1965 Crown S-4144 Churchill MS63 认证号48371482, PCGS号206560

Great Britian Crown S-4144 Winston Churchill Copper Nickel, 38.61mm / 28.28. Britian began minting the "Crown of the Double Rose" coins under Henry VIII's monetary reform of 1526 as a denomination worth a quarter of one pound Sterling, or 5 schillings, or 60 pence, initially in 22 carat gold, with silver crowns added in 1551. In 1965 the Royal Mint London, UK struck 19.64 million of these large and heavy coins commemorating the death of Sir Winston Churchill. The Mint museum describes the 1965 coin as “one of the most difficult ever produced.” The process required multiple extremely heavy presses, and the sculptor was not happy with the resulting flat relief. Initial distribution was prioritized to overseas territories and Canada. However, due to its large size and weight it was not well received as money and the large mintage and lack of precious metal (silver was replaced by Copper-Nickel in 1951) meant the 1965 Churchill coin became a low value commemorative, typically kept in a drawer at home. Only the 1977 Queen Elizabeth Silver Jubilee (37M) and the 1981 Charles and Diana Wedding (26.8M) crown coins have had a hinger mintage. The obverse depicts a young laureate bust of Queen Elizabeth II facing right with a legend (Elizabeth II Dei Gratia Regina Fidei Defensatrix) around and the date below. The reverse depicts a portrait of Winston Churchill, in a suit facing right.