverse is a traditional Celtic Ring Chain.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
TERCENTENARY OF MANX COINAGE
·ONE CROWN·

Designer: Leslie Lindsay

Edge

Reeded

Mint

Mintmark of Pobjoy Mint (PM) Pobjoy Mint, Surrey, United Kingdom (1965-2023)

Comments

At the centre of the reverse design is the 1979 "round pound", with 8 significant other Max coins from the past 300 years around it. These are: Murrey's Penny (1668), Derby Penny (1709), Atholl Penny (1758), George III Penny (1786), Victoria Penny (1839), Manx Cat Crown (1970), Gold Sovereign (1973), and the Washington Crown (1976). 

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Date Mintage VG F VF XF AU UNC Frequency
1979 PM Photo 70 000 $ 50 Brilliant Uncirculated 57%
1979 PM 30 000 $ 67 Proof 43%

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Numista Rarity index: 54 Search tips
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Bullion value: USD 57.55 Search tips
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Actual silver weight: 0.841 oz
Current silver price: 68.43 USD/oz (see silver price )

Past sales

Pictures Sale Date Version Grade Sold price
Picture 1 of a sold 1 Crown - Elizabeth II (Manx Coinage; Silver Issue)
Katz
Auction 186
Lot 222
Internet Archive
13 Mar 2026 1979 PM – Brilliant Uncirculated UNC USD 62.34
(EUR 54.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold 1 Crown - Elizabeth II (Manx Coinage; Silver Issue)
Katz
Auction 152
Lot 730
Internet Archive
8 Mar 2025 1979 PM – Brilliant Uncirculated UNC USD 33.48
(EUR 29.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
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