Edward VIII Sovereign sold

3stars

Guess I missed this for my collection...

https://www.theguardian.com/money/2020/jan/17/never-meant-to-exist-edward-viii-coin-bought-for-record-1m

Boosibri

It is big news in the UK. All of my British and Irish friends pinged me last night. None of them are coin collectors.

Nap

Coins of Edward VIII are everywhere these days.

This one sold at NYINC:

https://www.goldbergcoins.com/view-auctions/catalog/id/71/lot/144637/

Nap

Here is my less spectacular example of the controversial king.

SYRACUSIAN

@Boosibri said:
It is big news in the UK. All of my British and Irish friends pinged me last night. None of them are coin collectors.

It’s because of the huge success of (Netflix’s) “the crown”. Even though there is no scene where he asks for a set of his own pattern coins at this wildly popular and historically accurate series.