"wreath" crowns struck from 1927

Hi All!

need your help/advice please
I won this item.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/291702047648?_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

Delivered
weird corrosion for silver coin on crown side next to the letters D & E
measured DIA is 38.8mm (usually 38.6mm) non-magnetic

What do you guys think? Contemporary counterfeit? Modern fake? Weird variation?
Thank you in advance

Check the weight, remember that Sterling silver is still 7.5% copper so it's possible for there to be areas where it hasn't mixed properly

Citeer: "neilithic"​Check the weight, remember that Sterling silver is still 7.5% copper so it's possible for there to be areas where it hasn't mixed properly

​Agreed Neil but if I remember rightly, the Wreath Crowns were actually 50% Silver

Even more chance of some stray copper that hasn't mixed in then

The 1927 wreath crown is 50% silver, so spotting like that can happen due to other metal content I would assume.

I am surprised the listing didn't state it as a proof, all 1927 crowns are proofs.

Comparing it to other numerous images of the 1927 wreath crown, I would say it is genuine as all the fine details match from what I can make out. Weight should also confirm it with luck.

Citeer: "Fluke"​The 1927 wreath crown is 50% silver, so spotting like that can happen due to other metal content I would assume.
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​I am surprised the listing didn't state it as a proof, all 1927 crowns are proofs.
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​Comparing it to other numerous images of the 1927 wreath crown, I would say it is genuine as all the fine details match from what I can make out. Weight should also confirm it with luck.

​exactly proof! it looks like original one, but Wikipedia & Spink book says ""The 1927 "wreath" crowns were struck as proofs only" ONLY(!) but the quality of this coin is far away from proof quality, which makes me think that it is a fake (despite measured weight is 28.18g almost equal the catalog weight is 28.2760g)

Just because it's a proof, doesn't mean some fool didn't stick it into circulation. The wear would disguise the fact it's been a proof.

Looks genuine enough to me. Have a look you don't see as many in high grades as you should. I don't know if they're from circulation or just mis-storage I have one probably around VF..

I want to change it for the 1933 eventually though as its a special date for me, my late Granda's birthday. A true Gentleman in every sense of the word. I really miss him.

Good luck finding one :)

Citeer: "neilithic"​Just because it's a proof, doesn't mean some fool didn't stick it into circulation. The wear would disguise the fact it's been a proof.

​ ^^^This

It can easily happen if exposed and handled carelessly, wouldn't take it long to turn like that. I have checked the fine details compared to a certified example and it all matches perfectly, so if it was my coin I would be satisfied it is the real deal. The near spot on weight would make it definite.

I think you can relax and enjoy your crown.

PROOF is not a condition but the way the coin is manufactured.
Polished dies and disks are used, and the coins are struck one by one, never touching each other.
The proof coin, like any other, is graded.
If put in circulation or handled without care, its grade starts lowering from MS70 down to "0".

Thanks all of you!
You convinced me that it's original
Best Regards​